Calfee Client GS Foods Group, Inc. and Affiliated Owners Highview Capital, LLC and A&M Capital Partners Announce Acquisition of California Foodservice Provider The Danielsen Company

Calfee congratulates our client, GS Foods Group, Inc., a leading specialized food distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital LLC and A&M Capital Partners, on its recently announced acquisition of California-based foodservice provider The Danielsen Company. This acquisition combines GS Foods' national expertise with The Danielsen Company's long-standing commitment to customer satisfaction to deliver greater value to school nutrition and foodservice partners in Northern California.

The Danielsen Company, based in Chico, has been an integral part of the Northern California foodservice industry for more than 60 years, serving a wide array of customers, including K-12 schools, and has earned a reputation based on the principles of honesty, integrity, and customer service.

GS Foods is a leading, premium food distribution and product solutions provider with nearly 50 years of experience and a significant school nutrition network serving more than 5,100 K-12 schools as well as customers in the nonprofit, business and industry, and healthcare sectors across the U.S. GS Foods is owned by affiliates of Highview Capital, LLC and A&M Capital Partners.

Highview Capital is a global private equity investment vehicle based in Southern California. Backed by a multibillion dollar family office, the fund employs a flexible mandate and takes a long-term perspective on middle-market businesses at an inflection point.

A&M Capital is a multi-strategy private equity investment firm with more than $6 billion in total commitments across four investment strategies, which maintains a strategic association with Alvarez & Marsal, one of the largest operationally focused advisory firms in the world. A&M Capital Partners (AMCP) is A&M Capital's flagship investment strategy focused on middle-market control transactions in North America with total commitments exceeding $4 billion.

Calfee’s legal team was led by Firm Vice Chair and Corporate and Finance Partner Terrence F. (Terry) Doyle and Partner Adam Pretty and included Associates Alexandria (Allie) Beto and Piljung (Kevin) Kang. Real Estate Partner Joshua G. (Josh) Berggrun handled the real estate-related legal matters for the transaction.

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