Pike Street Capital Invests in Fair Market, Inc.

Pike Street Capital Invests in QuickBox

November 13, 2019

Transportation

Pike Street Capital announced a growth investment in QuickBox, a Denver-based third-party logistics and fulfillment provider serving CPG, health & wellness, and e-commerce brands. The investment will provide capital and operational support to expand QuickBox's tech-enabled fulfillment platform and support continued growth.

Pfingsten Partners Acquires Fairbank Equipment Inc.

January 6, 2022

Agriculture

Pfingsten Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired Fairbank Equipment, Inc. from Great Range Capital. TM Capital served as exclusive advisor to the seller; Great Range Capital had owned Fairbank since December 2012 and supported its expansion into fertilizer and propane markets.

Pike Street Capital Invests in PumpTech

September 13, 2021

Industrial Services

Seattle-based private equity firm Pike Street Capital has made an investment in PumpTech, a Bellevue, Washington-based distributor of pumps and related services founded in 1986. Pike Street has partnered with industry executive Doug Staab to grow PumpTech as a platform through add-on acquisitions to expand product lines, service capabilities, and geographic reach; the company founders will remain significant investors and in leadership roles.

Pike Street Capital Invests in Superior Duct Fabrication

April 22, 2025

Manufacturing

Seattle-based private equity firm Pike Street Capital has made a platform investment in Superior Duct Fabrication, a Pomona, California-based fabricator of custom commercial HVAC ducting and related specialty products. Pike Street will support Superior's growth—investing in product development, capacity expansion, new facilities, geographic expansion and add-on M&A—while founder and CEO Mike Hilgert retains a significant ownership stake and continues to lead the company.

Baird Capital Makes Growth Investment in Freemarket

May 23, 2023

Payments & Fintech

Baird Capital’s Global Private Equity Fund has made a growth capital investment in Freemarket, a London-based fintech that provides B2B cross-border payments and currency exchange. The funding will support Freemarket’s international expansion and fast growth while providing a partial cash-out to existing shareholders; financial terms were not disclosed.

Paine Schwartz Invests in Chex Finer Foods

June 16, 2025

Food & Beverage

Paine Schwartz Partners has made a strategic growth investment from its Food Chain Fund VI into Chex Finer Foods, a third-generation, family-owned specialty and natural foods distributor headquartered in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The firm will partner with Chex’s management to accelerate organic growth, invest in technology and operations, and pursue M&A in the fragmented specialty food distribution market.