Professional Services Acquisitions in New Jersey

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.

CNL Strategic Capital has acquired International Franchise Professionals Group (IFPG) in a transaction of approximately $113.5 million, marking IFPG as CNL Strategic Capital’s 17th portfolio company. IFPG is a tech-enabled, membership-based marketplace for franchisors, franchise consultants and vendors headquartered in Parlin, New Jersey; the company had been partnered with Princeton Equity Group since 2022 and will be sub-managed in this investment by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.

Guardian Fire Protection Services has acquired Maffey's Security Group, a family-owned security and locksmith company based in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The transaction, which closed March 31, 2025, expands Guardian's service capabilities in electronic and mechanical security across the Mid-Atlantic region.

Quest Events, a Frisco-based event drapery and rental provider, has acquired Drape Kings, a premier event drapery company with established locations in New York, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Drape Kings will continue to operate under its name as part of Quest Events, expanding Quest's geographic footprint, inventory, and installation capabilities for event production clients.

ResultsCX has acquired Aucera (formerly DialAmerica), a large privately owned Customer Experience Management (CXM) and contact-center operator, broadening ResultsCX's US footprint and strengthening its Healthcare, BFSI and Utilities capabilities. The deal brings more than 1,200 Aucera employees into ResultsCX's global team; ResultsCX is backed by ChrysCapital.

Command Investigations LLC, a portfolio company of Monument MicroCap Partners, completed the acquisition of AIC Companies LLC, a Medford, New Jersey-based investigative services provider. The add-on deal expands Command's coverage and capabilities in the U.S. Northeast (and East Coast/Southeast), broadening the combined firm's service offering to insurance and corporate clients.

PES Benefits has acquired the Benefits Administration business from Clarity Benefit Solutions, bringing Clarity's benefits administration team and technology into PES's platform. The deal expands PES Benefits' technology capabilities and service offerings, and includes a reseller agreement under which Clarity will continue to market benefits solutions through PES.

Monogram Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in PD Tri-State Holdco, LLC (Precision Door Tri-State), a long-standing Precision Garage Door Service franchisee based in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. Boxwood Partners acted as sell-side advisor to the Bencsko family (Doug and Dennis Bencsko), who will remain as minority partners; Tree Line Capital Partners provided debt financing and Monogram plans to accelerate growth organically and via strategic acquisitions.

Corridor Capital announced an investment in Association Headquarters, a New Jersey-based association management company, to support the firm's expansion, service development, and pursuit of strategic acquisitions. Management (including President & CEO Bob Waller, Jr. and Chief Executive Relationship Officer Mike Dwyer) will remain in place and retain material ownership.

Gordon Brothers has acquired Durkin Group, a professional services firm that provides field examinations and diligence services to lenders, investors and operators across North America. The acquisition expands Gordon Brothers' valuation, disposition and capital services by adding Durkin's field examination and credit-risk diligence capabilities and 60 field examiners nationwide.

FLX Networks has signed a letter of intent to acquire Focus Partners, a nationally recognized practice management and coaching firm for financial advisors. The acquisition will vertically integrate Focus Partners' practice management capabilities into FLX's technology platform to expand capabilities and scale services for wealth management firms and financial advisors.

Cobepa S.A. has acquired Ned Stevens from family office AVALT in a transaction completed with co-investment from The Jordan Company and Ned Stevens' existing management team; AVALT will remain a minority investor. Ned Stevens, founded in 1965 and headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey, is a leading provider of exterior residential services operating in 15 states and serving over 140,000 customers; Cobepa intends to support organic and inorganic growth of the business.

Vital Records Control (VRC), a portfolio company of Windjammer Capital, has acquired 2-20 Records Management to expand VRC's national footprint in records and information management. The acquisition adds multiple market locations (including Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Tampa) and enhances VRC's suite of physical and digital information management services.

Diversified Search Group has acquired Alta Associates, a pioneering executive search firm specializing in cybersecurity, IT risk management, and data privacy. The deal, completed with assistance from ShoreView (Diversified's private equity sponsor), brings Alta's Executive Women's Forum membership organization into Diversified's platform and expands the firm's cybersecurity leadership recruiting capabilities.

MidAtlantic Engineering Partners, LLC has acquired ECM Engineers, Inc., a specialist in underwater bridge inspections, structural evaluations, and design for waterfront structures. The acquisition integrates ECM’s diving and underwater-structure expertise into MidAtlantic’s civil, environmental, and marine engineering platform to broaden capabilities for regional port, bridge and waterfront clients.

Arcapita Group Holdings has acquired Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services, a technology-enabled real estate appraisal management company, from Corridor Capital and its affiliated funds. Corridor and institutional coinvestors 747 Capital and Southfield Mezzanine elected to rollover a minority stake; Nationwide grew to more than $140 million in annual revenue under Corridor’s ownership.

Strattam Capital (a private equity firm) invested in Action Title Research, a technology-driven title research and public-records analytics provider, in a transaction announced December 2021. The investment (reported as a $30 million capital commitment by Strattam) is intended to accelerate growth, expand capabilities and support a roll-up/add-on acquisition strategy for Action Title Research.

Sikich announced it will acquire the assets of Process Stream, a digital transformation and quality management consultancy serving regulated industries including life sciences and insurance. Approximately 60 Process Stream employees will join Sikich and continue operating from Process Stream’s Princeton, New Jersey office, expanding Sikich’s quality management, IT compliance, and insurtech capabilities.

Milliman, Inc. has acquired McHugh Consulting Resources, Inc., a provider of outsourced insurance compliance and regulatory services, strengthening Milliman's life and health insurance compliance capabilities. The deal integrates McHugh's compliance team into Milliman's consulting platform to expand regulatory, filings and product-compliance support for insurer clients (no financial terms disclosed).

Corridor Capital has made a platform investment in CEO Warrior, a New Jersey–headquartered provider of subscription-based business training and implementation services for contractor services businesses, in partnership with the company’s management. True West Capital Partners also participated alongside Corridor, with Comerica Bank providing a senior credit facility to support the transaction; management founders Michael Agugliaro and Robert Zadotti remain material owners and will continue in leadership roles.

CBIZ, Inc. acquired substantially all the assets of BeyondPay, Inc., a Clinton, New Jersey-based full-service human capital management and payroll provider, effective December 1, 2020. The acquisition adds ~40 employees and ~$4.6 million in annual revenue to CBIZ's HR and payroll capabilities to accelerate growth in its Centrally HR practice.

Xact Data Discovery (XDD) acquired RVM Enterprises, an eDiscovery services firm based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The acquisition expands XDD’s forensic, managed review and media services presence in the New York–New Jersey tristate market and bolsters its capabilities for law firm and corporate clients nationwide.

Neighborly, the Waco, Texas-based franchisor of home service brands, has acquired HouseMaster, a professional home inspection franchise headquartered in Somerville, New Jersey. The deal adds HouseMaster as the 25th brand under the Neighborly umbrella (expanding the franchisor to more than 4,000 franchise owners) and strengthens Neighborly's home-inspection capability as part of its 'Own the Home' strategy. Harvest Partners is the private equity backer of Neighborly.

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (Sharp Business Systems) has acquired the assets of ACE Office Solutions, expanding Sharp's direct sales operations in New Jersey. The deal transfers ACE customers and invites ACE employees to join Sharp, broadening Sharp's footprint in central and northern New Jersey and providing customers access to Sharp's office products and workflow solutions.

Protos Security, backed by Southfield Capital, has completed the acquisition of Security Resources (SRI), a Cherry Hill, New Jersey-based managed security services and manned guard provider. The deal combines Protos' tech-enabled managed security capabilities with SRI's in-house guard operations to expand service offerings and deepen client relationships.