Fort Point Capital Invests in The Yandell Family of Companies

Yandell (SC Warehouses) Acquires Eagle Transportation and Redwood Empire Wine Storage

January 9, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

SC Warehouses, LLC (doing business as Yandell), a Fort Point Capital–backed temperature-controlled logistics platform, has acquired Eagle Transportation Company Inc. and Redwood Empire Wine Storage, both based in Santa Rosa, California. The add-on acquisitions expand Yandell's geographic footprint and add bulk tanker transportation and direct-to-consumer (wine club) fulfillment and cold-storage capabilities.

Fort Point Capital Invests in Jones Fish Hatcheries & Distributors

March 22, 2022

Environmental Services

Boston-based private equity firm Fort Point Capital has invested in Jones Fish Hatcheries & Distributors, a Cincinnati-headquartered provider of pond and lake management services, partnering with the company's management to build a platform for regional expansion and organic growth. The firm plans to support growth initiatives including geographic expansion and accretive add-on acquisitions; Barings provided debt financing and Kirkland & Ellis, RSM, and Andra Partners advised Fort Point.

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners Invests in Ya YA Foods Corporation

March 2, 2021

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p) has made a growth investment in Ya YA Foods Corporation, a Toronto-based contract manufacturer of aseptic and hot-fill food and beverage products. The Abbas Al-Ali family will retain a significant ownership stake and Duff & Phelps Securities Canada served as financial advisor to Ya YA Foods. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Fort Point Capital Acquires NewBold Corporation

August 13, 2024

IT Services

Fort Point Capital, a Boston-based private equity firm, has acquired NewBold Corporation, a Greenville, South Carolina-based provider of managed technology services for POS, AIDC and payment devices. Brookside Capital Partners provided subordinated debt and an equity co-invest to support the transaction, while Old Second National Bank and Brookside Mezzanine provided debt financing; terms were not disclosed.

Wind Point Partners Acquires A&R Logistics

May 7, 2019

Trucking & Fleet

Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners has acquired A&R Logistics, a Louisville-headquartered provider of integrated dry bulk logistics for the chemical and plastics industries. Wind Point will partner with A&R management to expand the company’s domestic infrastructure, grow export capabilities in the Southeast ports, and pursue add-on acquisitions to increase scale and service scope.

Fort Point Capital Invests in Nova

July 21, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Boston-based private equity firm Fort Point Capital has made a platform investment in Nova (formerly Polar), a Toronto-based provider of creative automation software for digital advertising. The investment will support Nova’s product evolution and commercial expansion while the company remains led by founder and CEO Kunal Gupta and senior management.