DALLAS, TX, April 28, 2021 – Kainos Capital (“Kainos”), a food and consumer-focused private equity firm, today announced that it has agreed to sell its portfolio company Olde Thompson to Olam Food Ingredients, an operating group of Olam International (SGX: 032), a global food and agri-business, in a transaction valued at $950 million. Olde Thompson […]

WESTFIELD, MA, April 19, 2021 – Mestek, Inc., a manufacturer of specialty heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems for industrial, commercial and residential spaces, announces the acquisition of the baseboard assets of Slant/Fin, a leading provider of hydronic baseboard radiation. The transaction builds upon Mestek’s track record of investing in channel specific companies that provide […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, March 23, 2021 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Encore Consumer Capital (“Encore”), a private equity firm that invests in leading consumer products companies, is pleased to announce that it has completed an investment in Ogilvie Brands, Inc. (d/b/a “Love Wellness”). Love Wellness, headquartered in New York City, is a women’s health and wellness brand […]

NEW YORK, NY AND STAMFORD, CT, March 12, 2021 – Conair Corporation, a global leader in premium kitchen electric appliances, non-electric kitchenware, personal care, grooming, health and beauty products, and American Securities LLC, a leading U.S. private equity firm, announced today that Conair has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of […]

BOSTON, MA, February 24, 2021 (PRNEWSWIRE) – Yellow Wood Partners LLC (“Yellow Wood”), a Boston-based private equity firm focused on investing in consumer brands and companies, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Scholl footcare brand, which operates globally outside of the Americas, from U.K.-based consumer-goods company Reckitt Benckiser Group […]