Humble Growth Makes Minority Growth Investment in simplyFUEL

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.

Key Capital Partners Makes £6m Minority Investment in Fuel Learning

July 25, 2023

Education

Key Capital Partners completed a £6 million investment to acquire a significant minority stake in Fuel Learning, a Midlands-based leadership and management training provider. The deal will support Fuel's growth ambitions while the existing management team remains in place and Paul Venables joins as Non-Executive Chair.

Kingswood Capital and First Bev Invest in G FUEL

November 16, 2023

Food & Beverage

Kingswood Capital Management and First Bev completed an eight-figure growth equity investment in G FUEL, the gamer-focused energy drink brand, and named Bryan Crowley as CEO. The capital will support scaling the brand, expanding distribution and international reach while the company's founder and COO remain in the leadership team.

Juggernaut Capital Partners Invests in PLEZi Nutrition

May 8, 2023

Food & Beverage

Juggernaut Capital Partners has made a growth investment in PLEZi Nutrition, a mission-driven kids' nutrition brand co-founded with former First Lady Michelle Obama. The funding will support commercialization and expansion of PLEZi's no‑added‑sugar children's beverage (and future product launches) while the company pursues education and philanthropic initiatives around child nutrition.

Humble Group AB Acquires LEV Group (Portugal)

June 9, 2024

Food & Beverage

Swedish food-tech and FMCG company Humble Group AB (publ) has acquired Portuguese healthy foods and dietary supplements producer LEV Group. The deal values LEV at approximately SEK 163.2 million (cash and shares), includes potential EBITDA-based earn-outs, and is intended to broaden Humble's product range and expand its geographic presence into Portugal, Spain and France.

Goode Partners Makes $30M Minority Investment in JOCKO FUEL

March 13, 2022

Food & Beverage

New York-based private equity firm Goode Partners LLC made a $30 million minority growth investment in JOCKO FUEL to support the sports nutrition brand's product-line expansion, logistics improvements, and broader retail and direct-to-consumer distribution. The capital will help JOCKO FUEL accelerate growth while partnering with founder Jocko Willink and the existing management team.