CQL Capital and Star Mountain Capital Invest in Erie Strayer

CQL Capital Leads Strategic Growth Investment in Erie Strayer

February 11, 2026

Industrial Services

CQL Capital led a strategic investment in Erie Strayer, a fourth-generation, family-owned concrete batching solutions company. The deal is intended to support Erie Strayer’s long-term growth, innovation, employee development, and expanded aftermarket service, with management led by CEO Kyle Strayer remaining in place.

Align Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in Strata Landscape Services; Strata Acquires Boulder Landscaping

May 29, 2025

Environmental Services

Align Capital Partners completed a growth investment and recapitalization in Strata Landscape Services, a commercial landscaping platform headquartered near Los Angeles. Concurrently, Strata acquired Utah-based Boulder Landscaping from owner Wray Dix as an add-on to expand Strata's presence and capabilities in the Western U.S.

Superstep Capital Invests in CQL

March 13, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Superstep Capital has made a strategic growth investment in CQL, a Grand Rapids-based digital commerce agency, while CQL announced new leadership with Dave Barr as CEO and Justin Finnegan as President and COO. The investment will accelerate CQL's growth, expand its digital commerce capabilities, and support a focused acquisition strategy; CQL's founder and long-time CEO will remain as investors and advisors.

Aquiline Capital Partners Invests in Elm Street Technology

February 5, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Aquiline Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Elm Street Technology, the operator of the Elevate real estate technology and marketing platform. The capital will be used to accelerate product development, broaden sales and marketing capabilities, and support strategic acquisitions to expand Elm Street’s suite of solutions for real estate agents, teams and brokerages.

Seaport Capital Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Rutherford & Associates (eoStar)

October 22, 2019

Software

Seaport Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in Rutherford & Associates to support expansion of its eoStar route-accounting and warehouse management software. As part of the investment, Jim Clishem was named CEO and founder Mike Rutherford will transition to full-time CTO to focus on product development and scaling the business.

EQT and CPPIB Acquire Majority Stake in Waystar from Bain Capital

July 29, 2019

Healthcare Services

The EQT VIII Fund and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) agreed to acquire a majority equity stake in Waystar, a cloud-based revenue cycle management provider, in a transaction valuing the company at $2.7 billion. Bain Capital Private Equity will retain a minority stake and will continue to support Waystar alongside the new investors to fund continued innovation and transformative M&A.