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Riveter Capital Acquires Twelve Oaks Catering as Add-on to School Meals Platform

March 29, 2023

Food & Beverage

Riveter Capital, a Miami-based private equity firm focused on women- and minority-led businesses, completed the add-on acquisition of Twelve Oaks Catering, a Dallas-based provider of nutritious school and daycare meals. The deal expands Riveter's school-meals platform (which includes The Healthy Lunch Box) into the Dallas market and strengthens its presence across Texas.

Upper Crust Food Service Acquires Campus Cooks

January 10, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

Upper Crust Food Service, LLC has acquired Campus Cooks, LLC, combining two leading providers of contract food service management for fraternity and sorority houses and summer camps. The combined company will serve over 550 accounts across 45 states and leverage more than 1,000 food service professionals to expand service capacity and strengthen market leadership in the Greek and camp food service segment.

Caterpillar Acquires Tangent Energy Solutions

May 5, 2022

Energy

Caterpillar Inc. has acquired Tangent Energy Solutions, an energy-as-a-service provider headquartered in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. The acquisition brings Tangent’s analytics-driven EaaS platform and software capabilities into Caterpillar’s Electric Power Division to expand digital offerings, improve energy efficiency services, and enable new revenue streams for customers.

West Lane Capital and Wheel Capital Acquire Epicurean Catering

February 23, 2023

Food & Beverage

Los Angeles-based West Lane Capital Partners and Las Vegas-based Wheel Capital Partners acquired a majority interest in Epicurean Catering LLC, a Las Vegas-based high-end catering and foodservice provider. The firms named David Friedman as CEO and said the investment will support Epicurean’s operational strengthening and growth initiatives; terms were not disclosed.

Latina Boulevard Foods Acquires C&R Food Services Inc. (assets)

June 27, 2023

Food & Beverage

Latina Boulevard Foods, a portfolio company of The Anderson Group, purchased the assets of C&R Food Services Inc., a broadline food distributor operating a facility in Mt. Morris, New York. Latina will maintain the Mt. Morris facility and retain previous owners Brian and Rachael Heywood to lead the division as the company expands its Central New York footprint and product offering.

Atalanta Corporation Acquires J.A. Kirsch Corporation

January 17, 2024

Food & Beverage

Atalanta Corporation, the largest privately held food importer in North America, has acquired J.A. Kirsch Corporation, a Teaneck, New Jersey-based importer and wholesale distributor of canned seafood and shelf-stable specialty foods. The transaction will expand Atalanta’s portfolio of imported specialty food brands and strengthen its presence in the independent and retail depot segments along the U.S. East Coast; terms were not disclosed.