date:May 07, 2013
ng firm Grant Thornton.
Earthbound Farm and Kainos Capital could not be reached for comment. Barclays declined to comment.
Dallas-based Kainos Capital is a new firm made up of executives from HM Capital's food and consumer products group. HM Capital, a private equity firm, said last year that it was winding down. HM Capital acquired about 70 percent of Earthbound Farm in July 2009.
Earthbound Farm grows and packages items including salads, vegetables and fruit. Founded in 1984 on a 2.5-acre b