Simpson Thacher is representing Quirch Foods in its announced acquisition of Colorado Boxed Beef, a large food distributor. Quirch Foods is a portfolio company of Palladium Equity Partners. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.~~Quirch Foods is a food distribution company servicing large and independent retailers across the United States, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. With one of the most comprehensive portfolios of brands for a distributor of its type and size, Quirch operates 11 distribution facilities representing a combined 800,000 square feet of refrigerated warehouse space and a fleet of more than 190 refrigerated trucks. Quirch Foods® is the exclusive distributor of Chiquita® Brands frozen Tropicals and Fruits, Panamei Seafood®, Kikiriquirch® poultry, Mambo Foods®, and a licensed distributor of Certified Angus Beef®.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes Katherine Krause, Mark Pflug, James Parry, Jule Walsh, Carina Kan and Heesu Kim (M&A); John Creed, Joseph Tootle and Scott Grundei (Tax); Larry Moss, Jake Phillips and Alan Fenyes (ECEB); James Cross, Leah Nudelman and Samuel Arthur-Wintergreen (Banking and Credit); Kirsta McManus and Dennis Loiacono (Real Estate); Sara Razi and John Goheen (Antitrust); Lori Lesser and Alysha Sekhon (IP); Olga Gutman, Drew Harmon and Daniela Chediak (Funds); Adeeb Fadil and Timothy Mulvihill (Environmental); and Abram Ellis and Mark Skerry (Regulatory).