Compass Minerals Invests in Fortress North America

ICL Acquires Compass Minerals' South America Plant Nutrition Business (Produquímica)

July 1, 2021

Agriculture

ICL Group Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Compass Minerals América do Sul S.A. (the South American plant nutrition business, historically known as Produquímica) for approximately US$420–432 million. The transaction (cash of ~US$325M plus assumption of ~US$107M net debt, with up to ~R$88M earn-out possible) expands ICL's specialty plant nutrition footprint in Brazil, adding eight production sites, a large commercial coverage and direct-to-farm sales.

ORR Protection Acquires Compass Fire Protection

August 21, 2025

Construction

ORR Protection Systems, Inc. has acquired the business assets of Compass Fire Protection, LLC to add union sprinkler capabilities and strengthen ORR's presence in the Pacific Northwest. The deal expands ORR's integrated fire protection offering—alarm, detection, suppression, sprinkler, and monitoring—and aims to provide turnkey, code-compliant solutions for customers across the region.

Northstar Technologies Group Acquires Majority Ownership of Compass Quantum

April 2, 2025

Infrastructure

Northstar Technologies Group has acquired majority ownership of Compass Quantum (Compass EdgePoint Systems) from Compass Datacenters. The deal makes Compass Datacenters a strategic partner while positioning Northstar to scale Quantum’s modular edge data center manufacturing and expand into defense, federal and AI/edge markets; financial terms were not disclosed.

Fortress, Canyon Partners and Others Invest $228M in First Foundation

July 9, 2024

Financial Services

First Foundation closed a $228 million equity financing with investments from affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, Canyon Partners, Strategic Value Bank Partners, North Reef Capital and other investors. The company issued common and preferred shares and seven‑year warrants in the transaction; Jefferies served as exclusive placement agent. The capital is intended to strengthen First Foundation's balance sheet and support its growth as a regional bank and wealth manager.

Compass Precision Acquires Gray Manufacturing Technologies

September 8, 2020

Manufacturing

Compass Precision, a portfolio company of Main Street Capital Holdings, acquired Gray Manufacturing Technologies, a Denver, North Carolina-based precision metal components manufacturer serving space, aerospace and defense markets. The deal is an add-on acquisition to Compass Precision intended to expand manufacturing capabilities, increase 5-axis machining capacity, and broaden customer relationships across aerospace, space and medical end-markets.

Fortress Investment Group Makes $130M Minority Investment in Nassau Financial Group

September 1, 2023

Financial Services

Fortress Investment Group invested $130 million in Nassau Financial Group, acquiring a minority non-voting common equity stake (approximately 7.7%) as part of a strategic partnership that closed on September 1, 2023. The deal includes a long-term Investment Management Agreement giving Nassau's insurance subsidiaries access to Fortress' credit strategies; Golden Gate Capital remains Nassau's majority shareholder.