Optima Mergers & Acquisitions advised on the simultaneous sale of two Texas roadway infrastructure companies to Arlington Capital-backed TRP
HOUSTON, Texas — August 20, 2026 — Alamo Roadway Materials and Interstate Barricades & Markings have been acquired by TRP Infrastructure Services, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners. Optima Mergers & Acquisitions served as exclusive M&A advisor to the sellers.
Alamo Roadway Materials manufactures thermoplastic spray and preformed thermoplastic materials for roadway markings, supplying products that meet Federal Highway Administration and Texas Department of Transportation standards across all 25 TxDOT districts. Interstate Barricades & Markings provides traffic control and pavement marking services to highway and infrastructure projects across Texas, with operations serving the Houston and San Antonio markets.
Together, the two companies add complementary manufacturing and field service capabilities to TRP Infrastructure Services, the Fort Worth-based provider of pavement marking, traffic control, and guardrail solutions backed by Arlington Capital Partners since 2021.
“Alamo and Interstate are exceptional businesses that have earned strong reputations in the Texas roadway infrastructure market,” said Lane Carrick, Managing Director of Optima Mergers & Acquisitions, who led the engagement. “Their capabilities are highly complementary to the TRP platform, and we believe the combination creates significant opportunities for the businesses, their employees, and their customers going forward.”
Carrick added: “Our role was to serve as a trusted intermediary for our clients throughout a complex transaction involving a highly sophisticated private equity-backed buyer. That meant understanding the value of each business, positioning their strengths effectively, managing an extensive diligence process, and representing our clients’ interests at every stage of the negotiation. Transactions like this demonstrate the value an experienced sell-side advisor can bring when business owners are negotiating across the table from institutional investors and their advisors.”
Optima Mergers & Acquisitions represented the sellers throughout the transaction, including valuation and positioning, buyer negotiations, diligence management, and negotiation through closing.
About Alamo Roadway Materials
Alamo Roadway Materials is a Texas-based manufacturer of highway safety marking products, including thermoplastic spray and preformed thermoplastics engineered to Federal Highway Administration and Texas Department of Transportation standards. The company supplies roadway marking materials throughout all 25 TxDOT districts.
About Interstate Barricades & Markings
Interstate Barricades & Markings is a Texas traffic safety and striping contractor providing barricade, traffic control, and pavement marking services to highway and infrastructure projects, with operations serving the Houston and San Antonio markets.
About TRP Infrastructure Services
TRP Infrastructure Services, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is the leading provider of safety-critical and highly regulated pavement marking, traffic control, and guardrail solutions across Texas and the Southeast. The business delivers pavement marking and traffic control services across over thirty total locations servicing Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Virginia.
About Arlington Capital Partners
Arlington Capital Partners is a Washington, D.C.-area private investment firm specializing in government-regulated industries. Focused on the aerospace and defense, government services and technology, and healthcare sectors, the Firm partners with founders and entrepreneurs to build platforms of strategic importance to national priorities. Operating in markets with high barriers to entry, Arlington looks to partner with organizations within these industries that save lives, improve effectiveness, and reduce costs. Since inception in 1999, Arlington has invested in over 200 companies and $14 billion in committed capital. The Firm is currently investing out of its $6 billion Fund VII.
About Optima Mergers & Acquisitions
Optima Mergers & Acquisitions is a sell-side M&A advisory firm serving owners of privately held middle-market businesses. Optima represents business owners throughout the sale process, from valuation and market positioning through buyer outreach, diligence, negotiation, and closing. The firm focuses on maximizing value, protecting its clients’ interests, and helping owners successfully navigate complex transactions with strategic and financial buyers.
