Red Arts Capital and Prudential Private Capital Acquire Granite Creek's Stake in Sunset Pacific Transportation

Sunset Pacific Transportation (Granite Creek Portfolio) Acquires Radius Global Solutions (Radius Logistics)

March 9, 2021

Transportation

Sunset Pacific Transportation, a Granite Creek Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired Canada-based Radius Global Solutions (doing business as Radius Logistics), expanding Sunset Pacific's footprint into British Columbia and strengthening its cross-border warehousing and logistics capabilities. Granite Creek and partner Red Arts Capital will integrate Radius into the RAC Sunset holding structure to create an integrated, asset-light North American logistics platform.

Red Arts Capital Acquires Radius Logistics

January 21, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Chicago-based private equity firm Red Arts Capital has acquired Vancouver-area third-party logistics provider Radius Logistics. The investment will support Radius’s geographic and service expansion across North America as the company embarks on its next phase of growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

Red Arts Capital Adds FLEX Logistics to Partners Warehouse Platform (Graycliff Provides Unitranche Debt)

November 23, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Red Arts Capital acquired FLEX Logistics (Eastvale, CA) and combined it with its existing Partners Warehouse platform (Elwood, IL) to create Partners Warehouse Holdings, a national 3PL/warehousing platform. Graycliff Partners provided a unitranche debt financing to support Red Arts' acquisition and the merger, enabling cross-selling and expansion of warehousing and transloading capabilities.

Red Arts Capital, Prudential Capital Partners and Brightwood Capital Advisors Acquire MME Inc.

January 9, 2020

Trucking & Fleet

Red Arts Capital partnered with Prudential Capital Partners and Brightwood Capital Advisors to acquire MME Inc., including its subsidiaries Midwest Motor Express Inc. and Midnite Express Inc.; financial terms were not disclosed. Midwest Motor Express is a Bismarck, North Dakota–based top-25 less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier with ~800 employees, 32 service centers across 16 states and part of a combined platform generating more than $120 million in annual revenue.

Granite Creek Capital Partners Invests in CP Direct

February 17, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Granite Creek Capital Partners led an investment in CP Direct Holdings, L.L.C., a Lanham, Maryland-based direct mail printing services provider, with co-investments from Everside Capital Partners and senior financing provided by Cadence Bank. Granite Creek partners joined CP Direct's board as the firm said the investment will support expansion of the company's direct mail and corporate communications capabilities and accelerate growth.

Partners Warehouse (Red Arts Capital) Completes Add-on Acquisition of FLEX Logistics

April 21, 2023

Transportation

Chicago private equity firm Red Arts Capital, via its portfolio company Partners Warehouse, has acquired FLEX Logistics, a third-party logistics (3PL) provider headquartered in Eastvale, California. The add-on strengthens Partners Warehouse's West Coast footprint and adds nearly 900,000 square feet of warehousing capacity; terms were not disclosed.