Scottish Equity Partners Invests in AutoRek

Acre Security Acquires REKS

January 6, 2025

Cybersecurity

Acre Security has acquired REKS, a purpose-built generative AI solution for access control, and hired its founders Adam and Jeff Groom to lead Acre's new AI Development Team. The acquisition integrates REKS' industry-specific AI capabilities into Acre's cloud-native access control platform to accelerate AI-powered security features and expand analytics across access control, intrusion detection and visitor management.

Ridgemont Equity Partners Leads Recapitalization of SEKO Logistics

January 7, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Ridgemont Equity Partners has completed a majority recapitalization of SEKO Logistics, a global third-party logistics provider. Greenbriar Equity Group, SEKO's majority shareholder since 2015, will retain a significant equity stake alongside SEKO management; financing for the transaction was provided by Barings, Blackstone Credit, Churchill Asset Management and Manulife Investment Management.

Periscope Equity Completes Majority Recapitalization of The RepTrak Company

November 20, 2024

Data & Analytics

Chicago-based private equity firm Periscope Equity has completed a majority recapitalization of The RepTrak Company, a Boston-based leader in reputation intelligence. The investment — advised by BrightTower with credit financing support from Tree Line Capital Partners — will fund product and platform innovation (including AI and data visualization), expand advisory capabilities, and support organic and inorganic growth while existing investors led by Catalyst Investors partially exited.

RFE Investment Partners Recapitalizes Sales Empowerment Group

August 9, 2022

Professional Services

RFE Investment Partners completed a recapitalization investment in Sales Empowerment Group (SEG), a Chicago-based provider of outsourced sales and marketing services. SEG’s founder and existing management team will remain significant owners as the company uses the capital and RFE’s resources to accelerate growth and expand its sales and marketing capabilities.

Bregal Sagemount Makes Growth Investment in SurePrep

November 20, 2020

Software

Bregal Sagemount has made a significant minority growth investment in SurePrep, a provider of 1040 tax automation software and software-powered services. The minority financing (terms undisclosed) will be used to accelerate product development, enhance customer service and expand SurePrep’s market and product offerings.

Nexa Equity Makes Majority Growth Investment in AutoReturn

August 17, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Nexa Equity has made a majority growth investment in AutoReturn, a San Francisco–based provider of towing and parking enforcement SaaS. The capital will be used to scale AutoReturn's platform, expand its go-to-market efforts domestically and internationally, and support strategic M&A, while AutoReturn's founders and management remain meaningful shareholders.