Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle-market businesses, is pleased to announce that Community Tree Service, a Hastings Fund V vegetation management platform, has acquired Southwest Contracting & Associates, a New Mexico-based tree thinning provider.

Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle market businesses, is pleased to announce that its portfolio company MKD Electric has acquired JSET Automated Technologies, a Hastings-backed data center services provider and D&L Electric, a Georgia-based electrical contractor.

Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle market businesses, is pleased to announce their investment in JSET Automated Technologies.

Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle market businesses, is pleased to announce their Fund IV portfolio company, High Star Traffic (“High Star”), has acquired Superior Road Striping. This is the first add-on investment High Star has completed since Hastings formed the Midwest traffic control platform in July 2022. High Star was created through the combination of three premier founder-led traffic services businesses: Traffic Control & Protection, TSI Traffic Control, and Traffic Control Specialists.

Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle market businesses, is pleased to announce their Fund V portfolio company, TERRA Staffing Group (“TERRA”), has acquired ASG Staffing, Inc.. This is the first add-on investment TERRA has completed since Hastings acquired the company in January 2023.

GridSource Incorporated (“GridSource”), a Hastings Equity Partners Fund V platform investment, recently announced that Jason Welz has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of GridSource. An experienced business leader, Welz will succeed GridSource founder Dusty Johnson as CEO. Johnson will continue to be meaningfully involved in the business as a strategic advisor to the leadership team and board member of GridSource. Welz assumed responsibilities on June 5th, 2023.

Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle-market businesses, is pleased to announce that its Fund V portfolio company, GridSource Incorporated (“GridSource”), has partnered with Accelerated Communications & Construction. This is the second company GridSource has added to the platform since Hastings acquired GridSource in December 2022.

TERRA Staffing Group, a Hastings Equity Partners Fund V investment, was named to Puget Sound Business Journal's Middle Market Fast 50 List.

Traffic Control & Protection, a leading mid-west traffic services business, announced today that it will be known as High Star Traffic.

Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle market businesses, is pleased to announce their Fund IV portfolio company, Celerity Consulting Group, LLC (“Celerity”), has acquired Clear Path Utility Solutions. This is the first add-on investment Celerity has completed since Hastings acquired the company in May 2021.