Acquisitions in Georgia in 2015

Accella Performance Materials, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Premium Spray Products Group of Companies (including PSP Canada). Premium Spray Products, a Marietta, Georgia–based manufacturer of spray foams and specialized polyurethane systems, will be integrated into Accella's polyurethane platform; the company's president Mac Hess will remain with Accella. The majority stockholder PFM Capital and other shareholders were represented by Bravaldo Capital Advisors in the transaction.

Priority Ambulance, a Knoxville-based national EMS operator and portfolio company of Enhanced Equity Funds, has acquired Atlanta-based Central Emergency Medical Services, Inc. and Central Air Ambulance. The deal expands Priority's geographic footprint into Georgia, adds air ambulance capabilities, and increases its patient transport network across the Southeast.

North Castle Partners, a consumer-focused private equity firm, acquired a controlling interest in Sprout Organic Foods, a developer, marketer and distributor of premium organic baby and toddler foods. The firm intends to leverage Sprout as a nutrition platform to accelerate growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

Magnetech Industrial Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integrated Electrical Services (IES), has acquired all common stock and associated real estate of Southern Industrial Sales and Services, Inc., d/b/a Southern Rewinding, a Columbus, Georgia-based motor repair and field services company. Southern Rewinding will operate as a subsidiary of Magnetech within IES's Infrastructure Solutions segment, expanding Magnetech's geographic reach on the Gulf Coast and adding motor repair capabilities; Michael Phillips will remain as General Manager.

Influence Health, a Birmingham-based provider of an integrated digital consumer engagement platform, has acquired BrightWhistle, an Atlanta-based healthcare-specific digital marketing platform. The acquisition adds BrightWhistle's Facebook, paid search and patient remarketing capabilities (offered as SaaS and managed services) to Influence Health's marketing platform to boost patient acquisition and engagement for healthcare clients.