Michael H. Altman

Fiddleheads Coffee Roasters, Wisconsin’s family-owned roastery and café brand founded in 1996, has joined FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective through an acquisition closed on December 31.

Michael Best and SSG Capital Advisors Supported Winona Foods, Inc. in the recent sale of its Cheese Processing Division. Michael Altman, Jake DeLeers, Brent Stork, Michelle Ebben, James DeCleene, and Ryan Habeck served as counsel to Winona Foods, Inc. SSG Capital Advisors, LLC served as investment banker to Winona Foods.

On October 10, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) adopted new rules (the “Final Rule”) that will significantly increase the scope of information and documentation filing parties must disclose in transactions subject to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”). The Final Rule will be effective 90 days after publication in the Federal Register, which is anticipated to be January 2025. This client alert provides a summary of important rule changes.