Michael LaVitola

If Black Swans are unforeseen calamitous events, Red Swans are great companies most of us never saw coming. They are built by entrepreneurs who create joy for their customers, provide meaning to their employees, and scare their shareholders by passing on premature acquisition offers. They are movements as much as businesses. We are honored to be a part of them.

Foxtrot is redefining convenience for the modern consumer, marrying the best of neighborhood retail and e-commerce technology to create a community of discovery. Our storefronts offer the most-loved aspects of neighborhood cafés, and you can turn to the Foxtrot App or website for 30-minute delivery and 5-minute pick up of a city’s best goods – from local beers and fine wines to chef-prepared meals and everyday essentials. We also offer the best of our favorite foods, goods and curated gifts available for nationwide shipping via Foxtrot Anywhere. We’re building a first-of-its-kind omnichannel brand that seamlessly marries e-commerce delivery, proprietary inventory technology, and the feel-good community of neighborhood stores. Since launching our native app in 2013, we now operate a robust e-commerce platform and 20 (and counting!) retail stores across Chicago, DC, VA and Dallas with plans to continue expansion nationwide. We’re on a mission to connect people to better convenience through our love for food & culture, so that everyone can feel good about what they buy everyday.

If Black Swans are unforeseen calamitous events, Red Swans are great companies most of us never saw coming. They are built by entrepreneurs who create joy for their customers, provide meaning to their employees, and scare their shareholders by passing on premature acquisition offers. They are movements as much as businesses. We are honored to be a part of them.

May River Capital is a private equity investment firm based in Chicago and founded by three partners seeking to help lower middle-market, high-caliber industrial businesses grow and thrive. With roots in family-owned industrial companies and over 50 years of combined industry experience to draw upon, our specific industry focus creates value for all constituencies – employees, investors, customers, and suppliers. As we are often one of the first institutional investors in our portfolio companies, we work closely with management to make fundamental operational and strategic changes that catalyze future growth. These initiatives may involve implementing new technology, modernizing and optimizing operations, and/or considering add-on acquisitions to augment organic growth. Since 2012, May River Capital has raised approximately $500M in committed capital and has invested in 11 platform companies, as well as completed 16 add-on acquisitions

Wynnchurch Capital, L.P., headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois with an affiliate in Canada, was founded in 1999, and is a leading middle-market private equity investment firm. Wynnchurchs strategy is to partner with middle market companies in the United States and Canada that possess the potential for substantial growth and profit improvement. Wynnchurch Capital manages a number of private equity funds with $9.2 billion of regulatory assets under management and specializes in recapitalizations, growth capital, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs and restructurings. We leverage a business’s strengths, identify new market opportunities and provide strategic support to realize management’s vision—with an unwavering commitment to sound business judgment, partnership, communication and integrity.