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Footprint Capital Recognized as a 2026 Top 50 Investment Bank by Grady Campbell Incorporated
Chicago, IL, July 30, 2026 – Grady Campbell Incorporated, a leading middle market branding and marketing firm, recognized Footprint Capital as a leading firm on the national level in its 2026 Top 50 Investment Banks in the Middle Market.
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Footprint Capital Advises Stephens Direct in Financing in Conjunction with an ESOP Formation and Transition to Stephens+
Columbus, Ohio, June 12th, 2026 – Stephens Direct (“Stephens”) has secured senior debt in conjunction with the formation of an ESOP.
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Footprint Capital Advises Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. in Sale to DwyerOmega, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management
Columbus, Ohio, June 10th, 2026 – Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. (“Lake Shore”) has been acquired by DwyerOmega (“DwyerOmega”), a Portfolio Company of Arcline Investment Management.
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Footprint Capital Advises Mixt Solutions in Financing in Conjunction with a Management Buyout
Columbus, Ohio, May 29th, 2026 – Mixt Solutions (“Mixt”) has secured a senior debt facility to finance a management buyout.
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Footprint Capital Advises Forge Racks & Dunnage in Sale to Polargy, Inc., a portfolio company of GEF Capital Partners
Columbus, Ohio, May 19th, 2026 – Forge Racks & Dunnage (“Forge”) has been acquired by Polargy, Inc. (“Polargy”), a Portfolio Company of GEF Capital Partners.
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Footprint Capital Advises Cardinal Control Systems, Inc. in Sale to AIR Control Concepts, a portfolio company of Blackstone Inc. (NYSE: BX)
Columbus, Ohio, May 28th, 2026 – Cardinal Control Systems, Inc. (“Cardinal”) has been acquired by AIR Control Concepts (“AIR”), a Portfolio Company of Blackstone Inc. (“Blackstone”).
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Footprint Capital Advises Aspen Energy Corporation in Sale to Priority Power
Columbus, Ohio, May 6th, 2026 – Aspen Energy Corporation (“Aspen”) has been acquired by Priority Power Management, LLC (“Priority Power”), a Portfolio Company of I Squared Capital (“I Squared”).
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Footprint Capital Advises Epcon Communities in Securing a Syndicated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Columbus, Ohio, February 9th, 2026 – Epcon Communities (“Epcon”) has secured a syndicated senior secured revolving credit facility.
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Footprint Capital Advises Mid Atlantic Storage Systems, Inc. in Sale to DXP Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXPE)
Columbus, Ohio, January 5th, 2026 – Mid Atlantic Storage Systems, Inc. (“MASSI”) has been acquired by DXP Enterprises, Inc. (“DXP”).
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Footprint Capital Advises Sprosty Bag, LLC in Recapitalization in Partnership with KCN Companies
Columbus, Ohio, January 6th, 2026 – Sprosty Bag, LLC (“Sprosty”) has entered into a strategic partnership with KCN Companies, LLC (“KCN”).
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Footprint Capital Advises US Dealer Licensing, LLC in Sale to Tradepost, LLC
Columbus, Ohio, November 6th, 2025 – US Dealer Licensing, LLC (“USDL”) has been acquired by Tradepost, LLC (“Tradepost”).
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Footprint Capital Announced as Winner in the 16th Annual International M&A Awards
Columbus, Ohio, October 3rd, 2025 – The M&A Advisor recently awarded the honorees of the 16th Annual International M&A Awards.
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Footprint Capital Advises Pioneer Energy Management in Strategic Partnership with National Utility Group and The Billing Associates Group
Columbus, Ohio, August 15, 2025 – Pioneer Energy Management, Inc. (“PEM”), a leader in utility submetering and energy management services, has entered into a strategic partnerships with National Utility Group (“NUG”) and The Billing Associates Group (“BAG”), two Chicago-based utility service companies specializing in customized billing solutions, utility data analytics and customer support services.
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Footprint Capital Recognized as a 2025 Top 50 Investment Bank by Grady Campbell Incorporated
Chicago, IL, July 21, 2025 – Grady Campbell Incorporated, a leading middle market branding and marketing firm, recognized Footprint Capital as a leading firm on the national level in its inaugural Top 50 Investment Banks in the Middle Market.
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Footprint Capital Advises Pioneer Energy Management in Acquisition of Southern Water Management
Columbus, Ohio, June 1, 2025 – Pioneer Energy Management, Inc. (“PEM”) acquired Southern Water Management, Inc. (“Southern Water Management”), a utility submetering company based in Florida.
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Footprint Capital Advises Robertson’s, LLC, including Mechanical Products of Idaho, in Sale to Ambient Enterprises, LLC, a portfolio company of ICG
Columbus, Ohio, May 7th, 2025 – Robertson’s, LLC, including Mechanical Products of Idaho (“Robertson’s”), has been acquired by Ambient Enterprises, LLC (“Ambient”), a portfolio company of ICG (“ICG”).
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Footprint Capital Advises Pioneer Energy Management in Acquisition of Submeter Solutions
Columbus, Ohio, February 28, 2025 – Pioneer Energy Management, Inc. (“PEM”) acquired Submeter Solutions (“Submeter”), a utility submetering company based in Seattle, WA.
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Footprint Capital Advises Admiral Furniture and Sundrella Outdoor Furnishings in Sale to Campania International, a Portfolio Company of RAF Equity
Columbus, Ohio, February 28, 2025 – Admiral Furniture (“Admiral”) and Sundrella Outdoor Furnishings (“Sundrella”) have been acquired by Campania International (“Campania”).
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Footprint Capital Advises Keystone Compliance in Sale to Applus+
Columbus, Ohio, November 18, 2024 – Keystone Compliance, LLC (“Keystone”) has been acquired by Applus+ Laboratories (“Applus”).
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Footprint Capital Advises SECCO Electric in Sale to a Private Investor Group
Columbus, Ohio, October 31, 2024 – SECCO Electric Inc. (“SECCO”) has been acquired by a private investor group led by local business leader Anthony Worrell.
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Footprint Capital Advises Continental Floors, Floor Maintenance Group, and Wright Commercial Floors in Sale to Diverzify
Columbus, OH, June 10, 2024 – Continental Floors (“Continental Floors”), Floor Maintenance Group (“FMG”), and Wright Commercial Floors (“Wright”) have been acquired by Diverzify LLC (“Diverzify”), a portfolio company of ACON Investments.
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Footprint Capital Advises Columbia Corrugated Box in Sale to SupplyOne, the Largest Independent Supplier of Corrugated and other Packaging Products in North America
Columbus, OH, June 7, 2024 – Columbia Corrugated Box Co., Inc. (“CCB”) has been acquired by SupplyOne, Inc. (“SupplyOne”), a portfolio company of Wellspring Capital Management (“Wellspring”).
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What M&A’s Busiest Year Means for Sellers
2021 is going to be a good year for Footprint Capital.
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Elvisridge Capital, LLC Acquires BBS Tech, LLC
Congratulations to Elvisridge Capital, LLC for the acquisition of BBS Tech, LLC (“BBS”) of Erlanger, KY.
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Meet the Top Dealmakers in Columbus at ASPIRE 2018
Footprint Capital will join our alliance partner, GBQ, at the 2018 ASPIRE Conference on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at the Hilton in downtown Columbus, Ohio.
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Press for Client Stonehenge Partners in Columbus Business First
Private equity firm Stonehenge acquires hospice company, plans hiring, not cuts By Carrie Ghose – Staff reporter, Columbus Business First An Ohio hospice seeking a private equity buyer broke off talks with one firm once it started talking about cutting staff to boost profit.
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Sunvera Group acquires Rohr Eye & Laser Center
Congratulations to Sunvera Group (“Sunvera”) for the acquisition of Rohr Eye & Laser Center.
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Press in Columbus CEO – Central Ohio’s Red Hot M&A Market
“A red-hot M&A market offers opportunities—and pitfalls—for central Ohio businesses.” Footprint Capital was featured in the August 2018 issue of ColumbusCEO Magazine.
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Press in Columbus CEO – Succession Planning
“Columbus faces an unprecedented economic shift as baby boomers begin to sell their businesses.”
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Josh Curtis Receives The M&A Advisor 2018 Emerging Leaders Award
NEW YORK, NY, September 14, 2018 – The M&A Advisor announced the winners of the Emerging Leaders Awards on Tuesday, June 26th and honored recipients on Friday, September 14 in New York City.
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Business First Names Josh Curtis to the “40 Under 40” in Columbus
Footprint Capital Managing Director, Josh Curtis, has been named to the 2018 Class of “40 Under 40” by Columbus Business First.
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Queen City Hospice Expands to Cleveland Via Acquisition
“We are unequivocally focused on personalized and exceptional quality of care.
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M&A Insights at the Columbus Accounting Show
Footprint Capital’s Managing Director, Josh Curtis, will speak at the Ohio Society of CPAs Columbus Accounting Show on Friday, November 10, 2017.
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