Hoffmann Family of Companies to Acquire N.G. Heimos Greenhouses

Hoffmann Family of Companies to Acquire Pittsburgh Penguins

June 23, 2026

Media & Entertainment

Hoffmann Family of Companies (HF Companies) received unanimous approval from the NHL Board of Governors to acquire the Pittsburgh Penguins. The transaction is expected to close imminently, though financial terms were not disclosed.

Hoffmann Family of Companies Acquires Cedar Crest Ice Cream

June 15, 2026

Food & Beverage

Hoffmann Family of Companies (HF Companies), a family-owned private equity firm, acquired Cedar Crest Ice Cream, a multi-generational frozen dessert business headquartered in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. As part of the deal, Renato DePaolis, CEO of Oberweis Dairy (an HF Companies portfolio company), will assume leadership of Cedar Crest, with both brands continuing to operate separately.

Hoffmann Family of Companies Acquires Majority Interest in Smith Gardens

January 29, 2026

Agriculture

Hoffmann Family of Companies (HF Companies), a family-owned investment firm, has acquired a majority interest in Smith Gardens, a fourth-generation greenhouse grower headquartered in Bellingham, Washington. The deal (which includes Smith Gardens' Pacific Plug & Liner propagation division) keeps Eric and Mark Smith in leadership with partial ownership and expands Hoffmann's agricultural vertical into the Pacific Northwest.

Hoffmann Family of Companies Acquires Pure Florida

October 3, 2025

Transportation

Hoffmann Family of Companies has acquired Pure Florida, a Naples-based maritime tourism operator founded by Captains Lance and Harry Julian. Pure Florida will join HF Companies' marine vertical (Hoffmann Marine) as an add-on to the group's regional hospitality and marine portfolio, with the founders handing the business to the Hoffmann family to continue local operations and growth.

Hoffmann Family of Companies / Hoffmann Media Group Acquires Missourian Publishing Co. (The Missourian)

June 6, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Hoffmann Family of Companies, through its Hoffmann Media Group unit, has acquired Missourian Publishing Co., owner of The Missourian newspaper, its printing operations, real estate and digital platform. The seller is the Miller family; Hoffmann plans to modernize digital assets, upgrade printing facilities, and integrate the title into its existing media portfolio to preserve local journalism and expand regional printing and digital capabilities.

Hoffmann Family of Companies Acquires JED Transportation and Corporate Transportation (St. Louis)

July 5, 2023

Transportation

The Hoffmann Family of Companies (HF Companies) has acquired two St. Louis-area transportation providers: Hazelwood-based JED Transportation and Corporate Transportation (St. Louis). The purchases expand HF Companies’ regional transportation services portfolio — adding luxury chauffeured, coach/charter and shuttle capabilities as part of a broader roll-up of transportation assets in the Midwest.