Tracked deals
8
8 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Private Equity Firm
Consumer
Kainos Capital
Dallas, Texas, United States
Private equity firm focused on developing growth-oriented companies in the food and consumer products sector, applying domain experience to accelerate growth and drive financial results.
- Focus Areas
- Food and consumer products, Food and consumer growth strategy
- Website
- kainoscapital.com
Recent pace
2
2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
4 addon · 3 buyout · 1 divestiture
Kainos Capital Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 5 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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- Buyer
- Kainos Capital, Partners Capital
- Target
- Patten Seed Holdings, LLC (dba Super-Sod)
- Seller
- Heartwood Partners III, LP (Fund III), affiliated investors
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Kainos Capital acquired Patten Seed Holdings, LLC (dba Super-Sod) from Heartwood Partners III and affiliated investors. Super-Sod supplies sod, seed, soil, and landscaping solutions across the southern United States through farms, retail locations, and an e-commerce platform. The sellers’ period included investments in automation, technology, and five acquisitions to expand across Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Texas.
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May 6, 2026
- Buyer
- Colorado Premium, Kainos Capital
- Target
- Old Hickory Smokehouse
- Seller
- Wayne Wolf, Wayne Wolf and his sons Wayne and Brandon Wolf (founders/operators; continue with business)
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Colorado Premium acquired Old Hickory Smokehouse, a founder-owned Tennessee producer of smoked and cooked protein products. The deal expands Colorado Premium’s value-added protein platform beyond its sous vide cooking capabilities by adding naturally smoked proteins, along with additional investment in the Lewisburg production facility.
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July 5, 2023
- Buyer
- Wellful, Inc., Kainos Capital
- Target
- Jenny Craig
- Seller
- JC USA, Inc. (Jenny Craig bankruptcy estate)
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
Wellful, Inc., a Kainos Capital portfolio company and owner of Nutrisystem, has acquired the Jenny Craig brand from the Jenny Craig bankruptcy estate and plans to relaunch it as a direct-to-consumer e-commerce offering with coaching and prepared-food delivery. The brand will operate as an independent label within Wellful’s health and wellness portfolio and is expected to return in the fall with DTC delivery and personalized coaching.
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January 3, 2023
- Buyer
- Kainos Capital
- Target
- Evriholder Acquisition, Inc. (Evriholder Products)
- Seller
- The Edgewater Funds
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Kainos Capital has acquired Evriholder (Evriholder Acquisition, Inc.), a designer, developer and distributor of household, kitchen and personal care products headquartered in Brea, California. The transaction represents The Edgewater Funds’ exit of its ownership stake in Evriholder following a partnership that began in 2018; Evriholder will operate as a consumer-products platform serving mass, specialty and e-commerce retailers across North America and internationally.
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August 12, 2021
- Buyer
- Kainos Capital
- Target
- Muenster Milling
- Seller
- Mitch Felderhoff, Chad Felderhoff
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Kainos Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm focused on food and consumer businesses, has acquired Muenster Milling, a fourth-generation pet food and ingredient manufacturer based in Muenster, Texas. The transaction partners Kainos with owners Mitch and Chad Felderhoff to scale Muenster's manufacturing capabilities and build a broader pet food and ingredient platform within Kainos' portfolio.
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December 9, 2020
- Buyer
- Kainos Capital, The Private Capital Group of MSD Partners, L.P.
- Target
- Nutrisystem, South Beach Diet
- Seller
- Tivity Health
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Kainos Capital, with a preferred and common equity investment from The Private Capital Group of MSD Partners, has acquired Tivity Health’s Nutrition Business — including **Nutrisystem** and **South Beach Diet** — for $575 million in cash. Tivity Health divested the business to focus on its core healthcare operations while Kainos plans to reestablish Nutrisystem as an independent, growth-oriented consumer nutrition company.
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July 22, 2020
- Buyer
- Olde Thompson, Kainos Capital
- Target
- Gel Spice
- Seller
- Engel family
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- New Jersey, United States
- Type
- Addon
Olde Thompson, a portfolio company of Kainos Capital, has acquired Gel Spice, a family-owned importer and manufacturer of spices, seasonings and bakery ingredients based in Bayonne, New Jersey. The add-on expands Olde Thompson’s capabilities and creates a bi-coastal manufacturing footprint, broadening its channel reach into retail, foodservice, bakery, industrial and export markets.
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April 8, 2019
- Buyer
- Kettle Cuisine, Kainos Capital
- Target
- Harry's Fresh Foods
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Oregon, United States
- Type
- Addon
Kettle Cuisine, a Kainos Capital‑backed fresh soup manufacturer based in Lynn, Massachusetts, has acquired Harry's Fresh Foods, a custom food manufacturer in Portland, Oregon. The acquisition expands Kettle Cuisine's coast‑to‑coast manufacturing footprint and capabilities in fresh and frozen soups, sauces and prepared foods.
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