November 3, 2011
Summit Industrial Construction, LLC announces majority recapitalization by The Stephens Group, LLC
Summit Industrial Construction, LLC (“Summit” or the “Company”) announced today it has finalized an agreement under which The Stephens Group, LLC, a Little Rock, Arkansas based private equity firm, will make a majority equity investment in the Company. The transaction completes a full recapitalization that will position the Company for the next stage of its […]
September 15, 2011
FireHost, Inc. Secures $10 Million in Series B Funding Led by The Stephens Group, LLC
Investors Confident in FireHost’s Position as The Go-To Cloud Host for Security. FireHost, a secure cloud hosting company, announces today a growth investment by The Stephens Group, LLC, as well as earlier-round investors. This capital infusion validates FireHost’s position that security is a top priority for businesses using the cloud and will help the company […]
May 4, 2011
Brand Group Holdings Completes $200 Million Capital Raise
Investments by Carlyle, Stephens Group, the Cousins Family and Others, Make Brand Group One of the Best Capitalized Bank Holding Companies in Georgia. Brand Group Holdings, Inc. (Brand Group), which is the parent holding company of The Brand Banking Co. (Brand Bank), announced today that it has completed its $200 million capital raising effort led […]
May 3, 2011
First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. Announces Closing of $46.3 million Investment from Bear State Financial Holdings, LLC
First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFBH) (the “Company”) today announced the closing of the planned $46.3 million investment in the Company by Bear State Financial Holdings, LLC (“Bear State”). In the transaction, Bear State received 15,425,262 shares of the Company’s common stock and a warrant to purchase two million additional shares of the […]
March 1, 2011
Shale-Inland Acquires Main Steel Polishing Company, Inc.
Established a National Footprint in Stainless Steel and Aluminum Processing Combines Stamping and Fabricating Operations in the Midwest Partnership with The Stephens Group of Little Rock, Arkansas. Shale-Inland Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Craig T. Bouchard, announced Shale-Inland’s acquisition of 100% of the stock of Main Steel Polishing Company, Inc., which is based in […]
February 16, 2011
Spitzer Industries Announces Acquisition of Advanced Inspection Technologies
Spitzer Industries, Inc. (“Spitzer”) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Advanced Inspection Technologies (“AIT”), a company based in Houston. AIT specializes in performing advanced Nondestructive Testing (NDT) of welds and base materials, using phased array ultrasonic testing and computed radiography. The acquisition also furthers Spitzer’s world class fabrication capabilities with deeper welding engineering […]