Ian Malone of Aspect Consumer Partners offers perspective on the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the effects of such a collapse on dealmaking in the broader wine industry.
Read MoreStewart 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.
Read MoreAspect 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreRustic 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreRabble Wines, a premium, Paso Robles AVA wine brand, announced today that it has been acquired by O’Neill Vintners and Distillers, one of the largest wine companies in California. The transaction includes the Rabble brand and inventory, while Rabble founder Rob Murray will retain the tasting room for his other brands.
Read MoreMALK 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.
Read MoreChâteau 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.
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Representative clients include Siete Family Foods, Revive Kombucha, Luke’s Organic, Late July Organic Snacks, Annie’s, WildRoots, Eco-Products, Natural Grocers, Otis McAllister
Representative clients include Juice Beauty, Japonesque, Hyland’s, Medifast, Lindora, Bare Escentuals, Ulta Cosmetics, Method, Hollywood Fashion Secrets
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
Representative clients include Boulevard Brewing, Russian River Brewing, Half Moon Bay Brewing
Representative clients include Hollywood Fashion Secrets, Joe’s Jeans, Levis, Everlast Worldwide, Golf Galaxy, Kmart, Natural Grocers, RentWay, Dave & Busters, Zales
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.
Betterer Foods completes sale of RightRice to The Planting Hope Company
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Food & Ingredients
Rustic Bakery completes majority growth equity recapitalization with San Francisco Equity Partners
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Food & Ingredients
The New Primal completes $15 million growth equity financing with Manna Tree Partners
Exclusive Financial Advisor
$15 million
Food & Ingredients
Atlas Vineyard Management and Atlas Wine Co. complete growth equity recapitalization with Juggernaut Capital Partners
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Rabble Wines completes sale to O’Neill Vintners & Distillers
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
MALK Organics completes growth equity capital raise with Private Investor Group
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Food & Ingredients
Château Smith Haut Lafitte completes acquisition of Flora Springs vineyard and winery from the Komes and Garvey families
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Pamela’s Products completes sale to Quinoa Corporation (Ancient Harvest)
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Food & Ingredients
UpSpring, Ltd. completes sale to Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Health & Beauty
Aspect Consumer Partners acted as strategic and financial advisor to Lysee
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Retail & Apparel
Siete Family Foods completes $90 million growth equity recapitalization with Stripes Group
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Siete
$90 million
Food & Ingredients
The Carlyle Group completes $452 million acquisition of a majority stake in Unideco S.A., the parent company of Codorníu
Advisor to Carlyle Group on U.S. Wine Assets
$452 million
Wine & Vineyards
Aspect Consumer Partners acted as strategic and financial advisor to Oiselle
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Retail & Apparel
Beau Vigne completes sale to a Private Investor Group
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
VITE USA completes acquisition of Sullivan Vineyards
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Pyramid Valley Vineyards completes sale to Aotearoa New Zealand Fine Wine Estates
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Revive Kombucha completes $7.5 million Series B equity financing with Peet’s Coffee & Tea
Exclusive financial advisor to Revive
$7.5 million
Food & Ingredients
Silverado completes sale of DeCarle Ranch Vineyard
Exclusive financial advisor to SIMCO
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
O Olive Oil completes sale to Landec Corporation
Exclusive financial advisor to O Olive Oil
Undisclosed
Food & Ingredients
Pacific Coast (“PCC”) completes sale to Ravago Holdings America
Exclusive financial advisor to Pacific Coast
Undisclosed
Food & Ingredients
Luke’s Organic completes growth capital financing
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Food & Ingredients
Constant Diamond Mountain Vineyard completes sale to a private investor group
Exclusive financial advisor to Constant
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Silverado completes sale of Oak Knoll and Milliken Creek Vineyards
Exclusive Financial Advisor to SIMCO
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Aspect Consumer Partners acted as strategic and financial advisor to Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
Strategic and financial advisor
NA
Craft Beer & Spirits
Hollywood Fashion Secrets completes sale to American International Industries
Exclusive financial advisor to Hollywood Fashion Secrets
Undisclosed
Health & Beauty
Copper Cane Wines & Provisions completes sale of Meiomi brand to Constellation Brands
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Copper Cane
$315 million
Wine & Vineyards
Japonesque completes majority recapitalization with San Francisco Equity Partners
Exclusive financial advisor to Japonesque
Undisclosed
Health & Beauty
Aspect Consumer Partners acted as strategic advisor to BACtrack
Strategic Advisor
N/A
Health & Beauty
Strategic and financial advisor relating to Kita winery and Camp 4 vineyard assets
Exclusive strategic and financial advisor
NA
Wine & Vineyards
Late July Organic Snacks has received additional investment from Snyder’s-Lance Incorporated
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Late July
Undisclosed
Food & Ingredients
Omega Protein Corporation has acquired Bioriginal Food & Science Corp.
Exclusive Strategic Advisor to Omega Protein
$73 million
Food & Ingredients
Juice Beauty has completed a growth equity investment and recapitalization with Invus Group
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Juice Beauty
Undisclosed
Health & Beauty
Aspect Consumer Partners acted as strategic and financial advisor to Russian River Brewing Company
Strategic and Financial Advisor
NA
Craft Beer & Spirits
Metlife has sold 682 acres in the Willamette Valley to Atlas Vineyard Management
Exclusive Financial Advisor to MetLife
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Orchard Holdings has completed an investment in Free Flow Wines
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Orchard Holdings
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Strategic advisor to Pernod Ricard on repositioning of the Jacob’s Creek brand
Strategic Advisor to Pernod Ricard
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Boulevard Brewing has been acquired by Duvel Moortgat
Financial Advisor to Boulevard Brewing Co.
$120 million
Craft Beer & Spirits
Clos Pegase has been acquired by Vintage Wine Estates
Financial Advisor to Clos Pegase
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Edressme.com has been acquired by Camille La Vie
Financial Advisor to Edressme.com
Undisclosed
Retail & Apparel
Aspect Consumer Partners acted as financial advisor to Standard Homeopathic Companies (Hyland’s)
Strategic and Financial Advisor
N/A
Health & Beauty
Price Family Vineyards has divested a non-core vineyard to Roche Winery & Vineyardss
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Soho-Floridis International has acquired ProThera
Financial advisor to Soho-Floridis
N/A
Health & Beauty
Financial Advisor to Codorniu
Financial Advisor
N/A
Wine & Vineyards
Mayacamas Vineyards has been acquired by Terroir Capital
Mayacamas Vineyards was introduced by Aspect Consumer and subsequently acquired by Terroir Capital
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Commonfund has sold 818 acres in the Willamette Valley to Jackson Family Wines
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Commonfund
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Jackson Family Wines has purchased 801 acres in Mendocino County from MetLife
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Jackson Family Wines
Undisclosed
Wine & Vineyards
Omega Protein Corporation has acquired Wisconsin Specialty Protein, including the Tera’s Whey brand
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Omega Protein
$29 million
Food & Ingredients
EcoProducts has been acquired by Waddington North America
Exclusive Financial Advisor to EcoProducts
Undisclosed
Food & Ingredients
WildRoots has been acquired by Continental Mills
Exclusive Financial Advisor to WildRoots
Undisclosed
Food & Ingredients
Annie’s has completed a $143 million Follow-On Equity Offering
Co-Manager
$143 million
Food & Ingredients
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