Eric Mullins and Milton Carroll Acquire BIG3 Houston Franchise Rights

Freedom CNG Acquires X3 CNG and Lancer Energy

May 25, 2025

Renewable Energy

Houston-based Freedom CNG has acquired Colorado operator X3 CNG and Utah-based Lancer Energy to expand its compressed renewable natural gas (C/RNG) and multi-fuel fueling footprint across the Western United States. The deals add X3 CNG's public-access CNG network (including major sites in Colorado Springs and Greeley) and Lancer Energy's expertise in building and maintaining CNG, RNG, EV and hydrogen fueling infrastructure.

Biggie Group Acquires 3QTZ

June 21, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Biggie Group has acquired Paris-based digital marketing agency 3QTZ to strengthen its digital marketing, media buying and consulting capabilities. The deal, supported by investor Groupe HLD, expands the Group's integrated offering across its seven-country footprint and complements prior integrations such as Kazam! and Beastly.

Yes Energy Acquires The C Three Group

October 3, 2023

Energy

Yes Energy announced on October 3, 2023 that it has acquired The C Three Group, a provider of North American energy infrastructure market intelligence and project databases. The acquisition integrates C Three's infrastructure project datasets and forecasting capabilities into Yes Energy's power market data and analytics platform to give customers deeper visibility into generation, transmission, and interconnection project status and impacts on power markets.

BlueWater Equity Partners Acquires Controlling Interest in The E3 Company; Assurance Mezzanine Funds Participation

October 2, 2019

Oil & Gas

BlueWater Equity Partners, LLC acquired a controlling interest in The E3 Company, LLC, a designer and manufacturer of automated pressure-relief and safety systems for hydraulic fracturing sites. Assurance Mezzanine Fund (Assurance Capital) provided mezzanine financing to support the transaction.

Gladstone Investment and Xyresic Capital Acquire The E3 Company; Nocturne (Gladstone-backed) Acquires Exclusive 30A Rentals

September 8, 2023

Oil & Gas

Gladstone Investment Corporation partnered with Xyresic Capital to acquire The E3 Company, a Kilgore, Texas-based provider of pressure management solutions for oil and gas well completions, investing $46.0 million in a combination of senior secured debt and equity. Separately, Gladstone expanded its investment in its portfolio company Nocturne Luxury Villas by financing Nocturne’s acquisition of Exclusive 30A Rentals (more than 100 properties) via an $18.7 million senior secured loan.

America's Car-Mart Acquires Texas Auto Center

May 2, 2024

Automotive

America's Car-Mart, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the dealership assets of Texas Auto Center (TAC), the two-location Austin/San Marcos used-car dealership founded by Bob and Erika Blankenship. The transaction (which excludes TAC's legacy finance receivables) is expected to close in the first quarter of Car-Mart's 2025 fiscal year and expands America's Car-Mart's footprint in the Texas market.