Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte owners buy Napa Valley’s Flora Springs winery and vineyards. The transaction includes 280 acres (58 planted to vines) and the winery. Flora Spring’s owners, the Komes and Garvey families, will retain the brand and tasting room in St. Helena.
Ukiah, CA – December 31, 2019 – Pamela’s Products, a pioneer and one of the leading brands in gluten-free baked goods, has been acquired by Quinoa Corporation, the parent company of plant-based foods brand Ancient Harvest and a portfolio company of Encore Consumer Capital
Napa, CA – July 17, 2019 – Pulido~Walker, founded by proprietors Mark Pulido and Donna Walker, has completed the purchase of Carmen and Gail Policy’s Yountville Estate, which includes a residence designed by esteemed architect Howard Backen, as well as the Policy Estate Vineyard. The transaction closed July 15, 2019. The acquisition of the Policy…
Austin, TX – February 22, 2019 – UpSpring, Ltd. (“UpSpring”), an innovative pre- and post-natal healthcare company based in Austin, Texas, announced today that it has been acquired by Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (“RB”), a leading global consumer health and hygiene company, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition of UpSpring reinforces RB’s commitment to supporting expectant…
Austin, TX – February 4, 2019 – Siete Family Foods, an Austin-based, better-for-you Mexican-American food brand, has announced that in November 2018 the company successfully raised $90 million in new funding through a minority investment led by Stripes Group. Aspect Consumer Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Siete Family Foods. The latest funding will be…
Rutherford, CA – January 11, 2018 – VITE USA (“VITE”), a private investment group created with the purpose of entering the fine wine industry in Napa Valley, has completed its purchase of Sullivan Vineyards in Rutherford, California. The acquisition encompasses the entire historic 26-acre estate and includes the residence, vineyards (planted primarily to Cabernet Sauvignon) and…
Waikare, North Canterbury, New Zealand – October 4, 2017 – Aspect Consumer Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Pyramid Valley Vineyards in the sale of the company’s winery and vineyards to Aotearoa New Zealand Fine Wine Estates Limited Partnership (“Aotearoa”). The transaction included over 200 acres of land located in the Pyramid Valley of…
Petaluma, CA – August 24, 2017 – Aspect Consumer Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Revive Kombucha (“Revive”) on its Series B capital raise led by Peet’s Coffee (“Peet’s”). Revive raised approximately $7.5 million of new equity capital in the financing. In addition to Peet’s, new investors participating in the round included Beechwood Capital…
Aspect Consumer Partners acted as the exclusive advisor to Silverado Investment Management Company (“SIMCO”) on the sale of DeCarle Ranch Vineyard to Far Niente Wine Estates. This is the third transaction Aspect Consumer Partners has completed for SIMCO in the past 12 months.
Rodney Clark highlights the Nutrition Business Journal’s top deals of 2016 in the article, Plants, drugs and drinks: Another healthy year for M&A in U.S. nutrition industry. The article discusses the continuing themes that have been driving M&A within the Nutrition Industry and profiles the top deals of the year.