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Cascadia Capital, an investment bank serving middle market clients globally, today announced it provided strategic advisory services to The Munger Companies (Munger Bros., LLC and its affiliates), and their partnership-subsidiary, Naturipe Value Added Fresh, a processor and marketer of fresh and value-added, Ready-To-Eat (“RTE”) products.



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Cascadia Capital, an investment bank serving middle market clients globally, today announced it acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Tillridge Global Agribusiness Partners (“Tillridge”) on its exit of portfolio company Novus Ag, an innovative ag retail platform, to Aqua Capital, an agriculture-focused private equity investor based in Brazil.



Following rapid consolidation in the ag retail industry, the current market structure has failed to satisfy the needs of the industry's two primary stakeholders: local store operators and farmers. Novus Ag developed a unique platform which attracts the industry's best talent, while providing farmers with an optimal mix of local expertise and national scale. Novus Ag has integrated 30+ owner-operators across 50+ retail locations to its network, serving farmers across the United States with crop protection, fertilizer, and seed treatment products coupled with application and agronomy services.



“I am honored to represent Novus Ag and Tillridge on this transaction,” added Scott Porter, Cascadia Capital Managing Director. “Novus Ag is a first-of-its-kind platform in agriculture with an incredible growth opportunity and led by a highly experienced management team. The Agriculture Input sector broadly continues to be a core area of focus for our practice.”



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Cascadia Capital, one of the nation's most active independent middle-market investment banks, announced today that Owen Baldrica has joined the firm as a Director in the Food, Beverage & Agribusiness group. Mr. Baldrica will focus on providing M&A and corporate finance advisory to Cascadia’s clients across the Food & Agribusiness landscape, specifically Agribusiness & AgTech, Food Processors & Ingredients, Food Distribution, and Sports Nutrition sectors.



With a decade of investment banking experience, Mr. Baldrica has advised clients, both domestically and internationally, on successful transactions totaling over $2.5 billion in value. He has worked with both founder- and family-owned businesses, as well as sponsor-backed companies and developed a deep understanding of how these businesses transact, helping to drive optimal outcomes for clients.



“We are very excited to welcome Owen to the Cascadia team and extend Cascadia’s industry leading position in Food, Beverage & Agribusiness,” said Michael Butler, Cascadia Chairman & CEO. “Food, Beverage & Agribusiness remains a core growth area for Cascadia and Owen’s experience will allow us to even better serve our clients through his deep industry relationships and expertise.”



Cascadia Capital, one of the nation's most active independent middle-market investment banks, announced today that Owen Baldrica has joined the firm as a Director in the Food, Beverage & Agribusiness group. Mr. Baldrica will focus on providing M&A and corporate finance advisory to Cascadia’s clients across the Food & Agribusiness landscape, specifically Agribusiness & AgTech, Food Processors & Ingredients, Food Distribution, and Sports Nutrition sectors.



Prior to joining Cascadia, Mr. Baldrica was a part of Lazard’s Consumer, Food and Retail M&A practice, where he advised clients on sell-side and buy-side transaction and strategic advisory engagements. Before Lazard, he was with Wells Fargo Bank serving large food and agribusiness clients.



“I am thrilled and honored to be joining Cascadia as part of the Food, Beverage & Agribusiness practice,” added Mr. Baldrica. “The firm has an outstanding reputation for helping founder- and sponsor-owned businesses achieve their strategic goals and objectives, and I look forward to supporting and expanding our efforts.”



To connect with Mr. Baldrica, please reach out to OBaldrica@cascadiacapital.com.
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Cascadia Capital, an investment bank serving middle-market clients globally, announced that its client Turtle Island Foods, dba Tofurky, a leading plant-based foods brand that manufactures and markets products in the United States, has been acquired by Morinaga Nutritional Foods, Inc. a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. Cascadia Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor to Tofurky in the transaction.



Founded by Seth Tibbott in 1980, Tofurky is a pioneer in the U.S. plant-based foods market, originally making from-scratch tempeh for the local community. The company leveraged its humble origins in tempeh and roasts to build a cult following and expand the brand into a wide range of plant-based categories including deli slices, sausages, and chick’n. With a commitment to taste and nutrition and a track record of innovation, Tofurky provides Morinaga Nutritional Foods with a unique opportunity to strengthen its plant-based foods business in North America and expand beyond Morinaga’s industry-leading tofu products.



“Tofurky was one of the earliest pioneers in plant-based foods and has been a steadying force for the industry,” said Erik Einwalter, Cascadia Capital Managing Director. “The strategic buyer community continues to show an appetite for acquisitions that expand their plant-based foods portfolios and geographic reach. We are grateful to Jaime and the team for having been a part of the Tofurky story.”



“We selected Cascadia as our partner because of their plant-based foods industry experience and their cultural alignment with our shareholders and management,” said Jaime Athos, CEO of Tofurky. “We are eager to enter this next chapter with Morinaga and to further cement Tofurky’s leadership position in plant-based foods in North America.”



“Tofurky is a class-leading asset, and with financial and operational support of Morinaga, the brand will see enhanced momentum nationally and internationally,” said John Gulvezan, Cascadia Capital Vice President. “While the sector has experienced volatility over the past eighteen months, we believe the underlying long-term trends will fuel plant-based foods growth as the industry continues to mature.”



The Tofurky acquisition represents another successful transaction for Cascadia in the branded food sector and our continued demonstration of our experience in plant-based foods. Recent clients include Follow Your Heart, Green River Spirits, Pancho’s, Campos Coffee, and Pretzilla.



For more information about this transaction, please contact the Cascadia Capital deal team:



Erik Einwalter
Managing Director
eeinwalter@cascadiacapital.com
(206) 436-2538



John Gulvezan
Vice President
jgulvezan@cascadiacapital.com
(206) 436-2549



Or other senior members of the Cascadia Food, Beverage & Agribusiness practice:



Michael Butler
Chairman & CEO
mbutler@cascadiacapital.com
(206) 436-2530



Bryan Jaffe
Managing Director
bjaffe@cascadiacapital.com
(206) 436-2534



George Sent
Managing Director
gsent@cascadiacapital.com
(206) 436-2511
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Cascadia Capital, an investment bank serving middle market clients globally, today announced its client, PNC Riverarch Capital (“Riverarch”), together with its portfolio company Chef Merito Seasonings (“Chef Merito”), has completed an investment in La Fiesta Food Products (“La Fiesta”), a leading provider of spices, chiles, herbs, and related products within the Hispanic foods market.



Riverarch is a middle-market private equity firm which invests in privately held companies in North America and Europe. It’s portfolio company La Fiesta is one of the leading providers of spices & herbs, dried chili pods, corn husks, and other specialty products for Latin cuisine, serving customers nationwide. Headquartered in La Mirada, CA, La Fiesta prides itself on offering its customers best-in-class service built on its proprietary direct store delivery (“DSD”) network that enables it to provide hundreds of SKUs with unmatched consistency and reliability.



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“La Fiesta’s best-in-class track record of customer service and wide breadth of product offerings are highly complementary to Chef Merito’s unmatched flavor profile and established brand positioning” said Andrew Barza, Principal with Riverarch. Brian Blake, Director with Riverarch, added, “Both management teams have done an excellent job of building strong businesses within the growing Hispanic foods market, and we look forward to joining forces to create a highly compelling platform for future growth.”



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