Houlihan Lokey Advises Fresh Origins

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that San Diego Farms, LLC (Fresh Origins or the company), a portfolio company of LaSalle Capital (LaSalle), has been acquired by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (Sun Capital).

Fresh Origins, headquartered in San Marcos, California, is a market-leading grower and shipper of microgreens and edible flowers for foodservice and retail customers across the United States. Founded in 1996, Fresh Origins pioneered the microgreens category and is known for having the widest product variety, exceptional quality and consistency, and the most rigorous food safety standards in the industry. The company offers more than 600 varieties of microgreens, Petite® greens, edible flowers, shoots, Tiny Veggies™, and other specialty items, serving over 350 foodservice distributors, restaurants, and retailers.

LaSalle Capital is a leading private equity firm with experience in the lower middle market, managing more than $500 million in capital across several investment funds. LaSalle has a proven track record of partnering with management teams to increase value in its companies by providing a strategic operating focus and driving growth organically and through acquisitions. LaSalle has domain expertise and an investment focus in the food and beverage ecosystem.

Sun Capital Partners, Inc. is a global private equity firm focused on partnering with outstanding management teams to accelerate value creation. Since 1995, Sun Capital has invested in more than 475 companies worldwide with revenues in excess of $50 billion across a broad range of industries and transaction structures. The firm has built a reputation as a trusted partner, recognized for its operational experience. Sun Capital focuses on defensible businesses in growing markets with tangible performance improvement opportunities in the business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial, and technology sectors. The firm has offices in Boca Raton, Los Angeles, and New York, and an affiliate with offices in London.

Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to Fresh Origins and assisted in structuring and negotiating the transaction on its behalf. This deal represents another successful transaction for Houlihan Lokey in the consumer, food, and retail space.

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