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Issuer:     Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC (—)
CIK:        0001345122
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001345126-26-000030
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Compass Diversified to sell Sterno's food service business for $292.5M; proceeds to cut debt
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- Enterprise value $292.5M; buyer is Archer Foodservice Partners (Wynnchurch portfolio).
- Net proceeds used to repay senior debt; expects senior secured net leverage below 1.0x.
- Retains Sterno's home fragrance business (Rimports); expected close in May 2026.
- Sterno's food service business generated ~$30.3M subsidiary adjusted EBITDA in 2025.
- Transaction avoids leverage fees beyond June 30, 2026; CEO cites commitment to delever.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1345122/000134512626000030/0001345126-26-000030-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1345122/000134512626000030/codi-20260328.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001345126-26-000030

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