Tilia Holdings Acquires Wheat Montana

Tilia Holdings Invests in Stone Ground Bakery; Stone Ground Merges with Wheat Montana

November 9, 2021

Food & Beverage

Tilia Holdings, a Chicago-based private investment firm focused on the food supply chain, announced a growth investment in Stone Ground Bakery and that Stone Ground will merge with Wheat Montana, a Tilia portfolio bakery. Stone Ground will continue to operate under its existing brand with co-owners Tammy Hines and Derrick Schmerse remaining in place, and the combined businesses will leverage Wheat Montana's distribution network to expand Stone Ground's reach across the Western United States.

Tilia Holdings Acquires Ellison Bakery

August 19, 2020

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private investment firm Tilia Holdings completed the acquisition of Fort Wayne, Indiana-headquartered Ellison Bakery from the Ellis family and a group of private equity investors including Blackford Capital and Promus Equity Partners. Ellison is a manufacturer of cookies, crunches, inclusions and bars serving retail, foodservice and private label customers; management will remain in place and debt financing was provided by Comerica and others.

Tilia Holdings Recapitalizes Ever Fresh Fruit Company

December 21, 2023

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private investment firm Tilia Holdings completed a majority recapitalization of Ever Fresh Fruit Company, a Pacific Northwest-based processor and developer of formulated fruit and flavor ingredient solutions. The McKnight family remains significant shareholders and Ever Fresh CEO Gene Mayer will continue to lead the business as Tilia supports growth, geographic expansion, and broadened ingredient applications.

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.

Thunes Acquires Tilia LLC

April 23, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Thunes, a Singapore-headquartered global cross-border payments company, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tilia LLC, an all-in-one payments platform licensed across 48 U.S. states. The acquisition aims to accelerate Thunes' growth in the United States and expand its capabilities and customer offerings in the online gaming, virtual worlds and creator-economy markets; Tilia will remain based in San Francisco and enter an exclusive five-year partnership with Linden Lab post-closing.

Tilia Holdings Acquires Proven Partners Group

February 22, 2019

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private investment firm Tilia Holdings completed its investment in Proven Partners Group (PPG), an Elgin, Illinois-based contract manufacturer and packager of dried and powdered foods, on February 22, 2019. Tilia has installed leadership and board members (Dave Nelson as interim CEO; Suley Muratoglu as President; Ron Markle as CFO) and secured debt financing from LBC Credit Partners to support PPG's growth.