News & Announcements

Dallas, TX, June 27, 2017

Transaction to Significantly Expand Geographic Footprint

Increased Scale and Synergies to Drive Highly Competitive Pricing and Cost Savings

Reinforces Position as a Leading U.S. Wholesale Motor Fuels Distributor       

Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC ("Empire," "the company"), a leading motor fuels wholesale distributor and distribution services provider to top gasoline brands, announced today that the company has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Circle K Stores Inc. and CST Brands, Inc. to acquire 70 Corner Store gas stations. The acquisition of these Corner Store locations will expand Empire's geographic reach in the U.S., adding to its presence in six states where the company has existing operations, including Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas, as well as new entrance into the state of Arizona. The accretive transaction positions Empire to capture synergies by leveraging increased scale and improved operating efficiencies to drive highly competitive pricing and cost savings for the company's growing dealer network. The transaction is expected to be completed during the summer of 2017.

Dallas, TX, September 26, 2016

Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC (“Empire”) announced today that it successfully acquired the Missouri, Oklahoma, and a portion of the Kansas wholesale distribution rights of Sunshine Fuel, LLC. (“Sunshine”), a Florida based distributor that supplies branded fuel to gas stations primarily in the Kansas City market as well as other Missouri and Oklahoma locations. The sale was coordinated by NRC Realty & Capital Advisors, LLC of Chicago, Illinois.

Expands footprint in disposal-constrained Northeast and increases scale of operations

Realizes a larger, more diversified customer base with predictable recurring cash flows

Increases overall percentage of municipal waste managed by Company

Jericho, NY and Stamford, CT; June 6, 2016

Tunnel Hill Partners is pleased to announce that the combination with the Connecticut and Somers, New York operations of City Carting Holding Company closed on June 3rd.  The transaction had been unanimously approved by both companies’ Boards of Directors.

Jericho, NY, August 13, 2015

Inc. Magazine ranked Tunnel Hill Partners No. 1934 on its 34th annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. Companies such as Yelp, Pandora, Timberland, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, LinkedIn, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 5000.

Portland, OR, January 24, 2015

We are excited to announce that American Education Properties (AEP) has acquired Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy’s (CASSA) building in a transaction worth approximately $4 million. This investment ensures that CASSA will continue to provide quality education to its 330 K-8 students, today and into the future.

El Segundo, CA, November 13, 2014

Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP (Nasdaq:LMRK) (the "Partnership") announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 2,650,000 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership ("Common Units") at $19.00 per Common Unit. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase from the Partnership up to 397,500 additional Common Units at the $19.00 per Common Unit price. The Common Units are expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on November 14, 2014 under the ticker symbol "LMRK." The offering is expected to close on or about November 19, 2014.

Portland, OR, September 9, 2014

Part of $500mm in innovative financing to meet charter schools’ growing demand for facilities

With growing enrollment and nearly one million students on charter school waiting lists nationwide, charter school leaders need to find facilities that meet their needs, both now and in the future. American Education Properties, LLC (AEP), launched in June of this year, addresses this increasing challenge. AEP is a collaboration between Charter School Capital, the nation’s leading provider of working and growth capital to charter schools, and American Infrastructure MLP Funds (AIM), a leading private investment firm specializing in real property, infrastructure and natural resources businesses.

The distribution of the first $75 million of $500 million in facilities funding marks one of the largest of its kind to date. This investment supports facilities at nine schools in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, and Washington, D.C., which educate roughly 4,550 Imagine Schools students, as well as students at two charter schools run by independent operators in Arizona and California.