HighPost Capital Invests in Equip Foods

Summa Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Nutris

September 3, 2024

Food & Beverage

Impact investor Summa Equity has acquired a majority stake in Nutris, a Croatian plant-based protein ingredients manufacturer founded in 2019. The investment will support scaling Nutris’s manufacturing capacity and R&D to expand production of fava-bean protein isolates and other plant-based ingredients for food, sports nutrition and dairy/meat alternative markets.

Shoreline Equity Partners Invests in Prime Meats

April 25, 2024

Food & Beverage

Shoreline Equity Partners has made a growth investment in Prime Meats, a Duluth, Georgia–based value-added protein processor and distributor. The partnership will support Prime Meats' organic expansion and pursuit of add-on acquisitions while founder Norberto Sanchez and management remain in leadership with a meaningful ownership stake.

HighPost Capital Acquires Chris Hemsworth's Centr and Inspire Fitness

March 31, 2022

Consumer Products

HighPost Capital has acquired Centr, the subscription-based fitness, nutrition and mindfulness platform founded by Chris Hemsworth, and Inspire Fitness, a designer and manufacturer of premium strength-training equipment, to create an integrated personal fitness, nutrition and wellness platform. The combined company will operate as Centr, LLC, with Hemsworth retaining a meaningful minority stake and Inspire shareholders rolling a portion of their equity into the transaction; financial terms were not disclosed.

Charlesbank Capital Partners and HighPost Capital Invest in Front Row Group

September 3, 2024

E-Commerce

Charlesbank Capital Partners announced a strategic investment in Front Row Group, an e‑commerce agency and accelerator that provides fully outsourced marketplace management for beauty, health & wellness, and CPG brands. HighPost Capital is also an investor (per a related release noting a partnership with Charlesbank); the capital will be used to accelerate Front Row Group’s product and service innovation, scale its Catapult technology, and support continued growth and M&A activity. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Yellow Point Equity Partners Invests in Fresh Prep Foods

August 25, 2021

Food & Beverage

Yellow Point Equity Partners completed a growth investment in Fresh Prep Foods Inc., a Vancouver-based meal-kit delivery company. The capital will support Fresh Prep's expansion into Alberta and continued scaling of its sustainable, zero-waste meal-kit operations.

Post Holdings Acquires Perfection Pet Foods for $235M

October 10, 2023

Food & Beverage

Post Holdings agreed to acquire the assets of Perfection Pet Foods, LLC for $235 million. The deal includes two manufacturing facilities in Visalia, California, and is expected to add roughly $25 million of Adjusted EBITDA over the first 12 months while enabling Post to insource capacity and enter the private-label and co-manufacturing pet food category.