M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2025-04-21 |
| Target | Epika Fleet Services |
| Sector | Transportation |
| Buyer(s) |
Ares Private Equity Group
Monroe Capital |
| Sellers(s) | Trivest Partners |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Advisor(s) | William Blair (Financial) Reed Smith Maslon (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| PE ASSETS | 24.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Ares Private Equity Group is the private equity arm of Ares Management, a global alternative asset manager. The Ares Private Equity Group specializes in opportunistic majority/shared control investments in under-capitalized middle-market companies. Ares looks for companies with strong franchises and attractive growth opportunities. The Group prefers to be the lead investor and will invest across the capital structure, including common equity, preferred equity, convertible equity/debt and senior debt. Areas of interest include business services, defense, healthcare, manufacturing, industrial, energy and consumer products and services. Ares Private Equity Group was formed in 2003 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 124 of 125 |
| Sector: Transportation M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 45 of 46 |
| State: Minnesota M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 92 of 93 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 2 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-20 |
Birdsboro Power
Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States Birdsboro Power is a brownfield 488-MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation facility. The project features the GE 7HA.02 gas turbine and a GE steam turbine, and will remediate and redevelop a site that was once home to a manufacturing facility. Birdsboro Power is based in Berks County, Pennsylvania. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 |
Landscape Workshop
Birmingham, Alabama, United States Landscape Workshop is a provider of route-based commercial landscaping services, including landscape maintenance, irrigation services, seasonal color programs, design and installation, and facility services. Landscape Workshop was founded in 1984 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Lender |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| PE ASSETS | 14.1B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Monroe Capital is a provider of senior and junior debt and equity co-investments to middle-market companies in the US and Canada. Investment types include unitranche financings, cash flow and enterprise value based loans, asset based loans, acquisition facilities, mezzanine debt, second lien or last-out loans and equity co-investments. Monroe Capital is a generalist investor and will consider companies in the healthcare, technology, media, retail, consumer sectors. Monroe Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 125 of 126 |
| Sector: Transportation M&A | 4 of 4 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 18 of 19 |
| State: Minnesota M&A | 6 of 6 |
| Country: United States M&A | 124 of 125 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 6 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-21 |
Gas Station TV
Detroit, Michigan, United States Gas Station TV is a media network for reaching on-the-go consumers. GSTV engages, influences and drives consumers to action with exclusive content from ESPN, CNN's Headline News and Buzz Today, Bloomberg TV, and AccuWeather at fuel retailers across the country. Its growing viewership continues to solidify video at the pump as an exemplary platform to reach a captivated, real-time audience. Gas Station TV was founded in 2006 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 |
Relevant
Houston, Texas, United States Relevant is a compressed, oil-free air rental provider to end-users in refineries, petrochemicals, power generation, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, plastics, and other industrial settings. Its fleet can address a full spectrum of pressure and flow needs for its customers, who often operate in environments in which tailored solutions for oil-free air are required. Relevant was founded in 1984 and is based in Houston, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| PE ASSETS | 6.1B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Trivest is a private equity firm that invests in North American middle-market corporate acquisitions, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. For platform investments, sectors of interest include niche manufacturing, value-added distribution, business services, and consumer products/services. The Firm seeks businesses with at least $4 million of EBITDA and valued between $20 and $250 million. Trivest prefers control-based situations but will also consider minority or co-investment opportunities. For add-on opportunities, Trivest will consider companies globally with valuations starting at $1 million. Trivest Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 44 of 45 |
| Sector: Transportation M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 21 of 21 |
| State: Minnesota M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 40 of 41 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 3 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-15 |
Captiva Containers
Miami, Florida, United States Captiva Containers is a provider of recyclable PET packaging solutions. The Company offers a wide range of services, including custom bottle designs, printing and labeling, storage, eco-friendly options, and flexible production lines to accommodate varying order sizes. Captiva Containers was founded in 2013 and is based in Miami, Florida. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-12 |
Unosquare
Portland, Oregon, United States Unosquare is an outsourced software engineering and development company. Unosquare provides outsourced software development services along with complementary practices such as quality assurance, mobile development, UX/UI design, business intelligence, project management, and platform customization & integration. Unosquare was founded in 2009 and is based in Portland, Oregon. |
Sell | - |
