Antarctica Advisors Acts as Exclusive Investment Banking Advisor to Distributor Arctic Fisheries in its Majority Sale to SNH Capital Partners

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November 13, 2025 – Antarctica Advisors LLC, acted as the exclusive investment banking advisor to Arctic Fisheries Ltd. in the sale of a majority stake to SNH Capital Partners.

With roots dating back to 1921, Arctic Fisheries is a household name in the North American Seafood Industry, importing and distributing premium seafood products to foodservice customers nationwide. Arctic Fisheries offers a wide variety of Groundfish, Crab, and Lobster products. Michael Kotok, its owner and CEO, will remain a shareholder post-transaction and will, together with his experienced team, continue contributing to the company’s growth.

Founded in 1995 and based in Austin, Texas, SNH Capital Partners is a privately-held investment firm that invests in middle-market companies. SNH has maintained a long-term investment approach built on sustainable, scalable, and profitable growth across the middle-market. The acquisition of Arctic Fisheries marks SNH’s first investment in the Seafood Industry.

Michael Kotok, CEO of Arctic Fisheries, commented: “Antarctica’s experienced team understood our needs and leveraged its relationships in the industry to find Arctic Fisheries a new majority owner that shares our vision, values our employees, and will help us grow the company over the foreseeable future. Antarctica assisted us in navigating through this complex process, resulting in a successful transaction for all stakeholders.  The partnership with SNH is meaningful for us, providing us with many tools to expand into new markets while providing additional value to customers, vendors and sustainable fisheries world-wide.  We’re very excited.”

Ignacio Kleiman, Managing Partner at Antarctica Advisors, commented: “Arctic Fisheries is one of the well-known names in the North American Seafood Industry, dating back to 1921. We are proud to have been trusted by Michael to assist in this transaction, and we look forward to watching the company continue to prosper.”

 

Antarctica Advisors LLC is a licensed broker-dealer, member of FINRA and SIPC

For further information on Antarctica Advisors LLC please go to www.AntarcticaLLC.com

Antarctica Advisors Acts as Exclusive Investment Banking Advisor to Sea Fresh USA in its 100% Sale to Oceano Seafood

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September 26, 2023 – Antarctica Advisors LLC, the leading Seafood Industry-focused M&A advisory firm, acted as the exclusive investment banking advisor to Sea Fresh USA (“Sea Fresh”), one of the largest processors of fresh, premium-quality, wild-caught Loligo Squid in the U.S., in its sale to Oceano Seafood (“Oceano”), an international fishing and processing conglomerate from Lima, Peru.

Founded in 1981, Sea Fresh USA is a fully integrated seafood business with fishing, unloading, processing & packing operations. Sea Fresh has docking operations in Galilee, RI (Handrigan Seafoods) and a BRC-certified processing facility in North Kingstown, RI. The company is well known for its fresh and frozen Squid products distributed through retail and food service.

James Fox, Owner of Sea Fresh, commented: “Oceano has been a customer of ours for several years and we are excited to be their first acquisition in the U.S. market. We are thankful to have worked with the Antarctica Advisors team who played a key role in helping us navigate this complex transaction process. Their senior banker M&A advice was critical to the structuring and negotiating the best possible transaction for me and my employees.”

Ignacio Tirado, President of Oceano Seafoods, shared: “It is an honor to continue Jim Fox’s legacy and to join the company’s experienced management. We aim to continue investing and growing the business in the U.S. and integrate it our global sourcing capabilities into it.”

Ignacio Kleiman, Managing Partner of Antarctica Advisors, pointed out: “Sea Fresh provides Oceano direct access to the U.S. market with a brand recognized for its high-quality fresh Squid products. We very much appreciated the opportunity to have worked with Sea Fresh’s team and look forward to watching the company’s continued growth.”

For Oceano, the acquisition of Sea Fresh expands its international footprint while deepening its supplier network and presents numerous synergies facilitating growth including diversifying its product offerings with access to the U.S. market.

Antarctica Advisors is the leading US-based, independent investment banking firm providing corporate clients in the global Seafood Industry with specialized M&A advisory, private equity and debt capital raising services. The firm’s highly specialized Seafood Team is comprised of professionals with significant knowledge of the Seafood Industry, as well as a proven track record of successful transaction execution.

Antarctica Advisors LLC is a licensed broker-dealer, member of FINRA and SIPC.

For further information contact Ignacio Kleiman, Antarctica Advisors LLC at:
IKleiman@AntarcticaLLC.com or visit www.AntarcticaLLC.com

Antarctica Advisors Acts as Exclusive Investment Banking Advisor to Clear Springs Foods, Inc. in its 100% Sale to Riverence Holdings LLC

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February 4, 2020 – Antarctica Advisors LLC, the leading Seafood Industry-focused M&A advisory firm, acted as the exclusive investment banking advisor to Clear Springs Foods Inc. (“Clear Springs”), the leading grower and processor of rainbow trout in the US, in its sale to Riverence Holdings LLC (“Riverence”), a neighboring producer of steelhead trout.

Based in Idaho’s pristine Magic Valley, Clear Springs was established in 1966 and since 2000 has been employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”).  The merger of Clear Springs and Riverence creates the largest producer of trout in the Americas with unrivaled expertise ranging from brood stock, farm operations through processing and national distribution.  The scale of the new company will broaden the market for sustainably produced Idaho-raised trout and allow it to offer customers a wider range of quality products, including both rainbow and steelhead trout in fresh, frozen and value-added forms.

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