Branford Castle Rumbles Along

Announces Sale of Surface Preparation Technologies New York, November 14 – Branford Castle Partners has sold its portfolio company Surface Preparation Technologies (“SPT”) to Dominus Capital. SPT is the nation’s number one provider of rumble strips and related roadway safety services. SPT has installed hundreds of thousands of miles of rumble strips, in almost every state, […]

Branford Castle Partners hits stride with acquisition of Pulse Veterinary Technologies, an industry-leading provider of products to the global horse and house pet healthcare markets

12th Acquisition for 2016 Vintage Fund New York, September 9th – Branford Castle Partners, a New York City-based private equity firm, today announced the acquisition of Pulse Veterinary Technologies, LLC. This is the twelfth acquisition overall for Branford’s fund, which closed in late 2016, and its eighth platform investment. Headquartered in Alpharetta, GA, with subsidiary operations […]

Branford Castle Delivers Fresh Air with a Deal for ABC Industries, a Leading Ventilation and Technical Fabrics Company

10th Acquisition for 2016 Vintage Fund New York, August 5th – Branford Castle Partners, LP (“Branford Castle”), a New York City-based private equity firm, today announced the acquisition of ABC Industries, Inc. This is the 10th transaction overall for Branford Castle’s fund, which closed in late 2016, and its sixth platform investment. Headquartered in Warsaw, […]

Branford Castle Rumbles Again, Carving Out the Rumble Strip Division of Diamond Surface

Strengthens Its Leading Position As A Highway Safety Services Provider New York, July 23 – Branford Castle Partners, the New York private equity firm, through its portfolio company Surface Preparation Technologies (SPT), has purchased the rumble-strip division of Diamond Surface, Inc. These personnel and proprietary assets will be integrated with SPT’s existing operations under the […]

Branford Castle Acquires Drew Foam Companies, Inc.

Southeast regional leading fabricator of foam packaging and building products New York, June 4, 2018 – Branford Castle, a New York-based private equity firm, today announced the acquisition of Drew Foam Companies, Inc., a leading provider of custom-fabricated expanded polystyrene foam (“EPS”) products serving the packaging, building products and consumer end-markets, primarily in the Southeastern […]

Branford Castle Acquires Vitrek, LLC

Southeast regional leading fabricator of foam packaging and building products New York, January 9, 2018 – Branford Castle, a New York-based private equity firm, today announced the acquisition of Vitrek, LLC, a leading manufacturer of highly sophisticated electrical safety test and measurement equipment based near San Diego, CA. The acquisition is the fourth for its […]

Lunch with John S. Castle

Published in PE HUB WIRE Salad dominated my first lunch with John S. Castle, a managing partner of Branford Castle Partners. “The lines are out the door,” said Castle, who had to push his way through a crowd of people to meet me. Why were a group of well-dressed executives queued up outside in the heat Monday? […]

Branford Castle’s Portfolio Company Earthlite Acquires Continuum Footspas

New York, September 11, 2017 – Branford Castle Partners, LP (“Branford Castle”), a New York City-based private equity firm, today announced that its portfolio company, Earthlite LLC (“Earthlite”), has acquired Continuum Footspas, LLC (“Continuum”) from Joe Galati and the other founders of the company. Based in New Berlin, WI, Continuum is a leader in the […]

Branford Castle Acquires Surface Preparation Technologies

The nation’s leading provider of rumble strips Branford Castle Partners, L.P. (“Branford Castle”), a New York City-based private equity firm, today announced that its affiliate has purchased Surface Preparation Technologies, LLC (“SPT”), the nation’s leading provider of rumble strips and related roadway safety services. The existing SPT management team invested in the transaction alongside Branford […]