Vantage Corp Acquires 60% of Peijun Marine Consultant Co., Limited

Howard Hughes Holdings Acquires Vantage Group Holdings in $2.1B Deal

June 4, 2026

Insurance

Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) completed its all-cash acquisition of Vantage Group Holdings (Vantage) for approximately $2.1 billion. Vantage continues under its existing leadership while HHH plans to anchor its transformation into a diversified holding company, with a $200 million capital infusion at closing and fee-free investment portfolio management by Pershing Square Capital Management.

Vantage Corp Acquires 60% Interest in PJ Marine Shanghai Co., Ltd.

March 24, 2026

Transportation

Vantage Corp, through its wholly owned subsidiary Vantage (BVI) Corporation, completed the previously announced acquisition of a 60% interest in PJ Marine Shanghai Co., Ltd. PJ Shanghai is based in Shanghai, China.

Vantage Corp Acquires PJ Marine Singapore; Expands Greater China Footprint

January 5, 2026

Transportation

Vantage Corp’s subsidiary completed the acquisition of PJ Marine Singapore Pte. Ltd. and is progressing to close related transactions in Greater China, including PJ Marine Shanghai Co., Ltd.; Vantage later completed a 60% acquisition of Peijun Marine Consultant Co., Limited. The deals are intended to jumpstart Vantage’s entry into the China/Greater China market and strengthen its petrochemicals and sale & purchase shipbroking capabilities.

Advanco Acquires Vantage Consulting Group

June 15, 2023

Industrial Services

Advanco, a portfolio company of Parabellum Investments, has acquired manufacturing automation specialist Vantage Consulting Group to combine its ARC serialization platform with Vantage’s automation, design, implementation, and validation engineering services. The acquisition expands advanco’s end-to-end offering for pharmaceutical (and food) manufacturers and supports a stronger strategic push into North America and other major markets.

Vantage Specialty Chemicals (H.I.G.-backed) Acquires JEEN International and BotanicalsPlus

March 1, 2022

Manufacturing

Vantage Specialty Chemicals, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, has acquired JEEN International Corporation and BotanicalsPlus, Inc. The add-on strengthens Vantage’s personal care ingredients capabilities by adding JEEN’s botanical extracts, specialty actives and rapid formulation services; JEEN founders Adam and Jeanne Perle will join Vantage and remain invested.

Peoples Bank (Peoples Bancorp) Acquires Vantage Financial

February 16, 2022

Financial Services

Peoples Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Peoples Bancorp Inc., acquired Vantage Financial for $54 million in cash and agreed to repay approximately $21 million of Vantage recourse debt; the deal closed in March 2022. Vantage will continue to operate under its name as a subsidiary, with the majority of its leadership staying in place while co-founder Bob Murphy retires.