Knife River Acquires Baker Rock Resources and Oregon Mainline Paving

Kodiak Building Partners Acquires New River Building Supply & Lumber Company

April 14, 2025

Building Products

Kodiak Building Partners has acquired New River Building Supply & Lumber Company, a long-standing provider of building materials in North Carolina's High Country (Boone and Banner Elk). The acquisition expands Kodiak's footprint in the developing Southeast market while New River will continue operating locally with support from Kodiak's national resources; BDO Capital Advisors and McGuire Wood & Bissette advised New River on the deal.

Lincoln Property Company Acquires RiverRock Real Estate Group

July 10, 2023

Real Estate

Lincoln Property Company acquired RiverRock Real Estate Group, an Irvine-based property and asset management firm, adding more than 50 million square feet to its management portfolio. The deal expands Lincoln's third-party property management capabilities—particularly on the West Coast—and brings RiverRock founding partner John Combs into Lincoln's leadership team.

Kadant Inc. Acquires Key Knife, Inc.

December 28, 2023

Manufacturing

Kadant Inc. has agreed to acquire Key Knife, Inc. and certain affiliates for approximately $156 million in cash, with the deal expected to close in early January 2024. Key Knife, headquartered in Tualatin, Oregon, (141 employees, ~$65M trailing twelve-month revenue) will become part of Kadant's Industrial Processing segment; the acquisition will be financed primarily through borrowings under Kadant's revolving credit facility.

Dead River Company Acquires Maine Energy Company

December 1, 2022

Energy

Dead River Company acquired Maine Energy Company in September, marking the end of three generations of family ownership after owner Robert Cort’s retirement. The acquisition is an add-on to Dead River’s regional heating-fuel platform (which is PE-backed by Redwood Capital Investments) and will rebrand Maine Energy offices under the Dead River name while consolidating local heating oil and propane operations in the Bangor area.

May River Capital Forms Advanced Material Processing and Acquires Kason Corporation

August 1, 2019

Manufacturing

Chicago-based private equity firm May River Capital formed a new platform, Advanced Material Processing (AMP), and concurrently acquired Kason Corporation to be part of the platform alongside existing portfolio company Marion Process Solutions. Northstar Capital provided subordinated debt and an equity co-investment to finance the transaction. The deal aims to consolidate complementary material-processing equipment businesses to expand engineering capabilities and accelerate organic and acquisitive growth in hygienic process end markets.

Twin River Berries Acquires Oregon Berry Packing

December 1, 2025

Agriculture

Twin River Berries has acquired Oregon Berry Packing, Inc., a Pacific Northwest grower-packer of fresh and frozen berries. As part of the deal Ben Escoe (President & CEO of Twin River) will also lead Oregon Berry, with Zane Coleman named COO and Jeff and Brian Malensky retaining category leadership; the acquisition expands Twin River's vertically integrated berry platform to better serve major retailers and distributors across North America and Asia.