10/02/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/02/2025 09:24
Partnership will Support the Company's Continued National Expansion
DETROIT, MI, October 2, 2025 - Rockbridge Growth Equity ("Rockbridge"), a partnership-oriented middle market private equity firm, announced today that it has made a strategic investment in Miles Mediation & Arbitration ("Miles" or "the Company"), a fast growing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider. Miles CEO Parag Shah and the rest of the management team will continue to lead the Company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Over the past 20 years, Miles has built a knowledgeable, highly diverse panel of more than 160 neutrals, each with expertise in a specialized area, designed to guide parties to fair, timely and cost effective resolution regardless of case size or complexity. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Miles has a large footprint across the Southeast with offices in Birmingham, AL; Charlotte, NC; Columbia, SC; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Jacksonville, FL; Nashville, TN; Palm Beach, FL; Savannah, GA; and Tampa, FL, as well as additional offices in Denver, CO, Houston, TX, and St. Louis, MO.
"We're thrilled to partner with the Miles team and support the Company's next stage of development," said Ziv Weizman, a partner at Rockbridge. "Miles' experienced team and distinct culture has led to its impressive expansion, and we look forward to working closely with Parag and the entire Miles team to support both organic and inorganic growth initiatives going forward."
"Our partnership with Rockbridge will allow us to accelerate our vision of becoming a national ADR firm, providing us with the resources to create an even better experience for our clients, neutrals, and employees," said Mr. Shah. "Miles is proud of our culture and focus on client service, which will remain central to everything we do. We're excited to have the support of Rockbridge as we make further investments in our people and technology."
Piper Sandler served as financial advisor and Honigman served as legal advisor to Rockbridge. Deloitte Corporate Finance served as financial advisor and Moore & Van Allen served as legal advisor to Miles.
Miles Mediation & Arbitration is helping to shape the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) industry with a comprehensive professional services model that combines the expertise of a highly skilled and diverse panel of neutrals offering client support to help guide and empower parties to fair, timely, and cost-effective resolution regardless of case size, specialization, or complexity. For more information, please visit milesadr.com.
Founded in 2007, Rockbridge Growth Equity is a partnership-oriented middle-market private equity firm with a differentiated approach to helping both founder-operated and established companies accelerate growth and build long-term, sustainable value. Rockbridge combines the flexibility of a financial sponsor with the benefits of a strategic partnership by leveraging the firm's relationship with the Rock Family of Companies, which provides access to industry and functional expertise. Rockbridge has regulatory assets under management of over $1.7 billion across its target sectors: e-Commerce and Marketing Services, Financial Services and Fintech, Tech-Enabled Products and Services, and Digital Media. For more information, please visit https://www.rbequity.com.