Soundcore Capital Acquires ACI Asphalt & Concrete; Northstar Capital Provides Financing

Soundcore Capital Partners (via ACI Holdings) Acquires ACS Asphalt Concrete Solutions

March 24, 2023

Industrial Services

Soundcore Capital Partners, through its ACI Holdings Group platform, acquired ACS Asphalt Concrete Solutions and combined it with previously acquired ACI Asphalt & Concrete to create a larger commercial paving platform in the Minneapolis / Upper Midwest market. O2 Sponsor Finance (a division of Old Second National Bank) acted as administrative agent and lead arranger on more than $44 million of senior secured financing to support Soundcore’s acquisitions; Old National Bank and Northstar Capital provided additional financing and subordinated debt. Terms were not disclosed.

Soundcore Capital Partners' ACI Holdings Acquires Asphalt Solutions (Indianapolis)

August 24, 2023

Construction

Soundcore Capital Partners, through its commercial paving platform ACI Holdings Group, acquired Asphalt Solutions, Inc., a provider of asphalt and concrete maintenance and repair services based in Indianapolis. The deal is the third add-on to Soundcore's ACI platform and is intended to expand ACI's commercial paving footprint in the Midwest and accelerate organic and acquisitive growth.

Heartland Paving Partners Acquires Professional Paving and Concrete

July 10, 2024

Construction

Heartland Paving Partners, a platform investment of Soundcore Capital Partners, has acquired Professional Paving and Concrete, a Chicagoland paving contractor founded in 1982. The deal marks Heartland's sixth acquisition and expands the platform's footprint into the Chicagoland market; Professional Paving will continue to operate under founder Alex Demos.

Heartland Paving Partners Acquires S&K Asphalt and Concrete

April 9, 2024

Construction

Heartland Paving Partners, a platform investment of Soundcore Capital Partners, has acquired Akron-based S&K Asphalt and Concrete, marking Heartland's fourth acquisition since its July 2022 formation. The deal expands Heartland's footprint into Ohio and adds S&K's 35+ years of asphalt and concrete paving, maintenance and repair capabilities to the platform.

Brookfield Sponsor Solutions and Soundcore Capital Partner with Heartland Paving Partners

April 4, 2024

Construction

Brookfield Asset Management, through its Brookfield Sponsor Solutions strategy, has entered a strategic partnership with Soundcore Capital Partners to provide growth/secondary capital to Soundcore's commercial paving platform, Heartland Paving Partners. The investment will accelerate Heartland's buy-and-build expansion and further consolidation across the Upper Midwest; financial terms were not disclosed.

Pave America Acquires Central States Paving & Concrete

October 2, 2023

Construction

Pave America, a national asphalt and concrete maintenance platform, acquired Central States Paving & Concrete (CSPC) in a transaction that closed in September 2023. The deal expands Pave America's Midwest footprint—adding CSPC locations in Wisconsin, Indiana and Kansas—and Grove Mountain Partners (the seller) retains a significant equity stake in the combined platform.