Titan International Acquires Carlstar Group LLC

Lone Star Affiliate Acquires Titan Acquisition Holdings from Carlyle and Stellex

June 29, 2023

Industrial Services

An affiliate of Lone Star Funds has completed the acquisition of Titan Acquisition Holdings — the parent of Vigor Industrial LLC, MHI Holdings LLC and Continental Maritime of San Diego — from funds managed by The Carlyle Group and Stellex Capital Management. The transaction, first announced in February 2023, closed in mid-June 2023; financial terms were not disclosed. Titan is a bi-coastal leader in ship repair, marine and heavy fabrication serving U.S. government and commercial maritime customers.

USTC Corp Acquires Comstar Supply

August 9, 2021

Telecommunications

USTC Corp, a Carlyle-backed value-added distributor of telecommunications materials, has acquired Comstar Supply, a national distributor of outside plant materials and tools. The acquisition expands USTC's footprint to seven U.S. distribution locations and broadens its product and supply-chain service offerings; financial terms were not disclosed.

Titan Machinery Acquires Heartland AG Systems

August 2, 2022

Agriculture

Titan Machinery (NASDAQ: TITN) has acquired Heartland AG Systems, Inc., the largest CASE IH application equipment distributorship in North America and a leading distributor of sprayer parts and accessories. D.A. Davidson served as exclusive financial advisor to Heartland; the sellers were Heartland's ownership group (including Bob Caldwell, Gordon Glade and Jeff Keller). The acquisition expands Titan's parts, service and distribution footprint across the Midwest and western U.S.

Blue Point-Backed Transtar Acquires C&M Auto Parts

March 16, 2023

Automotive

Transtar Holding Company, a portfolio company backed by Blue Point Capital Partners, has acquired C&M Auto Parts, a family-owned wholesale supplier of truck and automotive parts based in Trenton, New Jersey. The add-on expands Transtar's footprint and capabilities in the professional/general automotive repair aftermarket, with C&M founder Glenn Morreale joining Transtar's executive leadership team.

Transtar Holding Company Acquires PPi Automotive

June 4, 2024

Automotive

Transtar Holding Company, a NexaMotion Group portfolio company backed by Blue Point Capital Partners, has acquired PPi Automotive, a family-owned automotive parts wholesale distributor based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The add-on acquisition expands Transtar/NexaMotion's general repair and aftermarket distribution footprint in the Greater Pittsburgh area; terms were not disclosed.

Titanium Transportation Acquires International Truckload Services Group (ITS)

February 5, 2021

Trucking & Fleet

Titanium Transportation Group Inc. acquired all shares of International Truckload Services Group (ITS) for approximately $60.5 million (cash and assumption of net debt), adding ITS' assets, footprint and customer base to Titanium's platform. ITS, founded in 1986 and based in Belleville, Ontario, generates about $80 million in annual revenue, operates ~330 power units and 1,600 trailers, and employs roughly 470 people; the deal expands Titanium's scale and geographic coverage across southern Ontario, Quebec and the United States.