Utz Quality Foods, LLC and Metropoulos & Co. have formed a strategic partnership, with Metropoulos & Co. making a significant investment in the 95-year-old company.

Hostess Brands Inc. has selected affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC and Metropoulos & Co. as the “stalking horse” bidder for the majority of the assets of its snack cake business, which includes both Hostess and Dolly Madison branded products, including the iconic Twinkies brand.