Van Pool Transportation

Van Pool is a leading provider of transportation services for special needs and homeless students in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. Since Fort Point’s investment in 2014, the company more than doubled revenue and EBITDA, extending its geographic footprint from its original Western and Central Massachusetts core, while completing two accretive add-on acquisitions. Van Pool provides an essential, outsourced business service to the K-12, special education market. The company’s distinctive, best-in-class business model had been perfected over the last decade by management and is in the early stages of scaling and further automating key functional areas.

a portfolio company of

has been acquired by

Student Transportation Services

Situation

BlackArch was retained by Fort Point Capital and management to serve as the company’s exclusive financial advisor.

BlackArch’s Customized Solution

BlackArch was instrumental in driving an excellent outcome for Van Pool’s shareholders, while finding the best partner to help the management team execute on their vision.

Outcome

Van Pool Transportation was acquired by Audax Group.

Industries:

Business Services, Consumer Products & Services

Location:

Wilbraham, MA

Transaction type:

Sellside Advisory