Mortgage Contracting Services Acquires EPIC Real Estate Solutions

MCB Real Estate Acquires Epic Real Estate Partners

January 14, 2026

Real Estate

MCB Real Estate, a privately held investment management and development firm based in Baltimore with over $4 billion AUM, has completed the acquisition of Austin-based Epic Real Estate Partners. The deal transfers operation of 15 grocery-anchored shopping centers (just over 2 million square feet, across 10 states, ~$575M portfolio value) and the Epic operating company (13 professionals) into MCB's platform while retaining property-level ownership structures and the Epic team.

Littlejohn-Led Investor Group Recapitalizes Mortgage Contracting Services (MCS)

October 5, 2020

Financial Services

Mortgage Contracting Services (MCS), a Lewisville, Texas–based provider of property preservation and field services to mortgage servicers and other financial institutions, completed a sponsor-led recapitalization. The new ownership group is led by Littlejohn & Co. and includes Lynstone SSF Holdings Sàrl, funds advised by Neuberger Berman Alternatives Advisers, and Crescent Capital Group.

MCS Acquires Five Brothers Asset Management Solutions

March 13, 2024

Real Estate

MCS has acquired Five Brothers Asset Management Solutions, integrating the family-owned property preservation firm into its national property services platform. The transaction combines complementary preservation, maintenance and technology capabilities to expand MCS’s service offering and geographic reach across mortgage servicers, single-family rental owners and reverse mortgage clients.

MCS Acquires Property Preservation Firm MSI

August 4, 2025

Industrial Services

MCS, a national property services company based in Lewisville, Texas, has acquired Fort Worth–headquartered property preservation firm MSI. The deal integrates MSI’s property inspection, preservation, repair management and REO services into MCS’s national platform to expand capabilities and reinforce its nationwide footprint.

FortisPay Acquires EpicPay and Change Merchant Solutions

May 26, 2021

Payments & Fintech

Fortis Payment Systems (FortisPay) has acquired EpicPay International, LLC and Change Merchant Solutions, LLC to add PayFac capabilities and expand its integrated commerce offerings. The deals combine EpicPay's payment facilitation platform and CMS's omnichannel partnerships with FortisPay's Zeamster gateway to provide a unified payments and commerce stack for ISVs, developers and merchants.

EPIC Acquires Phillips Bros. Insurance Agency, LLC

September 4, 2024

Insurance

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has acquired Phillips Bros. Insurance Agency, a fifth-generation, Chicago-based multi-line insurance firm focused on private client and commercial property & casualty solutions. The deal expands EPIC's Midwest and Chicago presence and strengthens its private client and commercial practices by adding the Phillips Bros. team and their local capabilities to EPIC's national platform.