Alterna Equity Partners Acquires Bulk Express Transport

Bulk Express Transport Acquires Attaway Hauling and Choice Bulk Carriers

October 31, 2023

Transportation

Bulk Express Transport, a portfolio company of Alterna Equity Partners, has acquired Attaway Hauling and Choice Bulk Carriers. The acquisition expands Bulk Express's footprint and service offering across the Southeastern United States, combining transfer station management, long-haul waste transportation and bulk materials hauling; the combined businesses operate roughly 200 trucks and ~200 employees.

Eagle Transport Corporation Acquires Bulk Carriers, Inc.

May 17, 2023

Transportation

Eagle Transport Corporation has acquired Bulk Carriers, Inc., a Dalton, Georgia-based dry bulk trucking company. The acquisition expands Eagle Transport’s dry bulk transportation capacity and regional footprint, adding Bulk Carriers’ tractors, trailers and experienced operations team to Eagle’s southeastern network.

NOVA Infrastructure Acquires A&R Bulk-Pak

December 12, 2023

Transportation

NOVA Infrastructure completed the acquisition of A&R Bulk-Pak, a Moncks Corner, South Carolina provider of contract packaging, transloading, rail-served warehousing and logistics services to petrochemical producers and traders. As part of the transaction A&R entered a strategic partnership with Harbor Logistics (a NOVA portfolio company) to broaden service offerings and pursue growth across North American port-centric logistics markets.

BWT Logistics Acquires International Express Trucking

December 19, 2023

Transportation

BWT Logistics, a Bluejay Capital portfolio company, has acquired International Express Trucking (IET), a regional 3PL in North Carolina. The add-on expands BWT’s contract logistics and warehousing footprint in the state; IET’s president Howard Shope will join BWT as Senior Vice President of Operations and retain a meaningful ownership stake. Bluejay Capital financed the transaction with participation from Argosy Private Equity, Southfield Mezzanine, Spring Capital Partners and KeyBank; terms were not disclosed.

New Water Capital Acquires Bulk Lift International and Bagwell Supply

November 1, 2022

Manufacturing

Private equity firm New Water Capital completed acquisitions of Bulk Lift International LLC and Bagwell Supply Ltd., combining two North American designers, manufacturers and distributors of flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) and complementary packaging products. The transactions expand the combined company's manufacturing and distribution footprint across the United States, Canada and Mexico and mark additional platform/add-on activity for New Water Capital Fund II.

One Equity Partners Invests in Montgomery Transport

February 25, 2022

Trucking & Fleet

One Equity Partners has completed an investment in Montgomery Transport, a Birmingham, Alabama–based over-the-road flatbed carrier specializing in over-dimensional and heavy-haul freight. OEP said it intends to support Montgomery Transport’s growth and use the company as a platform for consolidation in the flatbed trucking sector; financial terms were not disclosed.