Hastings Equity Partners (“Hastings”), a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle market businesses, is pleased to announce its Fund V portfolio company, GridSource, Inc.’s (“GridSource”) acquisition of WiseConnect, Inc.. This is the first add-on investment GridSource has completed since Hastings acquired GridSource in December 2022.

Hastings Equity Partners ("Hastings"), a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle-market businesses, is pleased to announce the merger of its portfolio company, Imperative Chemical Partners, Inc. ("Imperative") with RSI Chemicals, two leading providers of specialty chemicals in the US. One Equity Partners has partnered with Hastings to recapitalize Imperative and simultaneously merge the two companies.

Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle-market businesses, is pleased to announce its third Fund V platform investment in TERRA Staffing Group.

Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle-market businesses, is pleased to announce its second Fund V platform investment in GridSource, Inc.

Inc. announces the 2022 Founder-Friendly Investors list, naming Hastings Equity as one of the best private equity firms with a track record of success backing entrepreneurs.

Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle market businesses, is pleased to announce it has completed the sale of Code Red Safety, a leading provider of safety equipment and solutions supporting the mission-critical safety needs of industrial facilities throughout the US, to Warren Equity Partners.

Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle market businesses, is pleased to announce its sixth Fund IV platform investment in Traffic Control Partners, LLC (“TCP”). TCP is the combination of three founder-led traffic services businesses: Traffic Control & Protection, LLC; TSI Traffic Control, LLC; and Traffic Control Specialists, LLC to form a leading traffic control platform in the Midwest.

Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle market businesses, is pleased to announce its first Fund V platform investment in Community Tree Service, LLC, a leading provider of vegetation management services for gas and electric utilities, state and local municipalities, and commercial and residential customers.

Hastings Equity Partners announced that its portfolio company, MKD Electric, LLC (“MKD”), a full-service industrial automation and electrical service platform, is pleased to announce its investment in Bachelor Controls, Inc.. This is the fourth investment MKD has completed since Hastings Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market businesses, acquired MKD in January 2021.

Hastings Equity Partners announced that its portfolio company, MKD Electric, LLC (“MKD”), a full-service industrial automation and electrical service platform, is pleased to announce its investment in XSTele.com, LLC. This is the third investment MKD has completed since Hastings Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market businesses, acquired MKD in January 2021.