Harvest Ascend Makes Strategic Investment in Alumni Staffing

Ascend Learning Acquires StaffGarden

October 22, 2024

Healthcare Services

Ascend Learning has acquired StaffGarden, a cloud-based clinical talent development and compliance platform trusted by over 800 hospitals, to expand its healthcare workforce development capabilities. The acquisition will integrate StaffGarden's digital clinical ladder and competency-management tools into Ascend Learning's portfolio to help health systems address retention and professional development challenges.

Jones Capital Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Alta Arbor

October 21, 2024

Agriculture

Jones Capital, a family-owned investment firm, has completed a strategic growth investment in Alta Arbor, an investment holding company focused on horticulture businesses. The partnership will shift Alta Arbor from a dividend-driven approach to a growth-oriented strategy, leveraging Jones Capital's operational resources and expertise to accelerate expansion across the green industry value chain.

Harvest Partners Ascend Acquires Majority Stake in Sparq

June 21, 2023

IT Services

Funds managed by Harvest Partners Ascend have acquired a majority stake in Sparq, a U.S.-based outsourced digital engineering provider headquartered in Atlanta. Bain Capital Double Impact remains an investor; the partnership will fund Sparq’s geographic expansion and capability build-out as Harvest Partners Ascend pursues a buy-and-build strategy.

Littlejohn Capital Acquires Alto Healthcare Staffing

January 10, 2022

Healthcare Services

LJC Investments V, LLC (an investment vehicle controlled by Littlejohn Capital) has acquired Alto Healthcare Staffing, a Dayton, Ohio–based diversified healthcare staffing firm founded by Leslie Kahn. Patriot Capital provided a debt and equity co-investment to support the transaction; Littlejohn said the partnership will help accelerate Alto's geographic expansion and growth across long-term care, hospitals and physician offices.

Altamont Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Horizon Investments

July 27, 2021

Wealth Management

Altamont Capital Partners has completed a strategic growth investment in Horizon Investments, a Charlotte-based registered investment advisor with approximately $7 billion in assets under advisement. The investment will provide capital and strategic support to accelerate Horizon's distribution, expand its goals-based solutions, and pursue add-on acquisitions while Horizon's management remains significant equity holders and John Drahzal assumes the CEO role.

Linden Capital Partners Acquires Avalign Technologies; Harvest Partners SCF Invests to Support Transaction

January 9, 2019

Medical Devices

Linden Capital Partners has acquired Avalign Technologies from Arlington Capital Partners, with Harvest Partners SCF, LP providing a non-control investment to support the transaction. Avalign, based in Bannockburn, Illinois, is a full-service manufacturer and distributor of orthopedic implants, specialty surgical instruments, proprietary coatings and related surgical systems; the buyers cited support for continued organic growth and M&A-driven value creation.