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Growth Street Partners Makes Growth Equity Investment in PikMyKid

May 6, 2021

Education

Growth Street Partners has made a minority growth equity investment in PikMyKid, a Tampa-based K‑12 dismissal management SaaS platform. The capital will be used to expand the team, product and go-to-market efforts to accelerate adoption of PikMyKid's school safety and dismissal solutions.

MPK Equity Partners Makes Strategic Investment in IMAGE Studios

March 20, 2024

Professional Services

Dallas-based MPK Equity Partners has made a strategic growth investment in IMAGE Studios, a Salt Lake City franchisor of upscale salon suites. The capital will support IMAGE Studios' franchise expansion and help the company scale its network of locations and franchise operations across the United States.

MPK Equity Partners Makes Strategic Investment in PatchMaster

February 2, 2022

Construction

Dallas-based MPK Equity Partners made a strategic growth investment in PatchMaster, a Chester, New Jersey-based franchisor of drywall and plaster repair services. The capital will support PatchMaster’s nationwide expansion of its franchise system; existing shareholders led by Michael Abdy will retain a meaningful ownership stake and PatchMaster’s CEO Paul Ferrara will join the board alongside MPK.

Edison Partners Makes $65M Majority Growth Investment in KnowledgeLake

August 20, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Growth equity firm Edison Partners has made a $65 million majority growth investment in KnowledgeLake, an AI-powered document processing and workflow automation SaaS platform. KnowledgeLake management and existing shareholders also participated; Kevin Herr was named CEO and the capital will be used to accelerate customer success, go‑to‑market expansion, partnerships, and AI capability development.

SkyKnight Capital Makes Growth Investment in New Republic Partners

January 20, 2022

Wealth Management

SkyKnight Capital made an initial growth investment in New Republic Partners, a Charlotte-based wealth management and investment advisory firm launched in 2021. The minority investment (closed end of 2021) will help New Republic Partners scale its team, expand market coverage, and broaden access to alternative investment and lending solutions as the firm manages over $1.5 billion in client assets.

Kayne Partners Invests $25 Million in Elevate

June 17, 2019

Legal Services

Los Angeles-based law company Elevate secured a $25 million minority growth investment from Kayne Partners to scale operations, support continued acquisitions, and enhance its Cael enterprise legal management software. The capital will help Elevate meet increasing customer demand and accelerate product and service expansion to corporate legal departments and global law firms.