About Aviara
Aviara Partners (“Aviara”), a leading provider of equity and debt capital solutions, specializing in independent sponsor capital raises, is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent for Green Heron Partners, LLC (“GHP” or the “Firm”), an operationally-focused lower middle market private equity firm based in Houston, Texas. Aviara worked together with GHP to raise capital from a group of limited partners to acquire a controlling interest in QP Services, LLC and Iron Woman Logistics Services, LLC (collectively, “Bison Infrastructure”, “Bison”, or the “Company”) from Iron Woman Partners, LLC. Collectively, Bison Infrastructure provides inspection, maintenance, repair, aggregate management, and material handling services for owners and operators of water, civil, and utility infrastructure and serves a mix of blue-chip public and private customers across the Mountain West.
Founded in 2023 by Houston Johnson, Green Heron Partners is a Houston-based lower middle market private equity firm focused on providing capital and partnership to founder- and family-owned businesses. The Firm’s principals have deployed more than $900 million collectively throughout their careers, with more than 25 investments completed at GHP and predecessor firms. GHP serves as a true partner to the companies and business owners with whom the Firm invests, providing capital as well as strategic support and resources to execute on jointly identified value creation initiatives.
Based in Colorado, Iron Woman is as a family-owned business providing a wide array of services to meet construction challenges and needs. Since its inception in 1999, Iron Woman has transformed into a leading general contractor serving a variety of markets including infrastructure, water, transportation and logistics, and environmental, and has worked on nearly every major capital improvement project on the front range.
In partnership with Iron Woman Owner and CEO, Shaun Egan, Green Heron intends to further accelerate the growth of Bison Infrastructure as a leading water, civil, and utility infrastructure service provider in the state of Colorado and adjacent geographies.
“Bison Infrastructure embodies GHP’s dedication to partnering with founder- and family-owned businesses, showcasing our proven approach to collaboration,” said Houston Johnson, Founder and Managing Partner at GHP. “We extend our gratitude to the Aviara team for their expert guidance in a successful capital raise, which attracted significant interest from institutional investors.”
“We are proud to have supported GHP in achieving a successful capital raise for this transaction,” said Peter Martenson, Managing Partner, Aviara Partners. “The strong interest from institutional investors substantiates GHP’s reputation and the compelling vision behind Bison Infrastructure. We are honored to have played a role in this milestone achievement.”
“Congratulations to GHP on this transformative capital raise,” said Andrew Lobas, Partner, Aviara Partners. “We are thrilled to see the momentum behind GHP, as they continue to build their firm and execute on their vision. It’s exciting to be part of their journey and see the impact they are making in the lower middle market.”
Over the last three years, including transactions closed at predecessor firms, Aviara has advised GPs and companies on more than $2.3 billion of direct investment transactions.
About Aviara Partners
At Aviara Partners, our mission is clear: to provide customized advisory services and tailored capital raising solutions that empower both independent sponsors and funded sponsors. We offer access to a diverse range of flexible capital solutions, including common equity, preferred equity, and debt. Aviara’s differentiated ability to navigate complex transactions, optimize marketing strategies, and enhance positioning to drives success for our clients. We’re dedicated to integrating decades of experience, state-of-the-art methodology and curated outreach into everything we do, embodying a forward-thinking ethos that ensure we deliver exceptional results in today’s ever-evolving business landscape. We invite interested parties to contact us at Solutions@AviaraPartners.com and provide more information about their firm, their transaction, and their equity and debt capital needs. For more information, visit www.linkedin.com/company/aviara-partners
About Green Heron Partners
Green Heron Partners is a Houston, Texas-based private equity firm that focuses on providing capital and partnership through a principles-based approach to strategically viable, lower middle market service and specialty manufacturing companies. The principals of Green Heron have completed over 25 investments throughout their careers, deploying over $900 million of capital. Green Heron serves as a true partner to the portfolio companies and management teams with whom it invests, utilizing an array of resources to support the execution of identified growth and value creation initiatives. For more information, visit www.greenheronpartners.com
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