Frontenac Partners with City Line Distributors to Build Northeast Foodservice Distribution Platform

Frontenac Recapitalizes Zipline Logistics

October 3, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac has completed a recapitalization of Zipline Logistics to accelerate organic growth initiatives and pursue strategic acquisitions. Zipline's management team will remain in place and retain a significant ownership stake; industry veteran Don Maltby is joining the board to support growth in the consumer-packaged goods logistics market.

Frontenac Partners with Prime Food Processing & Chan & Chan (CCI Prime)

October 19, 2023

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac has made a growth investment in Prime Food Processing and Chan & Chan, Inc. (together, CCI Prime), a 30+ year-old manufacturer and importer of Asian-style frozen foods. Founder Albert Chan will retain a significant ownership stake and remain CEO as Frontenac supports expansion of CCI Prime’s Asian cuisine offerings into mainstream retail while continuing to serve the ethnic grocery channel.

Frontenac Recapitalizes Dealer Services Network

March 29, 2022

Transportation

Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac has completed a recapitalization partnership with Dealer Services Network (DSN), a Deerfield Beach, Florida-based provider of title, registration and compliance solutions for automotive dealers, fleet operators and government agencies. The partnership will fund DSN's U.S. expansion and support strategic organic growth and add-on acquisitions to scale its DealTracker TaaS platform.

Frontenac Invests in Integrated Openings Solutions

November 28, 2023

Building Products

Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac has partnered with Integrated Openings Solutions (IOS), a value-added specialty distributor and service provider of commercial door openings and access control solutions headquartered in Olathe, Kansas. The investment will support IOS's geographic expansion and broaden its product and service offerings while founders Joe Lopez and Nick McCarty remain in leadership; TM Capital served as financial advisor to IOS.

Frontenac Acquires EFC International

November 3, 2021

Industrial Services

Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac has acquired EFC International, a St. Louis-headquartered value-added distributor of highly engineered fasteners and specialty components. Financial terms were not disclosed; CEO Matt Dudenhoeffer and the executive team will remain in place as Frontenac supports EFC's organic and inorganic expansion plans following a sale by prior sponsor Quad-C Management.

Navis Food Partners Acquires Prime Source Foods

March 13, 2024

Food & Beverage

Navis Food Partners announced that Prime Source Foods, a center-of-the-plate food distributor based in Londonderry, New Hampshire, has joined the Navis platform. The deal strengthens Navis' protein-category capabilities and expands its geographic footprint across New England and upstate New York; Frontenac, a Chicago-based private equity firm, is associated with the Navis platform.