Excellere Partners Partners with Hinterland Group

Excellera Advisory Group Acquires Instinctif Partners MENA

May 21, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Excellera Advisory Group, supported by Xenon Private Equity, has acquired Instinctif Partners MENA (which will operate as IP Excellera) to give the group a significant presence across the Middle East and Arabic-speaking North Africa. The deal adds roughly 60 consultants and offices in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, expanding Excellera's global footprint and reinforcing its capabilities in strategic communications, capital markets and investor relations.

Apex Service Partners Acquires Frontier Service Partners from Imperial Capital

January 23, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Apex Service Partners has acquired Frontier Service Partners from Imperial Capital, closing on January 23, 2024. Frontier consolidates three Midwest residential home‑services brands (Haley Mechanical, Korte Does It All and AB May); Apex will integrate the brands into its national HVAC, plumbing and electrical platform to drive further growth and operational scale.

Encora Acquires Excellarate from Frontenac

January 26, 2023

IT Services

Encora, a global product engineering services provider backed by private equity, has acquired Excellarate, a Wayne, Pennsylvania–based technology services firm formerly owned by Frontenac. The deal expands Encora's capabilities in AI, analytics, automation and deepens its industry expertise in HealthTech, FinTech and InsurTech while adding Excellarate's ~1,300 engineers and client relationships.

Newterra Acquires H2O Engineering, Inc.

October 7, 2022

Environmental Services

Newterra, a Frontenac-backed environmental and water-treatment platform, has acquired H2O Engineering, Inc., a San Luis Obispo-based provider of tailored water treatment systems, system integration, automation, rentals, and service. The deal expands Newterra’s West Coast engineering, manufacturing and service capabilities and broadens its end-market reach into controlled-environment agriculture, light industrial, remediation and food & beverage sectors.

Waterland Invests in Chemservice to Accelerate International Growth

August 18, 2025

Consulting

European private equity firm Waterland has entered a strategic minority investment partnership with Chemservice, a regulatory compliance and regulatory affairs consultancy serving the chemical industry. The founders will retain a significant minority stake and remain in management as Waterland supports Chemservice’s organic expansion and targeted M&A to accelerate international growth and broaden its service offering.

Waterland Private Equity Partners with pgb-Group to Accelerate European Expansion

March 11, 2025

Manufacturing

Waterland Private Equity has partnered with family-owned pgb-Group, the Belgian market leader in fastening materials, to support pgb's international growth and consolidation across Europe. The transaction gives Waterland joint control and will fund further automation, capacity expansion and acquisitions as pgb pursues a strategy to become a European market leader; pgb is headquartered in Melle, Belgium and generates over €80 million in revenue.