Falfurrias Capital Partners Acquires Ballast Research from National Journal

Falfurrias Capital Partners Backs Partnership of Hamilton Place Strategies, Flag Media Analytics and Ballast Research

June 24, 2021

Consulting

Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners made a majority capital investment to support a partnership between Hamilton Place Strategies, Flag Media Analytics and Ballast Research. The deal brings together public affairs consulting, media-monitoring analytics and policymaker research to create an integrated stakeholder solutions offering while each firm continues to operate under its brand.

Falfurrias Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Industry Dive

September 5, 2019

Media & Entertainment

Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners acquired a majority equity interest in Industry Dive, a Washington, D.C.-based B2B media and digital publishing company. The partnership will support Industry Dive’s plans to scale its B2B journalism, business intelligence, and sales and marketing products into new audiences and industry verticals while the co-founders remain in leadership roles.

Falfurrias-Backed Stakeholder Solutions Platform Adds Gotham Research Group

June 29, 2022

Consulting

Falfurrias Capital Partners, supporting a platform built around Ballast Research, Hamilton Place Strategies, Flag Media Analytics and alva, announced the addition of New York-based Gotham Research Group. Gotham — led by Dr. Jeffrey Levine — provides custom attitudinal and behavioral research and analytics, and the deal expands the platform’s stakeholder management and research capabilities.

Falfurrias Capital Partners Makes Majority Investment in alva

July 26, 2021

AI & Machine Learning

Falfurrias Capital Partners has made a majority investment in alva, the London-based stakeholder intelligence platform, formalizing a partnership between alva, Ballast Research and Hamilton Place Strategies to deliver an integrated business intelligence offering. The deal will combine alva's NLP-driven stakeholder and ESG intelligence with Ballast and HPS's advisory and research capabilities to expand client-facing capabilities across financial services, healthcare, consumer and professional services markets.

Falfurrias Management Partners Makes Growth Investment in Oddball

January 8, 2025

Government & Public Sector

Falfurrias Management Partners (via capital from Falfurrias Capital Partners V) has made a growth investment in Oddball, a digital services agency that modernizes how government organizations interact with constituents. The existing Oddball management team will remain in place and Falfurrias advisor Marybeth Wootton will join Oddball's board to support the company's next stage of growth.

Falfurrias Capital Partners Invests in Crosslake Technologies

January 7, 2021

IT Services

Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners has made an investment in Crosslake Technologies, a provider of technical due diligence and technology value-creation services. The investment will include Falfurrias executives joining Crosslake's board and is intended to help Crosslake extend its capabilities organically and via acquisitions to better serve private equity and portfolio company clients.