Food, Beverage & Agribusiness

Mesirow’s exclusive focus...

On the middle market means we understand and relate to entrepreneurial business owners and their management teams. We take a long-term approach to client relationships and combine long-standing relationships with expert advisory services to provide custom solutions for leading food, beverage and agribusiness companies. With years of relevant transaction experience and a global network, our senior bankers devote a high level of attention to every transaction and ensure we meet the unique needs of our clients.

Mesirow Advises Hammond’s on its Sale to Lolli & Pops, a Portfolio Company of TerraMar Capital

“We have had the fortune of developing a world-class portfolio of timeless and innovative snacking and confections products that has resulted in shared traditions passed down through generations, sweet memories and delightful candies for our loyal consumers. Growing Hammond’s for the past 17 years, has been a labor of love,” said Andrew Schuman, President and Co-owner of Hammond’s. “I am grateful for Mesirow’s trusted advice and depth of experience within the snacking and confections sector.”

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Advantages

Sector focus

Branded & private label

- Packaged food & beverage
- Emerging brands
- Heritage brands
- Natural & organic
- Prepared foods

Distributors & wholesalers

- Foodservice
- Retail
- Re-distributors

Fruits & Vegetables

- Growers
- Packers
- Shippers
- Processors

Ingredients & flavors

- Functional & sensory
- Edible oils
- Inclusions
- Sauces
- Spices & sweeteners

Inputs & agribusiness

- Agronomy
- Agtech
- Biofuels
- Crop inputs
- Feed & ingredients
- Production
- Storage & distribution

Restaurants & retail grocery

- Independent grocery chains
- Franchisors & franchisees
- Multi-unit concepts
- Multi-concept chains

“We take a disciplined and holistic approach to building relationships throughout the entire food value chain with the goal of delivering the exceptional results our clients expect and deserve.”

Paul Mariani, Managing Director, Head of Food, Beverage & Agribusiness, Investment Banking