Arctos Facilitates Sale of Controlling Interest in Tampa Bay Lightning

Arctos Partners Backs Management Buyout of Hayfin

July 30, 2024

Financial Services

Arctos Partners has underwritten a management buyout that will transfer majority ownership of Hayfin from British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) to Hayfin's management team. Arctos will provide 100% of funding via its Keystone strategy while BCI will remain a limited partner in certain Hayfin funds; financial terms were not disclosed.

Blue Owl Capital Acquires Atalaya Capital Management's Business

September 30, 2024

Financial Services

Blue Owl Capital Inc. completed the acquisition of the business of alternative credit manager Atalaya Capital Management LP, adding Atalaya's asset-based credit capabilities and roughly $10 billion in AUM to Blue Owl's platform. The deal appoints Atalaya founding partner Ivan Zinn as Blue Owl's Head of Alternative Credit and expands Blue Owl's presence in alternative credit and direct lending.

Tonka Bay Equity Partners Invests in LightMart

January 7, 2025

Building Products

Tonka Bay Equity Partners has invested in LightMart Holdings LLC, a Lake Zurich, Illinois-based value-added distributor and manufacturer of outdoor commercial and industrial lighting products. The transaction is a majority recapitalization that partners Tonka Bay with founders Sami and Lori Ozgen to provide founder liquidity and accelerate the company’s growth through strategic investments and operational improvements.

Atar Capital Acquires Universal Lighting Technologies and Douglas Lighting Controls from Panasonic Corporation

March 17, 2021

Building Products

Atar Capital has completed the acquisition of Universal Lighting Technologies and Douglas Lighting Controls from Panasonic Corporation and will combine the businesses under the name Universal Douglas Lighting Americas, Inc. The transaction brings together LED lighting manufacturing and advanced lighting control capabilities to create an integrated commercial lighting platform focused on connected lighting and IoT-enabled solutions; financial terms were not disclosed.

Arc (EagleTree Capital Portfolio) Acquires Touchpoint Markets

July 8, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Touchpoint Markets has been acquired by Arc, a B2B events, data and media platform backed by EagleTree Capital. The acquisition brings Touchpoint’s portfolio of industry brands (including ThinkAdvisor, BenefitsPRO, PropertyCasualty360, GlobeSt, and Credit Union Times) into the Arc network to accelerate growth across events, data/subscription products and lead-generation services.

Applied Real Intelligence (A.R.I.) Acquires Controlling Majority Interest in Lights Out Sports

January 8, 2026

Media & Entertainment

Applied Real Intelligence (A.R.I.) has acquired a controlling majority interest in Lights Out Sports and expanded its governance role. Under the transaction, Dr. Zack Ellison has been appointed Chairman, President, and CEO as A.R.I. looks to scale Lights Out's combat-sports promotion, live events, and streaming media business (Lights Out XF and LightsOutSportsTV.com) and leverage a new multi-year media rights deal with ESPN/Disney+.