Tracked deals
7
7 tracked deals across 2025.
Professional Services Recapitalizations in 2025
Buyer mix
PE-led
11 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2022
8 tracked deals announced in 2022.
Buyer Snapshot
Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northstar Capital | 2 | Private investment firm providing flexible credit solutio... | PE |
| Brentwood Associates | 1 | Growth-oriented private equity investor focused on middle... | PE |
| Dubin Clark & Company, Inc. | 1 | Private equity firm focused on specialty services and bra... | PE |
| Everside Capital Partners | 1 | SEC-registered investment advisor and SBIC license holder... | PE |
| Everside SBIC partner (Southeast; sponsor, unnamed) | 1 | Southeast-based SBIC partner affiliated with Everside tha... | PE |
| Frontenac | 1 | Chicago-based private equity firm focused on lower middle... | PE |
| Nashville-based SBIC partner (unnamed) | 1 | Nashville-based Small Business Investment Company partner... | PE |
| Northstar Mezzanine Partners VIII L.P. | 1 | Mezzanine fund managed by Northstar providing junior capi... | PE |
| Seaside Equity Partners | 1 | Growth‑oriented, operationally focused private equity fir... | PE |
| Sound Growth Partners | 1 | Seattle-based private equity firm investing in lower midd... | PE |
Acquisition Volume in Professional Services Recapitalizations in 2025 by Year
Last 8 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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December 23, 2025
- Buyer
- Brentwood Associates, Tenex Capital Management
- Target
- Perennial Services Group
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Brentwood Associates partnered with Tenex Capital Management to complete an equity recapitalization of Perennial Services Group. Perennial’s management team, led by CEO Jon Allen, reinvested and will remain significant shareholders. The transaction closed on December 23, 2025.
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November 11, 2025
- Buyer
- Northstar Capital, Seaside Equity Partners
- Target
- TalentSmartEQ
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
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.
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September 24, 2025
- Buyer
- Frontenac
- Target
- Beckway Consulting, LLC
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
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.
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July 9, 2025
- Buyer
- Dubin Clark & Company, Inc.
- Target
- Sight & Sound Productions, LLC
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Dubin Clark & Company, Inc. has recapitalized Sight & Sound Productions, a Jacksonville-based event planning and audio-visual production firm. The transaction, advised by Heritage Capital Group, will support Sight & Sound's continued growth in event rentals and production by adding complementary services and local strength; terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Everside Capital Partners, Nashville-based SBIC partner (unnamed), Everside SBIC partner (Southeast; sponsor, unnamed)
- Target
- Sight & Sound Productions
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Everside Capital Partners has closed a recapitalization of Sight & Sound Productions, a Jacksonville, Florida-based event production and décor services company, alongside a Nashville-based SBIC partner and an additional Everside SBIC partner from the Southeast. The transaction provides recapitalization and sponsor support to help Sight & Sound scale its event rental, audiovisual, and décor services for corporate and social clients, including Fortune 500 customers.
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- Buyer
- Sound Growth Partners
- Target
- BARS, LLC (The BARS Program)
- Seller
- David Gaudet, Richard Wright
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Sound Growth Partners (SGP) completed a majority recapitalization of BARS, LLC (The BARS Program) on June 18, 2025, providing all capital through its One-Stop Buyout structure. BARS, a Lakewood, Colorado-based provider of in-store ID check and compliance services for convenience and grocery stores across the U.S. and Canada, will continue to be led by existing management including David Gaudet and Richard Wright.
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- Buyer
- Northstar Capital, Northstar Mezzanine Partners VIII L.P.
- Target
- Loss Prevention Services (LPS)
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Northstar Capital provided mezzanine debt and an equity co-investment to Loss Prevention Services (LPS), a portfolio company of Clearview Capital, to help finance the transaction. LPS is a tech-enabled outsourced vehicle recovery provider based in Natchez, Mississippi; the investment was made by Northstar Mezzanine Partners VIII L.P. as its eleventh platform investment.
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