| Client/Company |
Business |
Transaction |
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American Italian Pasta Company (Kansas City, MO) |
Manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label dry pasta |
Strategic advisory services. |
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Bankruptcy Estate of Gorges Quik-To-Fix Foods, Inc. (Dallas, TX) |
Processor of meat to retail grocers and food service industries. |
Sold to: Smithfield Foods, Inc. (Smithfield, VA) |
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Bankruptcy Estate of Homeland Stores, Inc. (Edmond, OK) |
Grocery retailer |
Arranger and Placement Agent for $65,000,000 of debtor-in-possession financing |
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
(Minneapolis, MN)
|
Owner, operator and franchisor of restaurants |
$58,650,000 initial public offering of common stock.
|
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Century Foods International (LaCrosse, WI) |
Designer, processor and distributor of whey protein products for the sports nutrition industry |
Sold to: Hormel Foods Corporation (Austin, MN) |
Driggs Farms of Indiana, Inc.
(Decatur, Indiana)
|
Leading private-label manufacturer of ice cream and frozen novelties |
Investment banker for the company in its Chapter 11 case;
sold to Dean Foods Company (Dallas, TX)
|
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Future Beef Operations, LLC (Arkansas City, Kansas) |
Processor of beef |
$160,000,000 project financing |
|
Future Beef Operations, LLC (Arkansas City, Kansas) |
Processor of beef |
$15,000,000 equipment lease financing |
|
High Liner Foods Inc. (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
Leading processor of branded and private label frozen foods in North America |
Strategic advisory services. |
|
Horizon Organic Holding Corporation (Longmont, Colorado) |
Processor and marketer of branded organic milk and other dairy products |
Strategic advisory services. |
|
I&K Distributors, Inc. (Delphos, OH) |
Manufacturer, wholesaler and distributor of branded and private label potato salads and other foods. |
Sold to: Chef Solutions, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) a subsidiary of LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG (Neu-Isenburg, Germany) |
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L.L./Jiroch and J.F. Walker subsidiaries of Spartan Stores Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI) |
Distributor of products to convenience stores |
Sold to: The H.T. Hackney Co. (Knoxville, TN) |
|
New Paris Creamery Company, Inc. (New Paris, OH) |
Creamery producing milk, ice cream, cottage cheese and other dairy products |
Sold to: Finevest Services, Inc. (Greenwich, CT) |
|
Quality Dining Corporation (Mishawaka, IN) |
Franchisee and operator of Burger King and Chili's restaurants and owner and operator of three other restaurant concepts |
Fairness Opinion |
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Quality Dining Corporation (Mishawaka, IN) |
Franchisee and operator of Burger King and Chili's restaurants and owner and operator of three other restaurant concepts |
$40,037,498 follow-on offering of common stock. |
|
Riser Foods Inc. (Bedford Heights, OH) |
Wholesaler and retailer of grocery products |
Sold to: Giant Eagle, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
|
Sand Livestock Systems, Inc. (Columbus, NE) |
Producer of hogs |
$64,500,000 project financing |
|
Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group (New York, NY) |
Premium chain of steakhouse restaurants. |
$45,015,762 initial public offering of common stock. |
|
Spartan Stores, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI) |
Retailer and distributor of groceries |
Acquired: Seaway Food Town, Inc. (Maumee, OH) |
|
Stein Associates Inc. Subsidiary (Sandusky, OH), of Boettcher Industries (Sandusky, OH) |
Manufacturer of food preparation equipment for fish |
Sold to: Frigoscandia Contracting, AB (Helsingsborg, Sweden) |
|
Veteran Supply Company, Inc. Subsidiary (Chicago, IL) of Bankruptcy Estate of Grabill Corporation (Chicago, IL) |
Wholesaler and retailer of restaurant supplies |
Sold to: Mr. Leslie Barnard (Chicago, IL) |
|
Volume Services America Holdings d/b/a Centerplate (Spartanburg, NC) |
Leading provider of food, catering, merchandise, design and facility management services for sports and entertainment venues |
$300,000,000 initial public offering of Income Deposit Securities |
|
Wendy's of Cuyahoga County, Inc. (Cleveland, OH) |
Franchisee of 23 fast food restaurants |
Sold to: Wendy's of Niles, Inc. (Rochester, NY) |
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Wild Oats Markets Inc. (Boulder, CO) |
Owner and operator of natural foods supermarkets |
Strategic advisory services. |
