Due North Acquires MTL COOL

AeriTek (Mill Point Capital) Acquires Due North (Minus Forty QBD Corp)

September 29, 2025

Manufacturing

AeriTek Global Holdings (a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital) has acquired Minus Forty QBD Corp, doing business as Due North, combining AeriTek’s Imbera and Torrey businesses with Due North’s QBD and Minus Forty brands to create a scaled North American manufacturer and distributor of refrigerated display cases. Ronin Equity Partners, which formed Due North in 2021, is exiting the investment as part of the transaction and intends to run a GP-led continuation vehicle to bring in new minority investors in the expanded group.

Ronin Equity Partners Acquires QBD and Minus Forty to Create Refrigerated Display Platform

September 7, 2021

Manufacturing

Ronin Equity Partners has acquired two Greater Toronto–area manufacturers of commercial refrigeration equipment, QBD and Minus Forty, in a $230 million transaction. Ronin will merge the businesses as a platform for buy-and-build consolidation in the fragmented refrigerated display market, with several institutional and family-office co-investors participating.

TurnPoint Services Acquires Cool Air Mechanical

March 16, 2020

Industrial Services

TurnPoint Services Group has acquired Cool Air Mechanical, LLC, a Marietta, Georgia-based HVAC installation and maintenance company that sells primarily through Costco and Home Depot in the Atlanta metro area. The deal is TurnPoint's eleventh acquisition and expands the platform into the Atlanta market and the national Big Box sales channel; Cool Air's founder Jake Mazhar will continue to lead the business under the Cool Air brand.

GlacierPoint Enterprises Acquires Cool River Beverages LLC

December 8, 2023

Logistics & Distribution

GlacierPoint Enterprises, a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital, has acquired Cool River Beverages LLC, a specialty direct store delivery (DSD) distributor of Nestlé-branded beverages in the New York Metro area. The acquisition expands GlacierPoint's distribution capabilities into temperature-controlled beverages, diversifying its DSD platform and supporting growth across grocery, convenience and foodservice channels.

Lineage Logistics Acquires Ontario Refrigerated Services to Launch Canadian Platform

July 23, 2020

Logistics & Distribution

Lineage Logistics signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ontario Refrigerated Services, a family-operated cold storage provider with four facilities in the Greater Toronto market, marking Lineage's entry into Canada. The deal, made in partnership with CapCold Group Inc. (formed by Robert and Patrick Molyneux), adds ~510,000 sq ft (16.2 million cubic feet) and ~100,000 pallet positions of refrigerated capacity; financial terms were not disclosed.

RealCold Acquires Forte Frozen

November 30, 2023

Logistics & Distribution

RealCold, a Florida-based cold storage provider, has acquired Denton, Texas–based Forte Frozen, adding five temperature-controlled warehousing and fulfillment facilities to its network. The transaction brings Forte's team into RealCold and expands the combined company's geographic coverage and direct-to-consumer fulfillment capabilities across key U.S. markets.