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International Farming Acquires Chelan Fruit Cooperative

December 21, 2021

Agriculture

International Farming (IFC), a privately‑owned institutional asset manager, has acquired Chelan Fruit Cooperative, a 100‑year‑old Washington grower, packer and shipper of apples, cherries and pears. The deal combines Chelan Fruit’s orchards, packing and controlled‑atmosphere storage with IFC’s existing Washington tree‑fruit footprint to drive economies of scale and improve grower economics.

Paine Schwartz Partners Invests in Urban Farmer

December 8, 2020

Food & Beverage

Paine Schwartz Partners (via Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V) has made a strategic investment in Urban Farmer, a Manteno, Illinois-based manufacturer of plant-based specialty dough and frozen pizza products. The investment establishes a new platform for Paine Schwartz to expand in the better-for-you specialty dough and frozen foods category while supporting Urban Farmer's growth and manufacturing capabilities.

Paine Schwartz Partners Takes AgroFresh Private

April 3, 2023

Agriculture

Paine Schwartz Partners has completed a go-private acquisition of AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., acquiring the company’s outstanding public shares and delisting it from NASDAQ. The transaction gives AgroFresh a private ownership structure intended to strengthen its financial foundation and support expansion initiatives, innovation investment, and its mission to reduce food waste across the fresh produce supply chain.

Pfingsten-backed Fairbank Equipment Acquires Big W Sales

March 5, 2024

Agriculture

Pfingsten's portfolio company Fairbank Equipment, Inc. has acquired Big W Sales, Inc., a Stockton, California-based distributor and manufacturer of agricultural parts, trailers, tanks and equipment. The transaction, which closed on January 2, 2024, expands Fairbank's footprint into California and broadens the combined group's distribution and manufacturing capabilities across the western United States; Big W's leadership will remain as shareholders and continue operating the business.

Veransa Acquires MW Horticulture

October 24, 2022

Environmental Services

Veransa Group, a PE-backed zero-waste organics recycler, acquired MW Horticulture’s Fort Myers composting, recycling and organics production facility (deal closed October 19, 2022), with an option to acquire MW’s LaBelle facility. The acquisition expands Veransa’s product portfolio to include MW’s specialized blended soils and extends the company’s geographic footprint into South Florida; Veransa is an ESG portfolio company of RFE Investment Partners.

Granite Acquires Warren Paving and Papich Construction

August 6, 2025

Construction

Granite Construction (NYSE: GVA) completed acquisitions of Warren Paving and Papich Construction for a combined purchase price of $710 million, adding approximately $425 million of annual revenue and materially increasing its aggregates reserves and production. The deals expand Granite's vertically-integrated home markets—adding a major barge-enabled aggregates network in the Southeast and quarry/roadbuilding capabilities on California's Central Coast—and are expected to be accretive to adjusted EBITDA.