Private Equity Firm Buys Cake Manufacturer Dessert Holdings

Investment firm Bain Capital Private Equity entered into a deal to purchase the premium dessert company Dessert Holdings from Gryphon Investors for an undisclosed sum. The St. Paul, MN-based manufacturer produces premium dessert products under three brands: The Original Cakerie, Lawler's Desserts, and Atlanta Cheesecake Company. The Original Cakerie has two locations in Vancouver, BC and London, ON and Lawler Desserts cheesecake, layer cakes, pies and other products are made at a site in Humble, TX. Premium cheesecakes and fusion desserts are produced for the Atlanta Cheesecake brand at a Kennesaw, GA facility.