Gladstone Investment Corporation Acquires Pyrotek Special Effects

Pyrotek Special Effects Acquires Unique Pyrotechnic with Support from Gladstone Investment

February 26, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Pyrotek Special Effects, a Gladstone Investment portfolio company, acquired Unique Pyrotechnic, a Nordic special effects provider, with additional capital provided by Gladstone Investment Corporation. The acquisition expands Pyrotek's live special effects footprint in Sweden, Norway and Denmark and broadens its global network of offices.

Pyrotecnico Acquires Atlas PyroVision Professional Display Division

January 6, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Pyrotecnico Fireworks, headquartered in New Castle, Pennsylvania, acquired the professional display division of Atlas PyroVision Entertainment (the Pelkey family's display business) in October 2022. The deal transfers Atlas's professional pyrotechnic display operations and personnel to Pyrotecnico while the Pelkey family continues to operate the Atlas retail fireworks stores.

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Acquires Pyrotech

July 19, 2023

Industrial Services

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquired Pyrotech, a St. Louis-based fire suppression, extinguisher and life-safety equipment provider, expanding Pye-Barker’s footprint into Missouri and Illinois and bringing the platform to 163 branches. The Pyrotech team and technicians will continue servicing customers in the greater St. Louis area as Pye-Barker pursues further geographic expansion through add-on acquisitions.

Gladstone Investment and Xyresic Capital Acquire Smart Chemical Solutions

May 19, 2025

Oil & Gas

Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq: GAIN), alongside co-investor Xyresic Capital, has acquired Smart Chemical Solutions, LLC, a Midland, Texas–based provider of production chemicals to onshore oil and gas operators. Gladstone provided equity and senior secured debt to complete the transaction; Palo Duro Capital was the seller according to advisor announcements.

Fortress Acquires Gyptech

November 27, 2024

Building Products

Funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group have acquired a majority stake in Gyptech, the Burlington, Ontario–headquartered designer and fabricator of gypsum wallboard and asphalt-shingle manufacturing equipment. The transaction (in which Gyptech management retains a minority stake) was announced as providing strategic support for global growth, scaling innovative technologies, and expanding aftermarket and energy‑reduction offerings; Wynnchurch Capital is the selling private equity sponsor. Moelis acted as Fortress's financial advisor and Evercore as placement agent on the financing.

Gladstone Investment Corporation Acquires Global GRAB Technologies

July 18, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Gladstone Investment Corporation has acquired Global GRAB Technologies in a $67.6 million transaction comprised of equity and senior secured debt. Global GRAB, based in Franklin, Tennessee, specializes in perimeter security and hostile vehicle mitigation systems for government and commercial clients; Gladstone said the investment will support the company's growth, product portfolio expansion, and ability to protect critical infrastructure.