Top Food Distributors Holding Companies with Recent Private M&A Activity

214

Active Firms

7,039

TTM Deal Inquiries

$4M-$19M

Core Revenue Range

$900K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

California 14%

Florida 14%

Texas 10%

New York 7%

New Jersey 4%

Key Attributes

Focus: Long-Term Ownership | Capital Source: Committed Capital | Operating Approach: Buy & Hold

Archway Ventures

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Archway Ventures was built on a simple belief: great businesses deserve great stewards. Unlike private equity, we don't buy and flip — we acquire with the intention of building for the long term, honoring the legacy of every owner who entrusted us with what they spent a lifetime creating.We focus on businesses that are deeply rooted in their communities — service providers that have earned the trust of their customers through years of quality work and lasting relationships. These are businesses that people depend on, built by owners who take pride in what they do.We're passionate about…

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Olive Ridge Partners

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Who we areWe are an entrepreneurial team of HBS, GSB & McKinsey alums with complementary leadership strengths that are primed for continuing the legacy of your business. We welcome new challenges, are biased towards action, and constantly pursue improvement in ourselves and the organizations in which we belong. What we stand forAs stewards of growing business, we practice the following business tenets:Make sound decisions that balance the interests of customers, employees, and business healthRespect, value, and seek out differences of opinion and experienceAct always with accountability and…

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Vossat Group

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Vossat Group is a Swedish privately-owned industrial group with the sole purpose of acquiring well-established companies. We are long-term owners with a focus on consolidating our portfolio companies in order to create synergies. We invest in well-established companies with a revenue between €2-20M, in industries such as food packaging, pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

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Aero-mark, LCC

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Aero-mark, LLC was founded by Mark Lee in 1986. Mr. Lee’s primary goal was to build a firm specializing in the acquisition, development, and management of companies in Aerospace and Defense. Throughout his career he had vested interest in other sectors that have provided profitable returns and has since then expanded the company’s investment focuses. Our passion for investing in small and unique businesses originates from our team’s background in entrepreneurship, finance, management, and a strong network. Coupled with our core competencies - process improvement, accounting, marketing,…

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Sandhu Group LLC

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We have been building businesses and creating great experiences for people for over 35 years. Our history has taught us a lot, and fuels us forward everyday as we look towards what’s next. We are passionate about delivering excellent results and keeping people first. That commitment has proven to be a successful formula for us, and one we believe will continue to carry us forward.

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WhiteHorn Partners

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We recognize and appreciate the critical role that small and mid-sized businesses serve in communities and economies across the country. We founded WhiteHorn Partners with the goal of bringing our energy and passion to one such company while carrying forward its legacy and building upon its success. We come from a family with a history of entrepreneurship and success in building and growing businesses. Both sides of our family have experience with founding, operating, and exiting successful companies. On our father’s side of the family, our grandfather partnered with his father to…

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RSV Holdings LLC

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RSV Holdings LLC is a private retail & manufacturing company based in Arizona that is focused on acquiring small to medium sized companies in the confectionery/chocolate consumer goods industries. We are seeking exceptional companies that have strong brands and manufacturing capabilities or distribution networks that can be combined with our other companies to bring great products to a wider audience of consumers.

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Portfolio Ops Group LLC

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Portfolio Ops Group acquires and grows established B2B businesses in North Texas. We buy one platform company at a time, invest in its people and systems, and expand it through operational improvement and add-on acquisitions. We are long-term owners with a single mandate, which means the business we buy gets our full attention rather than a slot in a portfolio.Managing Director Brian Wright has completed more than 20 acquisitions over a 20+ year operating and private equity career, including eight integrations led as a portfolio operations principal at Sole Source Capital. His operating roles…

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Pracinco

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We are seasoned CEOs investing our own capital to build market-leading companies.We are people-first investors.First, we find the exceptional entrepreneurs and executives, the independent thinkers and the builders.Then, we find market opportunities worthy of our best efforts. We look for legacies so compelling we want to continue building them. We prefer a small team of leaders with diverse strengths focused on building a handful of companies. We only buy companies that bring real meaning to us and the customers and employees we serve. We invest in…

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Lynnfield

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Lynnfield is a long-term holding company that acquires and develops businesses with enduring value. The company focuses on buying small to lower middle market businesses from retiring business owners.Here's our criteria:$0.5-5MM in Cash Flow/SDEIdeally 10+ years in businessIdeally an owner retirement scenarioIdeally has a recurring or reoccurring revenue componentTarget industries are:Business Services: Professional & Administrative Services, IT & Technical Services, Facilities & Property Services, Logistics, Field & Industrial ServicesHome Services: Maintenance & Repair,…

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Reify Holding Inc

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Reify is a holdco with existing ownership of portfolio companies in Media & Design, Food & Beverage, and Imports & Exports. We understand by experience that each small business is different, and each situation is different. We're interested in healthy EBITDA small businesses and have experience centralizing functions that small businesses typically (finance, marketing, etc),

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Palingen Capital

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Palingen is an evergreen holding company that acquires lower middle market businesses from legacy-minded owners, invests deeply in the people, strengthens the operations, and stewards the companies for the long term.Our mission is to deliver superior long term economic results through investments in companies that are financially compelling, ethically sound, and socially uplifting.Palingen aims to be the most sought after capital partner for legacy-minded owners of quality businesses looking to monetize their life’s work.

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Mix Tape Ventures, Inc

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Mix Tape Ventures is a diversified management company whose companies are focused on industries including: commercial refrigeration parts and service, personalized gifting, and specialty food distribution. MTV oversees the operations of its companies, allocates resources among them, and helps to improve the performance of its operations.

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Glencoe Diversified Holdings

24 Total Closed Deals

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Glencoe Diversified Holdings owns and operates 7+ operating businesses across diverse industries (Chemicals, Insurance, Manufacturing, Energy, Childcare, etc.). Actively acquiring bolt-ons and strategic acquisitions for existing platforms, as well as expanding into new sectors.

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Dec 2012 Acquired Arrow Energy Services
Dec 2012 Acquired Encore Rehabilitation Services
Nov 2011 Acquired Budco Holdings, Inc.
Dec 2010 Acquired Campbell Grinder Company

Kamylon Capital

11 Total Closed Deals

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Kamylon Capital is a Managerial Holding Company that invests in and provides ownership transition solutions to LargeLocal™ businesses. Typically family or entrepreneur-controlled and often owner-operated, LargeLocal™ businesses range from roughly $8 to $80 million in revenue and $1 to $8 million in free cash flow. These businesses usually demonstrate a strong competitive position in their local market or within a national or global market niche. Kamylon prides itself on its creativity, flexibility, and sensitivity in responding to each LargeLocal™ transaction consideration to ensure a…

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Apr 2016 Acquired Healthcare Transportation Provider
Jul 2015 Acquired Transformative Healthcare
Aug 2013 Acquired Tru-Fire
Jun 2012 Acquired Muzzy Products

Olympus Power

10 Total Closed Deals

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Olympus Power, LLC is a privately held U.S. independent power company based in Morristown, NJ, which owns and manages power plants that sell electricity and thermal energy to utilities and industrial concerns. Our firm maintains full or partial equity interests in these projects in order to optimize these assets by better aligning interests. Our portfolio includes efficient gas-fired cogeneration facilities, renewables such as biomass, hydroelectric and wind-powered facilities, in addition to alternative technologies like our waste coal operations.The principals of Olympus previously grew…

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Aug 2023 Invested in Burney Forest Power
Aug 2023 Invested in Bay Shore Plant
Aug 2023 Invested in Cadillac Renewable
Aug 2023 Invested in Bridgewater Power

PE Management Group

10 Total Closed Deals

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PE Management Group is a holding company firm focused on small to medium-sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post-acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.

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Aug 2023 Acquired BEACH HOUSE
Aug 2023 Acquired CannonBall
Aug 2023 Acquired Viewpoint Luxury Apartments
Aug 2023 Acquired Latitude 37 Apartments

BizGro Partners

9 Total Closed Deals

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BizGro Partners is a private holding company that owns and operates 14 companies in different industries. We are mainly interested Business Service & Healthcare industries. Our typical target profile is B2B companies with good books and records, strong profitability, and a well-established history. We will usually be interested in companies making between $3M and $30M in Revenue, with EBITDA between $800K - $2M. We finance our deals through a combination of our own money and third-party financing.

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Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company

Samsara Management

8 Total Closed Deals

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Samsara Management is a Miami-based alternative asset management firm that invests in small and mid-sized companies, in the United States and Japan, through leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and growth equity investments. The company invests in a wide variety of industries and sectors that include real estate as well as educational services, retail, advertising, and recreational vehicles. Samsara has an investment strategy that is both prudent yet dynamic and works in close collaboration with the management team to develop significant operational and growth strategies.

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Aug 2023 Acquired Apphive
Aug 2023 Acquired ALH Media
Aug 2023 Acquired MARWIN SPORTS
Aug 2023 Acquired TAGA Publishing

Delight Holdings

8 Total Closed Deals

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About UsWe are business builders with experience investing, operating, and growing businesses. We are interested and have had success with both control and minority deals. We partner with excellent people to build strong and durable companies. We are long term oriented with the ability to own businesses for decades.

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Oct 2021 Invested in All Points North
May 2021 Acquired Wendy's Long Island Restaurants
Mar 2021 Acquired Wendy's Raleigh Restaurants
Jan 2020 Invested in NPC Holdings

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Firms in the Food Distributors Holding Companies directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Food Distributors Holding Companies is $4M-$19M, with a core EBITDA range of $900K-$4M. Company size can be an important indicator of fit, as firms often concentrate their experience, resources, and transaction activity within particular segments of the market.

Relevant Distribution experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 214 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Distribution.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Food Distributors Holding Companies directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Distribution, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Holding Companies with experience in Distribution, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 214 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

Axial can help you identify and connect with firms based on your objectives and what you are looking to accomplish. The process varies depending on your role and transaction needs. If you are interested in connecting with firms in the Food Distributors Holding Companies directory, you can request information here.

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