Firmament Recapitalizes Whitecap Waste Holdings

Firmament Recapitalizes Whitecap Waste

May 14, 2024

Environmental Services

Firmament (through funds it manages) completed a recapitalization of Whitecap Waste, a regional solid waste collection company serving over 30,000 customers in southern West Virginia. The seller was Mollitiam Holdings; Whitecap Waste President Michael Schmidt will remain in his role and Firmament said the investment will support growth, operational capability expansion, and entry into new geographies.

Firmament Makes Strategic Investment in Sparkle Express Car Wash Group

April 16, 2024

Automotive

Firmament has made a strategic/growth investment in Sparkle Express Car Wash Group, a Chicago-headquartered membership-based express car wash platform formed from 19 unit acquisitions across Georgia, South Carolina and Illinois. The capital will be used to optimize operations, support continued expansion in existing markets and enter new adjacent geographies while leveraging Firmament's network and deal-sourcing capabilities.

Firmament Makes Majority Investment in Navitrans

January 16, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

Firmament has made a majority investment in Navitrans, the Kortrijk, Belgium-based provider of transportation and warehouse management software, with Valsoft remaining as a minority shareholder and Navitrans management remaining in place. The capital will support product development, management initiatives and strategic acquisitions as Navitrans expands its presence across European logistics service providers.

Whitecap Waste Acquires Oak Hill Garbage Disposal

August 4, 2022

Environmental Services

Whitecap Waste, a PE-backed regional waste management platform, has acquired Oak Hill Garbage Disposal, a 50-year-old family-owned waste hauler in Oak Hill, West Virginia. The deal expands Whitecap's footprint in West Virginia as part of a roll-up strategy supported by Mollitiam Holdings, LLC.

Firmament Invests in LightRidge Solutions Holdings LLC

October 5, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Firmament announced a capital investment in LightRidge Solutions Holdings LLC to provide structured equity and credit financing to the space- and defense-focused platform. The investment will support LightRidge’s continued platform build and capability expansion—LightRidge (an ATL Partners-backed platform) has previously added GEOST and Ophir and recently integrated Trident Systems to expand space electronics, sensing and C4ISR capabilities.

Whitecap Waste Acquires Dave's Sanitation, Inc.

August 18, 2022

Environmental Services

Whitecap Waste, a regional waste management company formed in partnership with Florida-based private equity firm Mollitiam Holdings, has acquired Dave's Sanitation, Inc. of Lookout, West Virginia. The acquisition is an add-on to Whitecap's growing West Virginia platform (following its Oak Hill acquisition) and expands its residential, commercial and industrial waste collection footprint in the state.