• Acquisition of Mexican Accent, Inc.

    For Immediate Release

    Posted on November, 08, 2002

    Chicago, Illinois-based Arbor Private Investment Company announced today that it has completed its acquisition of New Berlin, Wisconsin-based Mexican Accent, Inc. Mexican Accent is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of high quality tortillas, tortilla chips, salsa and other Mexican food products. Terms of the sale were withheld. Read More

  • Final Close of Arbor Fund

    For Immediate Release

    Posted on August, 08, 2002

    Chicago, Illinois-based Arbor Private Investment Company announced today that it has held a final close of Arbor Fund I, bringing total committed capital to $41.7 million. Incorporating the Fund's co-investment feature, Arbor has aggregate investment capital of $84 million. Arbor's limited partners include leading insurance companies, prominent financial institutions and high net worth investors. The Fund's principals and co-founders are Gregory Purcell, Managing Partner and Joseph Campolo, Partner. Read More

  • Acquisition of Nordon, Inc.

    For Immediate Release

    Posted on May, 16, 2002

    Arbor Private Investment Company today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Nordon, Inc. Nordon is a leading super-regional distributor of foodservice equipment in the mid-Atlantic U.S., with facilities in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Rochester, New York. Read More

  • Bell-Carter Foods Acquires DeGraffenreid Pickles

    California Company Adds Pickles To Its Line of High-Quality Foods

    Posted on January, 15, 2002

    LAFAYETTE, Calif. (January 15, 2002)--Bell-Carter Foods, Inc., the world's largest table olive processor, has acquired the operating assets of J.L. DeGraffenreid & Sons, LLC in Springfield, Missouri, a leading processor and nation-wide distributor of pickled condiments, including various styles of pickles, okra and peppers. The purchase price was not disclosed. Read More