Virunga Critical Acquires Majority Stake in REOSTAR Energy (REOS)

Kohlberg Acquires Majority Stake in RESA Power from Investcorp

April 29, 2025

Industrial Services

Kohlberg, a U.S. middle-market private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in RESA Power from Investcorp. RESA's management team and employee shareholders will retain a minority interest; Kohlberg plans to support RESA's next phase of growth by expanding capabilities and geographic footprint to meet rising demand for critical power services.

Vista Equity Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in StarRez

January 12, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

StarRez, a provider of student housing and residential community management software, received a strategic growth investment from Vista Equity Partners to accelerate StarRez's global expansion and enhance operational capabilities. The minority growth investment will support product and market expansion; terms were not disclosed and the deal was expected to close in Q1 2022.

Veransa Group (backed by RFE Investment Partners) Acquires Consolidated Resource Recovery and Florida Organic Solutions

July 1, 2021

Environmental Services

Veransa Group, a newly formed operating platform backed by RFE Investment Partners, has acquired Consolidated Resource Recovery, Inc. (CRR) and Florida Organic Solutions, Inc. (FOS) to create a vertically integrated green-waste compost manufacturer in Florida. The deal brings together the state's largest yard waste collection/recycling network with a leading organic compost manufacturer to scale industrial compost and mulch production across the Tampa Bay / Florida market.

First Reserve and Fortress Acquire Majority Stake in Island Energy Services

June 2, 2025

Infrastructure

First Reserve and funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group (Fortress) agreed to acquire a majority stake in Island Energy Services (IES) from an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners. One Rock will remain an investor in IES following the transaction, which was expected to close in the third quarter of 2025 and has since been completed.

NIU Invest Acquires Majority Stake in Critical Metals PLC

August 14, 2025

Energy

NIU Invest SE, led by Cevdet Caner, completed a subscription for 61,402,390 new ordinary shares in Critical Metals PLC, taking a 60.34% majority stake. Critical Metals holds a 70% interest in the Molulu cobalt and copper project near Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo; NIU said it will develop the project and expand its mining portfolio across multiple regions.

Ares Infrastructure Funds Acquire Majority Stake in Apex Clean Energy

October 6, 2021

Renewable Energy

Ares Management Corporation’s Infrastructure and Power strategy, through funds and other accounts, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Apex Clean Energy. The investment is intended to provide Apex with additional equity growth capital as it transitions to a pure-play renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) and expands into areas such as energy storage, distributed energy resources, and green fuels.