For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors.
In April alone, we added more than 2,000 new private company transactions, bringing the total to over 22,000 searchable deals across sectors, industries, and transaction types in Dakota Marketplace.
Inside Dakota Marketplace, you’ll find the transactions tab that provides structured, filterable data on deal types, values, and dates, while our editorial team curates daily updates through the dakota transactions newsletter, helping you cut through the noise and focus on what matters most.
To ensure the most comprehensive coverage of private market activity, Dakota monitors over 10,000 websites including company websites, newswires, and numerous third-party news providers to capture and verify transaction data as it happens.
Below are the top 10 consumer staples transactions.
- Transaction Date: 4/1/2026
- Industry: Personal Care Products
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $2.25B
Clorox has completed its acquisition of GOJO Industries, maker of the Purell brand, for $2.25 billion in cash ($1.92 billion net of anticipated tax benefits), adding a business with nearly $800 million in annual sales growing at a 5% three-year CAGR that generates over 80% of revenue through a stable B2B distribution network underpinned by roughly 20 million installed dispensers. The deal expands Clorox's Health and Wellness segment with the #1 hand sanitizer brand across both B2B and retail channels, with at least $50 million in targeted run-rate cost synergies and expected EPS accretion in year two.
- Transaction Date: 4/1/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $1.74B
EAT HAPPY GROUP and the European business of Hana Group SAS have agreed to combine, creating a pan-European fresh Asian convenience food platform serving approximately 5,800 points of sale across 14 countries, financed with equity and additional funding from One Rock Capital Partners. The deal significantly expands EAT HAPPY's geographic footprint into markets including France, the UK, Spain, and Belgium, while combining complementary product portfolios — including sushi, wok dishes, and Korean cuisine — to accelerate innovation and strengthen the combined platform's retail partnerships.
- Transaction Date: 4/2/2026
- Industry: Beverages
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $775M
GALLO has completed its acquisition of Four Roses Bourbon from Kirin Holdings for up to $775 million, bringing the iconic Kentucky bourbon brand back under U.S. family ownership for the first time in 83 years. The deal strengthens GALLO's premium spirits portfolio with one of America's most respected bourbons — known for its ten distinct recipes — while expanding the company's global footprint in Europe and Japan, with Master Distiller Brent Elliott and the existing team remaining in place.
- Transaction Date: 4/21/2026
- Industry: Beverages
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $53M
Laird Superfoods has completed the acquisition of Terrasoul Superfoods, a vertically integrated superfoods platform generating approximately $65.8 million in 2025 net sales, for $48 million in cash plus up to $5 million in performance-based earnout, funded through a concurrent $60 million Series A Convertible Preferred Stock investment from Nexus Capital. The deal advances Laird's strategy to build a premier superfoods and functional nutrition platform, adding Terrasoul's diversified product portfolio of nuts, seeds, dried fruits, and functional ingredients along with its proprietary in-house manufacturing and strong e-commerce positioning.
- Transaction Date: 4/1/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $34.2M
Standing Ovation, a French precision fermentation startup producing animal-free dairy caseins, has raised $34.2 million in a Series B round — including $28.5 million in equity co-led by Bpifrance and Crédit Mutuel Innovation and $5.7 million in non-dilutive financing — with new investor Danone Ventures joining returning backers Bel Group and others. The proceeds will fund the commercial rollout of its Advanced Casein ingredient, beginning in the U.S. market before expanding to Europe and Asia from late 2027, as the company targets the growing demand for sustainable, high-performance dairy proteins through precision fermentation.
- Transaction Date: 4/28/2026
- Industry: Entertainment
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $37M
Golden Child, a fresh dog food startup co-founded by Hims & Hers co-founder Jack Abraham, has emerged from stealth with $37 million in funding from Atomic, A*, and Redpoint Ventures to launch a science-backed fresh pet food system featuring chef-crafted "Mains" and functional "Drizzles" formulated by a board-certified veterinary nutritionist. The company is targeting the rapidly expanding U.S. fresh pet food market, expected to grow by $3.2 billion by 2029, with a proprietary supply chain built to human food delivery standards and recipes designed to address nutritional gaps in existing premium fresh food options.
- Transaction Date: 4/1/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Credit
- Transaction Value: $30M
O2 Sponsor Finance provided $30 million in senior secured credit facilities to support Borgman Capital's recapitalization of Gilman Cheese Corporation, a Gilman, Wisconsin-based developer, manufacturer, and private labeler of premium clean label processed cheeses. Gilman serves a diverse customer base spanning consumer food companies, specialty gourmet producers, deli distributors, and institutional distributors.
- Transaction Date: 4/15/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $16.2M
Agriodor, a French agritech company developing semiochemical-based crop protection solutions using natural plant scents, has raised €15 million in a Series A round led by the Environmental and Solidarity Revolution Fund with participation from Région Sud Investissement, CAAP Création, and existing investors including Capagro and SWEN Capital Partners. The proceeds will accelerate international expansion and deployment of its olfactory biocontrol technology, building on its first commercial product for sugar beet aphids distributed through Syngenta and a global-first deployment of a semiochemical in row crops.
- Transaction Date: 4/27/2026
- Industry: Beverages
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $10M
Wet Hydration, a Las Vegas-based functional beverage brand founded in 2020, has raised $10 million in a new funding round with NBA star Paul George joining as an investor, as the brand targets expanded retail channel growth. The raise marks a significant step up for the company, which previously raised $4.5 million in a seed round, and positions Wet Hydration to accelerate distribution and brand development with a high-profile athlete partner.
- Transaction Date: 4/22/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $6.13
Pardee Resources Company has agreed to sell all of its California Central Valley table grape assets — comprising a wholly owned 40-acre ranch and an 85%-owned 220-acre ranch held through a joint venture — to Joseph Vineyard Estates LLC, an affiliate of Four Star Fruit, for total cash proceeds of $6.13 million, with the transaction expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.
At Dakota, we understand how important it is to stay current on deal activity as it happens. That’s why our editorial team continuously monitors the news for real-time updates on platform investments, add-ons, divestitures, and more to deliver daily highlights straight to your inbox through our transactions newsletter.
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