Berkshire Partners Recapitalizes Fast Growing Trees

Summit Park Recapitalizes Fast Growing Trees

February 8, 2018

E-Commerce

Charlotte-based private equity firm Summit Park completed a recapitalization of Fast Growing Trees, LLC, a Fort Mill, South Carolina–based direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer of trees and shrubs. The transaction will support the company’s growth initiatives—including supplier expansion and digital marketing optimization—while providing partial liquidity and capital to accelerate expansion.

Fast Growing Trees Acquires The Planting Tree

July 8, 2021

E-Commerce

Fast Growing Trees, a Summit Park‑backed e-commerce provider of live goods, has acquired The Planting Tree, a direct‑to‑consumer seller of trees, shrubs, grasses and perennials. The acquisition is an add‑on to the Fast Growing Trees platform intended to expand product assortment, customer reach and fulfillment capabilities across the continental United States.

Pine Tree Equity Recapitalizes Shortridge Academy

October 1, 2019

Education

Pine Tree Equity IV, LP recapitalized Shortridge Academy Ltd in October 2019, partnering with the company's founding entrepreneur. The recapitalization will support Shortridge's geographic expansion and enable pursuit of complementary add-on acquisitions as a platform investment.

Leonard Green and Berkshire Partners Recapitalize Parts Town

November 3, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Leonard Green & Partners has made a significant growth investment in Parts Town in a recapitalization in which existing investor Berkshire Partners retained its majority stake and reinvested alongside management. The capital will be used to accelerate Parts Town's technology, supply chain and e-commerce capabilities and support rapid international expansion and entry into adjacent parts categories.

Pine Tree Equity Recapitalizes Summit Health Pharmacy

December 1, 2021

Healthcare Services

Pine Tree Equity IV, LP recapitalized Summit Health Pharmacy, LLC in December 2021, partnering with the existing management team to support the company's growth. Summit, headquartered in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania and founded in 1995, is a specialty compounding pharmacy focused on rare pediatric metabolic medications; the recapitalization is intended to accelerate geographic expansion and enable complementary add-on acquisitions.

Pine Tree Equity Recapitalizes iCare Health Solutions

January 1, 2020

Healthcare Services

Pine Tree Equity IV, LP recapitalized iCare Health Solutions (and affiliated entities) in January 2020, partnering with the company's founder and management team. The recapitalization is intended to accelerate iCare's geographic expansion across Florida and support complementary add-on acquisitions to grow its managed vision benefits and provider network business.