Holland & Knight Advises Imperial Dade in Acquisition of Apache Group

CHICAGO, Ill. (August 3, 2023) – Holland & Knight advised Imperial Dade in its acquisition of Apache Group. The transaction was announced on August 1.

Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, Imperial Dade is the leading independently owned and operated distributor of foodservice packaging, facilities maintenance supplies and equipment in North America.

Headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota, Apache Group is a premier distributor of foodservice packaging products throughout the Midwest.

The Holland & Knight M&A team was led by Partner Morley Fortier III and Associates Ethan Seery and Michelle Kraus. The M&A team was assisted by Partners Alan Schwartz, Mark Francis, Victoria Zerjav, Phillip Schreiber, Nellie Sullivan and Amy Edwards, along with Associates Haylie Treas, Stephen Pennartz, Lauren Becker, Emily Hendricks and Alexandra Ward.

More information on the transaction can be found here.

Holland & Knight regularly ranks among the leading M&A and private equity law firms in reputable, benchmarking league tables published by Bloomberg and Refinitiv. Through the first half of 2023, the firm ranked among the top 5 most active law firms in the U.S. and globally for its work in the space. Through the HK Deal Flow® program, Holland & Knight facilitates deal leads for clients and prospective clients by matching acquisition or capital raising opportunities with buyers and investors.