The Access Group Acquires SHR Group (Sceptre Hospitality Resources)

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Shore Excursions Group

December 16, 2025

Restaurants & Hospitality

H.I.G. Capital, through an affiliate, has completed the acquisition of Shore Excursions Group, the world's largest independent provider of onshore tours and excursions for cruise passengers. Founded in 2008 and headquartered near Fort Lauderdale, Shore Excursions Group coordinates over 4,000 tours across roughly 350 ports and has delivered more than five million tours via travel-agency and direct channels. Marathon Asset Management and Webster Bank arranged a senior-secured credit facility to support H.I.G.'s acquisition and future growth plans.

TPG Acquires Sabre’s Hospitality Solutions Business for $1.1 Billion

July 7, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

TPG completed its acquisition of Sabre’s Hospitality Solutions business for $1.1 billion in cash, establishing Hospitality Solutions as an independent hospitality technology company. The deal positions Hospitality Solutions as a core technology platform for hotels globally, and includes a strategic minority investment from MCR alongside the close.

Mentha Acquires SH Group

September 25, 2024

Manufacturing

Benelux private equity firm Mentha has acquired SH Group (SHG), a Svendborg, Denmark–based developer and manufacturer of complex smart handling solutions for the maritime and defence industries. Management will remain in place and Mentha will support SHG's organic growth and expansion into the defence market following a multiyear partnership with BWB Partners.

Access Group Acquires Guestline from The Riverside Company

July 11, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

The Access Group, a portfolio company of HgCapital, TA Associates and GIC, has acquired Guestline from The Riverside Company. Guestline is a UK-based provider of cloud-native hospitality software (PMS, distribution, guest experience and payments) that Riverside grew and expanded internationally; Access said the deal expands its hotel-sector offerings and product capabilities.

Hg and TA Associates Make Strategic Investment in The Access Group

October 20, 2020

Software

The Access Group, a UK-based provider of business management software, secured a substantial strategic investment from its two largest shareholders, Hg and TA Associates, who will retain joint control alongside the management team. The transaction (terms undisclosed) is intended to accelerate The Access Group's organic and acquisitive growth and support geographic expansion.

Harbour Group Acquires SHF, Inc.

February 6, 2020

Industrial Services

Harbour Group has acquired SHF, Inc., a Pasadena, Texas-based distributor and manufacturer of stainless adaptors, fluid power fittings, instrumentation fittings, and valves, in an asset transaction announced Feb. 6, 2020. Terms were not disclosed; SHF founder Michael Chapman will remain as president. Harbour Group said it will use its operational expertise to accelerate SHF's growth in current and new markets.