Sopris Private Equity·Water Infrastructure·Active

Coastal Infrastructure

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Coastal Infrastructureis the leading commercial and municipal water-infrastructure company across the rapidly growing coastal regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Practice
Sopris Private Equity
Industry
Municipal & commercial water services
Headquarters
North Carolina
Sopris Role
Majority recapitalization (VRA Partners advised sell-side)
Why we invested

The flagship of the Critical Systems thesis. Coastal Infrastructure consolidates water utility services across the fastest-growing residential and commercial corridor in the Southeast, in a sector that ages, fragments, and runs chronically under-capitalized. Sopris is the first institutional investor — a family office with the speed of an institutional fund, willing to be the partner of record for an operator who has never sold equity before.

Products & capabilities
  • 01Municipal water and wastewater services
  • 02Commercial water-infrastructure construction and maintenance
  • 03Industrial services across the Carolinas–Georgia coastal corridor
Milestones
  • 2024Majority recapitalization with Sopris Private Equity completed; VRA Partners advised the sell-side. Terms undisclosed.
Sopris Role
“Majority recapitalization (VRA Partners advised sell-side)”