Declaration Partners Makes Minority Investment in Peaceable Street Capital

Main Street Capital Recapitalizes Pearl Meyer & Partners

April 28, 2020

Consulting

Main Street Capital Corporation provided $48.8 million of financing (first‑lien senior secured term debt plus a direct equity investment) to facilitate the recapitalization of Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC, and also extended a credit facility to support the firm's growth. The transaction was completed in partnership with Pearl Meyer’s management team and senior consultants to provide liquidity and working capital for future initiatives.

Providence Equity Partners Makes Minority Investment in Populous Holdings

October 17, 2023

Engineering Services

Providence Equity Partners has made a strategic minority investment in Populous Holdings, a global architectural and design firm specializing in sports and entertainment venues. The capital will support Populous’ continued growth, expansion of service offerings and geographic reach while existing leadership, including Founder and Global Chair Earl Santee, remains in place.

Providence Equity Partners Majority Investment in Tenstreet

October 4, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Funds advised by Providence Equity Partners completed a majority growth investment in Tenstreet, a Tulsa-based provider of driver recruiting SaaS for the trucking industry. Tenstreet co-founder and CEO Tim Crawford will remain an investor and continue to lead the company while existing investor Spectrum Equity retains a significant minority stake; the capital will be used to accelerate product and team growth and to pursue strategic acquisitions.

Blackstone Strategic Capital Group and Goldman Sachs (Petershill) Acquire Minority Stake in Francisco Partners

July 13, 2019

Financial Services

Francisco Partners has sold a minority stake to Blackstone's Strategic Capital Group and Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Petershill program to provide balance-sheet capital to expand its platform and increase commitments to its funds. Terms were not disclosed; Evercore served as financial advisor and legal counsel teams were named for the parties.

Capital Constellation Acquires Minority Stake in Pollen Street Capital

April 14, 2020

Financial Services

Capital Constellation, an investment vehicle managed by Wafra, has acquired a minority ownership interest in Pollen Street Capital and will provide capital to support growth of Pollen Street's private equity and credit businesses. The strategic partnership strengthens Pollen Street's ability to expand its private equity and credit strategies across the United Kingdom and Europe.

Declaration Partners Acquires Majority Stake in CP Group

August 12, 2025

Industrial Services

Declaration Partners has acquired a majority stake in CP Group, a US-based maker of material recovery facility equipment and sorting technologies. The investment provides capital to accelerate CP Group's engineering, automation and AI initiatives, expand USA-based manufacturing, and support organic growth and potential add-on acquisitions.