Acquisition History / Search Funds / 2017
Search Fund Acquisitions in 2017
6 publicly known companies acquired by search funds in 2017.
- 1Applied Data Corporation (ADC)acquired by Silver Field Capital (per ESP listing; not confirmed elsewhere) · Software · United StatesESP's page lists Applied Data Corporation, the fresh-item-management software company now called Upshop, as a Past investment from 2017, with Shamus Hines as CEO. No source found describes the original acquisition: seller, sourcing, price and financing are not publicly disclosed, and Silver Field Capital appears only in ESP's partner listing. Later public events: Prairie Capital VI led a growth re
- 2Castle Tire Recyclingacquired by Castle Capital (per ESP Partners page) · Waste Management · United StatesESP lists Castle Tire Recycling, a tire collection, processing and recycling business, as a 2017 investment that has since been exited. Its Partners page names Chandos Mahon (Columbia) as exited CEO via a vehicle called Castle Capital. Searches turned up only directory entries: Private Equity Info lists a Portland, Oregon company under Search Fund Partners ownership, with no deal date or exit. A d
- 3Falcon Critical Care Transportacquired by Cascadian Capital · TransportationMedical transportation services in the greater Bay Area.
- 4Financial Insurance Management Corporation (FIMC)acquired by Cork Capital · Financial Services · United StatesProvides auto club memberships that offer consumers roadside assistance and other related consumer protection.
- 5Morningside Translations, inc.acquired by Greenwich Point Capital · Business Services · United StatesProfessional translation services specializing in ISO-certified patent, life sciences and legal translations into 150+ languages.
- 6National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity LLC (NCFDD)acquired by Volley Partners · Business Services · United StatesIndependent professional development, training, and mentoring community for faculty members, postdocs, and graduate students offering on-campus workshops, online professional development training, and virtual mentoring programs.