Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
At CLA Meridian Capital, we drive exceptional results for our clients throughout the food and agribusiness value chain. Whether through a merger or acquisition, raising debt or equity, or strategic advisory, our professionals have developed unique insights and tools to deliver successful results for our food and agribusiness clients.
Our dedicated team maximizes shareholder value by leveraging industry-wide corporate relationships, deep subsector expertise, broad private equity and family office investor relationships, and proven transaction experience. We welcome the opportunity to discuss industry trends and your potential transaction alternatives.
CLA Meridian Capital’s deep food, beverage, and agribusiness subsector experience includes advising leading companies within segments like growing and packing, food inputs & ingredients, food manufacturing/processing, crop inputs and consumables, food distribution, cold storage and warehousing, agriculture and orchard supplies, food transportation and logistics, and vertically integrated operations.
Team Leadership

Subsector Experience
Agricultural Inputs and Producers
- Crop Inputs
- Irrigation & Orchard Supply
- Growers & Packers
Food Distribution and Supply Chain
- Foodservice Equipment & Supply (FE&S)
- Broadline
- Specialty Distribution
Food & Beverage
- Ingredients
- Processing
- Consumer Packaged Goods
- Co-Manufacturing
Recent Food, Beverage & Agribusiness M&A Transactions
La Panzanella Has Been Acquired by Dare Foods Ltd
La Marzocco Received Strategic Advisory From CLA Meridian Capital
Pearl Crop Has Been Recapitalized by a Confidential Strategic Investor
Ellenos Has Received Growth Capital From Monogram Capital Partners
Smith & Greene Has Been Acquired by Edward Don & Company
nutpods Has Received Growth Capital From CircleUp
Market Fresh Produce Has Been Acquired By Marquette Capital Partners
Affy Tapple Has Been Acquired by Beavers Holdings
Earl E. Brown & Sons, Inc. Has Been Acquired by Foreman Fruit & Land Company, LLC
Wilson Irrigation & Orchard Supply, Inc. Has Been Acquired by Clearview Capital, LLC
*Note: Includes transactions completed by Meridian bankers while at previous firms

