TrueML Acquires Enhanced Recovery Company (ERC) Debt Collection Business

VLS Recovery Services (Aurora Capital) Acquires Environmental Recovery Corporation (ERC)

September 21, 2021

Environmental Services

VLS Recovery Services, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired Environmental Recovery Corporation (ERC) from Rock Island Capital. ERC — based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania — will operate within VLS's Waste division to expand VLS's wastewater treatment and industrial waste management capabilities and extend its footprint in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.

CCMR3 Acquires HealthCare-I, L.L.C.

December 13, 2022

Healthcare Services

CCMR3, a Syracuse-based accounts receivable and collections provider, has acquired Healthcare-I, L.L.C. (HCI), a healthcare receivables management and debt recovery firm founded in 1992. HCI will operate as a wholly owned, stand-alone subsidiary to expand CCMR3's healthcare collections capabilities and client offerings.

LLR Partners Acquires Majority Stake in TrueLearn

May 29, 2020

Healthcare Services

LLR Partners has made a majority investment in TrueLearn, a Mooresville, North Carolina-based provider of virtual learning, exam preparation and learning analytics for healthcare students and training programs. The investment — which represents an exit for Kian Capital Partners — will fund TrueLearn's organic growth, expansion into adjacent healthcare markets (including pharmacy and allied health) and pursuit of strategic acquisitions; DC Advisory served as TrueLearn's exclusive financial advisor.

EverTrue Acquires The Solas Group

March 1, 2022

Data & Analytics

EverTrue, the advancement software platform backed by Rubicon Technology Partners, has acquired The Solas Group to integrate the latter’s predictive modeling and fundraising analytics into EverTrue’s donor engagement platform. The move embeds benchmarking and on-demand analytics for higher education and nonprofit fundraisers to improve donor identification, portfolio building, and fundraising ROI.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Engineering Research and Consulting (ERC)

May 11, 2021

Government & Public Sector

Brightstar Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Engineering Research and Consulting, Inc. (ERC), a Huntsville, Alabama-based provider of mission-critical engineering and consulting services to the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA and other government entities. Dr. Ernie Wu will continue as Board Chair and CEO and the company — which employs approximately 2,200 people nationwide — will partner with Brightstar to pursue operational investments and strategic acquisitions. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed.

EisnerAmper Acquires MLCworks

January 17, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

EisnerAmper has integrated MLCworks, a Metairie, Louisiana–based digital marketing and growth advisory firm, in a transaction that closed in early January 2026. The move expands EisnerAmper's capabilities beyond traditional accounting and advisory services into digital marketing, leveraging the firm’s 2021 private equity backing to accelerate capability expansion.