Hastings Equity Partners Invests in JSET Automated Technologies

MKD Electric (Hastings Equity) Acquires JSET Automated Technologies & D&L Electric

August 21, 2024

Electrical Services

MKD Electric, a Hastings Equity Partners portfolio company, has acquired JSET Automated Technologies and D&L Electric to expand its capabilities in data center services and broaden geographic penetration across the Southeastern United States. The add-ons reinforce MKD's position as a large nationwide non-union electrical contractor and expand its service offering for industrial, logistics and data center clients.

Hastings Equity Partners Invests in TERRA Staffing Group

February 7, 2023

Staffing & HR

Hastings Equity Partners (Fund V) has made a platform investment in TERRA Staffing Group, a 40+-year-old staffing provider headquartered in Everett, Washington. TERRA's management will retain significant ownership as Hastings provides growth capital to support geographic expansion, new locations and continued service delivery across industrial, consumer products, food & beverage and logistics end markets.

E Tech Group (Graham Partners) Acquires JSat Automation

May 30, 2025

Engineering Services

E Tech Group, a portfolio company of Graham Partners, has acquired JSat Automation, a Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based life sciences-focused systems integrator. The add-on expands E Tech's capabilities in MES, lab automation and process controls while broadening its geographic footprint and engineering talent pool for life sciences customers.

Hastings Equity Partners Invests in Celerity Consulting Group

July 12, 2021

Consulting

Hastings Equity Partners announced a platform investment in Celerity Consulting Group, a San Francisco–based information management and utility consulting firm. Hastings will partner with Celerity's existing leadership team to support growth—both organic and via add-ons—to expand the firm's capabilities serving utilities, government, law firms, and corporations.

Hastings Equity Partners Invests in GridSource

December 22, 2022

Construction

Hastings Equity Partners has made a Fund V platform investment in GridSource, a Baton Rouge-based utility contractor, with founder Dusty Johnson retaining significant ownership and remaining active in management. Hastings said the investment will provide resources to grow GridSource’s telecom and gas infrastructure services to capitalize on accelerating broadband/fiber deployment and upcoming federal funding for broadband.

WestView Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in CaTECH Systems

July 24, 2025

Engineering Services

WestView Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has made a growth investment in CaTECH Systems, a Markham, Ontario-based provider of mission-critical structured cabling and integrated infrastructure services. The capital will support CaTECH's geographic expansion and capability build-out—particularly accelerating growth in the data center vertical amid demand from AI and hyperscale infrastructure.