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Food & Agriculture
Our Food and Agriculture Group has completed numerous assignments in a range of market segments, including:
- Agricultural products & services
- Food and beverage products producers/processors
- Food and beverage products distributors
- Food service
- Food and beverage retailers
- Restaurants
Sample Transactions
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The sale of Farmland Foods, Inc., the pork processing subsidiary of Farmland Industries, Inc., to Smithfield Foods, Inc.
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The divestiture by Land O’Lakes, a national farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative with annual sales of more than $7 billion, of its Swine Production Division, the tenth largest producer of swine in the United States, with approximately 60,000 sows, associated inventory, related market hog production, and contract production facilities in Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois, along with swine production facilities in Oklahoma, to The Maschhoffs, Inc., which offers management services for Midwestern family pork farmers.
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The sale of Clougherty Packing Company, a manufacturer and marketer of branded fresh and processed pork such as Farmer John brand name, along with subsidiaries and certain affiliates, to Hormel Food Corporation (NYSE:HRL)
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The sale by Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. of its subsidiary Milne Fruit Products, Inc., a processor of juice concentrates, purees and custom juice blends and premixes, primarily from cranberries, concord grapes, and other berry and cherry fruits, to Wyckoff Farms, Inc., a producer of mint oil, hops, concord grapes, wine grapes, and other fruits and crops.
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The debt refinancing of Horizon Food Group, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of branded and private-label products in the sweet snack categories including the Ne-Mo's, Home Run, Cutie Pie, and All-American Pie brands, by Wachovia Bank N.A. and Sankaty Advisors, LLC.
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The sale by Farmland Industries, Inc. of its interest in Farmland National Beef Packing Company, L.P. to a group of investors led by U.S. Premium Beef Ltd.
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The sale and refinancing of Bix Produce Company, a portfolio company of Private Capital Management, to management of Bix Produce and certain institutional investors.
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The recapitalization of David Sherman Corporation, a bottler, owner, and marketer of branded beverage alcohol products, including Arrow cordials, Juarez tequilas, Admiral Nelson's rums, Salvador's Margarita cocktails, Ezra Brooks and Rebel Yell bourbons, Pearl vodka, Yago sant'gria, and Everclear alcohol, by Southwest Bank of St. Louis, a subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI)
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The sale of Idaho Pacific Holdings, Inc., a processor and supplier of dehydrated potato products for the snack food, baked goods, and food service industries, to Otter Tail Corporation (NASDAQ: OTTR).
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The sale by Transition Capital Partners and Private Equity Partners of their portfolio company Future Food, Ltd., a leading developer, producer, and marketer of refrigerated and prepared seafood and non-seafood salads, dips, spreads and sauces under the Santa Barbara Bay® and Salads of the Sea® brand names, to American Capital Strategies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACAS), a private equity group.
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The recapitalization of Luigino's, Inc., producer and marketer of over 200 products of frozen entrees, pizza, and pizza snacks in the U.S. and Canada under the Michelina's and Budget Gourmet brand name.
Our Food and Agriculture Group represented the companies highlighted in blue.
For summaries of additional transactions in the Business Services category,
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