Ali Group Completes Acquisition of BUNN (Bunn Commercial LP)

Artisan Chef Manufacturing Company Acquires Buitoni Food Company

September 25, 2025

Food & Beverage

Artisan Chef Manufacturing Company has acquired Buitoni Food Company, a refrigerated pasta and sauces consumer packaged goods business. Briggs Management Partners served as exclusive financial advisor, led diligence and integration planning, and is acting as interim CFO to support the post-close integration and operational improvements.

The Anderson Group Acquires Double B Foods, Inc.

September 1, 2024

Food & Beverage

The Anderson Group, LLC has acquired Double B Foods, Inc., partnering with Double B's executive management team led by CEO Patrick O'Ray and CFO Don Wall. The deal provides Double B with capital to accelerate organic growth, expand customer relationships across retail (primarily private label) and foodservice channels, and pursue complementary add-on acquisitions under Anderson's ownership.

Alta Equipment Group Acquires Burris Equipment Co.

October 19, 2023

Construction

Alta Equipment Group has agreed to acquire Burris Equipment Co., a three-location construction and turf equipment dealer and rental business based in Waukegan, Illinois, for $14.0 million in cash. The deal — expected to close in Q4 2023 — expands Alta's presence in the Chicago market, adds rental fleet capacity and OEM relationships, and preserves Burris's brand while the selling owners retire.

Bunge Acquires 49% Stake in BZ Group via Strategic Partnership

November 22, 2022

Food & Beverage

Bunge entered into a strategic partnership with BZ Group in which Bunge will acquire a 49% stake. The Beuzelin family will remain the majority shareholder with 51% ownership, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.

Ali Group Acquires Welbilt

July 14, 2021

Industrial Services

Ali Holding S.r.l. (Ali Group) agreed to acquire Welbilt, Inc. in an all-cash deal valued at $24.00 per share (approximately $3.5 billion equity value and $4.8 billion enterprise value). After regulatory steps including divesting the Manitowoc Ice brand, Ali Group completed the acquisition in July 2022, and Welbilt’s shares ceased trading on the NYSE.

Brynwood Partners' Buitoni Food Company Acquires North American Buitoni Business from Nestlé USA

June 9, 2020

Consumer Products

Brynwood Partners VIII L.P., through its newly formed portfolio company Buitoni Food Company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the North American Buitoni business from Nestlé USA. The deal (terms undisclosed) includes a 240,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Danville, Virginia with approximately 525 full-time employees and rights to the Buitoni brand in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean; Buitoni Food Company will be headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.