KittyHawk Acquires Exit Ventures; Paul Burgon Joins as Partner

United Capital Financial Advisors Acquires The Paul Group

August 22, 2025

Wealth Management

United Capital Financial Advisors has acquired The Paul Group, a boutique ultra-high-net-worth advisory firm managing $1.1 billion in client assets; the transaction closed on August 22, 2025. The four-person team will join United Capital to strengthen its presence in Los Angeles and New York and expand its suite of wealth management, estate planning, tax and business advisory services for sophisticated family clients. ECHELON Partners served as exclusive advisor to The Paul Group.

Southwest Strategies Group Acquires Kiterocket

July 1, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

San Diego-based communications firm Southwest Strategies Group has acquired Kiterocket, a Phoenix- and Seattle-based public relations agency focused on emerging technologies, semiconductors and sustainability. The deal expands Southwest Strategies Group's Western U.S. footprint and adds two new lines of business—technology (led by Kiterocket founder Martijn Pierik) and sustainable living (led by co-founder Amanda Foley)—to its service offering.

Trive Capital Invests in Kittyhawk Inc.

January 26, 2023

Industrial Services

Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital has made a growth investment in Kittyhawk, Inc., a West Coast provider of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) services serving aerospace, defense, space and medical end markets. The partnership will support Kittyhawk's organic growth and future acquisitions to expand capabilities and serve increasing demand for additively manufactured and mission-critical components.

SKY Leasing Acquires JetBlue Ventures

May 5, 2025

Financial Services

SKY Leasing has acquired JetBlue Ventures, JetBlue Airways' corporate venture capital arm. The deal transfers ownership of the San Francisco–based VC firm to SKY while JetBlue remains a strategic partner and JetBlue Ventures continues to manage its existing and future investments under a brand licensing agreement.

Birch Creek Energy Acquires Foundation Solar Partners from Hull Street Energy

March 28, 2023

Energy

Birch Creek Energy, a St. Louis-based utility-scale solar development platform, has acquired Foundation Solar Partners, LLC from private equity owner Hull Street Energy. Foundation Solar, founded in 2019 and focused on utility-scale solar development across the United States, will be integrated into Birch Creek to expand its development pipeline and capabilities in solar and storage projects.

Headwall Group Acquires EVK DI Kerschhaggl GmbH

January 14, 2025

Industrial Services

Headwall Group, a Bolton, Massachusetts-based portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Austria-based EVK DI Kerschhaggl GmbH (EVK), a developer of industrial sensor-based sorting and inspection systems. The acquisition expands Headwall's hyperspectral imaging and sensor capabilities to better serve markets such as food processing, plastics recycling, and material sorting.