Acquisitions in Mississippi in 2024
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October 22, 2024
- Buyer
- Renasant Corporation
- Target
- The First Bancshares, Inc.
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Renasant Corporation and The First Bancshares announced they have received all necessary regulatory approvals to complete the proposed merger. The companies expect to close the transaction on April 1, 2025, following shareholder approval previously obtained in October 2024.
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- Buyer
- Rampart Exterior Services, Huron Capital, Monroe Capital LLC
- Target
- Independent Roofing Systems, Inc.
- Industry
- Construction
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Addon
Huron Capital’s commercial roofing platform Rampart Exterior Services completed its inaugural add-on acquisition with the purchase of Independent Roofing Systems, a central Mississippi commercial roofing contractor. The deal was supported with financing and an equity co-investment led by Monroe Capital; Independent’s existing leadership will remain in place as Rampart integrates the company into its buy-and-build strategy.
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- Buyer
- Trinity Consultants
- Target
- Environmental Compliance & Safety, Inc.
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Trinity Consultants, a global environmental consulting firm headquartered in Dallas, has acquired Environmental Compliance & Safety, Inc. (ECS), a Mississippi-based environmental and safety consulting firm. ECS will operate within Trinity's environmental consulting business, with its leadership and offices in Sherman and Brandon, Mississippi, remaining in place to strengthen Trinity's EHS capabilities and presence in the Gulf/Southeast.
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August 12, 2024
- Buyer
- Granite Construction Incorporated
- Target
- Dickerson & Bowen, Inc.
- Industry
- Construction
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Addon
Granite Construction Incorporated completed the acquisition of Dickerson & Bowen, Inc., adding three sand and gravel pits and four asphalt plants to its Southeast materials footprint. The bolt-on expands Granite's presence in central and southern Mississippi and builds on its recent Southeast materials platform.
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- Buyer
- Novastone Capital Advisors (NCA)
- Target
- Keystone Specialty Pharmacy
- Seller
- Jeffrey Clark, Kim Clark
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Novastone Capital Advisors (NCA), a Switzerland-based private equity firm, has acquired Keystone Specialty Pharmacy, a specialty pharmacy based in Mississippi. The acquisition was completed as part of NCA’s Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) program; Dr. Lisa Piercey will lead the pharmacy and the sellers were owners Jeffrey and Kim Clark.
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- Buyer
- Nation's Best Holdings
- Target
- Huntington Lumber & Supply Co., Inc.
- Seller
- John Huntington, David Huntington
- Industry
- Retail
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Addon
Nation's Best Holdings, a Dallas-based holding company focused on home improvement stores, acquired Huntington Lumber & Supply Co., a Do it Best Home Center in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. The transaction closed July 15, 2024, with the Huntington brothers selling the business and remaining in place to manage operations as part of Nation's Best's roll-up strategy to grow independent hardware and building-supply locations.
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- Buyer
- CR Fuels
- Target
- Portabull Fuel Services, LLC
- Seller
- Jones Capital
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Jones Capital has sold Portabull Fuel Services, LLC, a Purvis, Mississippi-based mobile fuel management and equipment rental company operating across 22 states, to CR Fuels, a wholesale fuels provider based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The sale transfers Portabull's fleet, fuel-management technology, and customer relationships (heavy construction, pipeline and renewable projects) to CR Fuels; Butler Snow served as legal counsel to the sellers.
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- Buyer
- Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC
- Target
- Renasant Insurance, Inc.
- Seller
- Renasant Corporation, Renasant Bank
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Sunstar Insurance Group, a regionally focused insurance broker based in Memphis, Tennessee, acquired the assets of Renasant Insurance, Inc. from Renasant Corporation effective July 1, 2024. Renasant Insurance will rebrand as Sunstar Insurance Services, with all leadership and employees joining Sunstar as the acquisition provides Sunstar its first agency presence in Mississippi and expands its products and services in the region.
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June 17, 2024
- Buyer
- Qualus Corporation
- Target
- ASSET Engineering
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Qualus Corporation has acquired ASSET Engineering, a Jackson, Mississippi–based power engineering and consulting firm specializing in renewable generation development, battery energy storage systems, microgrids, and distributed energy resources. The acquisition expands Qualus' capabilities in renewables, energy storage, and critical-infrastructure support for clients such as utilities, developers, and data centers and broadens its U.S. footprint.
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March 28, 2024
- Buyer
- FV Recycling, Jones Capital
- Target
- Tupelo Recycling (paper recycling business of JET Polymer Recycling)
- Seller
- JET Polymer Recycling
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Addon
FV Recycling, a Jones Capital portfolio company based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has acquired the paper recycling business of JET Polymer Recycling (commonly known as Tupelo Recycling), adding a recycling plant in Tupelo, Mississippi. The acquisition densifies FV Recycling’s footprint across North Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee and expands its commercial recycling and baler equipment repair capabilities.
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March 27, 2024
- Buyer
- Broadwing Capital Management LLC, Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP
- Target
- Upchurch Companies
- Seller
- Upchurch family
- Industry
- HVAC & Mechanical
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Broadwing Capital Management LLC, in partnership with Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, has made a strategic growth investment in Upchurch Companies, a family-owned regional mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) service provider. The investment will fund operational improvements and support organic and acquisitive expansion while the Upchurch family remains involved in day-to-day operations.
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March 26, 2024
- Buyer
- Duff Capital Investors
- Target
- John O'Neil Johnson Toyota (now Toyota of Meridian), John O'Neil Johnson Hyundai (now Hyundai of Meridian)
- Seller
- Neil Johnson
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Duff Capital Investors, the Columbia, Mississippi holding company owned by brothers James and Thomas Duff, purchased John O'Neil Johnson Toyota and John O'Neil Johnson Hyundai from owner Neil Johnson in 2023. The stores were renamed Toyota of Meridian and Hyundai of Meridian after closing (Toyota closed Aug. 1, 2023; Hyundai closed Oct. 24, 2023) as Duff expands its dealership footprint in Mississippi.
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March 15, 2024
- Buyer
- United Rentals, Inc.
- Target
- Yak Access, LLC, Yak Mat, LLC, New South Access & Environmental Solutions, LLC, Yak Access & Environmental Solutions (collectively referred to as Yak)
- Seller
- Platinum Equity
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Buyout
United Rentals, Inc. completed its acquisition of Yak Access, LLC, Yak Mat, LLC, and New South Access & Environmental Solutions, LLC from Platinum Equity for approximately $1.1 billion in cash. The deal adds a North American matting and temporary access solutions provider to United Rentals’ “one-stop-shop” Specialty offerings.
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January 17, 2024
- Buyer
- PointClickCare Technologies
- Target
- American HealthTech, Inc.
- Seller
- Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. (CPSI)
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
PointClickCare Technologies has acquired American HealthTech, Inc. (AHT), a subsidiary of Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. (CPSI), in a divestiture intended to transition AHT customers to PointClickCare's post-acute care platform. CPSI divested AHT as part of a business transformation and selected PointClickCare to continue supporting AHT's post-acute EHR customers and integrate them into its broader care-collaboration network.
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