Palladium Equity Partners, LLC has recently announced that its affiliates have purchased a majority stake in 3PL service provider Source Logistics.
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The California based provider of value-added warehousing, distribution and fulfillment third-party logistics (3PL) services has been serving its customers from 12 strategically-located facilities, representing more than 2.3 million square feet across four states – California, Texas, New Jersey and Oregon. The company was founded in 1999 by its Chief Executive Officer, Marcelo Sada and Raul Villarreal, its Chief Operating Officer.
Chris Allen, a Partner of Palladium, stated – “Led by a strong and experienced management team, and supporting a range of customers, especially top Mexican and U.S. Hispanic food and beverage brands, Source Logistics is poised for further exceptional growth as it continues to focus on service excellence. We believe that the company is positioned to benefit from positive industry tailwinds, including the anticipated growth of the U.S. Hispanic population, which is projected to expand from 62 million people in 2020 to 75 million in 2030.”
Marcelo Sada, Chief Executive Officer of Source Logistics, stated – “Palladium is an ideal partner for Source Logistics as we continue to serve and seek to provide value to our customers and evaluate opportunities to add new, scaled capabilities and locations through add-on M&A opportunities. The Palladium team has demonstrated a deep understanding of our business, our customer universe, and the range of factors driving our sector today and the future and we look forward to working closely with them.”
Raul Villarreal, Chief Operating Officer of Source Logistics, stated – “The new partnership with Palladium serves as an excellent opportunity not only to consider the path ahead, but to reflect on the amazing contributions of our customers and colleagues to Source Logistics’ growth to date. We are excited to further differentiate our offering and exceed our customers’ expectations as we move forward.”
Daniel Ilundain, Co-Head of Palladium’s Flagship Funds, stated – “Our Firm has invested over $1.3 billion in the U.S. Hispanic market across consumer, healthcare, services and industrial sectors. Source Logistics represents Palladium’s 20th platform investment addressing this rapidly growing demographic that accounts for $3.2 trillion in GDP. Source Logistics continues a long line of Palladium investments in the Hispanic food and beverage value chain including: Castro Cheese, Del Real Foods, Teasdale, Quirch Foods and Wise Foods.”
