PE Tech Report

Food & Beverages

Peak Rock Capital affiliate acquires Xenon arc

An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock), a middle-market private investment firm, has completed the acquisition of Xenon arc Inc, in partnership with the company’s management team. Xenon arc is a technology-enabled provider of managed services to food & beverage, industrial, and chemical producer clients. The Company manages its

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners invests in Organic Milling

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has invested in Organic Milling. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in San Dimas, California, Organic Milling is a leading contract manufacturer of “better-for-you”

Sentinel Capital Partners sells Fazoli’s to FAT brands in USD130m deal

Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising midmarket companies, has sold portfolio company Fazoli’s Group to strategic buyer FAT Brands for an enterprise value of USD130 million. Fazoli’s, which specialises in moderately priced Italian food favourites, including freshly prepared pasta, Submarinos sandwiches, and unlimited signature breadsticks,

Integral Venture Partners invests in Walter BBQ

Integral Venture Partners (Integral) is to acquire a 50 per cent stake in Walter BBQ, a Serbian fast-casual restaurant chain. Integral manages institutional private equity and growth capital and is focused on investments in the countries of central and south-eastern Europe. Integral’s fund is backed by leading international institutional investors

Peak Rock Capital sells Pretzels Inc to the Hershey Company

An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock), a middle-market private investment firm, has closed it sale of snack manufacturer Pretzels, Inc (Pretzels) to The Hershey Company (Hershey). An affiliate of Peak Rock acquired Pretzels in 2018 from the founding families. During Peak Rock’s ownership, Pretzels embarked on a variety

Dream Harvest secures USD50m capital raise from Orion Energy Partners

Dream Harvest Farming Company, a Houston-based vertical farming pioneer founded in 2015 to combat the increasing problem of food and resource waste through enhanced sustainable farming, announced it ion Energy Partners.  The funds will be used to scale production and meet significant demand with the construction of a new 100,000

Main Post Partners makes growth investment in Krispy Krunchy Chicken

Main Post Partners, a private equity investment firm with deep experience partnering with iconic brands and multi-location foodservice platforms, has a made a growth investment in  Krispy Krunchy Chicken. With 2,600 retail locations in 48 states, the company is one of the largest branded convenience store foodservice programmes in the

Cibus Enterprise leads USD34m funding round in DMC Biotechnologies

The Cibus funds’s Cibus Enterprise Fund strategy (Cibus Enterprise) has led a USD34 million Series B funding round in DMC Biotechnologies (DMC), a company producing bio-based compounds sustainably for use in everyday food and nutritional products. Capricorn Partners, Sofinnova Partners, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, SCG, Boulder Ventures, Solvay Ventures and Michelin

Adenia and Proparco acquire Overseas Catering Services

Adenia Partners, a private equity firm investing in Africa, has partnered with Proparco, the private sector financing arm of Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD Group), to buy Overseas Catering Services (OCS), a corporate catering and related services provider in Africa and the Middle East.  Financial terms of the transaction

Oghma Partners advises Sykes Seafood on Risk Seafoods acquisition

Oghma Partners, corporate finance advisers to consumer industries, has acted as exclusive financial adviser to the shareholders of UK-based Sykes Seafood Limited (Sykes) on the acquisition of Ruskim Seafoods Limited (Ruskim). The combination of Ruskim together with Sykes Seafood and Klaas Puul creates a USD500 million, pan-European, shrimp-focused seafood business

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