BUKO Traffic & Safety Acquires Road Traffic Solutions Limited

Equistone-backed BUKO Acquires Keltic Traffic Management

July 21, 2025

Transportation

BUKO Group, backed by funds advised by Equistone, has acquired Keltic Traffic Management Limited, a London-based specialist in temporary traffic management. The deal strengthens BUKO's presence in the Greater London area as part of its broader UK and European expansion strategy.

BUKO Group (Equistone-backed) Acquires Road Rental Scandinavia AB

March 12, 2025

Transportation

BUKO Group, a Netherlands-headquartered temporary traffic management provider backed by funds advised by Equistone, has acquired Sweden-based Road Rental Scandinavia AB. The acquisition gives BUKO immediate entry into the Swedish market and strengthens its ambition to become the leading temporary traffic management provider across Europe.

Equistone Acquires Majority Stake in BUKO Infrasupport and BUKO Waakt

January 3, 2023

Infrastructure

Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe have acquired a majority stake in BUKO Infrasupport and BUKO Waakt, two Netherlands-based providers of temporary traffic management and remote security solutions. The seller is Scheybeeck Participaties (the Burger family office); the existing management team, led by CEO Robert Emmerich, will reinvest and continue to run the business as Equistone supports domestic growth and targeted expansion into neighbouring countries.

RoadSafe Traffic Systems Acquires Barricade Services & Sales

October 29, 2021

Construction

RoadSafe Traffic Systems (RoadSafe) has acquired Barricade Services & Sales, Inc. (BSSI), a Salt Lake City-based supplier of traffic control products and services. The deal expands RoadSafe's footprint into the Mountain West/Utah market and broadens its traffic control and pavement marking capabilities; RoadSafe is PE-backed following partnerships with Investcorp and Trilantic North America.

Road Safety Services Acquires Twin Traffic Marking Corp. and Traffic Zone Services

December 31, 2020

Infrastructure

Road Safety Services, a Parallel49 Equity portfolio company, completed an add-on acquisition of Twin Traffic Marking Corp. and Traffic Zone Services (collectively “Twin Traffic”), expanding its pavement marking and traffic control capabilities. The deal bolsters RSS’s scale and presence in the Central U.S., particularly Kansas and Missouri, and supports continued platform buildout in road safety services.

Investcorp and Trilantic North America Acquire RoadSafe Traffic Systems from ORIX Capital Partners

April 12, 2021

Industrial Services

Investcorp and Trilantic North America agreed to acquire RoadSafe Traffic Systems from ORIX Capital Partners; terms were not disclosed. RoadSafe, headquartered in Chicago, IL, is the U.S.'s largest provider of traffic control and pavement marking services with more than 50 locations and over 1,600 employees; management, led by CEO Dave Meirick, will remain in place and the new owners plan to pursue geographic expansion and strategic add-on acquisitions.