Marigny Investments Acquires Majority Stake in The Gauge House

RidgeLake Partners Makes Strategic Minority Investment in Gauge Capital

October 6, 2021

Financial Services

RidgeLake Partners has made a strategic minority investment in Gauge Capital, a Southlake, Texas-based middle-market private equity firm. Terms were not disclosed; RidgeLake (a partnership between PA Capital and Ottawa Avenue Private Capital) said the investment will support Gauge's future growth and investment activities with no changes planned to the firm's day-to-day management.

XBE Acquires Gauge

March 26, 2025

Industrial Services

Banneker Partners’ portfolio company XBE acquired Gauge, a telematics hardware and software provider, in a deal that closed March 26, 2025. The acquisition integrates Gauge’s device fleet and Smart Hub platform into XBE’s operations management offering to expand telematics, maintenance, and analytics capabilities for heavy construction, bulk logistics, and bulk materials customers.

E78 Partners Acquires 9Gauge Partners

January 26, 2021

Consulting

E78 Partners, a Chicago-area private equity services and solutions firm, has acquired 9Gauge Partners, an Austin-based management consulting and technology-enablement firm. The acquisition expands E78's capabilities and service offering across finance, operations and technology for private equity firms, portfolio companies and corporate clients; 9Gauge will retain its leadership team during a transition period.

Gauge Capital Makes Growth Investment in Craftable

July 26, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Gauge Capital has made a growth equity investment in Craftable, a hospitality-focused SaaS platform, to fund product innovation and accelerate sales growth. Gauge partners Tom McKelvey, Garrett Fair, and Sam Yang joined Craftable’s board as part of the transaction; TI Partners served as financial advisor.

Gauge Capital Recapitalizes EMSAR; Jacmel Growth Partners Exits

March 31, 2021

Industrial Services

Gauge Capital has partnered with EMSAR's management on a recapitalization of EMSAR, a national field service and equipment maintenance provider headquartered in Austin, Texas. Jacmel Growth Partners has exited its investment as part of the transaction; Gauge intends to support EMSAR's continued organic growth and M&A activity to expand its footprint across healthcare, power, retail, and security end markets.

Gauge Capital Recapitalizes Schlesinger Global

July 18, 2019

Marketing & Advertising

Gauge Capital has partnered with the owners and management of Schlesinger Global, LLC to recapitalize the market research firm. The investment will support Schlesinger's growth, expansion of capabilities, innovation and talent acquisition while Gauge partners join the company's board.