Akerman represented Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, an operationally focused private equity firm specializing in control investments in lower middle market companies, in its strategic investment in Quaker Valley Foods, Inc. and affiliates.
Quaker Valley, established in 1975 and headquartered in Philadelphia, is a leading protein distribution company offering over 3,000 fresh and frozen perishable and non-perishable items including beef, pork, chicken, turkey, seafood, deli products, foodservice items, lamb, goat, mutton, veal, and ethnic items. Quaker Valley serves independent and ethnic retail, wholesale, and foodservice customers across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
The Akerman team representing Hidden Harbor was led by Corporate Practice Group Partner and Co-Chair Emeritus Carl Roston and Partner Andrew Hard. The team also included:
- Melissa Koch, Chair, Technology Transactions Practice
- Thomas Mandler, Co-Chair, Traditional Labor Law Practice
- Sarah Smith Campbell, Partner, Real Estate Practice Group
- Peter Chiabotti, Partner, Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Erika Labelle, Partner, Tax Practice Group
- Chris Leach, Partner, Real Estate Practice Group
- Gabriel Marinaro, Partner, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice
- Bruce Meyerson, Partner, Real Estate Practice Group
- Lillian Chaves Moon, Partner, Labor and Employment Practice Group
- Felicia Nowels, Partner, International Trade Practice
- Austin Ownbey, Partner, Corporate Practice Group
- Bryan Reese, Partner, Corporate Practice Group
- David Slenn, Partner, Tax Practice Group
- Adam Brown, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
- Jim Deiotte, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
- Carlos de la Cruz, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
- Anthony El-Hashem, Associate, Labor and Employment Practice Group
- Lauren Gonzalez, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
- Chelsy Lutz, Associate, Tax Practice Group
- Michael Meadows, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
- Kimberly Seay, Associate, Real Estate Practice Group
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