M&A Deal Summary

Knox Lane Acquires HighGround

On March 10, 2025, growth capital firm Knox Lane acquired construction company HighGround from Trivest Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Knox Lane’s 1st transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is Knox Lane’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Knox Lane’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-03-10
Target HighGround
Sector Construction
Buyer(s) Knox Lane
Sellers(s) Trivest Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Harris Williams (Financial)
Akerman (Legal)

Target

HighGround

Irving, Texas, United States
HighGround is a provider of water and fire damage restoration services, including property damage abatement and reconstruction services. HighGround was founded in 2020 and is based in Irving, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Knox Lane

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2019
PE ASSETS 3.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Knox Lane is a private equity firm that seeks investments in middle-market, growth-oriented companies operating in the consumer and services sectors. The Firm looks to partner with founders and management teams and will consider opportunities throughout the US. Knox Lane was established in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 10
Sector: Construction M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 9 of 10
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-05-01 All Star

Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States

All Star is a provider of specialty-focused locum tenens and permanent placement opportunities for physicians and advanced practitioners in the U.S. and is a locum tenens staffing firm. All Star was founded in 2003 and is based in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-19 HCEsquared

Vail, Colorado, United States

HCEsquared is an education, information, and services platform serving healthcare professionals to ultimately elevate patient care. HCEsquared is based in Vail, Colorado.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Trivest Partners

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 6.1B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Trivest's corporate headquarters in Coral Gables, Florida.
Trivest's corporate headquarters in Coral Gables, Florida.

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 42 of 46
Sector: Construction M&A 2 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 19 of 22
State: Texas M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 38 of 42
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-21 Canopy Services

Miami, Florida, United States

Canopy Services provides residential roofing and gutter services. The company currently operates locations across the US with many customer facing brands. Canopy is a nationally focused platform that endeavors to be the employer and roofer of choice in its markets. Canopy Services is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-04-07 GetixHealth

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

GetixHealth is a provider of specialized outsourced revenue cycle management (“RCM”) solutions to hospitals, laboratories and physician groups across the United States and the Caribbean. GetixHealth is based in Houston, Texas.

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