H.I.G. Capital, San Francisco, acquired Lipari Foods Operating Co., LLC, Warren, Mich., from Sterling Investment Partners, Westport, Conn. This enables H.I.G. to partner with Lipari Foods to grow the company’s distribution and manufacturing platform.

Lipari is a distributor of perimeter-of-the-store, specialty and branded food products, including deli, bakery, dairy, specialty retail, seafood, packaging, confectionery, ethnic and organic categories.