Private Equity-Backed Acquisitions in New York

Angeion Group has acquired MedQuest Ltd, a legal services firm that provides litigation-ready work products such as life care plans, future medical cost projections, and medical record reviews to support personal injury and medical malpractice matters. The acquisition expands Angeion's single-event personal injury capabilities and is the fourth add-on to the Angeion platform since Renovus Capital Partners' 2024 majority investment.

GHK Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired CPL, an architecture, engineering, and planning firm headquartered in Rochester, New York. The partnership will support CPL's accelerated growth strategy — including geographic and end-market expansion, strategic technology investments, and an active M&A program — while financial terms were not disclosed.

King Risk Partners has affiliated Albany-based Ten Eyck Group, an independent insurance agency with over 120 years of history, to deepen its presence across New York and the broader Northeast. The move — executed by the PE-backed King Risk Partners platform — is intended to expand local personal and commercial insurance offerings while preserving Ten Eyck Group's client-focused service model.

Riverview Landscapes, a PE-backed landscaping platform owned by management and Talus Holdings, has acquired Cleveland Brothers Landscaping, Inc., a Corinth, New York-based provider of landscape maintenance, hardscaping, fertilization, and snow removal services. The acquisition expands Riverview’s presence in the greater Albany/Saratoga market, relocates Riverview’s Albany branch into Cleveland Brothers’ larger Corinth facility, and transitions ownership from founders Terry and Kevin Cleveland to Riverview.

Town Lane, in partnership with a leading international institutional investor, has acquired ShopOne Centers and a 27-asset grocery-anchored retail portfolio from Pantheon. ShopOne CEO Chris Reed is reinvesting in the transaction and Town Lane said it will significantly expand the ShopOne platform by pursuing additional value-add retail assets and portfolios.

Supreme Group, a Trinity Hunt Partners‑backed healthcare and life sciences marketing and communications platform, has acquired Broth, a science‑first creative agency. Broth will join Supreme Group's Brand + Creative vertical to add scientific rigor and evidence‑driven strategy for complex therapeutic commercialization and launch work.

Viventium has acquired Apploi to create a vertically integrated human capital management (HCM) platform focused on post-acute and long-term care providers. The deal combines Apploi's recruiting and credentialing capabilities with Viventium's payroll, HR, and workforce management suite to deliver a single, healthcare-native system of record; the transaction closed January 30, 2026 and financial terms were not disclosed.

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.

Sauvegarder Investment Management (SIM IP) and AI-driven patent intelligence firm Garden Intel have closed a merger that values Garden Intel at $150 million. The combined company will operate under the SIM IP brand, integrating Garden's agentic AI infrastructure with SIM IP's IP monetization platform to scale patent-based investing and prepare for the public markets.

Invio Automation, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Calvary Robotics, a Webster, New York-based provider of robotics, advanced automation and material handling systems. The add-on expands Invio's engineering capabilities and manufacturing footprint to better serve high-growth end markets such as medical devices, advanced manufacturing and transportation; terms were not disclosed.

Datarails raised $70 million in a Series C round led by growth equity firm One Peak, with participation from Vertex Growth, Vintage Investment Partners, Zeev Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Joey Low, Qumra Capital, and Claltech. The funding will be used to accelerate geographic expansion across North America and EMEA, invest in R&D (including AI capabilities for finance teams), and potentially pursue acquisitions.

Yellow Wood Partners has combined two of its portfolio companies, Suave Brands Company and Elida Beauty, in a merger that creates Evermark, a global personal care platform representing about $1.9 billion in annual retail sales. Ares Credit funds led a $1.6 billion debt financing to support the transaction; leadership will be led by Daniel Alter as CEO with Alfie Vivian as President, Europe.

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.

San Francisco-based strategic communications agency Highwire has acquired New York-based The Bliss Group, combining the two firms to create an integrated marketing and communications partner serving technology, healthcare, and financial-services clients. The deal (terms undisclosed) folds Bliss into Highwire’s platform—expanding capabilities, sector expertise and bringing Bliss leadership into senior roles at Highwire while creating a combined organization of more than 250 professionals across North America.

Kasa has acquired Mint House in an all-equity transaction, integrating Mint House's portfolio (roughly 22 properties / nearly 1,000 residential hospitality units) into Kasa's platform to create the largest U.S. operator of apartment-style and traditional hotels. The deal follows a $40 million investment from Silver Lake Waterman backing Kasa and is intended to drive scale, cost efficiencies and improved commercial performance across distribution, revenue management and guest engagement.

SPINS, the Chicago-based provider of CPG data and commerce solutions, has acquired MikMak, a New York-based commerce intelligence and omnichannel orchestration software company. The acquisition expands SPINS’ shopper engagement and omnichannel activation capabilities by combining its attribute-rich CPG dataset with MikMak’s orchestration and measurement platform to better plan, execute, and measure marketing across digital and physical touchpoints.

Audax Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Keystone, purchasing the global technology and advisory services practice from RLH Equity Partners in a recapitalization that closed January 2, 2026. Concurrently, Keystone spun out its Core AI business as an independent B2B AI SaaS company (Keystone.AI) with RLH retaining a minority stake; Jeff Marowits was named CEO and Greg Richards will remain as a senior strategic advisor.

ProductPlan has acquired Winware.ai, an AI-native customer and market research platform, to add agentic and generative AI–powered decision intelligence to its product management and roadmapping software. As part of the deal, Winware founder Steven Cohn was named CEO of ProductPlan; Winware's capabilities will be integrated into ProductPlan's new "Product Intelligence Platform" with broader access planned for April 2026.

Sole Source Capital LLC has acquired Brite, a cybersecurity and managed IT services provider headquartered in Victor, New York, marking Sole Source's first platform investment from SSC Partners Fund III. The deal positions Brite as a buy-and-build platform to pursue consolidation in the fragmented cybersecurity managed services market; financial terms were not disclosed and Brite's existing management team will remain in place.

S&P Global has completed the sale of its Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and thinkFolio businesses to STG, with the EDM business being acquired by Gresham (backed by STG). The carve-out expands Gresham's enterprise data management footprint in the financial services industry; financial terms were not disclosed and Barings served as agent on financing for the deal.

Majesco has closed its acquisition of Vitech, adding cloud-native pension and benefits administration capabilities to its AI- and cloud-native insurance platform. The transaction also included a minority investment in Majesco by CVC Capital Partners to support Majesco's continued expansion and AI roadmap.

MDpanel has acquired Media Referral, a New York–based independent medical examination and peer review firm, to strengthen its presence in New York and the broader Mid-Atlantic region. The deal—MDpanel's 10th acquisition—adds Media Referral's insurance carrier client relationships and peer review capabilities; Media Referral will continue to operate with its existing management while benefiting from MDpanel's technology and investments. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Vanda has acquired all outstanding capital stock of Exante Data Inc., merging Exante into Vanda to create a combined macro analytics and data platform. Financial terms were not disclosed; financing support was provided by FPE Capital and Santander, and Exante founder Jens Nordvig will become President of the combined company and join the board as Vanda accelerates development of its "Vanda Analytics" product and AI-driven solutions.

UserTesting has acquired User Interviews to combine its enterprise customer insights platform with User Interviews' participant recruitment marketplace, strengthening participant access and panel management for user research, market research, and AI training. Financial terms were not disclosed; Lightning Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to User Interviews.

Insignia Capital Group has made a strategic growth investment in Trooh Media, a digital-out-of-home (DOOH) media platform that reaches Gen Z on U.S. college campuses. The capital will support Trooh’s expansion of talent, capabilities and platform initiatives while founder Martin Poitras remains CEO and Toby Sturek joins as President.

2X, a PE-backed Marketing-as-a-Service (MaaS) and go-to-market (GTM) orchestration provider, has acquired The Kiln, a Brooklyn-based Clay partner specializing in GTM engineering and RevOps. The acquisition expands 2X’s capabilities from marketing execution to full GTM orchestration and scales The Kiln’s Clay expertise to enterprise clients as an add-on to 2X’s PE-backed platform.

Nineteen Group has acquired The Lead, a U.S.-based media and events business focused on executive-level retail and brand leadership forums. The acquisition expands Nineteen Group’s presence in the U.S. retail events market and aims to scale The Lead's flagship events, community and editorial offerings while preserving the brand's continuity.

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.

Novacap, a North American private equity firm, completed an all-cash acquisition of Integral Ad Science (IAS) valued at approximately $1.9 billion. Under the deal IAS shareholders received $10.30 per share and IAS will cease to be publicly listed as Novacap plans to invest in product innovation and global scaling of IAS's AI-powered media measurement platform.

O2 Investment Partners, through its pool-care platform Azureon, has made an investment in and partnered with Precision Pool & Spa, a Fairport, New York-based full-service pool maintenance and construction company. The deal is an add-on to Azureon's growing Northeast platform; Precision's management (led by President Dave Cox) will retain significant ownership and will gain access to Azureon's operational resources and technology.

Rithm Capital Corp. completed its acquisition of Paramount Group, Inc., a vertically-integrated REIT that owns, operates and manages Class A office properties in New York City and San Francisco. The deal expands Rithm’s commercial real estate footprint and strengthens its integrated asset-management and owner-operator capabilities as Paramount is integrated into the Rithm platform.

Salt Creek Capital, a San Francisco Bay Area private equity firm, has acquired Northrock Industries, Inc., a Bohemia, New York-based manufacturer of American-made industrial construction tools. Bret Schmitz will become CEO as founder Brian Robertson exits, and Salt Creek intends to expand Northrock’s geographic reach, enhance its digital presence, and grow the customer base.

Peloton Capital Management has made a strategic minority investment in Starfish Specialty Insurance, a New York–based managing general agent (MGA). The capital will support Starfish’s rapid scaling plans and position the company to pursue strategic acquisitions while keeping the founding team as significant stakeholders.

Aiwyn has acquired Column Tax's tax technology and integrated key team members (including former Column Tax CEO Gavin Nachbar) to accelerate launch of Aiwyn Tax, a modern 1040 preparation engine. The move shortens Aiwyn's development timeline by leveraging Column Tax's proven platform (over 1M returns processed) and supports a pilot program seeking 100 accounting firms for the 2026 tax season.

Crete Professionals Alliance announced that Legacy Valuations & Forensics, LLC, a Hauppauge, New York-based valuation and forensic accounting firm, has joined the Crete network. The move brings valuation, forensic accounting and litigation support capabilities onto Crete's national platform while Legacy retains its name and leadership and gains access to Crete's enterprise services, AI tools and nationwide network.

Sysdyne Technologies has acquired Slabstack to create an AI-powered, end-to-end cloud platform that unifies pricing, CRM, sales optimization, operations, dispatch, delivery and billing for construction materials producers. The acquisition expands Sysdyne’s capabilities beyond ready-mix into aggregates and asphalt while Slabstack will continue operating under its existing leadership as a standalone product within the Sysdyne family.

Cadent, a predictive advertising platform and Novacap portfolio company, has acquired VuePlanner, a YouTube-focused media intelligence and optimization platform. The deal brings YouTube creator inventory and VuePlanner’s contextual scoring, predictive targeting, and measurement capabilities into Cadent’s unified Total Video offering as a capability-expanding add-on.

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.

LNC Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has completed a strategic growth investment in Bennie Health, a New York–based employee benefits broker and HR-focused technology platform. The capital will be used to accelerate Bennie's growth, expand its employee-facing technology, and support strategic M&A initiatives.

Wpromote has acquired Cannes Lions–winning creative agency Giant Spoon to form a combined agency, Wpromote x Giant Spoon, blending creative, experiential, data, and full-funnel performance capabilities. The transaction was supported by Wpromote's private equity partner ZMC; Wpromote CEO Andrea Bendzick will lead the combined agency while Giant Spoon's co-founders join the executive leadership team.

LogicMonitor has completed the acquisition of Catchpoint to create an AI‑powered, end‑to‑end observability platform that combines deep infrastructure telemetry with Internet‑level visibility. Pulse 2.0 reported the deal is valued at over $250 million; Cantor Fitzgerald advised Catchpoint while Jefferies LLC and William Blair advised LogicMonitor.

Quickbase has acquired Juiced Technologies, a long-standing partner that develops and hosts advanced Quickbase add-ons. The acquisition brings Juiced's document formatting, e-signature, geomapping and email-to-text capabilities into Quickbase to extend native platform functionality and simplify customers' tech stacks.

Horizon Family Brands has acquired Maple Hill Creamery, bringing the 100% grass-fed organic dairy maker into Horizon’s portfolio to expand its organic dairy offerings and strengthen retail distribution across the U.S. The deal aims to combine Maple Hill’s grass‑fed expertise and farmer network with Horizon’s scale to accelerate innovation, supply‑chain resilience, and nationwide reach.

Thoma Bravo completed its acquisition of Verint Systems, a leader in AI-driven customer experience (CX) automation, following a transaction valued at approximately $2.0 billion that closed on November 26, 2025. The firm will combine Verint with its portfolio company Calabrio to create a unified AI-powered CX platform; Verint CEO Dan Bodner will transition to an advisory role and Mike Lipps will serve as interim CEO of the combined business.

Broadsign has acquired Place Exchange, a leading independent programmatic out-of-home (OOH) supply-side platform, with a minority investment from Crestline Investors. The deal integrates Place Exchange’s SSP, programmatic capabilities and team into Broadsign’s global DOOH platform to expand programmatic inventory, measurement and automation across Broadsign’s network; terms were not disclosed.

SNH Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Arctic Fisheries, a Buffalo, New York-based importer and distributor of premium seafood products. Michael Kotok will remain a shareholder and continue to lead the company as SNH provides capital and operational resources to accelerate Arctic Fisheries' growth across existing and new markets.

Vehicle Management Solutions LLC (VMS), a Mill Point Capital portfolio company, has acquired AutoBase Inc., a national provider of safety service patrol and traffic incident management services. The add-on strengthens VMS's Safety Service Patrol (SSP) capabilities, expands its geographic coverage (now serving clients in 22 states) and enhances its ability to serve state and municipal transportation agencies.

Milrose Consultants, a portfolio company of Southfield Capital, has acquired Surface Design Group. Monroe Capital provided a senior credit facility to support the acquisition; the deal expands Milrose's architecture and engineering consulting capabilities—particularly façade and building envelope services—through the addition of Surface Design, which is headquartered in New York, NY.

LoneTree Capital has made a strategic growth investment in Carson Living, a New York City–based provider of integrated access control and resident engagement software for multifamily properties. The capital and operational support will accelerate product innovation and national expansion; Mike Devine, Rhett Lambert and Peter Bozian will join Carson's board. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Long Island Waste Services (LIWS), a Terramont Infrastructure Partners-backed platform, completed a business combination with National Waste Services (NWS), combining their commercial waste collection, transfer station and recycling operations across Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island. The Leone family will retain an ownership stake and Joe Leone will join the combined company's senior leadership; the deal was supported by co-investor Environmental Services Investors and debt financing from Comerica Bank, Tecum Capital Partners, Patriot Capital, and Colbeck Capital.