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Overland Park-based private equity firm VantEdge Partners LP was part of a group that acquired the Hawaiian arm of Kona Brewing Co. for an undisclosed amount.
Founded in 1994, Kona Brewing Co. is the second-largest brewery in Hawaii, controlling 11% of the state's beer market by volume. Kona was owned by Craft Brew Alliance, based in Portland, Ore.
Craft Brew Alliance is being acquired by Anheuser-Busch, which already owns 31.2% of the company. Regulatory concerns led to spinning Kona Brewing’s…