Imperial Brands PLC Acquires Black Buffalo

Titan Wealth Holdings Agrees to Acquire Blacktower Group

October 13, 2025

Financial Services

Titan Wealth Holdings has agreed terms to acquire the Blacktower Group of Companies in a cross-border wealth management deal. Following completion and subject to regulatory approval, the businesses will be merged into Titan Wealth International, creating a larger global platform with expanded licensing, discretionary investment management services, and client support infrastructure.

Ahimsa Companies Acquires Blackbird Foods

February 17, 2025

Food & Beverage

Ahimsa Companies, a New York-based holding company focused on plant-based brands, has acquired Blackbird Foods, a New York-based maker of frozen plant-based pizzas, wings, seitan and dairy-free cheese. The acquisition is intended to expand Blackbird's retail and foodservice distribution, strengthen manufacturing capacity, and accelerate product innovation as part of Ahimsa's roll-up strategy in alternative proteins.

Blackford Capital Acquires Empire Distributing (Patio Consolidation Platform Add-on)

October 15, 2024

Building Products

Blackford Capital, a lower middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Empire Distributing, a hearth and outdoor living products distributor based in Arcade, New York. The deal is an add‑on to Blackford's Patio Consolidation Platform and is intended to broaden the platform's product breadth, distribution channels and geographic reach across the Northeast and Midwest US; terms were not disclosed.

Imperial Acquires Pukka Inc.

May 21, 2024

Consumer Products

Imperial, a Missouri-based headwear manufacturer owned by investment vehicle CPC, has acquired Pukka Inc., a Findlay, Ohio designer and manufacturer of custom headwear serving golf, action sports and team sporting goods markets. Financial terms were not disclosed; Pukka's management and operations will remain in place and the brands will be run separately as Imperial (a CPC portfolio company) looks to expand its product and channel footprint.

British American Tobacco (Modoral Brands) Acquires DRYFT Sciences' Nicotine Pouch Product Assets

November 16, 2020

Consumer Products

British American Tobacco’s U.S. business (through Modoral Brands Inc. / Reynolds American Inc.) acquired the nicotine pouch product assets of DRYFT Sciences, LLC. The deal transfers DRYFT’s all‑white nicotine pouch formulations and SKUs into BAT’s Velo product line to accelerate distribution and marketing reach in the modern oral nicotine segment.

BlackRock LTPC Makes Strategic Investment in Authentic Brands Group

August 11, 2019

Consumer Products

Entities affiliated with BlackRock’s Long Term Private Capital (LTPC) strategy made a strategic investment in Authentic Brands Group (ABG), becoming the largest investor and partnering with ABG’s management team. The investment is intended to support ABG’s next phase of global growth, platform evolution and capability expansion.