Thrive Restaurant Group Acquires Modern Market Eatery

Butterfly Equity Acquires QDOBA and Merges It into Modern Restaurant Concepts

August 9, 2022

Restaurants & Hospitality

Butterfly Equity agreed to acquire QDOBA from funds managed by Apollo and merge the brand into Modern Restaurant Concepts (which includes Modern Market Eatery and Lemonade), creating a leading fast-casual restaurant platform of roughly 800 units. King Street Capital Management is investing alongside Butterfly; the transaction aims to accelerate franchising, system growth and catering expansion across the combined platform. Terms were not disclosed.

Providence Equity Partners Acquires Majority Stake in 365 Retail Markets

December 24, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Providence Equity Partners has made a majority investment in 365 Retail Markets, a Troy, Michigan-based provider of self-service commerce technology for the foodservice industry. Providence will partner with existing investor McCarthy Capital and the company's management team to support product development, customer services, and accelerated growth while CEO Joe Hessling remains a significant shareholder.

Modern Capital Acquires Western Equity Group, Inc.

March 16, 2020

Financial Services

Modern Capital, a Charleston-based diversified financial services firm, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Western Equity Group, Inc., an SEC-registered, FINRA-member broker-dealer. The acquisition will expand Modern Capital’s retail and institutional trading capabilities and establish a capital markets desk; Western Equity Group will be renamed Modern Capital Securities Co. and its personnel will join Modern upon closing (subject to FINRA approval).

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners and Mubadala Capital Invest in Mercer Foods and Thrive Freeze Dry

January 13, 2022

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p) and Mubadala Capital Private Equity have completed an investment in Mercer Foods and Thrive (Thrive Freeze Dry), combining the two businesses to create a North American market leader in freeze-dried products. Mercer, founded in 1980 and headquartered in Modesto, California, is a leading provider of freeze-dried fruit and vegetable ingredients; Thrive, founded in 2004, is a manufacturer of freeze-dried proteins, pet treats, probiotics, enzymes and prepared meals. Graham Partners is mentioned as the seller of Mercer; financial terms were not disclosed.

Berkshire Partners and Court Square Invest in Thrive

January 14, 2025

IT Services

Thrive, a Foxborough-based managed IT and security services provider, received a strategic investment from Berkshire Partners alongside existing investor Court Square Capital Partners; founding investor MC Partners sold its remaining stake. The transaction will support Thrive's continued organic and inorganic growth as it scales its MSP/MSSP platform; financial terms were not disclosed.

Providence Equity Partners Takes Majority Growth Stake in Modern Campus

August 26, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Providence Equity Partners has made a majority growth investment in Modern Campus, a learner-to-earner SaaS platform for higher education. The Riverside Company sold its stake in the business, and Modern Campus appointed Craig Chanoff as CEO as Providence plans to support product development and strategic acquisitions to accelerate growth.