On Feb. 26, Entrepreneurial Equity Partners LLC (“E2P”), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, acquired 100 per cent of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Ya YA Foods Corp.
Ya YA Foods is a contract manufacturer of a broad range of aseptic food and beverage products including plant-based and high protein beverages, fruit juices, sports drinks, broths and specialty milk and dairy beverages. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Toronto, Ya YA Foods is one of the largest co-packers in North America, with over 500,000 square feet of manufacturing space designed to meet customer food safety and quality requirements.
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP represented E2P with a deal team that included
Sheldon Plener,
Jeff Mikelberg,
Nicola Geary,
Amanda Metallo,
Jackie Karbi,
Thea Gaertner (private equity and M&A),
Chuck Rich,
Lauren Grossman (banking and specialty finance),
Laurie Jessome,
Stefanie Di Francesco,
Erin Minuk (employment and labour),
Melissa Winch (municipal, planning and environmental),
Armen Khajetoorian (real estate and development),
Andrew Reback,
Tera Li Parizeau (tax),
Chandimal Nicholas,
Christie Bates (intellectual property).
White & Case LLP acted as U.S. counsel to E2P with a deal team composed of
Thomas Horenkamp,
Eric Clamage (M&A),
Sherri Snelson,
Justin Wagstaff,
Eitan Goldberg,
Ryan Talbott (debt finance).
Gowling WLG acted for Ya YA Foods with a deal team that included
W. Ian Palm,
Tiffany Lee Bianchi,
Harrison Sversky,
Taylor Hanson (M&A),
Lisa MacDonnell,
Angelica Wilamowicz (financial institutions and services),
Christina Pawliszyn (real estate),
Paul Carenza (tax),
Ian Macdonald (competition).