Brand Holdings (backed by T-street Capital and Kidd & Co.) Invests Growth Equity in Knockaround

Kidd & Company and T-street Capital Acquire Dr. Emil Nutrition

July 7, 2020

Consumer Products

Kidd & Company and T-street Capital formed Brand Holdings, LLC to pursue a direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce roll-up in health & wellness and completed their first acquisition of Dr. Emil Nutrition. The investors will partner with Dr. Emil Hodzovic and industry veteran Jeff Hennion will serve as Executive Chairman and CEO to scale the DTC supplement brand.

Sterling Publishing Acquires Knock Knock

April 11, 2022

Consumer Products

Sterling Publishing (through its Union Square & Co. imprint) acquired Knock Knock, the Los Angeles–based gift and publishing company that includes the Knock Knock and Em & Friends brands. The acquisition adds more than 600 backlist products and 150 frontlist projects to Union Square & Co.'s catalog and will be overseen by Emily Meehan of Union Square & Co.; Knock Knock's founders will remain as creative consultants.

Brand Holdings Acquires Healthy Skoop

June 21, 2021

Food & Beverage

Brand Holdings, a Pittsburgh-based holding company backed by Kidd & Company and T-street Capital, acquired Healthy Skoop, a Boulder-based DTC plant-based protein brand, from Seurat (Seurat Investment Group). The deal is the third add-on to Brand Holdings' DTC health & wellness portfolio and will support product and distribution expansion across Brand Holdings' e-commerce brands.

Growth Street Partners Makes Growth Equity Investment in PikMyKid

May 6, 2021

Education

Growth Street Partners has made a minority growth equity investment in PikMyKid, a Tampa-based K‑12 dismissal management SaaS platform. The capital will be used to expand the team, product and go-to-market efforts to accelerate adoption of PikMyKid's school safety and dismissal solutions.

KEY Investment Partners Acquires BellRock Brands

January 12, 2026

Consumer Products

KEY Investment Partners purchased BellRock Brands out of receivership, securing the company's brand assets and providing working capital to refocus and revitalize the portfolio. The assets will be operated under a newly formed company, MM Brands, led by incoming CEO Joe Bayern as the business pursues national brand-building ahead of potential federal cannabis rescheduling.

Keystone Capital Invests in KENDELL Doors & Hardware

June 5, 2019

Building Products

Keystone Capital completed an investment partnership with KENDELL Doors & Hardware in June 2019, taking a private equity stake to support the company’s growth and consolidation strategy. The investment will help KENDELL expand geographically and pursue add-on acquisitions in the security, door hardware and access control markets while supporting organic growth and service capabilities.