Frontenac Partners with Prime Food Processing & Chan & Chan (CCI Prime)

Frontenac Partners with City Line Distributors to Build Northeast Foodservice Distribution Platform

September 5, 2023

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac has entered a partnership with New Haven-based City Line Distributors, joining food-distribution veteran Sean Griffin and City Line CEO Robert Berkowitz to support the company’s next stage of growth. The investment establishes City Line as a platform to pursue add-on partnerships with independent food distributors across the Northeast, preserving the company’s customer-centric model while driving geographic expansion.

Frontenac Acquires Prime Technology Group from Renovus Capital Partners

January 7, 2020

IT Services

Frontenac, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired Prime Technology Group, a Wayne, Pennsylvania-headquartered provider of outsourced application development and managed software solutions, from Renovus Capital Partners. Balance Point Capital provided a bespoke debt and equity financing package to support Frontenac's acquisition; financial terms were not disclosed. Frontenac said it will invest in strategic growth initiatives, talent and complementary software development capabilities to accelerate Prime's platform maturation and market penetration in healthcare, insurance and financial services.

Navis Food Partners Acquires Prime Source Foods

March 13, 2024

Food & Beverage

Navis Food Partners announced that Prime Source Foods, a center-of-the-plate food distributor based in Londonderry, New Hampshire, has joined the Navis platform. The deal strengthens Navis' protein-category capabilities and expands its geographic footprint across New England and upstate New York; Frontenac, a Chicago-based private equity firm, is associated with the Navis platform.

Frontenac Acquires EFC International

November 3, 2021

Industrial Services

Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac has acquired EFC International, a St. Louis-headquartered value-added distributor of highly engineered fasteners and specialty components. Financial terms were not disclosed; CEO Matt Dudenhoeffer and the executive team will remain in place as Frontenac supports EFC's organic and inorganic expansion plans following a sale by prior sponsor Quad-C Management.

GS Foods Group Acquires C&C Produce

September 9, 2021

Food & Beverage

GS Foods Group, a specialized foodservice distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired C&C Produce, a Kansas City–based specialty produce distributor established in 1992. The C&C co-owners will continue to lead operations from their existing facility as the deal expands GS Foods' geographic footprint and produce capabilities across education, foodservice and retail end markets.

iSpice Foods Acquires Spice Chain Corporation from Frontenac

September 20, 2022

Food & Beverage

iSpice Foods, a privately held spice importer and processor based in Jackson, Alabama, has acquired Spice Chain Corporation, a New Jersey-based importer, processor and supplier of spices and seasonings. The seller was Frontenac, which had previously owned Spice Chain; financial terms were not disclosed and Boxwood Partners acted as sell-side advisor.