Law firm Dechert facilitates RailPros' sale for smooth completion
RailPros Sold to Littlejohn & Co., Led by Law Firm Dechert
Published on May 29, 2025
Greenwich, Connecticut-based private investment firm Littlejohn & Co. has acquired RailPros, a leading provider of outsourced railroad engineering and construction services across the United States and Mexico, from middle market private equity firm Court Square Capital Partners. The announcement was made by Littlejohn & Co. on May 27, 2025.
Dechert, a global law firm, advised both Court Square Capital Partners and RailPros on the transaction. The deal team at Dechert was led by Philadelphia-based partner Eric Siegel with support from New York-based associates Ranjini Ramesh and Laura Xie.
Originally acquired by Court Square in 2020, RailPros offers a wide array of services to clients, including outsourced safety management, inspection, design and engineering, site and program management, training services, and utility observation. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including utilities, rail operators, contractors, and state departments of transport (DOTs) working within the rail infrastructure industry across all 50 U.S. states and Mexico.
Littlejohn & Co., renowned for its focus on North American industrial and service businesses, is set to usher in the next phase of growth for RailPros. In a statement, RailPros CEO Kendall Koff expressed enthusiasm about the transition, acknowledging the significant role Court Square played in achieving the company's growth objectives. Commenting on the transaction, Court Square co-founder and managing partner Joseph Silvestri echoed Koff's sentiments, emphasizing the firm's pride in partnering with RailPros' management team.
Investment banks Lincoln International and Piper Sandler & Co served as financial advisers to RailPros on the deal.
Littlejohn & Co, known for their focus on North American industrial and service businesses, will steer RailPros, a leading provider of railroad engineering and construction services, towards its next phase of growth, as they acquire the business from Court Square Capital Partners. Thetransaction, which focuses on the finance sector and expansion of business ventures, was facilitated with advisement from Dechert, a global law firm.
