Birmingham, AL (August 19, 2025) – Founders is pleased to announce that Santie Oil Company, a premier lubricant provider servicing industrial, commercial, and automotive markets, has been acquired by RelaDyne (a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners), the nation’s largest lubricant distributor and market leader in fuel, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), and industrial reliability services….
Birmingham, Ala. (August 14, 2025) – Founders is pleased to announce that certain principals of Founders Advisors, LLC advised Tusco Inc. (“Tusco”) in its sale to Perimeter Solutions Group (“PSG”), a portfolio company of Bertram Capital (“Bertram”). The transaction closed July 31, 2025. Founded in 1974, Tusco is a leading installer of high security perimeter…
BIRMINGHAM, AL. (August 13, 2025) – Founders is pleased to announce the sale of Rentgrata, a pioneering peer-to-peer resident engagement SaaS platform for the multifamily space, to Opiniion, a leading provider of resident satisfaction software to property managers. Together, Opiniion and Rentgrata now support over 2,000,000 units across 9,000+ communities nationwide, establishing it as a…
BIRMINGHAM, AL. (July 21, 2025) – Founders is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Childress Heating & Cooling, a leading provider of HVAC services in Gadsden, AL, by Service Country, a portfolio company of Grove Mountain Partners. Childress Heating & Cooling was exclusively advised by principals of Founders Advisors (“Founders”) in this transaction. Founded…
In the MarTech May 2025 Market Update, we highlight public market trends, M&A activity, and some of the more active buyers/investors. We also share key performance indicators and valuation trends for sub-sectors within the Marketing Technology and Services space. Our update also includes: Entrepreneurs’ Corner | Curated Content and Valuation Scorecard Valuation and Operating Metrics |…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (May 15, 2025) – Founders is pleased to announce that Curb Technologies, LLC (“Curb Tech”) was acquired by Catalyst Acoustics Group (“Catalyst”), the parent company of an elite group of acoustic, seismic, vibration, and noise control companies and a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”). Curb Tech was exclusively advised by principals…