The Van Drunen Family of Companies (“Van Drunen Farms”) and SouthAm Freeze Dry (“SouthAm”) today announced a new partnership whereby Van Drunen Farms will take a majority stake in SouthAm.

Cassel Salpeter & Co., an independent investment banking firm that provides advice to middle market and emerging growth companies in the U.S. and worldwide, today announced that it served as exclusive financial advisor to Sancilio Pharmaceuticals Company, Inc., debtor-in-possession in a Chapter 11, in two sales pending in Delaware.

Cassel Salpeter & Co., LLC, a middle-market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, represented Florida Bottling, Inc. d/b/a Lakewood Organics (“Lakewood”) in securing senior debt financing from Fifth Third Bank. The financing will support numerous growth initiatives.

Cassel Salpeter & Co. served as exclusive financial advisor to Austin-based Trucker Path, Inc., a leading software platform for the trucking industry, on its sale to Renren, Inc. (NYSE: RENN). This deal represented Cassel Salpeter’s third technology transaction in 2017. 

Cassel Salpeter & Co., served as exclusive financial advisor and facilitated a growth capital financing for Diversified Aero Services, Inc. (“DASI”) by an undisclosed, global investment firm.

Steel Partners Ltd. (“Steel”) the owner of approximately 60% of the outstanding Common Stock of Ore Holdings, Inc. (“Ore”, Pink Sheets: ORXE) and all of the outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Ore, together representing approximately 93% of the outstanding Common Stock of Ore on an as converted basis, has agreed to acquire the remaining issued and outstanding shares of Ore pursuant to a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) entered into today by and among Ore, Steel and Ore Merger Sub, Inc., an entity controlled by Steel (the “Merger Sub”).

Heat Biologics, Inc. (“Heat”) (Nasdaq:HTBX), a leader in the development of immunotherapies designed to activate a patient’s immune system against cancer, announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement with the holders of 75.5% of the outstanding capital stock of Pelican Therapeutics, Inc. (“Pelican”) to acquire an 80% controlling interest in Pelican.

Tecogen Inc. (NASDAQ: TGEN) (“Tecogen”) and American DG Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT: ADGE) (“American DG”) today announced that their Boards of Directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Tecogen will acquire all of the outstanding shares of American DG in a stock-for-stock merger.

Cassel Salpeter & Co., a middle-market investment banking firm providing financial advisory services, represented Lang Companies in its sale to IG Design Group plc (formerly International Greetings plc).

Cassel Salpeter & Co., a middle-market investment banking firm providing financial advisory services, has added Ira Z. Leiderman as Managing Director. Leiderman is noted as a highly experienced healthcare investment banker and executive.