Paul & Lisa Hulbert III Acquire Contemporary Concepts

Gladstone Investment Corporation and Xyresic Capital Acquire Home Concepts Holdings

May 12, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Gladstone Investment Corporation partnered with Xyresic Capital to acquire Home Concepts Holdings, LLC on May 12, 2023; Gladstone provided senior secured debt and the majority of the equity to complete the transaction. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, Home Concepts is the largest independently owned home improvement advertising publication in the U.S., mailing to more than 3.8 million homeowners across multiple states; the investors plan to support expansion into new markets and additional advertising channels.

PARIC Holdings Acquires Corporate Concepts to Join I3 Group

June 24, 2024

Building Products

PARIC Holdings has acquired Chicago-based Corporate Concepts, a leading Midwest contract furniture dealer, and will integrate it into its I3 Group alongside Interior Investments and Intereum. The acquisition expands PARIC/I3 Group's workplace solutions capabilities across furnishings, walls, and audio-visual products to better serve corporate, education, and healthcare clients.

VC3 Acquires GO Concepts

November 14, 2023

IT Services

VC3, a Columbia, South Carolina-based managed service provider, has acquired GO Concepts, a Lebanon, Ohio-based provider of managed IT, cybersecurity, business continuity, and cloud services. The acquisition expands VC3's Midwestern footprint and strengthens its capabilities serving government, financial services, and other commercial clients.

Trinity Hunt Partners Invests in Exclusive Concepts

September 21, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Trinity Hunt Partners has partnered with Exclusive Concepts, a Burlington, Massachusetts–based digital marketing and advertising agency focused on eCommerce clients. The private equity firm will work with Exclusive's president, Scott Smigler (who remains a significant shareholder), to grow the business through investments in infrastructure, talent and add-on acquisitions to build a market-leading digital marketing platform.

Wilbert Funeral Services Acquires Continental Casket Company

October 15, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. (Overland Park, Kansas) has acquired certain assets of Continental Casket Company, a Watseka, Illinois–based regional distributor of metal and wood caskets that operates three warehouses serving Illinois and parts of Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri. The asset purchase expands Wilbert's Casket Division and adds regional warehousing and distribution capabilities to support funeral professionals across the Midwest.

Altor Solutions Acquires Foam Concepts

February 2, 2022

Manufacturing

Altor Solutions, a Compass Diversified-backed packaging and componentry platform, acquired Foam Concepts, Inc., a Uxbridge, Massachusetts manufacturer of expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam products. The acquisition expands Altor's manufacturing footprint in the Northeast and strengthens its capabilities in protective and cold-chain packaging as part of a broader consolidation strategy.