Private Equity Firm Business Services

Calera Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Founded in 1991, Calera Capital is a middle-market private investment firm that has invested over $5B of equity capital, partnering with founder, family, and management-owned businesses to enhance strategy, strengthen operating infrastructure and processes, drive organic growth, and execute add-on acquisitions.

Focus Areas
Business services, Specialty industrials, Logistics

Tracked deals

5

5 tracked deals across 2020-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

2 buyout · 2 recapitalization · 1 addon

Calera Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Calera Capital. 2 2020 2 2022 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Calera Capital
    Target
    Nocturne Luxury Villas
    Seller
    Gladstone Investment Corporation
    Type
    Buyout

    Calera Capital (through an affiliate) acquired a majority stake in Nocturne Luxury Villas from Gladstone Investment Corporation; financial terms were not disclosed. Nocturne is a luxury vacation rental management platform with operations in St. Barth's, Grand Cayman, Telluride (CO), Cabo San Lucas (Mexico), Santa Barbara (CA) and Florida's Emerald Coast and is headquartered in Newport, Rhode Island.

  • Buyer
    Calera Capital
    Target
    F&I Sentinel
    Seller
    F&I Sentinel founders (including Co-Founder & CEO Stephen McDaniel)

    Calera Capital has completed a majority recapitalization of F&I Sentinel, the automotive finance compliance solutions provider, partnering with the company's founders to support growth and expansion. Terms were not disclosed; the investment will be used to fuel product and market expansion of F&I Sentinel's CITADEL compliance platform.

  • Buyer
    ImageFIRST, Calera Capital
    Target
    Textile Care Services (TCS) of Utah
    Seller
    Rick Taft
    Type
    Addon

    ImageFIRST, a Calera Capital-backed national healthcare linen and laundry provider, acquired Textile Care Services (TCS) of Utah, giving ImageFIRST its first facility in Utah. The transaction keeps existing leadership (owner Rick Taft remains as general manager) and aims to expand ImageFIRST's geographic coverage and healthcare linen service capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Calera Capital
    Target
    FitzMark, LLC
    Seller
    Scott Fitzgerald (Founder & CEO)
    Industry
    Transportation

    Calera Capital completed a majority recapitalization of FitzMark, LLC, partnering with founder and CEO Scott Fitzgerald to support the company's growth. FitzMark, a Indianapolis-headquartered third-party logistics firm serving truckload, flatbed, refrigerated and LTL markets, will leverage the partnership to pursue organic growth and targeted acquisitions; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Calera Capital
    Target
    Thayer Power & Communication
    Seller
    The Anderson Group
    Industry
    Construction
    Type
    Buyout

    Calera Capital has acquired a majority stake in Thayer Power & Communication, a Columbus-area provider of power and telecommunications line construction and maintenance services. The seller was The Anderson Group (Thayer's prior private equity sponsor), and Calera said the investment will support Thayer's organic growth and a targeted acquisition strategy.

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