S&S Seeds Acquires Granite Seed from Marwit Capital

Heartwood Partners Acquires NativeSeed Group

March 27, 2023

Agriculture

Heartwood Partners LLC has acquired NativeSeed Group, a vertically integrated provider of native seeds and erosion control products headquartered in Carpinteria, California, from founder Victor Schaff. Heartwood said it will partner with the existing management team to expand the business organically and via strategic add-on acquisitions to grow geography and customer types.

GW Capital Acquires US Marble & Granite, Rebrands as Granite Works Stone Design

October 4, 2021

Building Products

GW Capital, the management company led by Tony Nasrallah, acquired US Marble & Granite and rebranded the business as Granite Works Stone Design. The acquisition expands GW Capital's portfolio (joining Ground Works Land Design), establishes a 55,000 sq. ft. headquarters at 875 Crocker Rd. in Westlake, Ohio, and adds on-site stone fabrication and showroom capabilities for residential and commercial customers.

NativeSeed Group (Heartwood Partners) Acquires Star Seed

January 25, 2024

Agriculture

NativeSeed Group, a Heartwood Partners portfolio company, has acquired Star Seed, a producer and supplier of conservation and farm seeds based in Osborne, Kansas. The add-on expands NativeSeed's product offering (adding warm-season varieties and >300 seed varieties) and extends its geographic footprint into the U.S. Midwest to better serve conservation, farm, and restoration customers.

Westrock Coffee Acquires S&D Coffee & Tea from Cott Corporation

January 31, 2020

Food & Beverage

Westrock Coffee Company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire North Carolina-based S&D Coffee & Tea from Cott Corporation. BBH Capital Partners will provide acquisition capital alongside Westrock's existing investors, including The Stephens Group, and the combined business — which will employ approximately 1,700 people globally — will create a leading integrated coffee, tea, and extract supplier; S&D President and CEO Ron Hinson will remain with the combined organization as Chairman Emeritus.

Altisource Portfolio Solutions Acquires Granite Loan Management

October 28, 2016

Financial Services

Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. has acquired Granite Loan Management, LLC, a Centennial, Colorado-based construction loan disbursement, inspection and risk-mitigation services provider for lenders. The purchase expands Altisource's mortgage and lender-solutions capabilities by adding Granite's construction-lending portfolio management, inspection and fund-control services.

Sequel Holdings Acquires Star Seed, Inc. from Gladstone Investment Corporation

December 21, 2018

Agriculture

Sequel Holdings, L.P. acquired Star Seed, Inc. from Gladstone Investment Corporation (Gladstone Investment) on December 21, 2018. Gladstone Investment sold its equity interest and prepaid its debt investment in Star Seed, a Kansas-based seed distributor with strengths in native grasses, wildflowers, forages and small grains; Gladstone said the sale generated a realized gain.