Blue Road Capital Acquires B&W Quality Growers from Boyne Capital

Blue Road Capital Acquires NatureSweet from Silver Ventures

September 20, 2023

Agriculture

Blue Road Capital, an investment firm focused on vertically integrated food and agriculture businesses, has acquired NatureSweet (NS Brands, Ltd.), the largest vertically integrated greenhouse-grown produce company in North America, from Silver Ventures for an undisclosed sum. NatureSweet grows, harvests, and packages tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers across more than 1,400 acres and employs over 6,000 people, with products sold through major supermarkets across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

B&G Foods Acquires Frozen Vegetable Manufacturing Operations of Growers Express

May 5, 2022

Food & Beverage

B&G Foods, Inc. acquired the frozen vegetable manufacturing operations of Growers Express, LLC, including inventory, equipment, a sublease for part of a Yuma, Arizona manufacturing facility and a lease for a warehouse in San Luis, Arizona. Approximately 155 employees will transfer to B&G Foods; the company also repurchased the master license agreement for certain Green Giant Fresh products. The transaction was funded with cash on hand and borrowings under B&G's existing credit facility; terms were not disclosed.

GrowGeneration Acquires Big Green Tomato

October 20, 2020

Retail

GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG) acquired Big Green Tomato, a two-store hydroponic and garden supply chain operating in Battle Creek and Taylor, Michigan. The deal adds two retail locations (including purchase of a 10,000 sq ft Battle Creek property), strengthens GrowGeneration's presence in Michigan and expands its footprint in the commercial and recreational cannabis cultivation end market.

Longshore Capital Acquires Blue Wheel and Retail Bloom to Form Omni-Channel Blue Wheel

January 24, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Longshore Capital Partners has completed acquisitions of Blue Wheel and Retail Bloom and combined them into a single omni-channel digital commerce agency operating under the Blue Wheel name. The merged business offers end-to-end e-commerce services (advertising, marketplace management, fulfillment, creative and customer service) and now manages over $1 billion in e-commerce revenue for its clients.

Boyne Capital-Backed Greenrise Technologies Acquires Southern Nurseries

October 31, 2019

Environmental Services

Greenrise Technologies, a Boyne Capital portfolio company, has acquired Southern Nurseries, a Nashville-area manufacturer and supplier of engineered biofiltration soils branded as Holy Cow! Soils. The add-on expands Greenrise's product portfolio and manufacturing capability for green roof and stormwater-management applications and will support geographic expansion in the Central Tennessee region.

LongueVue Capital Invests in RBW Logistics

March 16, 2023

Transportation

LongueVue Capital has recapitalized RBW Logistics and partnered with CEO Frank Anderson to provide growth capital to fund the company's expansion throughout the Southeastern United States. Headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, RBW operates nine facilities across Georgia and South Carolina (over 2 million sq ft) and employs 200+ people, offering warehousing, fulfillment, and value‑added 3PL services to blue‑chip customers in consumer staples, industrials, and durable goods markets.