Articles from Huron Capital

Leading lower middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) announced that its portfolio company, Rampart Exterior Services (“Rampart,” or the “Company”), has acquired Port Enterprises, Ltd. (“Port”). Port is Rampart’s second acquisition since first partnering with Independent Roofing Systems in August, 2024. The partnership with Port further enhances Rampart’s customer base and geographic footprint.

Leading lower middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) announced that its portfolio company, The Exigent Group (“Exigent,” or the “Company”), along with its operating company, Smith-Boughan Mechanical (“Smith-Boughan”) has acquired Premier Mechanical (“Premier”).

Huron Capital (“Huron”), a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced it has sold a majority interest in ExperiGreen Lawn Care (“ExperiGreen” or the “Company”) to funds managed by Wind Point Partners.

Criticore Group (“Criticore” or the “Company”), a leading electrical services platform that serves advanced, mission-critical facilities through full lifecycle management of electrical and data infrastructure, turnkey engineering solutions and comprehensive preventative maintenance services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Dawid as Chief Financial Officer.

Leading middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) announced today that its portfolio company, Sunland Asphalt (“Sunland”), has acquired Metro Pavers, Inc. (“Metro Pavers” or “MPI”). Headquartered in the greater Denver area, Metro Pavers began operations in 1975 and has established itself as one of the premier asphalt maintenance and paving companies in the region. MPI provides asphalt paving and maintenance, patching, seal coating, concrete, and other ancillary services for customers in the metro-Denver region and surrounding area.

Leading middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) announced today that its commercial roofing and exterior facility services platform, Rampart Exterior Services (“Rampart”), completed its first acquisition with the closing of Independent Roofing Systems, Inc. (“Independent”). Independent is headquartered in central Mississippi and serves critical industries including education, government, industrial, and other commercial customers.

Leading middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) announced today that its portfolio company, Sunland Asphalt (“Sunland” or the “Company”), has acquired Georgia Paving, LLC (“Georgia Paving”). Headquartered in the greater Atlanta area, Georgia Paving began operations in 1996 and has established itself as one of the premier asphalt maintenance and paving companies in the region. Georgia Paving provides asphalt paving and maintenance, striping, seal coating, concrete, and other ancillary services for customers in the metro-Atlanta area and surrounding region.

Leading middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) announced today that its portfolio company, 1-800 Hansons (“Hansons” or “the Company”), a premier provider of residential repair and renovation services with a focus on windows, roofing, siding, gutters, and one-day bath solutions, has acquired Paramount Builders, LLC (“Paramount”). Established in 1991, Paramount is an established home repair provider based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving homeowners throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States with a comprehensive offering of renovation products and solutions.

Leading middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) announced today that its portfolio company, Criticore (or the “Company”), has acquired Jenco Inc. (“Jenco”). Jenco represents Criticore’s second acquisition following the foundational investment in RK Electric (“RK”), which was completed in 2023. Huron and Criticore leadership have developed the Company’s operational and management structure through Huron’s ExecFactor platform initiative, a proprietary thematic investment strategy it has deployed across sectors and geographies to develop industry-leading middle market companies.

Leading middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) has announced the launch of its latest ExecFactor® initiative, Rampart Exterior Services™ (“Platform”), in partnership with executive Gabe Mesanza. Rampart Exterior Services will seek to acquire roofing and exterior restoration companies. The Platform will focus on re-roofing, roofing repair, waterproofing, restoration, and maintenance services for commercial customers in diverse end markets including government, education, healthcare, life sciences, data centers, manufacturing, and other sectors.

ExperiGreen Lawn Care (“ExperiGreen” or the “Company”) announced today that it has consummated its tenth acquisition since partnering with Huron Capital (“Huron”) in August of 2022 as it strives to become one of North America’s fastest growing and most innovative lawn care companies. Huron’s partnership with ExperiGreen marked the launch of an ExecFactor initiative in North American residential lawn care. The Company currently serves over 100,000 residential lawn care and related services customers across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and Canada.

Leading lower middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) today announced that The Exigent Group (“Exigent” or the “Company”), a provider of commercial HVAC, plumbing, and other mechanical system repair, maintenance, and replacement services, has acquired Ambient Temperature Corp. (“ATCO”) and, in a separate transaction, Global Facility Solutions (“GFS”). Established in 1985, ATCO is a union mechanical services provider based in Newburyport, Massachusetts serving markets throughout New England. GFS, founded in 2006 and based in Columbia, Maryland provides energy efficiency, sustainability, and engineering services to commercial clients across the United States.

Leading middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) announced today the launch of its latest facility services ExecFactor platform formed to execute a buy-and-build in the mission-critical, highly technical electrical services space. The launch coincides with Huron’s acquisition of RK Electric (“RK” or the “Company”), a leading non-union, full-service electrical contractor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Company is the cornerstone of Huron’s latest ExecFactor platform initiative in electrical services and will continue to be led locally by RK’s existing executive team, including President Raul Real, VP of Estimating Dan Yeggy and VP of Engineering Rich Skibinski. In addition to Huron’s fund investment, RK received a meaningful co-investment from Huron’s existing LP base to affect the transaction.

Leading middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) is pleased to announce the launch of its latest ExecFactor® initiative, Enterprise Application Services, in partnership with experienced industry veteran Gene Chao. The EAS Platform will provide services to drive positive business outcomes through the implementation, customization, and management of software application solutions.

Leading lower middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) announced today that its portfolio company Exigent Holdco LLC (“Exigent” or the “Company”), a provider of mission-critical HVAC, plumbing, and other mechanical system repair, maintenance, and replacement services, has acquired JPG Plumbing & Mechanical Services Inc. (“JPG”) and ThermaServe Inc. (“ThermaServe”).

WD Lab Grown Diamonds (“WD”), a leading producer of large, ultra-high-quality laboratory grown diamonds for the jewelry, scientific and industrial markets has promoted Mike Grunza to CEO as part of WD’s leadership succession plan.

Leading middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) has created its latest ExecFactor platform, Exigent (or the “Company”), which will provide a variety of mission-critical repair, maintenance, and replacement services to large facility operations for education, healthcare, industrial, government, and commercial customers. Exigent will focus on highly technical mechanical services in the built environment such as HVAC, plumbing, power, and energy efficiency.

Middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”), and TriStruX (the “Company”), a leading national provider of telecom infrastructure services to wireless carriers, cable companies, tower owners, and OEMs, today announce the Company’s acquisition of Hess Broadband (“Hess”), a fiber optic splicing and specialty construction services provider.

Leading middle-market private equity firm, Huron Capital (“Huron”), announced that it has sold a majority interest in Pueblo Mechanical & Controls (“Pueblo”), a premier commercial HVAC and plumbing services company, to OMERS Private Equity (“OMERS”).

Huron Capital (“Huron”), a leading middle market private equity firm, has acquired a controlling interest in ExperiGreen Lawn Care (“ExperiGreen”). ExperiGreen operates lawn care branches in Detroit, MI; Chicago, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; and Charlotte, NC. ExperiGreen is run by lawn care industry veterans John Moehn, President; Dana Irwin, Chief Operating Officer; Mike Goodrich, Chief Financial Officer; and Board member and Co-Chairman Joe Kucik, who founded Real Green Systems, the industry’s leading software provider. Don Brown, former President and COO of Real Green Systems, will also serve as a Board advisor.

Leading middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital (“Huron”) announced today that it has invested in ExperiGreen Lawn Care (“ExperiGreen”) alongside a talented group of executives with deep industry experience to expand the company. Specifically, the partnership brings Huron’s long history of scaling services businesses together with a leadership team and board of directors that has amassed decades of experience at the most successful companies in the industry including Scotts LawnService, Barefoot Grass Lawn Services, TruGreen, and Real Green Systems, among others. The platform is being developed through Huron’s ExecFactor® strategy.