Hudson Hill Capital has formed Fusion Transport to acquire majority equity interests in Global Transport Logistics (GTLi) and Am Trans Expedite. The founders and senior executives of both companies have retained significant equity in the combined company and will continue in key leadership roles. Fusion Transport will be led by Frank Matarazzo, GTLi’s CEO. Am…...
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Wind Point Acquires Freight Force
St. George Logistics, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, has acquired Freight Force. St. George Logistics was acquired by Wind Point in July 2016 from LongueVue Capital and Ironwood Capital. Freight Force specializes in first mile and last mile transportation services and operates the nation’s largest network of independent carriers serving freight forwarders and…...
Carlyle Buys United Road from Charlesbank
The Carlyle Group has acquired United Road Services, a vehicle transportation company, from Charlesbank Capital Partners which acquired the company in December 2012 from The Gores Group. United Road is a provider of vehicle transport and logistics to more than 10,000 customers including OEM suppliers, rental agencies, finance and leasing companies, auctions, web-based logistics firms…...
Greenbriar Equity Group Acquires M33 Integrated
Transplace, a provider of transportation management services and logistics technology and a portfolio company of Greenbriar Equity Group, has acquired M33 Integrated, a third party logistics provider serving the packaging, chemical and advanced materials sectors. Greenbriar acquired Transplace in May 2013 from CI Capital Partners. The buy of M33 expands Transplace’s vertical expertise and geographical…...
Fenway Partners Closes Partial Exit of Fastfrate
Fastfrate Holdings, a provider of transportation and logistics services in Canada and a portfolio company of Fenway Partners, has sold a majority interest in the company to Tepper Holdings, an investment company controlled by Fastfrate’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ron Tepper. As part of the transaction, Fenway Partners will remain a substantial minority investor…...
