Family Offices Bypass Private-Equity Funds – They turn to direct investments in private companies in the hopes of earning market-beating returns.

June 9, 2017  By: Sonia Talati Now it’s the private-equity industry’s turn to get disintermediated. That at least is the conclusion of a study by the Family Office Exchange, one of the nation’s leading family-office research outfits that in the past Barron’s Penta has exposed as having conflicts of interest. FOX says most family offices…

Cave Creek Capital Closes Investment in Air Waves LLC

October 24, 2016 Cave Creek Capital (“CCCM”) is pleased to announce its investment in Air Waves LLC (“Air Waves”), a leading provider of on demand garment printing and fulfillment services. Air Waves services several major online retailers, including Amazon, Zulily and Walmart.com by offering thousands of creative, high quality apparel products with rapid turnaround time…

VMC selected for “Mission to Mars”

Bloomingdale, NJ – July 6, 2016 – The VMC Group, a world leader in innovative shock, seismic, vibration and engineering services, is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $1.6 million dollar contract by Boeing. The VMC Group will provide Boeing with engineering testing services and isolators that will be used in NASA’s unprecedented…

QK Holdings, LLC Recapitalization Funds Growth

May 2016, Arizona QK Holdings, LLC has recapitalized its debt with a $43 million credit facility from Wells Fargo Restaurant Finance Group.  The financing will help the largest Denny’s franchisee fund its continued growth through acquisitions and new store development. QK Holdings, LLC  

Transnational Foods, Inc. announces Brett Barcelona as Executive Vice President

May 11, 2016 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Transnational Foods, Inc. (www.transnationalfoods.com), a leading marketer of private label grocery products, announced today that Brett Barcelona has joined the firm as Executive Vice President, New Business to further develop the company’s growing portfolio of regional and national customers. Brett comes with a wealth of industry…

Odyssey Investment Partners Completes Acquisition of Integro

New York, November 2, 2015 Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC today announced that an affiliate has completed its acquisition of Integro Ltd., an international insurance brokerage and risk management firm. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. Founded in 2005, Integro has evolved to become a leading specialty insurance brokerage firm with a significant global…

Cave Creek Capital Closes Investment in Transnational Foods

September 10, 2015 Cave Creek Capital (“CCCM”) is pleased to announce its investment in Transnational Foods LLC (“Transnational”), a leading provider of globally sourced, competitively priced branded and private label food products. Transnational services several major national food retailers including Wal-Mart, Dollar Stores and Supermarkets. Transnational Foods was one of the first to develop cost-effective…

John Hines Joins Bastech

January 2015 John Hines, VP Commercial Development Mining. John has over 29 years of experience in the chemical processing industry with last 11 years focused on chemicals for the mining industry. Prior to joining Bastech in 2014, John worked briefly as the Technical Director, Industrial Minerals for SNF FloMin and for Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC for…