Sale of Avron Foods Ltd. to Champlain Financial Corporation

Consumer Markets - Wholesale distribution

KPMG Corporate Finance acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of Avron Foods Limited (“Avron” or “the Company”) on the sale of the Company to Champlain Financial Corporation (“Champlain”).

Founded in 1994, Avron is a leading distributor of food and educational products, primarily to daycares across Canada. With over 10,000 products across an array of categories such as Food, Arts and Crafts, Toys, Furniture, Cleaning and Health, as well as Sensory equipment, the Company leverages its broad distribution network to deliver its products directly to customers’ doors, coast to coast. Avron is headquartered in Concord, Ontario and has distribution facilities in Quebec and British Columbia.

Champlain is a Montreal based private equity firm focused on small and mid-market private equity opportunities in Canada.