Graham Partners has acquired Giraffe Foods, a private label manufacturer of food products. Giraffe’s products include sauces & marinades, dips & dressings and hot pepper sauces for the retail and foodservice industries. The company’s services include custom formulation, nutritional labeling, and custom packaging and Giraffe has capabilities in kosher and halal, organic, GMO-free, and nut […]
Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company (HKW) has acquired Fresh Direct Produce, a distributor of fresh, ethnic, tropical, organic, and specialty produce. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Fresh Direct distributes more than 1,000 fruit and vegetable items to the Western Canadian market. The company’s value-added services include ripening, grading, machine packaging, and bagging. Fresh Direct is led […]
Private equity firm EQT, through its eighth fund, has agreed to acquire Cast & Crew Entertainment Services from Silver Lake. Silver Lake acquired Cast & Crew in July 2015 from ZM Capital, Veronis Suhler Stevenson and Emigrant Capital. Cast & Crew is a provider of payroll and human resources, accounting and financial, workflow and productivity […]
Modineer Co. has been acquired by Westbourne Capital Partners, Hall Capital, and other investors. Modineer is a manufacturer and fabricator of low to medium volume complex metal components and assemblies that are used in automotive, military, truck/trailer and industrial applications. The company’s manufacturing techniques include stamping, roll forming, welding, machining, painting, e-coating and other specialty […]
Metalmark Capital has made an investment in T. Parker Host, a provider of maritime services. T. Parker Host is a maritime provider of agency services, terminal operations, Jones Act vessel operations and logistics services to customers throughout the United States. The company has more than 30 locations along the US East and Gulf Coasts. In […]
Greenbriar Equity Group has made an investment in BDP International, a provider of logistics and transportation services. BDP International is a lead logistics provider (LLP) of ocean, air and ground transportation; export freight forwarding; import customs clearance and regulatory compliance; warehousing, consolidation and distribution; and online shipping transaction/tracking management. The company has more than 4,000 […]
CIVC Partners has acquired Magna Legal Services in partnership with the company’s management team. Magna provides litigation support services to over 2,000 law firms and corporations across the United States. The company’s services include court reporting, jury evaluation and consulting, translation, video, graphic design, and record retrieval services. Magna, led by President Bob Ackerman, was […]
U.S. Legal Support, a provider of litigation support services, has been acquired by Abry Partners. U.S. Legal provides court reporting, record retrieval, interpreting & translations, trial services and transcription services to major insurance companies, corporations and law firms nationwide. The company, founded in 1996 and led by CEO Charles Schugart, has over 85 offices located […]
Arbor Investments has completed the acquisition of Mars Petcare’s US-based private label pet food products business (Exclusive Brands or EB). The Exclusive Brands business manufactures private label pet food and treat products for national retail customers and includes five manufacturing facilities in South Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2) and California. With the Exclusive Brands acquisition now […]
WestView Capital Partners has acquired Bell and Howell, LLC, a provider of maintenance services to complex automation equipment. Bell and Howell, LLC is one of the remaining entities of Bell & Howell Company which was founded in 1907 as a manufacturer of motion picture machinery. The company has had a number of owners over the […]
