Food and Beverage

Client/Company Business Transaction
American Italian Pasta Company (Kansas City, MO) Manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label dry pasta Strategic advisory services.
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)
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.
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)
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)
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
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)
Wild Oats Markets Inc. (Boulder, CO) Owner and operator of natural foods supermarkets Strategic advisory services.