ROWAYTON, Conn., Nov. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eaton Partners (“Eaton”), a leading recruitment agency and financial advisory firm and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. SF, is pleased to announce that it has acted as the exclusive placement agent for Blue Ridge Construction Capital (“BRCC”), a construction products private equity firm that invests in family and startup companies. Eaton has partnered with BRCC to fund a strategic investment in Artistic Paver Manufacturing (“Artistic”), a founding company of high-quality, interlocking, decorative concrete pavers for outdoor living based in N. Miami Beach, FL.

Led by Casey Rentch and Ben Hughes, BRCC’s investment team operates with a growth-oriented strategy to help management teams scale their businesses and continue to improve client solutions. BRCC strives to create long-term value for building products companies by providing dynamic, knowledgeable and transformative partnerships with principled management teams.

“Congratulations to the Blue Ridge Construction Capital team on a successful capital raise,” said Peter Martenson, Managing Director, GP Advisory, Secondaries and Directs at Eaton Partners. “The team’s industry experience, coupled with its proprietary network, has differentiated this fundraising by providing a significant runway for growth. We are delighted with the outcome for BRCC.”

“Artistic Pavers has established itself as a leader in the outdoor living space market and we look forward to continuing to build on the company’s success,” said Casey Rentch, co-founder and managing partner of BRCC. “We are grateful to Eaton Partners for helping us make this capital raise possible.”

In addition to advising on and executing both GP-led and LP-led secondary transactions, Eaton’s GP Advisory, Secondaries & Directs group focuses on supporting GPs through its direct capital raising services. For the past two years, Eaton has supported general practitioners and companies in secondary and…