Boulder Specialty Brands, Inc.

Completed 2007-05-21
  • CIK 1331301
  • BDSB
  • IPO 2005-12-19
  • $98.4M trust
  • 701 filings

Successfully merged with GFA Holdings, Inc.

IPO Size
$102M
raised at the IPO
Trust Amount
$98.4M
held for shareholders
Current Status
Completed
from its latest filing
IPO Year
2005
year it listed

Filings, by quarter

701 filings over 47 quarters; violet bars carry a milestone

  1. 05 Q3: 3 filings
  2. 05 Q4: 41 filings
  3. 06 Q1: 5 filings
  4. 06 Q2: 1 filing
  5. 06 Q3: 8 filings
  6. 06 Q4: 6 filings
  7. 07 Q1: 18 filings
  8. 07 Q2: 51 filings
  9. 07 Q3: 44 filings
  10. 07 Q4: 28 filings
  11. 08 Q1: 36 filings
  12. 08 Q2: 8 filings
  13. 08 Q3: 16 filings
  14. 08 Q4: 11 filings
  15. 09 Q1: 22 filings
  16. 09 Q2: 6 filings
  17. 09 Q3: 7 filings
  18. 09 Q4: 11 filings
  19. 10 Q1: 12 filings
  20. 10 Q2: 9 filings
  21. 10 Q3: 9 filings
  22. 10 Q4: 15 filings
  23. 11 Q1: 32 filings
  24. 11 Q2: 9 filings
  25. 11 Q3: 13 filings
  26. 11 Q4: 7 filings
  27. 12 Q1: 14 filings
  28. 12 Q2: 18 filings
  29. 12 Q3: 5 filings
  30. 12 Q4: 10 filings
  31. 13 Q1: 28 filings
  32. 13 Q2: 7 filings
  33. 13 Q3: 9 filings
  34. 13 Q4: 12 filings
  35. 14 Q1: 21 filings
  36. 14 Q2: 10 filings
  37. 14 Q3: 4 filings
  38. 14 Q4: 30 filings
  39. 15 Q1: 17 filings
  40. 15 Q2: 8 filings
  41. 15 Q3: 18 filings
  42. 15 Q4: 24 filings
  43. 16 Q1: 32 filings
  44. 16 Q2: 0 filings
  45. 16 Q3: 5 filings
  46. 16 Q4: 0 filings
  47. 17 Q1: 1 filing
  • S-1 filed 05 Q3
  • IPO 05 Q4
  • Definitive agreement 06 Q3
  • Completed 07 Q2

SPAC Overview

Where it stands on the road from S-1 to merger

Timeline Progress

About

Boulder Specialty Brands is a blank-check company formed to acquire one or more operating businesses in the food or beverage industries. Its acquisition strategy considers multiple sub-sectors, including specialty, ethnic, natural and organic products, and packaged foods.

Investment Focus

Food & Beverage

Geographic Focus

United States, international markets

Key Information

As the filings state it

IPO Date
2005-12-19
PIPE
$246M
Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Delaware
SIC
6770
Completion Date
2007-05-21
Merger Target
GFA Holdings, Inc.
SPAC Ticker
BDSB

SPAC Team

The banks on its IPO, and the team as the filings describe it

Underwriters

Extended Team Information

The management and director team reports more than 90 years of collective food and beverage industry experience, including senior leadership roles in food and beverage companies, consumer packaged goods, finance, marketing, and acquisitions.

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