Starwood Capital Group Acquires Majority Interest in Land Tejas

Clearlake Capital Acquires Majority Stake in WhiteStar Asset Management

June 24, 2020

Financial Services

Clearlake Capital Group has acquired a majority stake in WhiteStar Asset Management from Pine Brook Capital Partners, partnering with WhiteStar's management team led by CEO Gibran Mahmud. The deal expands Clearlake's credit platform—bringing combined assets under management to approximately $24 billion—and positions WhiteStar to accelerate growth in CLOs and credit strategies.

Sterling Investment Partners Acquires Majority Stake in HeartLand, LLC from Great Range Capital

September 6, 2019

Environmental Services

Westport, Connecticut-based Sterling Investment Partners made a majority equity investment in HeartLand, LLC, a Kansas City-based commercial landscape management platform, in partnership with HeartLand management. The transaction represents Great Range Capital’s sale of its portfolio company after building HeartLand through multiple regional acquisitions; Sterling will partner with management to support continued growth across the Midwest and Mountain West.

TenCate Grass Acquires Majority Stake in The LandTek Group

July 15, 2024

Construction

TenCate Grass has acquired a majority stake in The LandTek Group, a Bay Shore, New York-based provider of athletic field engineering, construction, project management and maintenance services across the U.S. East Coast. The LandTek founders and management will remain substantial shareholders and continue to lead the company as TenCate looks to expand its East Coast footprint and combine LandTek's service capabilities with TenCate's product portfolio and U.S. supply chain.

Genstar Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Blue Star Sports

April 10, 2017

Cloud & SaaS

Genstar Capital has made a majority equity investment in Blue Star Sports to fund strategic acquisitions and accelerate the company's organic growth. Blue Star Sports — a Frisco, Texas–based provider of sports management software and payment solutions — will continue to have material ownership by founder Rob Wechsler, the Jerry Jones family, and Providence Strategic Growth while using the new capital to expand in North America and internationally.

Sterling Investment Partners Makes Majority Investment in HeartLand

August 30, 2019

Environmental Services

Sterling Investment Partners has made a majority equity investment in HeartLand, a commercial landscape and facilities services platform headquartered in Kansas City. The partnership with founder Edward Schatz Jr. and management will support HeartLand’s plans to scale and expand its geographic reach across the Central United States; terms were not disclosed.

Blackstone Infrastructure Partners Acquires ~44% Economic Interest in Tallgrass Energy

February 5, 2019

Energy

Affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners agreed to acquire 100% of the general partner membership interests and approximately a 44% economic interest in Tallgrass Energy, LP from Kelso & Co., The Energy & Minerals Group and certain management investors for about $3.3 billion in cash. Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC will be a minority investor in the transaction; the deal represents an ownership transition and provides capital and strategic support for Tallgrass’s midstream growth projects.