The Firmament Group

Established in 2012, The Firmament Group, formerly known as McLarty Capital Partners, provides tailored debt and equity capital solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Firmament is a value-added partner to entrepreneurs, management teams and business owners and provides solutions by deploying versatile capital in a user-friendly way. Firmament seeks both senior and junior debt capital opportunities including unitranche, second lien and mezzanine debt, and also provides equity capital structured as either preferred or common equity. Firmament is focused on turning small business into big business.
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Marion Bernard

Principal

Parris A. Boyd

Principal

Green Campbell

VP

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Chas Egan

Associate

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Caroline Farkas

Associate

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Kevin M. Hoagland

VP of Finance

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Aadil Khan

Associate

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Franklin McLarty

Co-Founder and Co-President

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Lisa Moraglia

Principal

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Brian Peters

VP

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Christopher Smith

Co-Founder and President

Lauren Steel

Principal

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Peter Strome

VP

Tedmond Wong

Principal

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Wesley Zhu

Associate

37 past transactions

e4 Services

Private Equity Round in 2020
e4 Services, LLC offers healthcare consulting and professional services. It offers information technology, revenue cycle, clinical optimization, HIM, CDI, coding, complex program, and change management using lean and proprietary engineered software. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

QMES

Private Equity Round in 2020
Qmes, LLC is a privately held durable medical equipment and supply company. They provide services to both the general public and healthcare institutions throughout the mid-Atlantic states, including but not limited to: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Delaware. They understand the challenges of each patient, physician and facility when discharging to the home. They understand the challenges of each patient, physician and facility when discharging to the home.

Wide Eye Media

Private Equity Round in 2019
Wide Eye Media create and delivers interactive advertising campaigns across cinemas in Ireland. It also offers digital out of home (DOOH) solutions. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Centerline Communications LLC

Private Equity Round in 2019
Founded in 2006, Centerline Communications is a turnkey professional services organization specializing in the development, construction and maintenance of wireless telecommunications networks. In less than a decade, the company has grown from five (5) to more than 150 employees, covering 27 states, with offices in five major cities in the U.S.

Fortbrand Services

Venture Round in 2019
Fortbrand Services is the exclusive North American distributor for a wide range of unique airport airfield maintenance equipment, including the Vammas line of runway snow removal vehicles, the Beam multi-task airport service vehicle and glycol recovery vehicle, the Bergkamp FP5 flameless pothole patcher and the Prinoth line of snow removal, snow grooming and summer maintenance vehicles. Fortbrand Services also engages in related activities, including equipment appraisals. We also act as financial advisors to businesses in connection with the sale or acquisition of aviation related operations.

Polyethylene Containers

Debt Financing in 2021
Polyethylene Containers is a manufacturer of container solutions that provide the customer with cutting-edge products for all their filling applications.

Zebra

Private Equity Round in 2019
Zebra Environmental & Industrial Services, Inc. operates as an environmental and industrial services contractor. It offers remedial services that include underground and aboveground tank removal, contaminated soil and site exploration, and transportation and disposal services; and industrial services, including vacuum truck and tanker service, pit and sump cleanouts, line cleaning and hydro-blasting, and tank cleaning and decontamination services. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in High Point, North Carolina.

PRISM Response, Inc.

Private Equity Round in 2019
PRISM is a specialty contractor performing asbestos abatement, interior demolition, mold remediation, and disaster restoration. PRISM’s management team consists of individuals each with over 30 years’ experience in the industry and a successful track record of completing thousands of projects throughout the United States. Prism is consistently ranked in the Top 10 of Asbestos Abatement Contractors by ENR Magazine.

TOTAL SEAL, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2019
TOTAL SEAL, Inc. manufactures and markets piston rings for automobiles. The company's clientele include MANLEY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC., Motor State DISTRIBUTING, LANE AUTOMOTIVE, and MOTORVILLE. TOTAL SEAL, Inc. is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

Kaya Climb

Seed Round in 2020
Kaya Climb is a climber’s app designed to connect users with the gym and local climbing community and find and share beta. It enables climbers to build an ascent pyramid, and review past climbing sessions. The company was founded in 2019 when a crew of climbers and technologists got together to create a platform for the climbing community.

Isotropic Systems Limited

Series B in 2021
Isotropic Systems Limited designs and develops antennas for satellites. It serves high throughput satellite operators, constellation operators, maritime service providers, rail ferries, enterprise service providers, defense industry, aeronautical service providers, and military service providers. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Reading , United Kingdom with an additional office in Linthicum, United States.

Ultima Health Products, Inc.

Venture Round in 2021
Ultima Health Products, Inc. manufactures and markets sugar-free electrolyte hydration products. The company’s products are available in powder form. It caters to athletes, children, seniors, active lifestyle consumers, yogis, and paleo and keto diet consumers. The company distributes its products through online retailers, health food stores, sports stores, yoga centers, and fitness centers across the United States. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Cortland, Ohio.

Pearl & Dean

Private Equity Round in 2019
Pearl & Dean Cinemas Limited provides cinema advertising services. Pearl & Dean Cinemas Limited was formerly known as Pearl & Dean Limited and changed its name to Pearl & Dean Cinemas Limited in June 1993. The company was incorporated in 1958 and is based in London, United Kingdom. Pearl & Dean Limited is a former subsidiary of STV Out of Home Limited.

Global Bakeries

Private Equity Round in 2018
Global Bakeries was founded in 1977 by Albert Boyajian. The Company is one of the largest specialty bakeries privately owned in the western half of United States. Decades of baking expertise, combined with old world baking traditions, produce baked goods with an unmatched reputation for taste and superior shelf life. Control standards that are employed throughout every department ensure the highest quality products are produced for the Company's 100+ customers.

GTG Technology Group, LLC

Private Equity Round in 2018
GTG Technology Group, LLC develops transportation management system technology software for all sizes of intermodal brokerage and drayage transportation companies. The company’s solutions include intermodal management system, truck brokerage management system, drayage management system, truck based tablet management system, and drayage optimization system. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Nautilus Marine Services is a petroleum exploration and production company focused on Latin America.

Vision Integrated Partners

Private Equity Round in 2018
Vision Integrated Partners (VIP) is a practice acquisition and management company, backed by The Firmament Group. We partner with leading Ophthalmologists to help them realize the value of their hard work to develop the practice. Once an acquisition is complete we focus on developing and funding, customized growth strategies with our physician partners to maximize the future of the practice. We also provide administrative support including finance and accounting, HR and benefits, staff recruitment and training as well as ASC development. Our goal is to enable the physicians to focus on patient care with the assurance that their practice is running efficiently. We strive to provide the best experience for our physician while providing leadership and a great work environment for the practice team.

Ultima Health Products, Inc.

Venture Round in 2020
Ultima Health Products, Inc. manufactures and markets sugar-free electrolyte hydration products. The company’s products are available in powder form. It caters to athletes, children, seniors, active lifestyle consumers, yogis, and paleo and keto diet consumers. The company distributes its products through online retailers, health food stores, sports stores, yoga centers, and fitness centers across the United States. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Cortland, Ohio.

Envase

Private Equity Round in 2020
Envase provides mission-critical, cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) enterprise software and mobile applications to the intermodal transportation industry, with a core focus on the drayage trucking niche. The software merges order entry, dispatch, container tracking, electronic data interchange (EDI), API connectivity, document imaging, invoicing, settlements, and business intelligence, among other functions, into a single, streamlined system providing carrier efficiencies and container visibility over the intermodal supply chain.

Destination Pet, LLC

Private Equity Round in 2017
Destination Pet is a leading provider of a broad array of pet care services. They focused on the acquisition and buildout of top-quality pet facilities to provide pet owners with superior care by utilizing a one-stop location that includes boarding, daycare, grooming, training, and veterinary services. Opus Equity Partners will partner with an experienced team led by Shane Kelly, an executive with several decades of pet care and veterinary experience, to carry out a national expansion strategy.

Isotropic Systems Limited

Series B in 2021
Isotropic Systems Limited designs and develops antennas for satellites. It serves high throughput satellite operators, constellation operators, maritime service providers, rail ferries, enterprise service providers, defense industry, aeronautical service providers, and military service providers. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Reading , United Kingdom with an additional office in Linthicum, United States.

ARC Group Worldwide

Post in 2014
ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCW) is a leading global advanced manufacturing and 3D printing service provider. Founded in 1987, the Company offers its customers a compelling portfolio of advanced manufacturing technologies and cutting-edge capabilities to improve the efficiency of traditional manufacturing processes and accelerate their time to market. In addition to being a world leader in metal injection molding, ARC has significant expertise in 3D printing and imaging, advanced tooling, automation, machining, plastic injection molding, lean manufacturing, and robotics. ARC's mission is to bring innovation and technology to manufacturing.

Transferre Technologies

Private Equity Round in 2018
TRANSFERRE TECHNOLOGIES INC develops software for the transportation and logistics industries. The company is based in Houston, Texas.

GPS Dental

Seed Round in 2021
GPS Dental is a Dental Service Organization that provides care to communities through philanthropic service. Guided Practice Solutions is a Dental Service Organization founded in 2015 by Dr. Hunter Smith and Dr. William Little. GPS Dental currently supports 17 dental locations across Arkansas, Tennessee, and Indiana. We offer a variety of management services from our administrative headquarters in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in addition to Affiliation and Partner Ownership opportunities for Dentists across the United States.

Compcare Services

Private Equity Round in 2020
Compcare Services, LLC provides cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) enterprise software and mobile applications for the intermodal transportation industry. The company's software merges order entry, dispatch, container tacking, electronic data interchange (EDI), API connectivity, document imaging, invoicing, and settlements, among other functions, into a single system providing container visibility over the intermodal supply chain. Its products include VIntermodal, which enables companies to manage their logistical operations; VTruckolad,which provide dispatchers with the information they need to make timely and informed decisions related to route optimization; and VBrokerage, a customer focus solutions. Compcare Services, LLC was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Long Beach, California.

Condata Global

Debt Financing in 2018
Condata Global provides freight post audit and recovery services to Fortune 500 companies worldwide. The company offers post audit solutions for various shippers comprising truck, rail, air, ocean, and parcel transportation modes, as well as intermodal and international shipments (import/export). It also provides second freight post audit and international freight post audit services. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Mokena, Illinois with an additional office in Fort Myers, Florida.

Destination Pet, LLC

Debt Financing in 2017
Destination Pet is a leading provider of a broad array of pet care services. They focused on the acquisition and buildout of top-quality pet facilities to provide pet owners with superior care by utilizing a one-stop location that includes boarding, daycare, grooming, training, and veterinary services. Opus Equity Partners will partner with an experienced team led by Shane Kelly, an executive with several decades of pet care and veterinary experience, to carry out a national expansion strategy.

Cyberpoint

Private Equity Round in 2021
CyberPoint has deep technical expertise in cyber security and experience delivering solutions to some of the most complex, challenging, and mission-critical problems in this rapidly evolving field.

Citrus Extracts

Venture Round in 2020
Citrus Extracts specializes in dehydrating citrus peel primarily for use by food and beverage manufactures.

Isotropic Systems Limited

Series B in 2021
Isotropic Systems Limited designs and develops antennas for satellites. It serves high throughput satellite operators, constellation operators, maritime service providers, rail ferries, enterprise service providers, defense industry, aeronautical service providers, and military service providers. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Reading , United Kingdom with an additional office in Linthicum, United States.

Angstrom Technology, Ltd.

Private Equity Round in 2020
Angstrom Technology, Ltd. engages in the designing and building of modular cleanrooms for aerospace, defense, technology, pharmaceutical, automotive, healthcare, and industrial end markets worldwide. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As of December 4, 2020, Angstrom Technology, Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Asgard Partners & Co.