Victor Capital Partners Acquires The Coats Company from Vontier

J.H. Whitney Capital Partners Acquires Cooley Group

January 5, 2021

Manufacturing

J.H. Whitney Capital Partners acquired Cooley Group from the Siener family in a take-private buyout; Alantra acted as advisor. Following the transaction, Cooley — now PE-backed — completed an add-on acquisition of Vintex Inc., expanding its coated-textiles and medical/industrial solutions footprint.

Victor Capital Partners Acquires Four Regional Security Firms to Create National Security Services Platform

November 19, 2025

Professional Services

Victor Capital Partners has acquired four regional security companies and partnered with industry veterans Ken Fisher and Cal Horton to form a new national security services platform that will be branded in 2026. The platform combines manned guarding, patrol, alarm and video monitoring, investigations, background checks, and executive protection capabilities and is backed by financing from Third Point Capital Markets, Man Varagon Capital Partners and L Catterton Private Credit.

Victor Capital Partners Recapitalizes Tender Corporation

February 5, 2019

Consumer Products

Victor Capital Partners, alongside longtime CPG executive Gary A. Kiedaisch, recapitalized Tender Corporation, a Littleton, New Hampshire-based maker of consumer outdoor and first-aid products. Prospect Partners sold its interest in Tender; financing was provided by Deerpath Capital Management and financial terms were not disclosed. Jason Cartwright remains CEO and Kiedaisch joins as Chairman to support accelerated growth and market expansion.

Aterian Investment Partners Acquires ATCO Industries, Inc.

May 24, 2022

Industrial Services

Aterian Investment Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired ATCO Industries, Inc., a Sterling Heights, Michigan provider of tech-enabled testing, measurement and quality containment services for the North American automotive industry. Stellus Capital Management and LBC Credit Partners provided financing for the transaction; advisors included Kirkland & Ellis, William Blair, Deloitte Corporate Finance and Honigman LLP.

V&A Capital Acquires Cooney Brothers

April 30, 2024

Industrial Services

V&A Capital has completed a majority investment to acquire Cooney Brothers, Inc. and Cooney Manufacturing Co., LLC, a Pennsylvania-based value-added distributor of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and manufacturer of custom assemblies for the fire protection industry. V&A will partner with the seller/management (who co-invested) to provide strategic and operational resources to expand product lines, grow the company’s e-commerce presence, broaden market footprint and pursue add-on acquisitions.

The Toro Company Acquires Venture Products (Ventrac)

January 21, 2020

Manufacturing

The Toro Company has agreed to acquire Venture Products, Inc., the manufacturer of Ventrac-branded turf, landscape and snow-management equipment, for $167.5 million in cash. The deal, expected to close before the end of Toro's fiscal 2020 second quarter, expands Toro's professional product offering and is expected to be financed under Toro's existing revolving credit facility; Ventrac reported approximately $100 million in net sales for calendar year 2019.