Articles from Red Arts Capital

Red Arts Capital (“Red Arts”), a leading investment firm focused on supply chain-related and logistics businesses, today announced that Dozie Ibekwe has been promoted to Vice President.

Red Arts Capital (“Red Arts”), a leading investment firm specializing in supply chain-related and logistics businesses, today announced the promotion of Drew Kelly from Senior Associate to Vice President.

Red Arts Capital (“Red Arts”), a leading investment firm specializing in supply chain-related and logistics businesses, today announced the appointment of Sherina Maye Edwards as a Red Arts CEO-in-Residence.

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Red Arts Capital (“Red Arts”), a leading investment firm specializing in supply chain-related and logistics businesses, today announced the appointment of Ryan Grand as Head of Business Development. Mr. Grand will lead the deal sourcing function at the firm and build upon existing relationships with key intermediaries, executives, and stakeholders in the M&A ecosystem.

Red Arts Capital ("Red Arts"), a leading investment firm specializing in supply chain-related and logistics businesses, today announced the promotion of Kenisha Leak from Senior Executive Assistant to Vice President of Communications.

Red Arts Capital (“Red Arts”), a leading investment firm specializing in supply chain-related and logistics businesses, today announced its acquisition of Freshway Foods (“Freshway”). Freshway is a trusted supplier of fresh-cut processing, repacking, transportation and logistics services, operating in the Eastern United States. With experience and expertise in the food and beverage industries, Red Arts will offer Freshway strategic, financial and organizational support and ultimately enhance the company’s ability to serve its customer base.

Red Arts Capital (“Red Arts”), a leading investment firm specializing in supply chain-related and logistics businesses, today announced the promotion of Abishai Pinto from Senior Associate to Vice President on the firm’s investment team. Abishai Pinto will continue to play a key role in deal sourcing and portfolio management and will offer his keen leadership abilities to assist with organizational scaling and transformation.

Red Arts Capital (“Red Arts”), a leading investment firm specializing in supply chain-related and logistics businesses, today announced the promotion of Chris Hull from Vice President to Principal.

Red Arts Capital (“Red Arts”), a leading investment firm specializing in supply chain-related and logistics businesses, today announced the acquisition of KKSP Precision Machining, LLC, (“KKSP”), a premier North American producer of custom turned metal components. This acquisition marks Red Arts’ entry into advanced manufacturing, leveraging its deep expertise to expand into a strategically aligned domain.

Partners Warehouse, a portfolio company of Red Arts Capital, is excited to announce the acquisition of PSS Distribution Services (“PSS”), a leading third-party logistics (“3PL”) provider specializing in warehousing, distribution, and value-added services on the East Coast of the United States. This strategic acquisition is another step in extending Partners Warehouse’s operational footprint into the nation’s top 3PL service regions, and will strengthen its expertise in the food and ingredients sector, enhance its service capabilities, and improve the business’ capacity to support existing and new clients who require a service provider with a national footprint.

Today, Coregistics, a portfolio company of Red Arts Capital (“Red Arts”), announced the appointment of Victor Crawford as its new Executive Chairman. Victor served as an Executive Advisor to Red Arts prior to his new role. This appointment marks a moment of transition for Coregistics as the company deepens its industry knowledge and expertise with the addition of an experienced executive from within the Red Arts ecosystem.

Coregistics, a leading contract packaging company and a portfolio company of Red Arts Capital, is proud to announce the acquisition of Belvika Trade & Packaging (Belvika), a premier contract packaging provider to the food and beverage industry. This transaction establishes Coregistics as the largest pure-play contract packaging company in North America in terms of scale and revenue.

Red Arts Capital, a Chicago-based investment firm focused on the supply chain and logistics sector, announced today that one of its portfolio companies, Partners Warehouse Holdings, LLC (“Partners Warehouse” or “Partners”) has appointed Stefan Freeman as its new Chief Executive Officer. Partners Warehouse is a leading provider of value-added warehousing services in the Midwest and Southern California markets. Mr. Freeman’s appointment highlights Red Arts Capital’s deep expertise in the supply chain and logistics sector and the firm’s continued focus and commitment to partnering with and stewarding founder- and family-owned companies.

Red Arts Capital, a leading black-led investment firm in the supply chain and logistics sector, raised $270M to continue its investment strategy supporting middle-market supply chain companies with significant growth potential. The firm’s fund closed oversubscribed and above its target of $225M and is backed by notable private equity investors and LPs including Prudential Financial, Inc., The University of Chicago’s Office of Investments, and certain funds managed by Neuberger Berman.

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Red Arts Capital, LLC (“Red Arts Capital”), a leading middle-market, sector-focused private equity investment firm and preferred investment partner for family-owned supply chain-related businesses, announced the expansion of its investment team with the addition of Mia Cleary as a Senior Associate, and Charlotte Cusan as a Senior Associate of the Investor Relations team. The firm continues to bring in outside talent while promoting internally, as former Senior Associate, Chris Hull, becomes Vice President. The expanded growth of the team parallels the number of major deals the firm has conducted in the last several months. In December, Red Arts sold RAC MME Holdings to trucking giant Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. In June the firm also announced the acquisition of the nationwide packaging company, Coregistics. More recently in July, Red Arts, alongside Prudential Private Capital,completed a GP-led secondary transaction with Sunset Pacific Transportation.

Private equity firm Red Arts Capital, and private investment firm, Granite Creek Capital Partners, L.L.C., announced today that Granite Creek sold its equity and subordinated debt positions in the California-based Sunset Pacific Transportation, while Red Arts Capital and Prudential Private Capital acquired Granite Creek's significant minority stake in Sunset Pacific.

Today, Chicago-based private equity firm, Red Arts Capital, announced the acquisition of Coregistics, an award-winning, contract packaging services provider known for its flexibility and sophisticated systems. For Red Arts Capital, the deal comes on the heels of its most recent deal, the sale of the 104 year old trucking company MME to trucking industry titan Knight-Swift, for $150M. Coregistics is a leading national provider of packing-centric supply chain solutions including package and process design, materials sourcing and procurement, contract packaging, and distribution (3PL Services). The company is based in Acworth, GA and operates out of 17 facilities across the United States.