News Summary:
The Heritage Group, an Indiana-based construction and materials, environmental services, and specialty chemicals company, on February 19, 2026, purchased Grove City-based FORTA, a synthetic fiber reinforcement provider for asphalt and concrete, from Riverarch Equity Partners. Amy Schumacher, CEO of The Heritage Group, commented that FORTA is a "natural fit" for their family of companies. Previously, on February 18, The Heritage Group announced it had acquired FORTA, a Pennsylvania-based leader in synthetic fiber reinforcement, from Riverarch Equity Partners, though financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Also on February 18, Northborne Partners confirmed it served as financial advisor to FORTA, a portfolio company of Riverarch Equity Partners, in connection with its acquisition by The Heritage Group.