RF Investment Partners Acquires Rent-A-John to Launch Portable Sanitation Platform
August 28, 2024
RF Investment Partners has acquired Rent-A-John, a family-owned portable sanitation provider based in Wilmington, North Carolina, as the first platform investment in a newly formed portable sanitation platform. RF will work with appointed CEO James Murphy and the Edwards family to grow the business organically and via tuck-in acquisitions across the Southeast.
- Buyers
- RF Investment Partners
- Targets
- Rent-A-John
- Sellers
- Edwards family (Cameron Edwards)
- Platforms
- Rent-A-John
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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