Tracked deals
11
11 tracked deals across 2020-2026.
Private Equity Firm
Financial Services
Arbor Investments
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Arbor Investments is a specialized private equity firm focused on acquiring and growing food and beverage businesses and related industries. The firm is headquartered in Palm Beach, Florida, with an additional office in Chicago.
- Focus Areas
- Food & beverage-focused private equity, Consumer and food manufacturing buyouts
- Website
- www.arborpic.com
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
5 addon · 5 buyout · 1 recapitalization
Arbor Investments Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 7 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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February 9, 2026
- Buyer
- Arbor Investments
- Target
- Furlani Foods
- Seller
- Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p)
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
Arbor Investments acquired Furlani Foods, a North American garlic bread manufacturer. The deal expands Arbor’s footprint in specialty bakery and marks a new growth phase for Furlani’s capacity and innovation efforts, with founder-led leadership retained.
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- Buyer
- Arbor Investments
- Target
- Acxion Foodservice, Inc.
- Seller
- Prospect Hill Growth Partners
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Arbor Investments, a private equity firm focused on food and beverage, has acquired Acxion Foodservice, a North American sales and marketing platform serving the foodservice channel, from Prospect Hill Growth Partners. The deal is Arbor Investments VI's second platform investment; Acxion's existing leadership team will remain in place and the transaction terms were not disclosed.
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June 27, 2024
- Buyer
- Steelite International, Arbor Investments
- Target
- Utopia Tableware Ltd
- Seller
- Mark Rammell and family
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Derbyshire, United Kingdom
- Type
- Addon
Steelite International has acquired Utopia Tableware Ltd, a Chesterfield-based supplier of tableware, glassware and foodservice equipment, from founder Mark Rammell and his family. The deal—an add-on to Steelite (majority owned by Arbor Investments)—adds Utopia’s product lines, centralised distribution centre and decorating facility to accelerate Steelite’s growth in the UK and continental Europe.
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July 13, 2023
- Buyer
- Steelite International, Arbor Investments
- Target
- Delfin
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
Steelite International, a portfolio company of Arbor Investments, has acquired Delfin, a long-standing provider of retail and foodservice display and tabletop solutions with in‑house manufacturing (including a plant in Mexico). The acquisition will expand Steelite’s melamine and display product offerings and Steelite intends to invest in the Delfin Mexico operation to increase capacity and manufacturing sophistication.
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- Buyer
- Arbor Investments
- Target
- Golden Malted (New Carbon Company, LLC), Heartland Waffles (Heartland Food Products, LLC)
- Seller
- Roch Capital Inc.
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Arbor Investments has acquired Golden Malted (New Carbon Company, LLC) and Heartland Waffles (Heartland Food Products, LLC) from Roch Capital; terms were not disclosed. The combined Golden Malted–Heartland business, headquartered in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania (with related operations in Raleigh, North Carolina), is a leading supplier of waffle mixes, toppings and waffle-iron equipment to the hospitality and broader foodservice industry and will be run as an Arbor platform to accelerate distribution and product innovation.
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September 30, 2022
- Buyer
- Steelite International, Arbor Investments
- Target
- Walco Stainless
- Seller
- Utica Cutlery Company
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Addon
Steelite International, a PE-backed tabletop and hospitality products supplier, has acquired Walco Stainless, the flatware and holloware division of the Utica Cutlery Company. The deal — Steelite's fifth add-on under owner Arbor Investments — expands Steelite's flatware and buffet product offering and strengthens its position in the North American hospitality market; terms were not disclosed.
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December 15, 2021
- Buyer
- Arbor Investments
- Target
- Oregon Freeze Dry
- Seller
- Endeavour Capital
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Oregon, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Arbor Investments has acquired Oregon Freeze Dry (OFD) from Endeavour Capital as the fifth platform investment for Arbor Fund V. OFD, founded in 1963 and headquartered in Albany, Oregon, is North America’s largest freeze-dryer serving consumer (Mountain House), military, and B2B pharmaceutical/nutraceutical customers; terms were not disclosed.
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November 15, 2021
- Buyer
- Arbor Investments
- Target
- Dr. G's Creations
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Arbor Investments has completed a recapitalization of food-ingredient supplier Dr. G's Creations, marking the third platform investment for Arbor Fund V. The partnership will provide capital and operational support to help Dr. G's scale production, add infrastructure and systems, and expand distribution to meet growing demand from large QSRs, casual-restaurant chains and food processors; terms were not disclosed.
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October 25, 2021
- Buyer
- Arbor Investments
- Target
- Bradshaw Home
- Seller
- ONCAP (Onex Corporation)
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Arbor Investments, a specialized private equity firm focused on food, beverage and related industries, has acquired Bradshaw Home from ONCAP (Onex Corporation). The deal — the first investment from Arbor's $1.5 billion Fund V — returns Bradshaw (headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California) to Arbor ownership; terms were not disclosed and the existing management team will remain in place.
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June 10, 2021
- Buyer
- Crown Bakeries, Arbor Investments
- Target
- Michel's Bakery
- Seller
- Liss family
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Addon
Crown Bakeries, the Arbor Investments-backed bakery platform, has acquired Michel's Bakery, a Philadelphia-based maker and distributor of sweet baked goods founded in 1898. Michel's will continue operating from its Philadelphia facility with Jon Liss remaining as General Manager; terms were not disclosed. The deal expands Crown's manufacturing footprint in the Northeast and broadens its sweet- and laminated-goods capabilities.
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March 13, 2020
- Buyer
- Steelite International, Arbor Investments
- Target
- William Edwards Limited
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- Type
- Addon
Steelite International has acquired William Edwards Limited, a Stoke-on-Trent-based maker of fine bone china and luxury tableware. The deal follows Arbor Investments' December 2019 acquisition of Steelite, positioning Steelite (a PE-backed platform) to expand its luxury tableware offerings and global reach.
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Manufacturing Buyers & Acquisitions
4 tracked deals by Arbor Investments.
Consumer Products Buyers & Acquisitions
1 tracked deal by Arbor Investments.
Acquisitions in California
3 tracked deals by Arbor Investments.
Acquisitions in Pennsylvania
2 tracked deals by Arbor Investments.
Acquisitions in Georgia
1 tracked deal by Arbor Investments.
Acquisitions in New York
1 tracked deal by Arbor Investments.
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