Fulcrum Capital Partners Invests in Sunco Foods

Fulcrum Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in Belvika Trade & Packaging

June 15, 2020

Packaging

Fulcrum Capital Partners completed a strategic growth investment in Belvika Trade & Packaging, a Mississauga-based contract packaging provider serving confectionery and snack food CPG customers. Belvika will continue to be run by its existing management team and will partner with Fulcrum to accelerate growth and expand its industry-leading position; the investment is Fulcrum's eleventh platform investment from Private Equity Fund V.

Investcorp Acquires Majority Stake in Sunrise Produce

October 4, 2022

Food & Beverage

Investcorp has acquired a majority stake in Sunrise Produce, a Southern California-based wholesale produce distributor headquartered in Fullerton, California. The investment will support Sunrise’s growth plans, enabling geographic expansion and potential add-on acquisitions while founder Paul Carone retires and CEO David Sapia remains a significant shareholder.

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners Acquires SunOpta's Sunrich Division

October 18, 2022

Food & Beverage

Los Angeles-based private investment firm Pacific Avenue Capital Partners acquired Sunrich Products, the sunflower and roasted snacks division carved out from SunOpta. The deal transfers three Upper Midwest processing facilities, hybrid seed development activities, grower relationships and Sunrich's management team to Pacific Avenue to support focused growth in healthy human and pet snack and ingredient markets.

Westcap Invests in Fit Foods LP

February 4, 2026

Food & Beverage

Westcap Mgt. Ltd., through its Westcap MBO III fund, completed an investment in Fit Foods LP, a Canadian manufacturer and distributor of sports nutrition and healthy-living supplement brands including MUTANT, Pure Vita Labs, Whey Gourmet and North Coast Naturals. The deal positions Fit Foods as a platform for Westcap to support growth and expansion while founder Jim McMahon remains an ongoing shareholder and the company continues operating from its Port Coquitlam, British Columbia manufacturing and warehousing facilities.

Summa Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Nutris

September 3, 2024

Food & Beverage

Impact investor Summa Equity has acquired a majority stake in Nutris, a Croatian plant-based protein ingredients manufacturer founded in 2019. The investment will support scaling Nutris’s manufacturing capacity and R&D to expand production of fava-bean protein isolates and other plant-based ingredients for food, sports nutrition and dairy/meat alternative markets.

TriWest Capital Partners Invests in The Fastener Group

July 4, 2024

Industrial Services

Calgary-based private equity firm TriWest Capital Partners has partnered with The Fastener Group, uniting 15 previously separately owned fastener, tools and safety-gear locations across Western Canada under common ownership. The investment (TriWest’s first from Fund VI) will consolidate the business to drive scale, collaboration and operational improvements while keeping local service teams in place.