HOSPITALITY, FOOD and BEVERAGE
A private equity fund purchase of two seed manufacturing and distribution businesses in the upper Midwest for $30 million each, and the accelerated sale of one business for many multiples of old price.A leading branded food company received a venture capital infusion, refinanced bank debt and incentivized management.A leading national food products distribution company purchased separate businesses in New Jersey, Minnesota, Iowa, Georgia, Texas and California and established operations in Canada and Mexico.A rural private equity investment fund made many growth capital investments in agricultural chemical products and seed distribution companies.A Chicago-based consumer branded caramel apple manufacturer obtained Series B financing.A private equity fund purchased for $40 million a Southeastern-based “soil to oil” supply chain manufacturing business with operations throughout the world.A Chicago-based consumer branded gourmet pretzel manufacturer handled many equity, distribution and other strategic transactions.Negotiated an agreement with the City of Chicago for a $4 million grant from the City’s Department of Environment for assistance with the re-development of the R.R. Donnelly building into the city’s first major “Carrier Hotel.”Represented a hospitality company in the disposition of a portfolio of Holiday Inn Hotels, including the negotiation of purchase and sale agreements and all aspects of closing of the transaction.
