Hidden Harbor Capital Invests in Coast to Coast Logistics

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners Invests in McHale & McHale Landscape Design, LLC

July 16, 2025

Environmental Services

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners made a strategic investment in McHale & McHale Landscape Design, LLC, a residential landscaping firm headquartered in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The acquisition closed July 16, 2025; founders Kevin and Steve McHale remain invested and active while Hidden Harbor will support the company’s continued growth across the DC, Maryland and Virginia markets.

Hidden Harbor and Carlyle AlpInvest Close $850M Continuation Fund to Acquire Interests in Dayco, SuperHero, ACS and Inspire

May 7, 2025

Industrial Services

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners and Carlyle AlpInvest closed a continuation fund with more than $850 million of commitments to acquire interests in four Hidden Harbor portfolio companies: Dayco, SuperHero Fire Protection, Air Conditioning Specialist (ACS) and Inspire Aesthetics. The transaction provides liquidity to existing limited partners while supplying new capital to support growth initiatives across the portfolio.

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners Invests in Quaker Valley Foods

January 7, 2025

Food & Beverage

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners has made a strategic control investment in Quaker Valley Foods, a Philadelphia-based protein distributor. The management team will remain in place and Hidden Harbor intends to scale operations and pursue organic growth and acquisitions; debt financing was provided by NXT Capital and Maranon Capital.

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners Acquires Dayco, LLC

September 30, 2022

Manufacturing

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, a Boca Raton-based private equity firm, has acquired Dayco, LLC, a global manufacturer of engine drive systems and aftermarket products. Financial terms were not disclosed; the transaction closed in Q3 2022 and positions Dayco for a next phase of growth under Hidden Harbor's ownership.

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners Acquires Air Conditioning Specialist, Inc.

September 8, 2021

HVAC & Mechanical

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, a Boca Raton-based private equity firm, acquired Air Conditioning Specialist, Inc. (ACS), a Georgia-based HVAC service provider with locations in Milledgeville and Covington. The transaction closed on August 31, 2021 (terms undisclosed); Hidden Harbor said it will support ACS’s growth and expansion of service offerings across Georgia and the southeastern United States.

KC Piggyback Holdings Acquires Harbor Division

May 18, 2021

Trucking & Fleet

KC Piggyback Holdings (KCP), a holding company formed by Arc Industries, has acquired the stock of Harbor Division, a Southern California drayage and intermodal equipment storage operator. Coil Partners advised Harbor Division on the sale; the acquisition adds ~27 acres of paved, secure storage and strengthens KCP/Arc’s drayage platform in the Los Angeles / Southern California market.