Venn Growth Partners and BDC Capital Acquire Monarch House Ltd.

TriWest Capital Partners Acquires Majority Interest in Monarch Industries

September 30, 2022

Manufacturing

TriWest Capital Partners, alongside BDC Capital's Growth Equity Partners, BMO Capital Partners and Export Development Canada, has acquired a majority interest in Monarch Industries, a Winnipeg-based manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders and custom iron castings. The transaction marks an exit for Merit Capital Partners and is intended to support Monarch's next stage of growth across North American markets serving agriculture, construction and industrial OEM customers.

Players Health Acquires Monarch Management

September 15, 2022

Insurance

Players Health announced the asset acquisition of Monarch Management, a San Antonio-based managing general agent specializing in student accident and special risk insurance for K–12 sports and school activities. The deal expands Players Health's insurance and athlete-safety product capabilities and extends its protection to schools and school-sponsored activities.

Ontario Teachers' Acquires Majority Interest in Acorn Health

August 27, 2021

Healthcare Services

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has acquired a majority stake in Acorn Health, a national provider of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. MBF Healthcare Partners II, L.P. fully exited the business; Acorn Health founder Vicki Kroviak and senior management retain a meaningful ownership stake. Terms were not disclosed.

ABC Supply Co., Inc. Acquires Monarch Group of Companies

November 2, 2022

Building Products

ABC Supply Co., Inc. has acquired the Monarch Group of Companies — including Monarch Siding Centre Inc., Monarch Exterior Centre Inc., and Monarch Metal Systems Inc. — marking ABC Supply’s first expansion into Canada. The acquisition adds five Monarch locations across Alberta (Calgary, Edmonton, Acheson, Red Deer and Lethbridge) and brings a regional distributor of siding, roofing and exterior building materials into ABC Supply’s network.

Audax Private Equity Acquires Monarch Landscape Companies from One Rock Capital Partners

April 1, 2022

Environmental Services

Audax Private Equity has acquired Monarch Landscape Companies, a commercial landscaping platform serving customers across the western United States, from One Rock Capital Partners. One Rock formed Monarch in 2015, led by CEO Brian Helgoe, and during its ownership the company completed ~10 acquisitions, deployed operations technology, and scaled into a multi-state commercial landscape services platform.

LDC Invests in Panthera Biopartners

August 12, 2025

Healthcare Services

LDC has made a growth investment in Panthera Biopartners, the UK-based Site Management Organisation (SMO) that recruits patients and runs Phase II/III clinical trials, to support the company’s UK and European expansion and capability build-out. The transaction delivers a partial exit for BGF and Gresham House Ventures (with BGF reinvesting as a minority shareholder); senior debt was provided by TDC and LDC will back the existing management team to scale sites and invest in technology.