CompoSecure (GPGI) Completes Business Combination with Husky Technologies

Resolute Holdings Acquires Majority Interest in CompoSecure

September 17, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Resolute Holdings I, LP (and affiliated vehicles) completed the acquisition of a majority interest (approximately 60% of outstanding shares) in CompoSecure, Inc. on September 17, 2024, in a transaction valued at about $372 million. Resolute has appointed David Cote as executive chairman and added several directors to CompoSecure's board; the investment is intended to drive organic growth, operational improvements and diversification of the company’s customer base through M&A.

CompoSecure Completes SPAC Merger with Roman DBDR; Begins Trading as CMPO

December 27, 2021

Payments & Fintech

CompoSecure Holdings, Inc. completed its previously announced business combination with Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp. on December 27, 2021, and the combined company began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker CMPO on December 28, 2021. The transaction takes CompoSecure public via the SPAC, positioning the company to accelerate growth in premium payment cards and its Arculus cryptocurrency storage and security product line.

The Gund Company Acquires Power and Composite Technologies (PCT) from HCI Equity Partners

August 9, 2021

Manufacturing

The Gund Company acquired Power and Composite Technologies, LLC (PCT) from HCI Equity Partners on July 30, 2021. PCT, headquartered in Amsterdam, New York, is a manufacturer of engineered composite components serving power generation, oil & gas, aerospace and medical imaging markets; financial terms were not disclosed.

Kodiak Gas Services Acquires CSI Compressco LP for $854M in All-Equity Deal

December 19, 2023

Energy

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. agreed to acquire CSI Compressco LP in an all-equity transaction valued at approximately $854 million (including assumed net debt of $619 million), creating the largest contract compression fleet in the industry. The deal expands Kodiak’s service offerings into CSI Compressco’s treating, gas cooling and aftermarket services, is expected to be accretive to cash flow, and targets at least $20 million of annual run-rate synergies.

Permira and Hg take co-controlling stakes in GGW Group

December 8, 2023

Insurance

Permira announced in December 2023 that a Permira-backed vehicle agreed to acquire GGW Group, the Hamburg-based insurance brokerage and MGA platform. In April 2024 Hg completed a new investment from its Hg Saturn fund and will own a co-controlling stake alongside Permira; GGW operates more than 60 brokerages and MGAs and employs over 1,700 people as it scales across Germany and Europe.

Crescendo Capital Partners and Construction Capital Group Acquire Peoria Industrial Piping Company (PIPCO)

December 26, 2025

Construction

Crescendo Capital Partners, together with operators from Construction Capital Group, has acquired Peoria Industrial Piping Company (PIPCO) and created a new holding company, Essential Facility & Infrastructure Services (EFI Services), with PIPCO as the first operating company. Fidus Capital provided term debt and an equity co-investment; the Cicciarelli family (sellers) retain equity and will remain in leadership roles as the sponsors build a regionally dominant MEP and fire protection platform in the Midwest.