Audax Private Equity Acquires Stonewall Kitchen from Centre Partners

TA Associates Acquires Stonewall Kitchen from Audax Private Equity

March 14, 2022

Food & Beverage

TA Associates has acquired Stonewall Kitchen from Audax Private Equity, with the Stonewall management team remaining invested and continuing to run day-to-day operations from York, Maine. The investment will support continued buy-and-build growth, including further acquisitions, product innovation, and expansion of Stonewall's wholesale, retail and direct-to-consumer channels.

Stonewall Kitchen Acquires Urban Accents

March 4, 2021

Food & Beverage

Stonewall Kitchen, the York, Maine-based specialty food and home goods producer, has acquired Urban Accents, a Chicago-based brand of spices, seasonings, sauces and gift products. The founders Tom Knibbs and Jim Dygas are stepping away from ownership roles while the Urban Accents team will join Stonewall Kitchen to expand its portfolio of premium specialty food brands.

Stonewall Kitchen Acquires Vermont Coffee Company

March 31, 2021

Food & Beverage

Stonewall Kitchen, the Maine-based specialty food and home goods platform, acquired Vermont Coffee Company, a Middlebury, Vermont-based roaster and seller of certified-organic bagged coffee. The deal brings Vermont Coffee into Stonewall Kitchen’s family of specialty brands and supports continued roasting operations in Middlebury plus plans for a new downtown Middlebury café.

Stonewall Kitchen Acquires Michel Design Works

November 1, 2021

Consumer Products

Stonewall Kitchen, the York, Maine-based specialty food and home goods platform, has acquired Michel Design Works, a Katonah, New York lifestyle brand known for bath & body products, home fragrance and home décor. The acquisition expands Stonewall Kitchen's family of brands and strengthens its presence in the home goods and personal care gift channels.

Stonewall Kitchen Acquires Village Candle

February 3, 2020

Consumer Products

Stonewall Kitchen, a specialty food and home goods producer based in York, Maine, has acquired Village Candle, a fragranced candle manufacturer and retailer based in Wells, Maine. The acquisition expands Stonewall Kitchen's home goods and fragrance product assortment and brings Village Candle's manufacturing team and product lines into Stonewall Kitchen's omni-channel platform.

Audax Private Equity Invests in Stout

October 28, 2021

Professional Services

Audax Private Equity has agreed to make a minority growth investment in Stout alongside the firm’s employee shareholders, with existing shareholders retaining a meaningful equity stake and management continuing to lead. The capital will support Stout’s future growth initiatives, including pursuing strategic add-on acquisitions; the transaction was expected to close in Q4 2021.