Valeo’s sister company is Eight Fifty Food Group. Each were created by CapVest, the London private equity firm controlled by the Irish businessman Seamus Fitzpatrick. Each are food companies. As I wrote earlier this year, each were built by acquiring and bolting together smaller companies. Now the story is drawing to a close for Valeo and Eight Fifty. Eight Fifty us bening sold to Sofina Foods, a Canadian food group, for an undisclosed sum. Eight Fifty had been preparing for an IPO this year. Sofina intercepted the company before it hit the public markets. Though Eight Fifty and Valeo are…

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