M&A Deal Summary

HC Private Investments Acquires Artisan Bakery

On June 1, 2025, family office HC Private Investments acquired food company Artisan Bakery

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is HC Private Investments’ 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is HC Private Investments’ 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is HC Private Investments’ 1st transaction in Louisiana.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-06-01
Target Artisan Bakery
Sector Food
Buyer(s) HC Private Investments
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Artisan Bakery

Louisiana, United States
Artisan Bakery brings together innovative bakery and dessert brands under one roof. Artisan Bakery is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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DESCRIPTION

HC Private Investments is a private investment firm and family office that provides flexible capital and hands-on strategic support to lower middle-market businesses across the US. The Firm looks to make control-oriented investments ranging from $10 to $40 million—partnering with business owners and management teams. Specific areas of interest include food and ingredients, automation equipment, pet related products, household products, aerospace/defense, and specialty chemicals. HC Private Investments was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 8
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 4 of 4
State: Louisiana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 7 of 8
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-27 QEI

Springfield, New Jersey, United States

QEI provides automation products, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (“SCADA”) software solutions, distribution management systems, and related services to its customers. The company QEI helps monitor and control power across various parts of its customer’s systems to allow for efficient management and trouble-shooting from a central point. QEI was founded in 1960 and is based in Springfield, New Jersey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-19 Specialty Bakers

Marysville, Pennsylvania, United States

Specialty Bakers produces branded and private label baked products such as French Twirls (Crème Horns), Dessert Shells, Cake Rolls, and Angel Food Cakes. The products are distributed primarily to grocery stores, mass merchants and other retailers for sale in their “in-store” bakery sections. Specialty Bakers was established in 1901 and is based in Marysville, Pennsylvania.

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