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JCT Growth Acquires The Small Business Journal

February 13, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Roseville-based boutique SEO agency JCT Growth has acquired The Small Business Journal, an independent publishing company owned and operated by Jay Block. JCT Growth said it will continue The SBJournal's interviews and expand the site into a business advice and thought-leadership hub focused on software reviews, digital marketing, talent acquisition and SMB market insights.

Monomoy Capital Partners Acquires Japs-Olson Company

June 6, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Monomoy Capital Partners acquired Japs-Olson Company, a family-owned direct mail and commercial printing provider headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Monomoy intends to use Japs-Olson as a platform to expand in the direct mail marketing and print production sector, leveraging the company’s large-scale manufacturing capabilities and longstanding customer relationships.

AEA Investors Acquires Jack's Family Restaurants

August 19, 2019

Restaurants & Hospitality

AEA Investors' Middle Market Private Equity funds completed the acquisition of Jack's Family Restaurants, a regional quick-service restaurant chain operating approximately 170 company-owned units across Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi. Jack's, headquartered near Birmingham (Homewood), Alabama, operates roughly 170 locations and ~5,600 employees and offers a differentiated Southern-inspired QSR concept with opportunities to expand market share in its current footprint.

GT Golf Supply Acquires Jack Jolly & Son, Expanding Northeast Distribution Hub

January 6, 2026

Logistics & Distribution

GT Golf Supply (GT) has acquired Jack Jolly & Son, a long-standing regional golf distributor based in Cinnaminson, New Jersey. The deal creates a dedicated Northeast distribution hub, preserves Jack Jolly's local operations and brand, and gives the regional customer base access to GT's broader product portfolio including proprietary brands like Clicgear and Tempercraft.

Tenex Capital Management Acquires JTM Foods (JJ's Bakery)

May 26, 2021

Food & Beverage

Tenex Capital Management announced an investment to acquire JTM Foods (dba JJ's Bakery), the largest manufacturer of handheld snack pies in North America. The transaction (supported by debt financing from lenders including Audax Private Debt and Varagon Capital Partners) will partner Tenex's operational expertise with JTM's co-manufacturing, private-label and branded snack-pie business to expand capabilities and growth.

Cook & Boardman Acquires JDS, Inc.

August 2, 2021

Building Products

The Cook & Boardman Group LLC has acquired Everett, Washington-based JDS, Inc., a turnkey provider of commercial door openings, frames, hardware and Division 10 specialty products. The transaction expands Cook & Boardman's coverage into the Seattle market; Cook & Boardman is a portfolio company of Littlejohn & Co., LLC.