Kidd & Company and T-street Capital Acquire Dr. Emil Nutrition

Brand Holdings (backed by T-street Capital and Kidd & Co.) Invests Growth Equity in Knockaround

March 14, 2022

Consumer Products

Brand Holdings, backed by investor T-street Capital and family office Kidd & Co., completed a growth equity investment in Knockaround, the San Diego–based direct-to-consumer sunglasses brand founded by Adam Moyer. The capital and Brand Holdings' operating infrastructure are intended to accelerate Knockaround's retail and e-commerce distribution, product expansion, and overall growth.

Brand Holdings Acquires Healthy Skoop

June 21, 2021

Food & Beverage

Brand Holdings, a Pittsburgh-based holding company backed by Kidd & Company and T-street Capital, acquired Healthy Skoop, a Boulder-based DTC plant-based protein brand, from Seurat (Seurat Investment Group). The deal is the third add-on to Brand Holdings' DTC health & wellness portfolio and will support product and distribution expansion across Brand Holdings' e-commerce brands.

Tilia Holdings Acquires NutriScience Innovations

May 4, 2021

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Tilia Holdings completed the acquisition of NutriScience Innovations, a Milford, Connecticut developer and supplier of branded nutritional and specialty ingredients. The sellers on the transaction included Akoya Capital, Lakeview Equity Partners and Greyrock Capital Group; NutriScience's CEO Alan Yengoyan will remain in his role to support the company's next phase of growth.

T-street Capital Makes Follow-On Growth Investment in That's It Nutrition

March 3, 2020

Food & Beverage

T-street Capital completed a follow-on / growth equity investment in That's It Nutrition to support the healthy-snack maker's rapid growth and immediate domestic and international expansion opportunities. The investment will help fund That's It’s product innovation and market expansion as the company scales its plant-based, clean-ingredient snack offerings.

Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition Acquires F.L. Emmert

June 30, 2022

Agriculture

Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire F.L. Emmert, a 140-year-old family-owned manufacturer of animal nutritional solutions based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The deal (subject to customary closing conditions) adds Emmert's R&D capabilities and product portfolio in pet, livestock and aquaculture markets to Wilbur-Ellis' Nutrition division and expands its pet food ingredient offering.

Brand Holdings, LLC Acquires Simple Botanics

March 30, 2021

E-Commerce

Brand Holdings, LLC, a Pittsburgh-based holding company backed by Kidd & Company and T-street Capital, has acquired Simple Botanics, a direct-to-consumer herbal tea and organic bar brand. This is Brand Holdings’ second acquisition as it builds a DTC e-commerce portfolio alongside Dr. Emil Nutrition; the firm will partner with founder Kimberly Crupi Dobbins to expand product assortment and accelerate growth across retail channels.