Vestar Capital Partners Makes Majority Growth Investment in Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods

Vestar Capital and Windhover Capital Recapitalize Titan Frozen Fruit

January 5, 2023

Food & Beverage

Vestar Capital Partners and Windhover Capital provided a recapitalization to Titan Frozen Fruit, a Santa Maria, California-based frozen berry processor and value-added ingredient provider, with management and existing shareholders retaining a significant stake. The investment will provide financial backing to support Titan’s growth, internal expansion projects, product diversification and potential add-on acquisitions.

Beringer Capital Makes Growth Investment in VeraData

November 21, 2022

Data & Analytics

Beringer Capital made a significant growth investment in VeraData, a Fort Myers–based decision science and fundraising acceleration platform serving not-for-profit organizations. The capital will be used to invest in talent, capabilities, and technology to scale VeraData’s predictive modelling, machine learning platform, and fundraising analytics offerings.

CapVest Acquires Second Nature Brands from Palladium Equity Partners

April 26, 2022

Food & Beverage

Funds managed by CapVest Partners LLP have closed the acquisition of Second Nature Brands, a Michigan-based creator of premium snacks and treats (Kar's Nuts, Second Nature Snacks, and Sanders Chocolates), from affiliates of Palladium Equity Partners. CapVest said it will support the company's next phase of growth through product innovation, category leadership and scaling the platform organically and via strategic acquisitions; terms were not disclosed.

Vestar Capital Partners Makes Majority Investment in PetHonesty

July 14, 2021

Consumer Products

Vestar Capital Partners has agreed to make a majority investment in PetHonesty, a direct-to-consumer maker of premium pet supplements, with co-founders Ben and Camille Arneberg retaining a significant minority stake and Ben Arneberg remaining CEO. The investment will support PetHonesty's brand expansion, product innovation, and broader distribution via its website and partners such as Amazon and Chewy; terms were not disclosed.

Manna Tree Partners Invests $15M in Verde Farms

February 10, 2020

Food & Beverage

Manna Tree Partners, a Vail, Colorado-based private equity firm, has made a $15 million minority growth investment in Verde Farms, a Woburn, Massachusetts-based producer and distributor of 100% grass-fed, pasture-raised organic beef. The capital will support Verde's product innovation (including ready-to-eat offerings) and accelerate its U.S. and international geographic expansion while scaling its branded, value-added meat business.

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.