Benford Capital Partners Recapitalizes Nutrition Service Company

Nutrition Service Company (Benford Capital) Acquires Echo Ridge Ag Services and Kress Farm Supply (Sherwood Elevator)

August 4, 2022

Agriculture

Benford Capital Partners portfolio company Nutrition Service Company (NSC) completed two add-on acquisitions: Echo Ridge Ag Services, LLC and Kress Farm Supply, Inc. (d/b/a Sherwood Elevator). The transactions expand NSC's dairy nutrition capabilities, customer base across Wisconsin, and feed production and grain storage capacity while providing an exit path for the Kress family.

Benford Capital Recapitalizes Brothers International Food Corporation

December 31, 2020

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Benford Capital Partners completed a recapitalization of Brothers International Food Corporation, partnering with founder and CEO Travis Betters who will remain in place. The capital will be used to invest in sales, marketing, R&D and new product development across Brothers' ingredients and Brothers All-Natural divisions, and to pursue add-on acquisitions in the healthy snacks and food ingredients space.

Parkway Capital Recapitalizes Phoenix Feeds & Nutrition

September 8, 2021

Agriculture

Parkway Capital, the mezzanine investment arm of Calvert Street Investment Partners, provided subordinated debt to lead a recapitalization of Phoenix Feeds & Nutrition, marking the company's first institutional capital. The financing is intended to support PFN's growth initiatives and expansion of operations across New England and New York.

Benford Capital Partners Recapitalizes RP Foods

October 16, 2023

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Benford Capital Partners completed a recapitalization of Dallas-based RP Foods, partnering with Founder and CEO Guillermo Trevino and VP of Sales Longinos Zuniga, who will remain with the company. The investment will fund sales & marketing, operational capability upgrades, product portfolio expansion and support pursuit of add-on acquisitions.

Benford Capital Partners Recapitalizes BSC Industries

August 1, 2023

Industrial Services

Benford Capital Partners recapitalized BSC Industries in partnership with brothers Jim and Peter Fitzpatrick; Peter Fitzpatrick will remain CEO while Jim transitions away from day-to-day management. Benford will support organic growth, invest in capabilities and pursue add-on acquisitions to expand BSC's product and service offerings.

Benford Capital Partners Exits Specialty Sales

October 14, 2022

Veterinary

Benford Capital Partners has completed the sale of Specialty Sales, LLC, a Fresno-based animal health company that manufactures automated hoof bath systems and recurring hoof-care chemical solutions for U.S. commercial dairies. The transaction closed October 7, 2022; Benford highlighted growth initiatives completed during its ownership including management team upgrades, new product development, market expansion and two add-on acquisitions.