OnDeck Partners (Avenue Sports Fund) Acquires Montgomery Biscuits and Visalia Rawhide

OnDeck Partners Acquires Wilmington Blue Rocks

July 21, 2026

Media & Entertainment

OnDeck Partners, the Minor League Baseball operating company backed by Marc Lasry’s Avenue Sports Fund, announced its acquisition of the Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The transaction received final approval from Riverfront Development Corporation (RDC), which oversees Frawley Stadium.

Selkirk Sport Acquires Bread & Butter Pickleball Company

May 12, 2026

Consumer Products

Selkirk Sport has acquired Bread & Butter Pickleball Company in a deal announced May 12, 2026. Bread & Butter will maintain its independent brand presence and product strategy, with the Sapusek family continuing to lead brand development and innovation while Selkirk adds operational scale and distribution support.

M Mountain Capital Invests in On Deck Sports (Promounds, Inc.)

January 12, 2023

Manufacturing

M Mountain Capital LLC, with a significant equity co-investment and debt from Siguler Guff & Company, completed an investment in Promounds, Inc. d/b/a On Deck Sports, closing on December 30, 2022. On Deck Sports, a Randolph, Massachusetts–based manufacturer and distributor of baseball and softball equipment and designer/installer of indoor training facilities, will remain led by CEO Tim Allen while founder Joe Murphy retains a meaningful equity stake.

Murry's (Encore Consumer Capital) Acquires Bake Crafters

October 10, 2022

Food & Beverage

Murry's Inc., a portfolio company of Encore Consumer Capital, has acquired Bake Crafters Food Company, a McDonald, Tennessee-based manufacturer and distributor of baked goods that sells primarily into K-12 foodservice and other institutional channels. The transaction closed on April 1, 2022; Encore said the deal is a strategic add-on to expand Murry's capabilities and presence in the K‑12 and institutional foodservice market, and Murry's also hired Jeff Ahlers as CEO to support integration and growth.

Brookside Capital Partners Invests in Avision Sales Group

March 9, 2021

Professional Services

Brookside Capital Partners provided a unitranche debt facility to Avision Sales Group to support the company’s add-on investment activity. Avision, headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, is an outsourced sales and marketing provider to manufacturers and is a portfolio company of Osceola Capital Management.

Vestar Capital Partners Makes Minority Investment in Simple Mills

October 7, 2019

Food & Beverage

Vestar Capital Partners has agreed to make a minority growth investment in Simple Mills to support the natural-foods company's new product development, brand-building and distribution expansion. Terms were not disclosed; the deal is expected to close in October 2019 and Simple Mills will continue to operate as an independent company under founder and CEO Katlin Smith.