SLG Staffing Acquires Snelling Industrial (Baton Rouge) Franchise and Staffing Assets of KLS Inc.

HireQuest Acquires Assets of Snelling Staffing

February 1, 2021

Staffing & HR

HireQuest, Inc., through its subsidiary HQ Snelling Corporation, entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire certain assets of Snelling Staffing for approximately $17.3 million (before working capital adjustments). The deal includes 48 Snelling locations (about $95 million in system-wide sales in 2020) and is intended to expand HireQuest’s commercial staffing capabilities and geographic footprint across the U.S.

Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Acquires Beck Facility Services

November 3, 2020

Industrial Services

Kellermeyer Bergensons Services (KBS) has acquired Beck Facility Services, a Newnan, Georgia–based provider of janitorial, light-maintenance, and material-handling services. The acquisition expands KBS’s national footprint and service capabilities, bringing Beck’s team of roughly 1,800 employees across 12 states into KBS’s platform to deliver scaled, technology-enabled facility solutions.

Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Acquires Hospitality Staffing Solutions

January 13, 2020

Staffing & HR

Kellermeyer Bergensons Services (KBS), backed by an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, acquired Hospitality Staffing Solutions (HSS), a provider of outsourced housekeeping and related staffing services for the hospitality sector. HSS—headquartered in Atlanta and operating in 38 states plus Puerto Rico—will operate as a division of KBS to expand KBS's hospitality service capabilities and national scale.

HireQuest, Inc. to Acquire dmDickason Personnel Services’ Staffing Division

January 10, 2022

Staffing & HR

HireQuest, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the staffing division of dmDickason Personnel Services, a family-owned business based in El Paso, Texas. The deal includes three staffing offices in West Texas and New Mexico, which will be converted into Snelling franchise locations at closing, expected in Q1 2022.

KLH Capital Recapitalizes Insulations, Inc.

August 1, 2020

Industrial Services

KLH Capital has completed a recapitalization of Insulations, Inc., partnering with founder and CEO David Branton and the company’s management team. Headquartered in New Orleans with 1,100+ employees and branches across the Gulf Coast, Insulations is an industrial contractor providing insulation, fireproofing, heat tracing, painting/coating, refractory, scaffolding and abatement services to LNG, refining, chemical, power and other industrial customers.

Lufkin Industries Acquires Schlumberger's North American Rod Lift Business

November 2, 2020

Oil & Gas

Lufkin Industries, a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners, completed the acquisition of Schlumberger’s North American Land Rod Lift Business, including brands such as Don‑Nan, Shores Lift Solutions, KBA Engineering, Platinum Pumpjack Services and RLC Rod Lift Consulting. The deal expands Lufkin’s manufacturing, distribution and technology capabilities in rod lift and artificial‑lift solutions across major North American onshore oil producing regions, including the Permian Basin.