Knox Lane Acquires Majority Stake in HighGround Restoration Group

HighGround Restoration Group Acquires Superior Restoration

November 7, 2023

Environmental Services

HighGround Restoration Group, a Trivest-backed national restoration platform, has acquired Superior Restoration, a Southern California water, mold and fire restoration services provider headquartered in Lake Elsinore, California. The add-on expands HighGround's footprint and density in Southern California while retaining Superior's founder and team to support continued growth.

HighGround Restoration Group Acquires Rocky Mountain Restoration

December 15, 2022

Environmental Services

HighGround Restoration Group, a Trivest Partners portfolio company, has acquired Rocky Mountain Restoration, a Mesa, Arizona-based property damage restoration firm. The transaction expands HighGround’s service footprint in the Phoenix metro area and adds water, mold, fire and trauma/biohazard cleanup capabilities to its national restoration platform.

Knox Lane Acquires Majority Stake in Guardian Fire Protection Services

January 5, 2024

Industrial Services

Knox Lane, a San Francisco-based growth-oriented investment firm, has acquired a majority stake in Guardian Fire Protection Services, a Rockville, Maryland–based provider of fire and life safety services. Guardian's existing shareholders, including CEO Scott Agge and the leadership team, will reinvest and retain a significant minority; the partnership will fund growth initiatives including business development, digital marketing, operational improvements and geographic expansion (including add-on M&A).

HighGround Acquires Allphase Roofing & Restoration

August 29, 2023

Industrial Services

HighGround Restoration Group, a portfolio company of Trivest Partners, has acquired Allphase Roofing & Restoration, a Columbus, Ohio-based water damage restoration and roofing contractor founded by Hassan Ayoub in 2010. The add-on expands HighGround's footprint in Ohio and the Midwest and brings Allphase's capabilities in water damage restoration, roofing, mold remediation, and fire repair into the HighGround platform.

HighGround Restoration Group Acquires Same Day Restoration

October 11, 2022

Environmental Services

HighGround Restoration Group, a Trivest Partners portfolio company, has acquired Same Day Restoration Inc., a California-based firm providing water, fire, mold, abatement, mitigation, restoration and reconstruction services. The deal is an add-on to HighGround’s restoration platform to extend its geographic reach into Southern California and strengthen its family of restoration brands.

Knox Lane Announces Strategic Investment in Elevation Labs

June 1, 2022

Consumer Products

Knox Lane, a San Francisco-based growth investment firm, has made a strategic growth investment in Elevation Labs, a leading formulator and contract manufacturer of premium beauty products headquartered in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The partnership will support Elevation Labs' expansion of capacity, capabilities and team, and the company plans to pursue strategic acquisitions to complement its organic growth; terms were not disclosed.