RealCold Acquires SCL Cold Chain

I Squared Capital Agrees to Acquire a Controlling Stake in Royale Cold Storage

June 3, 2025

Logistics & Distribution

I Squared Capital agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Royale Cold Storage (RCS), a leading cold storage operator in the Philippines. The investment is intended as the first step in building an institutional cold storage platform in the country, leveraging RCS’s five facilities and relationships with food and agriculture customers. Closing is subject to customary conditions, including Philippine anti-trust clearance.

Cold Chain Technologies Acquires Tower Cold Chain

October 23, 2024

Manufacturing

Cold Chain Technologies (CCT), a PE-backed provider of thermal packaging and digital monitoring solutions, has acquired Tower Cold Chain, a UK-based maker and operator of reusable passive temperature-controlled containers. The acquisition expands CCT's product portfolio, global service network and manufacturing capabilities to better serve pharmaceutical and life sciences customers worldwide.

RealCold Acquires Forte Frozen

November 30, 2023

Logistics & Distribution

RealCold, a Florida-based cold storage provider, has acquired Denton, Texas–based Forte Frozen, adding five temperature-controlled warehousing and fulfillment facilities to its network. The transaction brings Forte's team into RealCold and expands the combined company's geographic coverage and direct-to-consumer fulfillment capabilities across key U.S. markets.

Lineage Acquires Crystal Creek Logistics

June 14, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Lineage acquired Crystal Creek Logistics, a national last-mile drop-ship order fulfillment provider for frozen and refrigerated goods, to expand its direct-to-consumer temperature-controlled fulfillment capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed; Crystal Creek’s management team will join Lineage as the company integrates CCL’s five strategic locations and cold-chain expertise into Lineage’s global network.

SecurCapital Corp Acquires BIG Logistics, LLC

April 27, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

SecurCapital Corp. has acquired BIG Logistics, LLC, a Texas-based third-party logistics (3PL) provider with temperature-controlled pharmaceutical warehousing, fulfillment, and freight forwarding services. BIG Logistics will operate as a SecurCapital portfolio company and logistics platform to pursue targeted acquisitions, expand cold-chain and pharma capabilities, and grow its domestic and international services.

Americold Realty Trust Acquires Cloverleaf Cold Storage

May 1, 2019

Logistics & Distribution

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD) has closed its acquisition of privately-held Chiller Holdco, LLC ("Cloverleaf Cold Storage"), adding a 22-facility portfolio (21 owned, 1 managed) totaling 132 million refrigerated cubic feet. The acquisition increases Americold's portfolio to over one billion refrigerated cubic feet and expands its temperature-controlled warehousing footprint and capabilities.