Recapitalizations in 2025

Brentwood Associates partnered with Tenex Capital Management to complete an equity recapitalization of Perennial Services Group, a multi-brand home services platform headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The recapitalization will keep Perennial's management as significant shareholders and is intended to support continued organic growth and execution of the company's add-on M&A strategy across lawncare, pest control, landscaping and arbor services.

LongueVue Capital (LVC) has recapitalized Saelens, a Johnson Creek, Wisconsin-based precision manufacturing platform, partnering with the company’s management to support continued growth and investments in automation and global sourcing. As part of the transaction LVC provided growth capital while related real estate was sold to Royal Oak Realty Trust; Saelens operates under the trade names Diamond Precision Products and Coupling Nut Supply and employs ~230 people.

Roth CH Acquisition Co. and Roth CH Holdings Inc. completed a business combination with SharonAI Inc., resulting in Roth CH Holdings domestically merging and renaming to SharonAI Holdings, Inc. SharonAI Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of SharonAI Holdings, and the combined company's common stock and warrants began trading on the OTC market under the tickers SHAZ and SHAZW. Former equityholders of SharonAI received shares of the public company pursuant to the business combination agreement.

Affiliates of Caldicot Capital and Tamarix Capital Partners recapitalized Custom Tours, Inc., doing business as Kushner & Associates, in a transaction that closed December 18, 2025. Founder/CEO Susan Kushner will remain as CEO and retain a significant ownership stake while meaningful equity was granted to employees; terms were not disclosed.

Pamlico Capital has completed a recapitalization investment in EHS Insight, a Houston-based provider of cloud-based environmental, health, and safety (EHS) software, with existing investor Level Equity making a significant re-investment. EHS Insight co-founders Gary McDonald and Eric Stevens will retain meaningful ownership stakes; the capital will support continued product innovation, customer impact, and growth.

Funds managed by Leonard Green & Partners have acquired Jones Lake Management from Fort Point Capital in a sponsor-to-sponsor recapitalization. Fort Point will remain a minority investor; Jones Lake Management — headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio — provides pond and lake management services across 26 states and will continue its growth under the new majority sponsor.

NMS Capital has made an investment in and recapitalized Axiom Medical, a tech-enabled workplace incident case management provider headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. The partnership will support Axiom's next stage of growth through new customer expansion, strategic M&A, and continued investment in the company's nurse-led, technology-enabled service platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Shore Capital Partners, via its Healthcare Advantage Fund, completed a majority recapitalization of Reliant Healthcare and merged Reliant with California-based Care Fusion Rx to form a national infusion therapy platform. The combined company will expand home and ambulatory infusion services, leveraging complementary geographic footprints and clinical capabilities to drive growth through new center openings, home infusion expansion, and further acquisitions.

Guardian Capital Partners, alongside co-investor EA Advisors, completed a majority recapitalization of Raptor Power Systems to support the manufacturer’s next phase of growth. The transaction partners Guardian and EAA with Raptor’s founding family (Peter and Evan El Koury) to expand capacity and serve growing demand from data centers and other mission-critical end markets.

HCAP Partners has invested in IND, Inc. to support management's buyout of IND's majority shareholder and provide capital for facility expansion, working capital, and growth. IND, headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, provides critical cleaning, coating, refurbishment, and engineering services to semiconductor equipment manufacturers and will remain led by founder and CEO Jonathan Lovegrove.

Main Street Capital Corporation completed a $47.0 million minority recapitalization of a leading swim school franchisee that operates more than 40 locations across ten U.S. states. The investment included a combination of first-lien senior secured term debt and a direct minority equity stake and was completed in partnership with the company's existing owners and management.

Northstar Capital provided a credit facility and an equity co‑investment to support Seaside Equity Partners’ refinancing of TalentSmartEQ, a San Diego‑based provider of emotional intelligence training, assessments and certification programs. The recapitalization strengthens TalentSmartEQ’s balance sheet and positions the company for continued growth in the corporate training and EQ assessment market, where its solutions have been adopted by a majority of Fortune 500 companies.

Owner Resource Group (ORG), an Austin-based private investment firm, has completed a recapitalization investment in Acme Industries, Inc., a specialty manufacturer of complex precision-machined parts and assemblies headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Management, led by CEO John Devine, remains meaningful owners and will continue to lead operations while the capital will be used to support organic growth, invest in equipment and capabilities, and pursue strategic acquisitions.

Tyree & D'Angelo Partners (TDP) closed a single-asset continuation transaction to extend its investment in Western Veterinary Partners, raising new capital to support Western's organic growth and upcoming acquisitions. The continuation fund was anchored by HarbourVest Partners, with additional commitments from Ares Private Equity Secondaries funds, a syndicate of investors, and TDP's existing limited and general partners.

Argosy Healthcare Partners completed a recapitalization and partnership with Integrated Solutions for Benefits and Insurance Services (IS Benefits), a Hooksett, New Hampshire–based stop-loss and employee benefits consulting firm. The investment will support IS Benefits' technology investments, geographic expansion, and scaled delivery of stop-loss underwriting, specialty drug management, and claims auditing services.

Sterling Investment Partners closed a single-asset continuation vehicle recapitalization of XKIG, co-led by HarbourVest Partners, StepStone Group and ICONIQ, with additional funding from Churchill Asset Management. Sterling principals, Sterling's latest buyout fund and the XKIG management team also invested; the transaction provides capital to support XKIG's continued growth, geographic expansion and service capability investments.

Designs for Health repurchased RoundTable Healthcare Partners' minority stake and simultaneously received a new minority investment from affiliated funds of BDT & MSD Partners to support continued growth. Terms were not disclosed; the transaction returns full control/ownership to the Lizotte family while bringing in new capital for expansion.

Lee Equity Partners led a $1.6 billion recapitalization of McLarens Global Limited, with participation from several institutional investors, giving existing shareholders the option of partial liquidity while providing McLarens significant new growth capital. McLarens is a global provider of technical insurance claims and risk consulting services with roughly 1,600 experts across a broad international footprint; the capital will support continued geographic expansion and capability build-out.

Main Street Capital Corporation completed an $81.0 million minority recapitalization of a leading musculoskeletal care management services organization based in the Southeastern United States. The financing, composed of first-lien senior secured term debt and a direct minority equity investment, provides founder liquidity and growth capital to support the company’s multi-site clinical operations across several states.

An affiliate of Rucker Investments subscribed for new shares of Flow Water Inc. under an Ontario Superior Court-approved reverse vesting order, becoming the company's sole shareholder and taking the business private. Flow, headquartered in Toronto, will continue operations under its Flow brand with a deleveraged balance sheet, access to working capital, and Paul Dowdall appointed as President.

Summit Park has led a majority recapitalization of DX Electric, a Grapevine, Texas-based distributor of electrical c-parts that supplies OEMs across industrial, data center and energy end markets. PennantPark provided debt financing; Stephens Inc. served as financial advisor to DX and McGuireWoods LLP acted as legal counsel to Summit Park. Summit Park intends to support organic growth and expand DX's service capabilities, product offering and geographic footprint, including through acquisitions.

Owner Resource Group (ORG), an Austin-based private investment firm, has completed a partnership recapitalization with Bear Paper Tube, LLC, a specialty manufacturer of industrial paper tubes and cores headquartered in Dalton, Georgia. ORG will partner with co-founders Michael Wise and Brian Clark and the existing management team to support geographic and end-market expansion and further investment in manufacturing capabilities, while the co-founders retain significant ownership and continue to lead the business.

Frontenac has recapitalized Beckway, a New York-based professional services firm that provides operational, performance improvement and financial solutions to private equity-backed and corporate clients. The transaction, completed in partnership with Beckway’s co-founders and management and with Shvetank Shah joining as Chairman, will fund team investment, organic growth and the firm’s M&A ambitions; Monroe Capital provided the senior financing and Clearsight Advisors advised Beckway.

Accel‑KKR has acquired a majority stake in Arbiter, a Sandy, Utah‑based provider of athletic and school operations management software. Serent Capital, which partnered with Arbiter in 2017, will retain a minority equity position; the investment is intended to accelerate product innovation, expanded services, and scale across the K‑12 and youth sports market.

Main Street Capital Corporation invested $14.0 million in a minority recapitalization of The Financial Risk Group, LLC (FRG), funding the transaction with a combination of first lien senior secured term debt and a direct equity investment. FRG, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, is a technology-enabled risk management firm that provides risk analytics, data management consulting, software implementation and cloud-based hosting services to financial institutions, insurers and other commercial customers.

Kedaara Capital completed a $240 million transaction in Axtria structured as a mix of secondary investment and a company-sponsored employee share buyback, providing liquidity to current and former employees and early investors. The investment positions Kedaara as a growth partner to support Axtria's continued expansion of its agentic AI-driven data analytics and cloud software offerings for the life sciences industry.

Houston-based private equity firm Double Barrel Capital completed a majority recapitalization of Memphis-based third-party logistics provider Envoy Source, LLC, with the transaction closing on August 15, 2025. The recapitalization positions Envoy to scale its high-value packaging, fulfillment, and serialized inventory management capabilities and pursue growth under DBC’s support.

Seacoast Capital has made a subordinated debt and equity co-investment in Mail America to support a recapitalization led by Wildwood Capital. The deal provides liquidity to Mail America’s founding shareholders and positions the company to invest in people, technology, production capacity and potential add-on acquisitions to accelerate growth.

Carousel Capital has partnered with OnSight management to recapitalize OnSight Industries, a Sanford, Florida-based provider of custom marketing signage, CBU installation and distribution services. The transaction involves existing investor Copeley Capital and facilitates founder succession while providing capital to support continued growth across the Southeast.

Oakley Capital’s Fund VI is investing new capital into its K12 platform Affinitas (Affinitas Education) alongside two third‑party co‑investors, while Oakley Capital Fund IV is selling part of its stake and retaining a minority. The injection of funds is intended to support further organic and M&A-led expansion of Affinitas, which now comprises ~20 schools and around 14,000 students worldwide.

Accord Asset Partners, together with Paras Capital Partners, completed a recapitalization of WestStar Physical Therapy Network, a Southern California-based provider specializing in workers' compensation and auto-injury rehabilitation. The recapitalization provides capital and strategic support to scale WestStar's managed clinic network across California and expand into additional states.

Strive, Inc. announced the closing of the merger between Asset Entities Inc. and Strive Enterprises, Inc.; the combined company will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker ASST and begin a Bitcoin accumulation strategy. In conjunction with the merger, Strive finalized equity financing raising approximately $750 million with an additional $750 million potentially available upon exercise of warrants (total potential proceeds of ~$1.5 billion). Strive Asset Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary, manages over $2 billion in assets.

Bow River Capital's Software Growth Equity Team has completed a majority recapitalization of meQuilibrium, merging the company with RippleWorx to create a market-leading human capital management firm focused on workforce mental health and performance. The combined business will be dual‑headquartered in Denver and Boston, with meQuilibrium founder Jan Bruce leading and RippleWorx CEO Steve Foster serving as Chairman and Head of Revenue Growth.

Taurus Capital Partners has made a platform investment to form and recapitalize Pathlight Learning, a leading franchisee of Primrose Schools, partnering with existing owner and manager Sarah Albahadily and other prior co-owners. The recapitalization provides Pathlight with resources to expand its Primrose school footprint nationally while retaining management continuity.

Tower Arch Capital has recapitalized Documotion Research, Inc. (DRI), the Columbia, Tennessee-based manufacturer of StickyPOS linerless labels, partnering with the Van Boom family while Joel Van Boom remains CEO. The investment will support expanded production, product development and entry into new end markets (including healthcare and logistics); terms were not disclosed.

BharCap Partners made a strategic recapitalization investment in GCG Advisory Partners, the parent of GCG Wealth Management, with GCG management rolling over significant equity. The transaction provides capital to accelerate GCG's M&A-driven acquisition strategy and Monetize & Scale platform; prior investor LNC Partners exited its investment.

Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP) led a recapitalization of Charcuterie Artisans, the parent of Creminelli Fine Meats and Del Duca, acquiring the company’s assets and assuming majority ownership alongside capital partners Oaktree Capital Management, Sandton Capital Partners and Contrarian Capital Management. The transaction eliminated approximately $200 million of debt, secured a new working capital facility from PNC Business Credit, and positions Charcuterie to expand capabilities, strengthen customer partnerships and invest in growth across its premium charcuterie portfolio. Jeff "Trip" Tripician was appointed CEO to lead the company’s next phase.

Thesis Capital Partners completed a recapitalization of The Ridge Ohio, a physician-led residential and outpatient addiction treatment provider, with Prospect Capital Corporation participating as senior lender and equity co-investor. The transaction will support growth initiatives including expansion of the physician-led clinical team, enhancement of holistic services, and continued investment in The Ridge’s 51-acre campus.

Insignia Capital Group has made a strategic recapitalization investment in Tidal Investments LLC (Tidal Financial Group), providing capital to support the firm's continued growth while preserving existing majority ownership and executive leadership. The transaction positions Tidal to invest in talent, deepen its ETF services platform and scale operations as the firm supports more than 270 ETFs and over $45 billion in assets under management.

LO3 Capital provided senior debt and preferred equity to support a U.S.-based owner-operator's recapitalization of a national provider of professional employer organization (PEO) and workers' compensation insurance services. The financing will facilitate an ownership transition, support technology enhancements, and fund growth initiatives to expand the company's national footprint and improve service automation.

Main Street Capital Corporation completed a $45.0 million investment to facilitate a minority recapitalization of an unnamed, Southeastern U.S.-based specialty aircraft distributor. The transaction provides liquidity to the Company's CEO (the sole owner) and consists of first lien senior secured debt plus a direct minority equity investment.

Everside Capital Partners announced the closing of an investment in Rumble Pest Solutions, a pest-control services provider with operations in Springdale, Arkansas and Springfield and Jefferson City, Missouri, alongside a Florida-based SBIC sponsor and a North Carolina-based SBIC. Separately, Dubin Clark & Company announced a recapitalization of Rumble; the transaction provides sponsor-backed growth/recapitalization capital to support the company’s next phase of expansion and operations.

Everside Capital Partners announced the full realization of its investment in Alcrete LLC, a precast and prestressed concrete manufacturer headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. The transaction—details of any external buyer were not disclosed publicly—included a refinancing of Everside's senior subordinated debt and the simultaneous redemption of its equity warrants.

Llama Group SA's Extraordinary General Meeting approved issuance of subscription rights and ratified a loan agreement with Maxximum SA, including the contribution of Maxximum SA's receivables in exchange for shares. The share issuance to Maxximum SA will be carried out at a later stage (no later than December 31, 2025) as part of measures to strengthen Llama Group's financing structure.

PainTEQ, a Tampa-based developer of minimally invasive sacroiliac (SI) joint implants, completed a majority growth recapitalization co-led by Signet Healthcare Partners and Windham Capital Partners with a new equity investment from MVolution Partners. The capital will fund clinical studies, next-generation product development and expansion of PainTEQ's U.S. commercial presence; transaction terms were not disclosed.

Carousel Capital has recapitalized CraneWorks, partnering with brothers David and Steve Upton who will remain significant continuing owners. The recapitalization—funded from Carousel’s sixth fund with senior debt provided by PNC Bank, Truist Financial, and Pinnacle Financial Partners—will fund fleet expansion and deepen CraneWorks’ operated crane and equipment rental service offerings from its Birmingham, Alabama base.

Gabe's, a Morgantown-based off-price retailer, closed a recapitalization where existing term lenders converted over 75% of outstanding term loans into equity and a group of existing investors (led by Brigade Capital Management, Arbour Lane Capital Management and Anchorage Capital) assumed majority ownership. The transaction provides new capital, reduces debt, and is supported by continued ABL financing from Second Avenue Capital Partners and Ares Credit funds while Gabe’s finalizes vendor and landlord agreements to strengthen its store portfolio and operations.

Premier DataCom, a Texas-based low-voltage contractor, emerged from Chapter 11 after Sundara Partners provided a debtor-in-possession loan and acquired a majority ownership stake. Company president Ryan Willis will remain in leadership with partial ownership as Sundara provides capital and turnaround support to position PDC for growth serving data centers, commercial, municipal, and multifamily clients across Central Texas.

Riata Capital Group led a recapitalization of COEO Solutions alongside Founder & CEO Eric Wince, President Frank Ruffolo, and the company's management team. The investment will support COEO's accelerated expansion of its managed network and cloud communications offerings for small- and mid-sized multi-location enterprises and enable organic growth as well as strategic add-on activity.

Accel-KKR has closed AKKR Isosceles CV LP, a $1.9 billion single-asset continuation fund to extend its partnership with isolved, providing liquidity to existing investors and committing $350 million of new capital to isolved's growth and acquisitions. Lead investor Goldman Sachs Alternatives' Secondaries team and other institutional participants joined the fund; Accel-KKR employees are now the largest investor group.