LOS ANGELES, July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The sale of Contessa Premium Foods Inc. for $51 million to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. was approved on June 29, 2011, by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California after a spirited auction. Contessa, a globally recognized frozen-food supplier, filed for bankruptcy protection in January 2011. The transaction is expected to close mid-July. Los Angeles-based law firm Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff represented Contessa CEO John Blazevich in the transaction.

“The Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff team proved invaluable to me in the sale process,” said Blazevich.

Attorneys Brian Davidoff, Benjamin Alexander and Nancy Morgan of Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff represented and advised Blazevich through the bankruptcy and final transaction.

Contessa Premium Foods is a leading supplier of premium shrimp, convenience meals, stir-fry vegetables and other frozen food products sold in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Mexico. It is one of the top-selling supermarket brands in the United States. In 2007, the San Pedro, Calif.-based company opened the world’s first “green” frozen-food manufacturing plant in Los Angeles. Sun Capital Partners, Inc. is a leading private investment firm focused on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and other investments and has significant prior experience in the food, food service and seafood sectors.

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