Fund News12.15.2025 Encore closes continuation vehicle for Lion Beverage with over $150 million in commitments San Francisco, California, December 15th, 2025 – Encore Consumer Capital (“Encore”), a private equity firm that invests exclusively in leading consumer products companies, is pleased to announce the closing of a single-asset continuation vehicle for Lion Beverages, LLC (“Lion” or the “Company”). The transaction, led by Apogem and including J.P. Morgan Asset Management, RCP Advisors, […] Read Article Encore closes continuation vehicle for Lion Beverage with over $150 million in commitments
Fund News04.01.2025 Encore Announces Investment in LYS Beauty San Francisco, California, April 1st, 2025 – Encore Consumer Capital, a private equity firm that invests in leading consumer products companies, is pleased to announce it has made a significant minority equity investment in high-performance clean beauty brand LYS Beauty. LYS Beauty, headquartered in Georgia, stands for “Love Your Self” and is the first Black-owned […] Read Article Encore Announces Investment in LYS Beauty
Fund News10.29.2024 Encore closes acquisition of DeIorio’s San Francisco, California, October 28th, 2024 – Encore Consumer Capital (“Encore”), a private equity firm that invests exclusively in leading consumer products companies, is pleased to announce the acquisition of DeIorio, LLC (“DeIorio’s”). DeIorio’s, based in Utica, NY, is a manufacturer of customized pizza dough balls, pre-formed crusts, and shells serving pizza restaurants, […] Read Article Encore closes acquisition of DeIorio’s
Fund News08.30.2024 Encore Consumer Capital Announces Exit of Ancient Harvest / Pamela’s Brands San Francisco, California, August 30, 2024 – Encore Consumer Capital, LP (“Encore”), a private equity firm that invests exclusively in food and consumer products, is pleased to announce a full exit of its investment in the Ancient Harvest and Pamela’s brands following the majority acquisition of Quinoa Corporation by Saco Foods, a portfolio company of […] Read Article Encore Consumer Capital Announces Exit of Ancient Harvest / Pamela’s Brands
Fund News08.09.2024 Encore Pet News: Open Farm Achieves B Corp Certification San Francisco, CA, August 7, 2024 – Last month, our portfolio company Open Farm announced that it achieved B Corp Certification. We are proud to have served as partners to Open Farm since 2017, not just because they have grown revenues more than 20 times since our investment, but because they are doing great things […] Read Article Encore Pet News: Open Farm Achieves B Corp Certification
Fund News05.16.2024 Encore Closes Frozen Baked Goods Platform Seeking Add-on Acquisitions San Francisco, California, May 16th, 2024 – Encore Consumer Capital (“Encore”), a private equity firm that invests exclusively in leading consumer products companies, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Chalet Desserts (“Chalet”), in partnership with founder and CEO Dave Laukat and the existing management team. Chalet, based in Sacramento, CA, is […] Read Article Encore Closes Frozen Baked Goods Platform Seeking Add-on Acquisitions
Fund News04.08.2024 Encore Announces Exit of Banneton Bakery San Francisco, California, April 8, 2024 – Encore Consumer Capital (“Encore”), a private equity firm that invests exclusively in food and consumer products, is pleased to announce a full exit of its investment in Banneton Bakery (“Banneton”) following the majority acquisition of Banneton by Vandemoortele, a leading European family-owned food group. Banneton, founded in 2008 […] Read Article Encore Announces Exit of Banneton Bakery
Fund News03.11.2024 Jamie Schwartz Returns to Encore Consumer Capital as a Director on the Investment Team SAN FRANCISCO, March 11, 2024 – Encore Consumer Capital (“Encore”) is pleased to announce that Jamie Schwartz has rejoined the investment team as a Director, after initially joining the firm as an Associate in 2016. Jamie will be responsible for deal origination and execution as well as portfolio company oversight. Encore, having recently closed its fourth […] Read Article Jamie Schwartz Returns to Encore Consumer Capital as a Director on the Investment Team
Fund News02.05.2024 Encore Closes Fund IV! February 5, 2024 – Encore Consumer Capital (“Encore”), a private equity investment firm focused on the consumer products industry, has closed Encore Consumer Capital Fund IV, LP (“Encore IV”) and related vehicles with $258 million of commitments. Encore, founded in 2005, will continue to invest in lower middle market companies with between $10 million and […] Read Article Encore Closes Fund IV!
