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Recent Transactions & News

Stewart Cellars acquires Highly Esteemed Monticello Vineyard in Sonoma County

Stewart Cellars , a premium producer of hand-crafted wines from the Napa Valley, Sonoma Mountain, and Sonoma Coast, announced today that it has acquired Monticello Vineyard in the Moon Mountain AVA in the Mayacamas Mountains of Sonoma County.  The 51 acres of vines are primarily planted to Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon, with one block of Cabernet Sauvignon planted in 1964, making the vines some of the oldest in California.

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Aspect Consumer Partners Proudly Achieves B Corporation Certification

Aspect Consumer Partners today announced it has officially become a Certified B Corporation™.  In achieving this certification, the company joins a community of more than 4,300 companies across 153 industries and 77 countries worldwide committed to using business as a force for good, including companies such as Patagonia, Stonyfield Farms, Warby Parker, Nuun and Ben & Jerry’s.

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Aspect Consumer Partners Advises Betterer Foods on Sale of RightRice to Planting Hope Company

The Planting Hope Company, a plant-based food and beverage company focused on producing the world’s most nutritious and planet-friendly products, has acquired the RightRice® brand and assets from Betterer Foods, Inc. The transaction adds another high potential line of breakthrough innovation to Planting Hope’s growing portfolio of plant-based, planet-friendly, highly-nutritious brands.

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Rustic Bakery Completes Majority Growth Equity Recapitalization with San Francisco Equity Partners

Rustic Bakery, a pioneer and market leader in organic and specialty foods and one of the highest-velocity specialty cracker brands in the market, announced today that the company has completed a majority growth equity recapitalization with San Francisco Equity Partners. The new partnership will allow the company to expand upon its position as a leader in natural and specialty foods and support continued growth and expansion of the brand.

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The New Primal Secures $15 million in Growth Equity Financing from Manna Tree Partners

The New Primal, a pioneer of clean-ingredient meat snacks, seasonings, dressings, and condiments, announces the close of its Series B funding round with a $15 million investment from Manna Tree. As the sole investor in the Series B round, Manna Tree’s significant injection of funds will boost The New Primal’s organizational design, distribution, and marketing reach.

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MALK Organics Completes Growth Equity Financing with Private Investor Group

MALK Organics, a leading clean-label dairy alternatives provider has completed a growth equity financing with a private investor group. The company will use the newly secured capital to fund new growth opportunities, including building out the MALK team, investing in innovation and product development and marketing support.

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Sector Focus

  • Food, Beverage & Ingredients

    Representative clients include Siete Family Foods, Revive Kombucha, Luke’s Organic, Late July Organic Snacks, Annie’s, WildRoots, Eco-Products, Natural Grocers, Otis McAllister

    • Branded Food & Beverage
    • Natural and Organic
    • Raw Materials & Ingredients
    • Private label
    • Food Retail & Distribution

  • Health & Beauty

    Representative clients include Juice Beauty, Japonesque, Hyland’s, Medifast, Lindora, Bare Escentuals, Ulta Cosmetics, Method, Hollywood Fashion Secrets

    • Beauty Products
    • Cosmetics
    • Household & Personal Care
    • Household
    • Active & Sustainable Living
    • Vitamins & Supplements

  • Wine & Vineyards

    Representative clients include Rabble Wines, Wente Vineyards, Copper Cane Wines & Provisions, Jackson Family Wines, Pernod Ricard, CalPERS, MetLife, Mayacamas, Price Family Vineyards, Codorniu, Williams Selyem

    • Wineries & Brands
    • Vineyards
    • Vineyard Development Land
    • Production Facilities
    • Wine & Spirits Distributors

  • Craft Beer & Spirits

    Representative clients include Boulevard Brewing, Russian River Brewing, Half Moon Bay Brewing

    • Craft Beer
    • Craft Spirits

  • Retail & Apparel

    Representative clients include Hollywood Fashion Secrets, Joe’s Jeans, Levis, Everlast Worldwide, Golf Galaxy, Kmart, Natural Grocers, RentWay, Dave & Busters, Zales

    • Retail
    • Apparel
    • Footwear
    • Accessories
    • Direct-to-Consumer

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At Aspect Consumer Partners we work hard to meet client objectives and deliver superior results. We are not simply focused on completing transactions; we are focused on providing clients the right advice.
We work in close partnership with companies and owners and provide solutions to the critical financial and strategic issues they are facing — so that they can be successful over the long term.

Our experienced team of professionals has completed over $65 billion in transaction volume with leading companies and brands.

    • RightRice:

      Betterer Foods completes sale of RightRice to The Planting Hope Company

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • Rustic Bakery:

      Rustic Bakery completes majority growth equity recapitalization with San Francisco Equity Partners

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • The New Primal:

      The New Primal completes $15 million growth equity financing with Manna Tree Partners

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      $15 million

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • Atlas Vineyard Management:

      Atlas Vineyard Management and Atlas Wine Co. complete growth equity recapitalization with Juggernaut Capital Partners

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Rabble Wines:

      Rabble Wines completes sale to O’Neill Vintners & Distillers

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • MALK Organics:

      MALK Organics completes growth equity capital raise with Private Investor Group

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • Château Smith Haut Lafitte:

      Château Smith Haut Lafitte completes acquisition of Flora Springs vineyard and winery from the Komes and Garvey families

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Pamela’s Products:

      Pamela’s Products completes sale to Quinoa Corporation (Ancient Harvest)

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • UpSpring:

      UpSpring, Ltd. completes sale to Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Health & Beauty

    • Lysee:

      Aspect Consumer Partners acted as strategic and financial advisor to Lysee

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Retail & Apparel

    • Siete Family Foods:

      Siete Family Foods completes $90 million growth equity recapitalization with Stripes Group

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor to Siete

    • Size:

      $90 million

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • Carlyle Group:

      The Carlyle Group completes $452 million acquisition of a majority stake in Unideco S.A., the parent company of Codorníu

    • Aspect Role:

      Advisor to Carlyle Group on U.S. Wine Assets

    • Size:

      $452 million

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Oiselle:

      Aspect Consumer Partners acted as strategic and financial advisor to Oiselle

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Retail & Apparel

    • Beau Vigne:

      Beau Vigne completes sale to a Private Investor Group

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • VITE USA:

      VITE USA completes acquisition of Sullivan Vineyards

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Pyramid Valley Vineyards:

      Pyramid Valley Vineyards completes sale to Aotearoa New Zealand Fine Wine Estates

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Revive Kombucha:

      Revive Kombucha completes $7.5 million Series B equity financing with Peet’s Coffee & Tea

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive financial advisor to Revive

    • Size:

      $7.5 million

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • Silverado Investment Management Company:

      Silverado completes sale of DeCarle Ranch Vineyard

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive financial advisor to SIMCO

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • O Olive Oil:

      O Olive Oil completes sale to Landec Corporation

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive financial advisor to O Olive Oil

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • Pacific Coast:

      Pacific Coast (“PCC”) completes sale to Ravago Holdings America

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive financial advisor to Pacific Coast

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • Luke’s Organic:

      Luke’s Organic completes growth capital financing

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • Constant Diamond Mountain Vineyard:

      Constant Diamond Mountain Vineyard completes sale to a private investor group

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive financial advisor to Constant

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Silverado Investment Management Company:

      Silverado completes sale of Oak Knoll and Milliken Creek Vineyards

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor to SIMCO

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Half Moon Bay Brewing:

      Aspect Consumer Partners acted as strategic and financial advisor to Half Moon Bay Brewing Company

    • Aspect Role:

      Strategic and financial advisor

    • Size:

      NA

    • Industry:

      Craft Beer & Spirits

    • Hollywood Fashion Secrets:

      Hollywood Fashion Secrets completes sale to American International Industries

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive financial advisor to Hollywood Fashion Secrets

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Health & Beauty

    • Copper Cane Wines & Provisions:

      Copper Cane Wines & Provisions completes sale of Meiomi brand to Constellation Brands

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor to Copper Cane

    • Size:

      $315 million

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Japonesque:

      Japonesque completes majority recapitalization with San Francisco Equity Partners

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive financial advisor to Japonesque

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Health & Beauty

    • BACtrack:

      Aspect Consumer Partners acted as strategic advisor to BACtrack

    • Aspect Role:

      Strategic Advisor

    • Size:

      N/A

    • Industry:

      Health & Beauty

    • Late July Organic:

      Late July Organic Snacks has received additional investment from Snyder’s-Lance Incorporated

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor to Late July

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians:

      Strategic and financial advisor relating to Kita winery and Camp 4 vineyard assets

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive strategic and financial advisor

    • Size:

      NA

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Omega Protein:

      Omega Protein Corporation has acquired Bioriginal Food & Science Corp.

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Strategic Advisor to Omega Protein

    • Size:

      $73 million

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • Juice Beauty:

      Juice Beauty has completed a growth equity investment and recapitalization with Invus Group

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor to Juice Beauty

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Health & Beauty

    • Russian River Brewing:

      Aspect Consumer Partners acted as strategic and financial advisor to Russian River Brewing Company

    • Aspect Role:

      Strategic and Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      NA

    • Industry:

      Craft Beer & Spirits

    • MetLife:

      Metlife has sold 682 acres in the Willamette Valley to Atlas Vineyard Management

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor to MetLife

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Orchard Holdings:

      Orchard Holdings has completed an investment in Free Flow Wines

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor to Orchard Holdings

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Pernod Ricard:

      Strategic advisor to Pernod Ricard on repositioning of the Jacob’s Creek brand

    • Aspect Role:

      Strategic Advisor to Pernod Ricard

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Boulevard Brewing Co.:

      Boulevard Brewing has been acquired by Duvel Moortgat

    • Aspect Role:

      Financial Advisor to Boulevard Brewing Co.

    • Size:

      $120 million

    • Industry:

      Craft Beer & Spirits

    • Clos Pegase:

      Clos Pegase has been acquired by Vintage Wine Estates

    • Aspect Role:

      Financial Advisor to Clos Pegase

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Edressme.com:

      Edressme.com has been acquired by Camille La Vie

    • Aspect Role:

      Financial Advisor to Edressme.com

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Retail & Apparel

    • Standard Homeopathic Companies (Hyland’s):

      Aspect Consumer Partners acted as financial advisor to Standard Homeopathic Companies (Hyland’s)

    • Aspect Role:

      Strategic and Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      N/A

    • Industry:

      Health & Beauty

    • Price Family Vineyards:

      Price Family Vineyards has divested a non-core vineyard to Roche Winery & Vineyardss

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Soho-Floridis International:

      Soho-Floridis International has acquired ProThera

    • Aspect Role:

      Financial advisor to Soho-Floridis

    • Size:

      N/A

    • Industry:

      Health & Beauty

    • Codorniu:

      Financial Advisor to Codorniu

    • Aspect Role:

      Financial Advisor

    • Size:

      N/A

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Mayacamas Vineyards:

      Mayacamas Vineyards has been acquired by Terroir Capital

    • Aspect Role:

      Mayacamas Vineyards was introduced by Aspect Consumer and subsequently acquired by Terroir Capital

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Commonfund:

      Commonfund has sold 818 acres in the Willamette Valley to Jackson Family Wines

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor to Commonfund

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Jackson Family Wines:

      Jackson Family Wines has purchased 801 acres in Mendocino County from MetLife

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor to Jackson Family Wines

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Wine & Vineyards

    • Omega Protein:

      Omega Protein Corporation has acquired Wisconsin Specialty Protein, including the Tera’s Whey brand

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor to Omega Protein

    • Size:

      $29 million

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • EcoProducts:

      EcoProducts has been acquired by Waddington North America

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor to EcoProducts

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • WildRoots:

      WildRoots has been acquired by Continental Mills

    • Aspect Role:

      Exclusive Financial Advisor to WildRoots

    • Size:

      Undisclosed

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

    • Annie’s:

      Annie’s has completed a $143 million Follow-On Equity Offering

    • Aspect Role:

      Co-Manager

    • Size:

      $143 million

    • Industry:

      Food & Ingredients

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