Private Equity-Backed Professional Services Acquisitions

SolomonEdwards has acquired CFO's Domain, a Los Angeles-based consulting and recruiting firm specializing in Office of the CFO advisory services. The deal expands SolomonEdwards' finance and accounting consulting capabilities, strengthens its West Coast presence, and brings CFO's Domain's co-founders into the SolomonEdwards leadership team.

Nordic private equity firm Polaris Private Equity has agreed to become the majority investor in Valtus Group, the France-headquartered executive interim management firm. The investment will support Valtus's international expansion and operational scaling while existing shareholders GENEO Capital Entrepreneur and Société Générale Capital Partenaires remain committed investors.

The Stonewall Group, a national architecture platform firm, has acquired Wilmington, Delaware-based Architectural Alliance, Inc., adding the firm to its national architecture platform while allowing Architectural Alliance to continue operating under its existing brand and leadership. The deal establishes a Stonewall foothold in Delaware and expands the platform's capabilities across the Mid-Atlantic in areas including historic restoration, mixed-use, institutional, and residential architecture.

Paragon Group has acquired Parseq Limited, a UK-based specialist in document, finance, and payment process automation, to strengthen its business process services capabilities. The deal (which includes 354 employees globally) is intended to expand Paragon's UK footprint, accelerate innovation by integrating Parseq's robotic process automation and machine learning capabilities, and secure intellectual property for financial services clients.

Province, a portfolio company of Trivest, has acquired StoneTurn, a global professional services firm specializing in disputes, investigations, and risk advisory, from MML Capital. The deal adds StoneTurn's investigative, compliance, and dispute capabilities to Province's restructuring and financial advisory services, creating an integrated, senior-led advisory platform across more than 300 professionals and 19 offices.

Careerminds has acquired Keystone Partners, Renovo, Job Copilot, and Outplacement Australia to create a scaled, global workforce solutions platform that spans North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The acquisitions expand Careerminds' outplacement, career transition, talent development and job-search technology capabilities and provide broader local-market delivery and expertise.

The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has acquired American Gemological Laboratories (AGL), a specialist in colored gemstone analysis and provenance reporting. AGL will remain headquartered in New York and continue operating under its brand with Chris Smith staying as President and Chief Gemologist; IGI said the acquisition—supported by Blackstone—will broaden its colored-gemstone capabilities and help expand AGL’s services beyond the U.S.

The Stonewall Group, a Lafayette, Louisiana–based platform for architecture firms, has acquired ADG Architecture, LLC, a Fort Myers, Florida–based architecture and interior design firm. The acquisition — which closed on October 31, 2025 — expands Stonewall's Southeast footprint; ADG founders Bob Taylor and Clarisa Parodi will remain involved with Taylor continuing to lead the Fort Myers studio.

LaunchPad Home Group, supported by private equity firm RFE Investment Partners, has expanded into the Northeast through the acquisitions of RJ Home Inspections and Sherwood Inspection Services. The transactions establish a new Northeast division led by RJ owner Adam Wright and deepen LaunchPad's presence across Massachusetts and Connecticut as part of its national growth strategy.

SPS PoolCare, the largest U.S. swimming-pool services platform backed by Storr Group, has acquired AZ Veteran Pool Care, a pool maintenance and repair company serving the Greater Phoenix, Arizona area. The deal expands SPS PoolCare's Arizona footprint (its 21st Arizona acquisition) and continues the firm's roll-up strategy in the Sun Belt.

SPS PoolCare, a Storr Group portfolio company, has acquired Pool Troopers from Shoreline Equity Partners in an add-on deal that strengthens SPS PoolCare’s national footprint. The combination expands SPS PoolCare’s reach to more than 42,000 weekly-recurring residential and commercial customers across 19 markets in five states; Shoreline remains a minority investor in the combined business.

BV Investment Partners has acquired the Managed Repair Program division from Alacrity Solutions and rebranded the business as Altimeter Solutions Group. The carve-out — the first investment from BV's Fund XII (with capital from Funds XI and XII) — creates a standalone, tech-enabled managed repair platform serving property-insurance carriers and will be operated in partnership with the existing leadership team.

Marksman Titan Security Group, backed by private equity firm Quad-C, has acquired Priebe Security Services, an Austin-based contract security provider. The transaction adds over 450 employees and expands Marksman's presence in Central Texas while enhancing its manned guarding, mobile patrol and technology-enabled security capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

Teamshares Inc., a tech‑enabled acquiror of small‑to‑medium enterprises, entered into a definitive business combination with Live Oak Acquisition Corp. V (LOKV) that values the combined company at a pro forma enterprise value of $746 million and is expected to close in Q2 2026. The deal is expected to deliver up to $333 million of net proceeds (including a $126 million PIPE anchored by accounts advised by T. Rowe Price) to fund Teamshares’ acquisition-driven growth; Teamshares reported four 4Q25 acquisitions with combined LTM EBITDA exceeding $15 million.

Cosegic has acquired FINTRAIL, a specialist financial crime consultancy, bringing FINTRAIL's team into Cosegic to expand the group's financial crime and regulatory risk capabilities across banking, payments, fintech and digital assets. The deal, completed by Cosegic (which is backed by MML Capital Partners), is part of a broader buy-and-build strategy to deepen specialist compliance services for clients operating in complex regulatory environments.

CX1 Capital Inc., a Toronto-based private equity sponsor, has completed the acquisition of Fort Myers, Florida-based SatCom Marketing (doing business as SatComCX). CX1 founder Sajan Choksi was named CEO of SatComCX and the deal is described as the first step in a buy-and-build expansion plan to modernize systems, grow the company's footprint, and create new employee opportunities.

Gryphon Investors has acquired Safety Management Group (SMG) from NMS Capital; financial terms were not disclosed. SMG, headquartered in Indianapolis, will serve as a new platform for Gryphon to pursue organic growth and add-on M&A in outsourced Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) services while SMG's management team remains in place with a meaningful ownership stake.

LaunchPad Home Group, a PE-backed residential inspection platform, acquired RJ Home Inspections, a market-leading home inspection business serving Greater Boston and New England. RJ owner Adam Wright will join LaunchPad as Regional Leader for the newly created Northeast division as LaunchPad expands its footprint with support from RFE Investment Partners.

Ridgemont Equity Partners has acquired CRS, a Phoenix-based tech-enabled provider of temporary housing and managed repair solutions for insurance carriers. The senior CRS leadership will remain significantly invested alongside Ridgemont as the firm looks to scale the business and expand adjacent FNOL services.

Lexitas, a Houston-based provider of technology-enabled litigation services and a portfolio company of funds advised by Apax, has acquired DepoLink Court Reporting, a New Jersey–headquartered court reporting and litigation support firm. The add-on strengthens Lexitas's court reporting and litigation support capabilities and expands its national footprint in legal services.

Coalesce Capital announced a majority recapitalization of Marshall & Stevens, a leading independent valuation, litigation support, and transaction advisory firm. Management will retain a meaningful ownership stake and Coalesce will support growth through investments in talent, technology, and strategic acquisitions; the transaction closed in December 2025.

iQor CXBPO (a Mill Point Capital portfolio company) has acquired OP360, a customer experience BPO provider, to expand iQor's global CX and back‑office delivery footprint and deepen its tech‑enabled service capabilities. OP360’s teams across the Philippines, Colombia, India, Trinidad, Egypt and the United States will be integrated into iQor to strengthen scale, talent and industry coverage across healthcare, financial services and digital commerce.

PKF O'Connor Davies announced that Wolf Maryles & Associates will join the firm effective January 1, 2026. The integration adds a team of 11 professionals to PKF O'Connor Davies' New York City office and expands the firm's private client tax and wealth advisory capabilities, building on a recent strategic growth investment from Investcorp and PSP Investments.

CohnReznick acquired Minneapolis-based Smith Schafer & Associates effective January 1, 2026, marking the firm's entry into Minnesota and expanding its Midwest footprint. Smith Schafer brings three local offices, 12 partners and 89 employees, and expertise across professional services firms, construction, manufacturing, and transportation to strengthen CohnReznick's advisory, assurance, and tax capabilities.

Stout has acquired Pointe Advisory, a strategic advisory firm headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, adding nearly 100 professionals and establishing a new Stout Strategy practice. The deal, which closed on December 16, 2025, expands Stout's capabilities in growth strategy, commercial and vendor due diligence, market intelligence, and value-creation consulting for private equity sponsors and corporate clients.

Northside Tree Professionals, backed by growth equity investor Caravel Capital, completed an undisclosed acquisition in Jacksonville, Florida and rebranded its platform as Arbor Alliance. This marks Northside's third acquisition of 2025 (following Holcomb Tree Service and Georgia Tree Company) as the firm expands its tree care platform across Georgia, Texas and Florida.

Prosperity Partners, a Chicago-based tax and accounting platform backed by Unity Partners LP, has completed the addition of New York-based Farkouh, Furman & Faccio (FF&F). The deal brings FF&F's seven partners and 38 employees into Prosperity, establishing a New York City flagship office and adding audit and international tax capabilities to Prosperity's platform.

The Riverside Company has invested in 1-Tom Plumber, a fast-growing franchisor of emergency plumbing and drain cleaning services, as the sixth add-on to its EverSmith Brands platform. 1-Tom Plumber operates through 37 franchisees across 57 territories in 22 states; Riverside and EverSmith plan to accelerate franchise development, deepen commercial penetration and drive cross-sell opportunities across the platform.

Unity Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has formed a new Midwestern landscaping platform by completing investments in Yardmaster (Columbus, Ohio), Big Lakes Lawncare (Detroit, Michigan) and Kunco Landscape (Erie, Pennsylvania). The three businesses will be fully integrated and operate under the Yardmaster brand to serve commercial, multi-family/HOA, office and industrial clients across the Midwest.

Cahill-Stout Inc., doing business as A-R-T & Associates, has been sold to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) sponsored by Southeast Acquisition Capital; the transaction closed on November 26, 2025. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, A-R-T & Associates provides fine-art consulting and procurement, custom framing, large-format printing, branded displays and signage, custom fabrication, and full project installation.

Trive Capital made a strategic growth investment in Illumis Global to accelerate the company's expansion and establish a comprehensive vendor management platform. The investment will support Illumis' technology investments, broaden its audit and analytics capabilities, and enable new offerings such as a proprietary Group Purchasing Organization while keeping current management in place.

Victor Capital Partners has acquired four regional security companies and partnered with industry veterans Ken Fisher and Cal Horton to form a new national security services platform that will be branded in 2026. The platform combines manned guarding, patrol, alarm and video monitoring, investigations, background checks, and executive protection capabilities and is backed by financing from Third Point Capital Markets, Man Varagon Capital Partners and L Catterton Private Credit.

FVLCRUM Funds completed an investment in Professional Security Consultants (PSC) through its electronic security platform, SafeTouch Security, creating an integrated physical-and-electronic security offering. The transaction positions PSC to scale nationally alongside SafeTouch's technology-driven services and expands FVLCRUM's security platform capabilities.

Harbor, the Chicago-based legal technology and consulting firm, has acquired Encoretech, a U.S.-based training and user adoption services provider for law firms and corporate legal departments. The deal — Harbor's first since a majority investment from BayPine LP — adds Encoretech's Training-as-a-Service capabilities (about 80 professionals across the U.S. and Europe) to Harbor's Legal Technology + Operations practice to accelerate technology adoption and AI enablement for clients.

Northstar Capital provided a credit facility and an equity co‑investment to support Seaside Equity Partners’ refinancing of TalentSmartEQ, a San Diego‑based provider of emotional intelligence training, assessments and certification programs. The recapitalization strengthens TalentSmartEQ’s balance sheet and positions the company for continued growth in the corporate training and EQ assessment market, where its solutions have been adopted by a majority of Fortune 500 companies.

Global Guardian has acquired Solace Global Risk to strengthen its presence in Europe and integrate Solace's proprietary travel risk management platform with Global Guardian's operational capabilities. Solace will continue to operate under its brand during an initial 12-18 month integration period while Global Guardian invests in and migrates clients to Solace's technology.

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has acquired Price Insurance, a fourth-generation independent insurance agency based in Lake Forest, Illinois. The acquisition expands EPIC's Private Client practice and Midwest presence by adding Price Insurance's team and capabilities serving high-net-worth families and local businesses.

Certus Pest has acquired Certified Pest Control, a Fort Myers, Florida-based pest control company that serves Collier and Lee counties. The deal expands Certus' presence in Southwest Florida and will fold Certified into Certus' Purcor Pest Solutions brand.

LaunchPad Home Group, a PE-backed national home inspection platform, acquired Scott Home Services (Berthoud, CO) to strengthen its Colorado footprint and purchased Attik Field Solutions, a field-service inspection software platform, to accelerate digital transformation across its portfolio. The deals expand LaunchPad’s service capacity in Denver/Boulder/Fort Collins and integrate Attik’s inspection-to-repair workflow to streamline repair estimates and scheduling nationwide.

F2 Strategy, a Chicago-based wealth and asset management consulting and technology services firm, has acquired HBMJ Consulting LLC, a boutique New York‑area advisory firm specializing in operations, data intelligence and technology transformation for hedge funds and alternative investment managers. The 18‑member HBMJ team will join F2 as the company expands its asset management capabilities and builds a unified alternative investments vertical; F2 is a portfolio company of Renovus Capital Partners.

Amplēo, a PE-backed provider of fractional executive services, has acquired AVL Growth Partners, a Boulder-based fractional finance and accounting firm. The deal expands Amplēo's national footprint, doubles its finance and accounting capability, and strengthens its presence in the Colorado market as part of an accelerated add-on acquisition strategy backed by Unity Partners.

Security 101, a Gemspring Capital‑backed national security integrator, has acquired two franchise partners — JY Security LLC in San Antonio, Texas and Beartooth Corporation in Minneapolis, Minnesota — expanding its U.S. footprint. The deals, which bring Security 101's total acquisitions to 21, will keep the existing founders in leadership roles while integrating the teams into Security 101's national platform to better serve commercial, government and healthcare clients.

Munich-based CERTANIA, backed by Greenpeak Partners, has acquired BB7, a UK fire, façade and building-safety consultancy headquartered in Chatham Maritime, Kent. BB7 will join CERTANIA’s Buildings & Infrastructure Division alongside Clarke Banks and Xact to form a dedicated UK and Ireland platform; the transaction follows an exit by investor BGF.

The Dains Group has acquired Curo, a Worcestershire-based accountancy and advisory practice founded in 2005 by Anna Madden and Julia Gallagher. The acquisition, Dains' fourth since receiving private equity backing from IK Partners, expands Dains' audit, tax, accounting and advisory capabilities while Curo's leadership will remain in place.

Rockbridge Growth Equity has made a strategic growth investment in Miles Mediation & Arbitration, an Atlanta-based alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider. The deal will support Miles' national expansion while the existing management team, led by CEO Parag Shah, remains in place; financial terms were not disclosed.

Alpine Intel, a Charlotte-based provider of forensic investigation and insurance intelligence services, has acquired HMI, a Cary, North Carolina–based provider of national outdoor property claims support. The acquisition expands Alpine Intel’s capabilities to include tree and landscape loss services—such as emergency tree removal, estimate reviews, and replacement/repair cost estimates—strengthening its data-driven offerings for insurance carriers.

Frontenac has recapitalized Beckway, a New York-based professional services firm that provides operational, performance improvement and financial solutions to private equity-backed and corporate clients. The transaction, completed in partnership with Beckway’s co-founders and management and with Shvetank Shah joining as Chairman, will fund team investment, organic growth and the firm’s M&A ambitions; Monroe Capital provided the senior financing and Clearsight Advisors advised Beckway.

Graphite Financial, a finance, tax and accounting provider for venture-backed startups, has acquired Furey, a scalable accounting, finance and payroll services firm built for startups. The acquisition expands Graphite's service capabilities, client base and geographic presence and is supported by Graphite's investor Red Iron Group.

The Riverside Company has acquired Accurate Fire Equipment, a Franklin Square, New York provider of fire and life safety (FLS) services, as an add-on to its Relay Fire and Safety platform. The deal expands Relay's presence in the New York City metropolitan area and aims to drive growth through cross-selling, investments in sales and marketing, and enhanced technician training.

Riviera Partners has acquired Board and Technology (BaT) and welcomed BaT founder Olof Pripp as a Partner. The deal expands Riviera's boardroom governance and leadership-succession capabilities and accelerates its reach across Continental Europe and EMEA while BaT will continue to operate under its name co-branded as "Board and Technology – Powered by Riviera Partners."