Sunderstorm Acquires Lime to Expand Into Pre‑Rolls

Keany Produce & Gourmet Acquires Limehouse Produce, Ward's Fruit & Produce and Spectrum Foods

March 24, 2025

Food & Beverage

Keany Produce & Gourmet has acquired three regional distributors — Limehouse Produce, Ward's Fruit & Produce, and Spectrum Foods — to expand its East Coast foodservice distribution network. The transactions broaden Keany's geographic footprint from Philadelphia to Savannah, add new product capabilities (including proteins and kitchen essentials), and are accompanied by investments in fleet and warehouse upgrades to support growth.

Stripe Acquires Lemon Squeezy

July 26, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Stripe has acquired Lemon Squeezy, a four-year-old payments and merchant-of-record platform that serves SaaS and digital-product businesses. Terms were not disclosed; Lemon Squeezy — a ~13-person startup that surpassed $1M ARR within nine months of launch — will help Stripe scale merchant-of-record selling and related billing/tax capabilities.

Mississippi Lime Company (MLC) Acquires Burnett, Inc.

January 6, 2026

Manufacturing

Mississippi Lime Company (MLC), an HBM Holdings company, has completed the acquisition of Burnett, Inc., a technical leader in lime slurry systems and services used in municipal water treatment. The deal includes Burnett's four Southeast U.S. operations, trucking business and proprietary technologies (CAL~FLO and the RE~MIN PROCESS); financial terms were not disclosed.

4Front Ventures Acquires Island Cannabis Co.

March 30, 2022

Consumer Products

4Front Ventures Corp. announced a definitive agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Island Cannabis Co., a California-based producer of pre-rolls, flower and concentrates. The acquisition is intended to accelerate 4Front's California expansion by integrating Island's brands and team into 4Front's large Commerce manufacturing facility to drive scale, reduce production costs and expand retail distribution.

SRS Distribution Acquires Sunniland Corporation

October 16, 2023

Building Products

SRS Distribution Inc., a portfolio company of Leonard Green & Partners and Berkshire Partners, has acquired Sunniland Corporation, a long-established distributor of residential and commercial roofing products and landscape fertilizers headquartered in Sanford, Florida. Sunniland will continue to operate under its existing brand with Tom Moore and the current leadership team remaining in place; the deal expands SRS's branch network and presence in the Florida/Southeast market.

Synagro Technologies Acquires LimeCorp, LTD

January 4, 2022

Environmental Services

Synagro Technologies, Inc. has acquired LimeCorp, LTD, an Ohio-based provider of lime-residual management and land-application services. The deal expands Synagro's biosolids and residuals capabilities in Ohio and broadens its industrial and municipal customer base in the region.