Wareing & Company Recapitalizes Great Lakes Lifting Solutions

KLH Capital Recapitalizes The Warehouse Rentals & Supplies

November 12, 2021

Industrial Services

KLH Capital partnered with the management team of The Warehouse Rentals & Supplies (TWRS) in a recapitalization that gives management an ownership stake and brings in Salem Investment Partners as a financing partner. The deal will provide capital and resources to support TWRS’s growth as a national platform for surface-preparation equipment rental, value-added distribution, and on-site services.

LongueVue Capital Invests in Wagner Logistics

December 16, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

LongueVue Capital, a New Orleans-based private equity firm, has recapitalized Wagner Logistics and provided growth capital to support the 3PL's continued expansion. Wagner Logistics, headquartered in North Kansas City, Missouri, operates 24 facilities across 13 states with over 7 million square feet of warehouse space and 650+ employees, serving customers across industries including aerospace & defense, automotive and direct-to-consumer.

Carousel Capital Recapitalizes CraneWorks

August 26, 2025

Industrial Services

Carousel Capital has recapitalized CraneWorks, partnering with brothers David and Steve Upton who will remain significant continuing owners. The recapitalization—funded from Carousel’s sixth fund with senior debt provided by PNC Bank, Truist Financial, and Pinnacle Financial Partners—will fund fleet expansion and deepen CraneWorks’ operated crane and equipment rental service offerings from its Birmingham, Alabama base.

Summit Equity Group & Midwest Growth Partners Acquire Livingston Machinery Company; Create Ag Solutions Group Platform

April 9, 2021

Agriculture

Summit Equity Group and Midwest Growth Partners, with co-investor Northcreek Mezzanine and Livingston management, acquired Livingston Machinery Company by purchasing stock held in the company’s ESOP and capitalized Ag Solutions Group Holding Company, LLC to combine Livingston with Ag Solutions Group. The move creates a scaled agricultural equipment dealer platform serving multiple Midwest and Southern states and provides capital for growth, M&A and management succession.

Equity Group Investments Recapitalizes East Coast Warehouse & Distribution; Seacoast Capital Exits

February 3, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Equity Group Investments has recapitalized East Coast Warehouse & Distribution (ECW), a temperature-controlled 3PL headquartered in Elizabeth, New Jersey, enabling Seacoast Capital to exit its non-control growth investment. Seacoast originally invested in 2018 (co-investing with Everside Capital Partners); terms of the recapitalization were not disclosed. ECW operates extensive refrigerated and ambient warehouse capacity and provides drayage, trucking, brokerage and customs exam services at major East Coast ports.

Cressey & Company Recapitalizes Lifeway Mobility

June 23, 2021

Healthcare Services

Cressey & Company LP has completed a recapitalization of Lifeway Mobility alongside Lifeway senior management, with Rockwood Equity Partners exiting the investment. Lifeway, a Hartford-based provider of home accessibility equipment and installation services, will use the new capital to accelerate organic growth, pursue add-on acquisitions and expand its regional footprint across the United States.