Professional Services Acquisitions in Missouri

Bishop-McCann, a Kansas City-based event management firm, acquired MTI Events, a Kansas City incentive travel and event company with more than 35 years of experience. The acquisition strengthens Bishop-McCann's incentive travel capabilities and brings MTI's leadership into the firm as a strategic advisor.

MBN Brands, together with Petra Capital Partners and SharpVue Capital, made a majority investment in two leading ServiceMaster Restore franchisees to launch Liberty Restoration Group, a disaster mitigation and restoration platform headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The partnership will support geographic expansion and deepen the group's residential and commercial restoration capabilities across five states.

AnswerRocket has acquired Cognitive Spark, a management consulting firm specializing in advanced data science and machine learning, to strengthen its agentic AI and enterprise analytics capabilities. The Cognitive Spark team will join AnswerRocket (Andrew Sweet, Cognitive Spark CEO, becomes VP, Enterprise AI Solutions), expanding AnswerRocket’s consulting practice and data readiness, model development, and automated analytics capabilities for enterprise clients.

Great Range Capital (GRC), a Kansas City-based private equity firm, has acquired Citadel Security Holdings, Inc. GRC also provided financing for Citadel's concurrent acquisition of Metropolitan Protective Services (MPS). Citadel's co-founders Justin Hale (CEO) and Todd DeJong (CAO) will remain in place as GRC supports organic growth and a roll-up strategy to scale the platform.

The Riverside Company has invested in Weber Fire and Safety, a family-owned fire protection business serving the greater St. Louis area. The deal is Riverside’s 26th add-on to its CertaSite fire and life safety platform and represents CertaSite’s first investment in Missouri, expanding the platform’s regional footprint.

TruArc Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has invested in Watchtower Security, a St. Louis‑area provider of managed video surveillance and asset protection solutions for the multi‑family housing industry. Terms were not disclosed; TruArc cited Watchtower's recurring, proprietary platform and service model as strategic fits for its portfolio.

The Walker Agency has acquired Monarch Title, a multi-location title insurance and settlement services firm based in Columbia, Missouri. The acquisition expands The Walker Agency’s service offering by adding title and closing services to its existing employee benefits, Medicare, long-term care, life insurance and financial services capabilities.

UOVO, a leading U.S. storage and logistics provider for high-value collections, has acquired a majority stake in Domaine, a St. Louis–founded wine services firm. The deal integrates Domaine’s wine storage, retail (Cellar Trading) and collection services into UOVO’s art and fashion verticals to expand capability and national reach for concierge-level collection stewardship.

O2 Investment Partners has made a significant growth investment in 4M Building Solutions, a St. Louis-based commercial cleaning, janitorial, and housekeeping services company. The capital will support 4M’s organic growth and acquisition strategy while the company continues to operate under its existing leadership; terms were not disclosed.