Court Square Capital Acquires RailPros from Bow River Capital

Littlejohn & Co. Acquires RailPros

May 27, 2025

Transportation

Littlejohn & Co., a Greenwich-based private investment firm, has acquired RailPros from Court Square Capital Partners. RailPros, headquartered in Irving, Texas, provides outsourced engineering, safety, project and construction management, and training services to rail, utilities and transportation clients across North America; Littlejohn plans to support the company's organic growth and strategic M&A expansion.

RailPros Acquires Design Nine, Inc.

October 9, 2025

Engineering Services

Irving, Texas-based RailPros has acquired St. Louis-based railroad engineering firm Design Nine, Inc., expanding RailPros' engineering capabilities and regional coverage in the Midwest. The acquisition adds Design Nine's site development, bridge rehabilitation, surveying, drafting and inspection services to RailPros' North American rail engineering and services platform.

TowerBrook to Acquire Consolis' Rail Division

December 3, 2020

Building Products

TowerBrook Capital Partners agreed to acquire the Rail business of Consolis, a portfolio of precast concrete brands that design and manufacture sleepers and other precast products for railways across Europe. The transaction is a sale/divestiture by Consolis and is subject to social dialogue with employees and customary regulatory approvals; TowerBrook intends to develop the Rail business as a standalone, growth-oriented platform.

Bow River Capital Recapitalizes Progressive Roofing

October 5, 2021

Construction

Denver-based private equity firm Bow River Capital completed a recapitalization of Progressive Roofing, a Phoenix-headquartered commercial roofing services provider. Progressive's management participated in the transaction, retaining a meaningful ownership stake as Bow River provides capital to support growth and geographic expansion.

Kaplan, Inc. Acquires SmartPros, Ltd.

December 22, 2015

Education

Kaplan, Inc., the global education services subsidiary of Graham Holdings, acquired SmartPros, Ltd., a provider of accredited professional education, subscription course libraries and proprietary LMS/AMS software. The deal (reported at about $16.9 million) folds SmartPros into Kaplan Professional Education to expand Kaplan’s accountancy, financial services and compliance training capabilities.

Court Square Capital Acquires Veregy from Bow River Capital

November 3, 2020

Energy

Court Square Capital has completed the acquisition of Veregy, an independent energy services company, from Bow River Capital. Veregy provides energy efficiency, smart building technologies, and infrastructure upgrades for public-sector and commercial clients; Court Square will support the company's continued growth and technology-enabled service expansion.