BitBridge Capital Strategies Merges with Green Mountain Merger Inc. to Become Public

Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp II Completes Business Combination with Better Therapeutics

October 29, 2021

Healthcare Services

Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp II completed a business combination with Better Therapeutics, taking the prescription digital therapeutics company public on Nasdaq under the ticker BTTX. The transaction generated approximately $70 million in gross proceeds (including a PIPE led by Farallon Capital Management, RS Investments, Sectoral Asset Management and Monashee Investment Management) and included a contingent credit facility from Hercules Capital to fund clinical development and regulatory efforts for Better Therapeutics' lead product, BT-001.

Charlesbank Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in Bridgepointe Technologies

January 11, 2022

IT Services

Charlesbank Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Bridgepointe Technologies, a San Mateo-based IT strategy and advisory firm. Bridgepointe raised more than $100 million in total proceeds to fund partner recruitment and enablement, service and brand expansion, key hires, and future acquisitions.

KKR Acquires Merchants Mortgage Trust & Corporation

January 19, 2022

Financial Services

KKR has acquired Merchants Mortgage Trust & Corporation (MMTC), a Denver-area real estate lending platform that originates short-term residential bridge loans for individual investors. KKR's investment, made through its private credit funds as part of its Asset-Based Finance strategy, provides MMTC with long-term capital to expand origination, product offerings, geographic footprint and financing capabilities.

Transom Capital Acquires BridgeTower Media

November 3, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Transom Capital Group has acquired BridgeTower Media, a B2B information, research, events and marketing platform formerly a subsidiary of Gannett Co. BridgeTower operates more than 40 print and digital brands across 25+ U.S. markets; Transom said it will invest in technology and resources to grow the business. Cerberus Business Finance provided financing for the transaction and JEGI acted as financial advisor to Gannett.

DigitalBridge Investment Management Acquires Controlling Stake in Vertical Bridge

August 10, 2021

Telecommunications

Funds affiliated with DigitalBridge Investment Management have acquired a controlling stake in Vertical Bridge Holdings, LLC, the largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the United States. The investment consolidates ownership to support Vertical Bridge’s continued scaling across more than 308,000 sites (including 8,000+ towers) and to capitalize on growing demand for 5G and other next-generation telecom infrastructure.

TREES CORPORATION Acquires Green Tree Assets (Longmont & Berthoud, CO)

September 19, 2022

Retail

TREES CORPORATION signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Green Tree, including the Green Tree Longmont and Green Tree Berthoud dispensaries, over 34,000 square feet of cultivation and a manufacturing (MIP) facility in Colorado. The deal expands TREES' Colorado footprint to four dispensaries (and seven retail locations across Colorado and Oregon) and is expected to generate more than $10M of revenue for the TREES platform.