Wind Point Buys Rupari Foods
Chicago-based middle market private equity firm Wind Point Partners acquired Rupari Foods, maker of pre-cooked and ready to eat ribs sold at retailers and through Tony Roma’s and Butcher’s Prime brands. Wind Point acquired Rupari in partnership with former Sara Lee Foods CEO Bob Kopriva and John Rice, who will serve as active co-chairmen, and Rupari’s CEO Robert Mintz. Paul Peitzsch will join as CFO. Specifics on the transaction were not publicized. Senior debt for the transaction was provided by GE Antares, a unit of GE Capital, Fifth Third Bank’s Food & Agribusiness Group and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. DLA Piper LLP acted as the legal advisor to Wind Point. Greenberg Traurig, LLP served as legal advisor to Rupari Foods.
6 July 2011•3 mins read
