Farragut Capital Partners and Pelham S2K Invest in Factorial Restaurant Holdings (26 Burger King Units)

Power Digital Marketing Acquires Factorial Digital

October 21, 2019

Marketing & Advertising

Power Digital Marketing acquired Factorial Digital, a growth marketing and SEO agency with offices in New York and South Carolina, and will fully integrate Factorial’s team and services into its platform. The deal expands Power Digital’s SEO and growth marketing capabilities, deepens its East Coast presence, and follows Power Digital’s January 2019 investment from Periscope Equity that supports strategic add-on acquisitions.

Consortium Led by Midwest Growth Partners and Farragut Invests in Catalina Finer Foods

February 24, 2022

Food & Beverage

Midwest Growth Partners, alongside Farragut Capital Partners, Spring Capital Partners, Gemini Investors, Lake Country Capital, SharpVue Capital and Promise Holdings, provided subordinated debt and preferred equity to Catalina Finer Foods, a Tampa-based manufacturer of frozen Cuban and Caribbean foods. The financing (which included Spring Capital's $4.4M subordinated debt and $1.9M equity) supports a succession plan with second-generation owner Justo Cepero and funds future organic growth and bolt-on acquisitions; Cadence Bank provided senior financing.

HelloFresh Acquires Factor75 (Factor)

November 23, 2020

Food & Beverage

HelloFresh (via its US subsidiaries) agreed to acquire all outstanding equity interests of Factor75, Inc. (Factor), a Batavia, Illinois-based ready-to-eat meal delivery company, for up to $277 million (approximately $177M at closing plus up to $100M in performance-based earn-outs and incentives). The acquisition gives HelloFresh immediate scale in the US ready-to-eat market — Factor generated roughly $100M revenue in 2020 and brings production/fulfillment capacity, four facilities and a Chicago-area presence to HelloFresh's U.S. brand portfolio.

Balance Point Capital Announces Follow-On Investment in Blankfactor

November 20, 2023

Data & Analytics

Balance Point Capital, together with its affiliated fund Balance Point Capital Partners V, L.P., made a follow-on growth investment in Blankfactor (Blankfactor Holdings UK Limited) to support the company's expansion of digital transformation, data and AI services. The capital will be used to accelerate Blankfactor's service offerings and growth in the payments and financial services markets.

Falfurrias Capital Partners Backs Partnership of Hamilton Place Strategies, Flag Media Analytics and Ballast Research

June 24, 2021

Consulting

Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners made a majority capital investment to support a partnership between Hamilton Place Strategies, Flag Media Analytics and Ballast Research. The deal brings together public affairs consulting, media-monitoring analytics and policymaker research to create an integrated stakeholder solutions offering while each firm continues to operate under its brand.

Gauge Capital / Chaac Foods Invests in 32-Store Pizza Hut Franchisee

December 7, 2019

Restaurants & Hospitality

Gauge Capital formed Chaac Foods in partnership with operator Luis Ibarguengoytia and completed an initial investment in a Pizza Hut franchisee operating 32 stores in the U.S. Midwest. Gauge principals Drew Johnson, Sam Banon and Tristan Loiselle joined the Chaac Foods board as the new platform aims to grow QSR and casual-dining holdings in attractive geographies.