Private Equity Firm Transportation & Logistics

Platform Ventures

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Platform is an independent, entrepreneurial private investment firm focused on building businesses and investing in real estate assets that create long-term value. The firm’s operator-oriented platform is vertically integrated across infrastructure & logistics, housing, and real estate credit through subsidiaries (including Platform Investments, LLC, a wholly owned SEC-registered investment adviser).

Focus Areas
Infrastructure & logistics, Real estate credit, Cold storage warehousing

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2021-2022.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

2 addon · 1 buyout

Platform Ventures Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for Platform Ventures. 1 2021 2 2022

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Prima Acquires Prospect Farms to Form Uplifter Brands
    December 13, 2022
    Buyer
    Prima, Uplifter Brands, PBC, Spencer Potts, Maximalist, Greycroft, Lerer Hippeau, Global Founders Capital, Ropart Asset Management, Platform Ventures
    Target
    Prospect Farms
    Industry
    Consumer Products
    Location
    Maine, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Prima has acquired Prospect Farms, a vertically integrated USDA Certified Organic hemp farm and manufacturing complex in Prospect, Maine, and together the businesses will operate as Uplifter Brands, PBC. The deal gives Prima in-house cultivation, formulation and fulfillment capabilities to accelerate growth across personal care, supplements, spa/hospitality and pet wellness and is backed by strategic investors including Maximalist, Greycroft, Lerer Hippeau, Global Founders Capital, Ropart Asset Management and Platform Ventures.

  • Vertical Cold Storage Acquires Lone Star Cold Storage Facility in Richardson, TX
    January 4, 2022
    Buyer
    Vertical Cold Storage, Platform Ventures
    Target
    Lone Star Cold Storage
    Seller
    Andrew Fisk
    Industry
    Logistics & Distribution
    Location
    Texas, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Vertical Cold Storage, sponsored by real estate asset manager Platform Ventures, has acquired Lone Star Cold Storage’s 227,331 sq. ft. temperature-controlled facility in Richardson, Texas. Terms were not disclosed; the acquisition expands Vertical Cold Storage’s U.S. network and provides Dallas–Fort Worth coverage, enabling reach to more than two-thirds of the U.S. within a two-day drive.

  • Vertical Cold Storage Acquires Liberty Cold Storage from West Liberty Foods
    October 29, 2021
    Buyer
    Vertical Cold Storage, Platform Ventures
    Target
    Liberty Cold Storage
    Seller
    West Liberty Foods
    Industry
    Logistics & Distribution
    Location
    Illinois, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Vertical Cold Storage, a Platform Ventures‑sponsored developer and operator of temperature‑controlled distribution centers, has acquired Liberty Cold Storage in Bolingbrook, Illinois from West Liberty Foods. The deal—terms not disclosed—gives Vertical Cold a nearly 300,000 sq. ft. facility with intermodal access and strengthens its plan to build a national cold storage footprint while West Liberty Foods will remain a major customer.

Related Acquisition Pages

Logistics & Distribution Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by Platform Ventures. Consumer Products Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Platform Ventures. Acquisitions in Illinois 1 tracked deal by Platform Ventures. Acquisitions in Maine 1 tracked deal by Platform Ventures. Acquisitions in Texas 1 tracked deal by Platform Ventures.

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