Five Points Capital Recapitalizes TransGo

CenterGate Capital Invests in TransGo

January 16, 2024

Automotive

CenterGate Capital's affiliate has made an investment in TransGo, LLC, a long-established designer and manufacturer of aftermarket automatic transmission valve body repair kits, headquartered in El Monte, California. The transaction will provide TransGo with capital and strategic resources to accelerate growth, increase speed to market and expand vehicle coverage while management, led by President John Landry, remains in place.

Race Winning Brands (MiddleGround Capital) Acquires TPT Solutions

April 21, 2022

Automotive

Race Winning Brands, a platform company backed by MiddleGround Capital, has acquired TPT Solutions, the owner of TransGo, RevMax and Transmission Specialties. The transaction is an add-on to the Race Winning Brands platform and expands the platform's transmission-focused aftermarket product capabilities; terms were not disclosed. Prestwick served as exclusive advisor to TPT Solutions and its sponsor Five Points Capital.

Five Points Capital Leads Recapitalization of GrammaTech

November 12, 2019

Cybersecurity

Five Points Capital, alongside co-investors Pleasant Bay Capital, Crescendo Capital and Capital Southwest Corporation and new CEO Mike Dager, completed a recapitalization of GrammaTech, a developer of software-assurance tools and application-security solutions. The transaction establishes a new leadership team (Mike Dager as CEO) and positions GrammaTech to expand in the growing application-security market serving government and commercial clients.

Sentinel Capital Partners Recapitalizes TranSystems

April 1, 2021

Engineering Services

Sentinel Capital Partners completed a recapitalization of TranSystems, a U.S.-based provider of engineering, architectural, and design consulting solutions for transportation infrastructure. The transaction will support TranSystems' growth strategy — including organic expansion and acquisitive opportunities — while current CEO Richard Morsches remains in place; terms were not disclosed.

Northlane Capital Partners Recapitalizes List Partners with Subordinated Debt from Five Points Capital

March 10, 2019

Marketing & Advertising

Northlane Capital Partners completed a recapitalization of List Partners Inc., the operator of the Winmo and Catapult sales intelligence offerings. Five Points Capital provided subordinated debt financing (and had previously co-invested) to support Northlane's dividend recapitalization of List Partners.

Race Winning Brands Acquires RevMax, TransGo and Transmission Specialties (TSI)

April 22, 2022

Automotive

Race Winning Brands, a portfolio company of MiddleGround Capital, has acquired three performance-transmission businesses: RevMax (Charlotte, NC), TransGo (El Monte, CA) and Transmission Specialties, Inc. (Aston, PA). The deals are the tenth through twelfth add-on acquisitions for Race Winning Brands, expanding its aftermarket transmission and driveline capabilities.