New Water Capital has acquired Dutch Gold Honey

Client: New Water Capital Client Headquarters: United States Target: Dutch Gold Honey Target Headquarters: United States Acquirer: New Water Capital Acquirer Headquarters: United States Target Description: A leading producer of… Read More

Investors Should Target B2B Ingredients in 2025

B2B ingredients have emerged as perhaps 2025’s most promising theme in the food and beverage sector.  Many favorable tailwinds and trends—e.g. health and wellness, cleaner ingredient labels, the proliferation of… Read More

Food & Beverage Market Update Q4 2024

Lincoln International is pleased to release its Q4 2024 Food and Beverage Quarterly Review. The 2024 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market increased slightly YoY but fell short of expectations, as… Read More

HMS has been sold to CREO Group, a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital

HMS HMS Mfg. Co. (HMS) is a leading manufacturer of high-performance plastics products for the consumer products space, with its headquarters in Troy, MI, and operations in Little Rock, AK,… Read More

Beauty Independent | The Bullish Outlook for Beauty M&A and Bearish Prospects for Early-Stage Funding This Year

Published by Beauty Independent on February 12, 2025 Ashleigh Barker, Director and head of beauty and personal care in Lincoln’s Consumer Group, recently discussed her 2025 sector outlook with Beauty… Read More

LaSalle Capital has sold B-O-F to Victor Capital Partners

B-O-F Headquartered in Aurora, IL, B-O-F Corporation (B-O-F) is a leading manufacturer and provider of customized gravity-flow shelving and merchandising solutions across North America. The company was founded in 1953… Read More

Louis Delhaize Group has sold Houra to private investors

Client: Louis Delhaize Group Client Location: Belgium Target: Houra Target Location: France Acquirer: Private Investors Acquirer Location: France Target Description: Houra is a French e-commerce platform offering the broadest online food offering and best… Read More

Bil-Jac Foods has received an investment from e2p

Bil-Jac Foods Bil-Jac has been a trusted name in pet nutrition for over 75 years, specializing in the production of premium dog food and treats. With a focus on high-quality… Read More

Federico Magistrelli

Federico Magistrelli provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to public and private corporations, private equity funds and family offices. He works within Lincoln’s Consumer Group to advise clients across… Read More

“Leader to Leader” Series

The Leader to Leader video series turns up the dial on rich conversations with prominent leaders – from business owners and entrepreneurs to investors and CEOs – highlighting their stories… Read More

Jonathan Lee

Jonathan provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services to entrepreneurs and institutional investors in the consumer industry, guiding them on effectively deploying or accessing capital. With substantial closed-deal experience in food… Read More

Lincoln International adds Rickard Raudsepp as Managing Director

Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Rickard Raudsepp has joined as a Managing Director in the firm’s Consumer Group in Stockholm. Rickard will… Read More

Rickard Raudsepp

Rickard provides merger and acquisition advisory services to corporations as well as private equity firms and their portfolio companies across the Nordics and Europe, with a focus on consumer goods and… Read More

Welle Holding forms a strategic partnership with Orlando Capital for Bürstadt Furniture and LEICHT Küchen

Welle Holding is a financial holding company which manages among others shareholdings in Bürstadt Furniture and LEICHT Küchen, two leading manufacturing companies based in Germany within the furniture industry, together… Read More

2024 Global Results

Gordon Brothers Group has sold Laura Ashley to Marquee Brands, a portfolio company of Neuberger Berman

Client: Gordon Brothers Group Client Location: United States Target: Laura Ashley Target Location: United Kingdom Acquirer: Marquee Brands Acquirer Location: United States Acquirer Sponsor: Neuberger Berman Acquirer Sponsor Location: United States Target… Read More

Friend Skoler & Co. has sold Urban Skin Rx to AX Beauty Brands, a subsidiary of American Exchange Group

Client: Urban Skin Rx Client Headquarters: United States Target: Urban Skin Rx Target Headquarters: United States Acquirer: AX Beauty Brands Acquirer Headquarters: United States Acquirer Sponsor: American Exchange Group Acquirer Sponsor… Read More

Quaker Valley Foods and Affiliates have been sold to Hidden Harbor Capital Partners

Quaker Valley Foods Quaker Valley Foods and affiliates, established in 1975 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a protein distribution company offering over 3,000 fresh and frozen perishable and non-perishable… Read More

Fashion & Apparel Market Update Q3 2024

This comprehensive report highlights key trends such as the rise of the resale market, increased competition in active lifestyle apparel, and the growing importance of shoppable content.  Additionally, it provides… Read More

CIC Capital Partners has sold McClancy Foods & Flavors to NovaTaste, a portfolio company of PAI Partners

McClancy Foods & Flavors Headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, McClancy Foods & Flavors is a research and development (R&D)-focused solutions expert that blends and packs custom dry ingredients for… Read More

Alaris Equity Partners has raised $120 million for continued investment in Ohana Growth Partners

Client: Alaris Equity Partners Client Location: Canada Target: Ohana Growth Partners Target Location: United States Target Description: Ohana Growth Partners is a franchise division of Planet Fitness that owns clubs in Maryland, Tennessee, Washington, California… Read More

Progressio SGR, Consilium SGR and private shareholders have sold Gelit to Orange Capital Development

Gelit Founded in 1977 and based near Latina, Italy, Gelit is a leading strategic partner in the development, production and packaging of premium private label frozen food, combining Italian heritage… Read More

Private shareholders have sold a strategic stake in Lucart to Azzurra Capital

Lucart Founded in 1953 by the Pasquini family and located near Lucca, Italy, Lucart is a leading European manufacturer and converter of tissue and specialty paper products mainly for the… Read More

Food & Beverage Market Update Q3 2024

Looking back at the third quarter, middle market deal flow remained mixed, with a slight uptick in September activity. However, there was no large wave of post Labor Day deal… Read More

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