Le Lézard
Classified in: Transportation, Business
Subject: JVN

Huron Capital, Pohlad Family and Empeiria Capital Invest in B&B Roadway Security Solutions


DETROIT, March 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Huron Capital's non-control Flex Equity Group has partnered with independent sponsor Empeiria Capital and the Minneapolis-based Pohlad family in a joint investment in B&B Roadway Security Solutions.   

Since 1925, BBRSS has created roadway safety and perimeter security solutions for government and commercial customers nationally. BBRSS has two distinct but complementary divisions, B&B Roadway and B&B ARMR. The B&B Roadway division manufactures a complete line of road and bridge traffic products. The B&B ARMR division designs and manufacturers perimeter gates and crash-rated barriers for anti-terrorism and high-security applications. BBRSS, which will continue to be led by CEO Paul Matthews, is based in McKinney, Texas and has a manufacturing facility in Russellville, Alabama.

"We are thrilled to be partnering with our new equity partners, which bring complementary resources and operating expertise to grow the business and take us to the next level," said Matthews. "With a shared value system and long-term vision for BBRSS, we look forward to working together to further enhance the business."

"With its strong client base and industry-leading solutions, BBRSS is an exciting investment for Huron Capital," said Doug Sutton, Partner and Head of the Huron Capital Flex Equity Group. "We plan to build on the foundation BBRSS has established, and help support the company's future growth initiatives with resources from our operating partner network."

Keith Oster of Empeiria Capital added, "Our focus is on investing in and partnering with companies that are a good cultural fit and have a strong competitive advantage and favorable industry growth prospects. We are excited to be joining forces with Huron Capital, the Pohlad family and the management team on this investment." 

About Huron Capital

Based in Detroit, Huron Capital is an operationally-focused private equity firm with a long history of growing lower middle-market companies through our proprietary ExecFactor® buy-and-build investment model. We prefer complex situations where we can help companies reach their full potential by combining our operational approach, substantial capital base, and transaction experience with seasoned operating executives. Founded in 1999, Huron Capital has raised over $1.8 billion in capital through six committed private equity funds and invested in over 150 companies, and our portfolio companies have employed over 11,000 people throughout North America. The Huron Capital buy-and-build investment model includes equity recapitalizations, family succession transactions, market-entry strategies, corporate carve-outs, and management buyouts of companies having revenues up to $200 million. Huron Capital targets both control and non-control equity stakes in fundamentally-sound companies that can benefit from the firm's operational approach to creating value. Huron Capital's sector focus includes business services, consumer products & services and specialty industrials.  For more information, please visit www.huroncapital.com.

About Empeiria Capital Partners
Empeiria Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm focused on acquiring small and mid-cap businesses primarily in the energy, industrial, and food and consumer packaged goods sectors. Empeiria operates as an independent sponsor and invests capital on behalf of a network of family offices, high net worth individuals, and institutions.

About the Pohlad Family
The Pohlad family's holdings and investments span several industries, including the automotive, real estate investment and development, manufacturing automation and robotics, radio and media, high-end jewelry and commercial real estate finance industries. The Pohlad family also owns Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins.

SOURCE Huron Capital


These press releases may also interest you

at 06:17
NEI Global Relocation's latest whitepaper, "2024 Relocation Trends | Manufacturing," provides a compelling look into how innovative relocation strategies are crucial for the manufacturing sector's talent acquisition and retention efforts. This comes...

at 05:30
Cato Networks, the SASE leader, announced a new SASE throughput record here at the Porsche Studio Ginza ahead of the 2024 Tokyo E-Prix, achieving 10 Gbps without hardware upgrades. At 10 Gbps, Cato became the first SASE platform to compete not only...

at 04:00
U Power Limited (the "Company" or "U Power"), a vehicle sourcing services provider with a vision to becoming a comprehensive EV battery power solution provider in China, today announced that the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of...

at 03:22
A news report from iChongqing: In 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Germany's then Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economics and Energy, Sigmar Gabriel, witnessed the arrival of the YUXINOU (Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe) train in Duisburg, Germany....

at 02:00
- Hoping Guests Will Experience New Value of Traveling in Japan - Sumitomo Fudosan Villa Fontaine Co., Ltd., a Sumitomo Realty Group, has begun offering guestrooms featuring Japan Airlines, a major Japanese carrier, Hatsune Miku, LINE FRIENDS, and...

28 mar 2024
On Tuesday March 26, 2024, DeLorean Motor Company, represented by intellectual property and entertainment attorney, Roger N. Behle, Jr. of Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis, filed documents in California federal court announcing the settlement of DeLorean...



News published on and distributed by: