Trilantic builds outdoor hardscaping platform; Lockheed Martin shops $1bn LP portfolio

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Trilantic builds outdoor hardscaping platform; Lockheed Martin shops $1bn LP portfolio

Morning Hubs!

This is Chris, on the Wire this morning. Hope your week is proceeding smoothly and with the minimum of distraction.

What have we got going today on this mid-week Wednesday?

Beautifying: We installed a patio in our backyard a few years ago, and it’s proven to be one of the best upgrades we did to our aging home. Once the weather turns even slightly warm, that patio becomes like an additional living room for our house.

So I found this story interesting – Trilantic Capital is building a platform focused on hardscaping since launching Outdoor Living Supply in 2020. Since launch, the platform made 14 add-on acquisitions, nine of them in 2022, writes Obey Martin Manayiti on PE Hub.

Trilantic’s most recent add-on was Tahoe Sand & Gravel, which distributes bulk materials, hardscapes and masonry supplies, last month.

“We think that [upgrading homes] was accelerated in covid,” said Charles Fleischmann, Trilantic partner, adding, “but it’s part of a much broader 10-to-20-year trend where people are thinking about the outside of their home as a natural extension of their homes.”

Read more here on PE Hub.

Cyber: Brighton Park Capital led a $40 million growth investment in DataVisor, an online fraud detection and risk management software provider for financial services and digital commerce companies.

Others participating in the funding round include existing investors NewView Capital and GSR Ventures. Read more here on PE Hub.

Portfolio: We’ve seen a few, choice LP portfolios out in the secondary market, even as secondaries activity has slowed amid a widening gap between buyer and seller expectations. Another one out there on the market is being shopped by Lockheed Martin’s pension, which is selling up to $1 billion in PE fund stakes. Read more here on Buyouts.

That’s it for today. Hit me up at cwitkowsky@buyoutsinsider.com with tips n’ gossip, feedback or recommendations for mystery novels. I’m currently poring through Ruth Rendell’s oeuvre. Or find me on LinkedIn.

Read thefull wire commentaryon PE Hub …

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"U.S. law firm Milbank said in a Tuesday statement that it will add a nearly-30-lawyer private equity team in London from Scottish corporate firm Dickson Minto early next year." (Reuters)