Argonne Capital Group Acquires Country View Bulk Foods

Argonne Capital Group Acquires Keystone Fireworks

September 11, 2023

Retail

Argonne Capital Group has acquired Keystone Fireworks, a Pennsylvania-based retailer that designs, imports and sells proprietary consumer fireworks through licensed stores. Alignment Credit acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent for a senior secured credit facility to support the buyout and enable the company's future growth under Argonne's ownership.

GS Foods Group Acquires Graves Foods

July 7, 2022

Food & Beverage

GS Foods Group, a PE-backed foodservice distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired Graves Foods, a Jefferson City, Missouri-based foodservice distributor. The acquisition expands GS Foods' Midwest footprint and integrates Graves' leadership into the GS Foods organization to strengthen operations and service to K-12, healthcare, restaurants and other end markets.

GS Foods Group (Highview/A&M) Acquires School Lunch Products, Inc.

June 1, 2021

Food & Beverage

GS Foods Group, a specialized foodservice distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired School Lunch Products, Inc., a K-12 school foodservice distributor based in Shafter, California. The deal will integrate SLP into GS Foods' national nutrition platform to expand logistics, product assortment and online offerings for school-district customers in California and beyond.

Highview Capital Acquires Randall Foods

February 9, 2021

Food & Beverage

Highview Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has acquired Randall Foods (also referred to as Randall Farms), a California-based provider of fresh poultry and value-added meat products, from the family of Stan Bloom. Highview plans to support growth by expanding geographic coverage and broadening Randall's fresh poultry and meat solutions.

Blue Point Capital Partners Acquires Country Pure Foods

December 27, 2019

Food & Beverage

Blue Point Capital Partners (Fund IV) acquired Country Pure Foods, Inc., a leading producer of better-for-you beverages and related juice products, in partnership with Country Pure management and former CEO Raymond Lee. The deal includes Silver Springs Citrus, LLC and positions Blue Point to grow the platform across grocery retail, healthcare and education foodservice, and into plant-based and frozen-novelty beverage categories.

Highview Capital Acquires Gold Star Foods and Merges It with Good Source Solutions to Form GS Foods Group

October 3, 2019

Food & Beverage

Highview Capital acquired Gold Star Foods from Castle Harlan and will merge it with Highview portfolio company Good Source Solutions to form a new holding company, GS Foods Group. Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners participated as a direct investor in the combined business; the combined company will create a national specialized foodservice distribution platform focused on K-12, corrections and other non-commercial segments.