North American Produce Buyers Partners with The Bamford Group

On April 4, 2025, North American Produce Buyers Limited, a portfolio company of Ironbridge Equity Partners, announced its partnership with Fresh Advancements Inc., Freshline Foods Ltd. and Bamford Produce Company Limited (the “Bamford Group”). The Bamford Group is a leading supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables across the wholesale, fresh-cut and foodservice channels, with customers throughout Ontario and Quebec.

Aird & Berlis acted as legal counsel for the Bamford Group with a team led by Liam Tracey-Raymont and including Thomas Fenton, Jeffrey Merk, Christian Nianiaris, Joshua Ward and Teddy Nikolaou (Capital Markets/M&A), David Takenaka, Paige Backman, Peter Czegledy and Emily Chow (Corporate/Commercial), David Malach, Angelo Gentile, Edward Miller and Kyle Spampinato (Tax), Timothy Lowman and Ken Clark (Intellectual Property), Dennis O’Leary (Environmental), Barbra Miller (Employment), Faruk Gafic (Leasing) and Jonathan Yantzi (Financial Services).