Professional Services Acquisitions in Texas

HR Path has merged with Enforce, a Dallas-based Dayforce specialist, to strengthen HR Path’s Dayforce consulting and managed-services capabilities in North America. Enforce brings a team of 38 Dayforce experts and a portfolio of primarily North American clients, enabling HR Path to expand Dayforce implementation, optimization, and payroll outsourcing offerings in the U.S.

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.

Minuteman Security & Life Safety has acquired AIC Security, expanding its footprint into the Houston, Texas market. The acquisition adds local sales and operations capability and strengthens Minuteman's national platform in video surveillance, access control and life-safety integration.

Easy Ice has acquired the ice machine subscription and service division of Kirby Restaurant and Chemical Supply, effective December 1, 2025. The deal transfers all ice-machine-related operations in East Texas to Easy Ice (equipment is primarily Manitowoc), while Kirby will continue operating its remaining business lines; the acquisition strengthens Easy Ice's density in the East Texas market.

OneDigital has acquired T&T Staff Management, a 32-person Professional Employer Organization (PEO) headquartered in El Paso, Texas. The deal expands OneDigital's PEO footprint in West Texas and strengthens its HR, payroll, benefits and compliance offerings for regional employers.

Visioneering Studios, a nationwide faith‑based design‑build firm, has acquired Auxano, a church consulting and strategic‑planning practice formerly owned by Lifeway Christian Resources. The deal transfers Auxano’s vision‑clarity and strategic planning services into Visioneering’s design and construction platform to provide churches an integrated offering from strategy through facility design and build.

Shive-Hattery has acquired Montgomery Roth Architecture & Interior Design, a 14-person Houston-based architecture and interior design firm, which will operate as Montgomery Roth, a Division of Shive-Hattery. The acquisition expands Shive-Hattery's gaming & hospitality and multi-family housing expertise and establishes a third Southwestern design office in Houston, Texas.

Security 101, a Gemspring Capital portfolio company, has acquired JAC Security, Inc., its long-standing franchise partner serving Greater Houston. Cliff Smith, JAC's founder, will remain as General Manager of Security 101's Houston branch as the company continues to expand its Texas footprint in its 17th strategic acquisition.

SurgeONE.ai, a Surge Ventures–backed AI platform for compliance and cybersecurity, has acquired MGL Consulting, a Texas-based compliance firm serving broker-dealers, investment advisers and commodities firms. MGL will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary, with founder Melinda “Mimi” LeGaye continuing as CEO of MGL and President, Compliance Services at SurgeONE.ai to deepen practitioner expertise across SurgeONE.ai’s integrated compliance, cyber and data platform.

Boardroom Styling Lounge has acquired Finley's Barbershop, adding 10 salon locations between Austin and Dallas and expanding Boardroom's Texas footprint. The deal brings Finley's employees into Boardroom's benefits and development programs and increases Boardroom's total store count and salon workforce.

RYZE Claim Solutions, majority-owned by Bain Capital Insurance, has acquired Leading Edge Claims Service of Southlake, Texas. Leading Edge will operate as a division of RYZE with founder Troy Hansen continuing to lead operations, strengthening RYZE's national claims capabilities in daily, catastrophe and TPA services.

Xceedance has acquired CIS Claim Services, the claims business of CIS Group, adding 155 team members and expanding its specialized property claims capabilities to include ADR, litigated claims management, and a broader field adjuster network. The deal expands Xceedance's claims platform and complements its desk and virtual adjusting, TPA services, and claims administration offerings for carriers and MGAs.

SPS PoolCare, a Storr Group‑backed pool services platform based in Austin, Texas, has acquired Quality Pool Service, a residential and commercial pool maintenance and repair company serving Sugar Land and Missouri City, Texas. The deal is an add-on to SPS PoolCare’s roll-up strategy in the Sun Belt and represents the company’s 25th acquisition in Greater Houston and its 114th investment in the pool industry.

Genstar Capital has made a strategic majority investment in Aperture, LLC, a national provider of forensic expert witness and litigation support services headquartered in Arlington, Texas. The partnership will provide capital and resources to accelerate Aperture’s growth, expand service offerings, and support further M&A activity across new and existing markets.

Gill, Denson & Company LLC, an Austin-based property tax advisory firm, has acquired RealValue Property Tax, a Texas-based property tax technology and protest services provider. The acquisition expands Gill, Denson & Company's capabilities and geographic reach across Texas by integrating RealValue's technology and team to better serve homeowners, business owners, landlords and real estate investors.

Knox Lane, a San Francisco-based growth-oriented investment firm, has acquired a majority stake in HighGround Restoration Group, a national residential mitigation and restoration platform. The partnership will fund HighGround's next phase of growth — investing in business development, digital marketing, talent, operational efficiencies and continued strategic acquisitions.

VSS Capital Partners, alongside Century Equity Partners, completed a private equity investment in Lumenci, Inc., a full-service intellectual property (IP) consulting and patent monetization firm headquartered in Austin, Texas. The capital will support Lumenci's expansion of services and geographic reach as the firm scales its technical, valuation, and litigation-support offerings.

IMS Legal Strategies has acquired Texas-based MacKenzie Life Care Planning to expand its advisory and life care planning capabilities for litigation support. The acquisition brings MacKenzie's 36 professionals into IMS, enabling deeper integration of medical, vocational, and expert testimony services to strengthen clients' legal cases.

Tucker's Farm Corporation, via its franchisor platform Wonder Franchises, has acquired Christmas Decor (also known as The Decor Group), the leading franchisor of exterior Christmas and holiday decorating services. The Decor Group operates roughly 200 franchisees across 240 territories with about $75 million in system sales; Wonder intends to scale the brand and support franchisee growth.

Entigrity and MYCPE announced a strategic merger and rebrand as MYCPE ONE to create an integrated ecosystem serving CPA and accounting firms. The combined company will offer staffing, continuing professional education (CPE), digital marketing, M&A advisory, tech/cybersecurity, and other firm services to streamline operations and expand capabilities for client firms.

GardaWorld has acquired Stealth Monitoring, a North American leader in commercial mobile and fixed video monitoring, to create a global leader in AI-enabled remote video monitoring solutions. The acquisition (announced under a binding agreement and completed Oct 31, 2024) adds Stealth's technology, R&D, and ~2,000 employees across 40+ offices and eight monitoring centers to GardaWorld's ECAMSECURE capabilities.

Amtivo Group has acquired Quality Systems Registrars (QSR), a US-based ANAB‑accredited certification body, to strengthen Amtivo's presence and capabilities in the United States. The deal expands Amtivo's sector expertise (notably aerospace and chemical Responsible Care) and brings QSR's client network and standards experience into the Amtivo platform.

Standish Management has completed a transaction to increase its ownership in CORE-CCO Services, rebranding the firm as Standish Compliance Services. The deal brings CORE fully into the Standish platform to expand compliance capabilities and footprint for private fund clients and integrates veteran compliance leadership into the combined business.

Harris & Harris, a Chicago-based accounts receivable management and customer care firm, has acquired The CMI Group, a Dallas-area accounts receivable management and customer care provider. The deal expands Harris & Harris’ operational capabilities, adds personnel and a Dallas presence, and aims to enhance client service through additional capacity and technology integration.

Aperture, LLC, a Trinity Hunt Partners portfolio company, has acquired NOVUM Consulting Group, a boutique financial consulting and expert witness firm headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. The deal brings NOVUM's economic damages, valuations, licensing advisory and IP expert witness capabilities into Aperture's national forensics and litigation support platform to expand service offerings.

Marshall & Stevens, a long-standing valuation and appraisal firm based in Los Angeles, has merged with ValueScope, a Dallas–Fort Worth-based valuation and litigation support firm. ValueScope becomes the latest add-on to Marshall & Stevens' expanding platform, strengthening the firm's Texas presence and expanding its valuation, transfer pricing, and litigation-support capabilities.

Grace Hill, a provider of talent and performance management solutions for commercial and multifamily real estate and a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired The Shadow Agency, a full-service mystery shopping firm. The deal brings The Shadow Agency's mystery shopping capabilities (video, in-person, phone, virtual and internet evaluations) and employees into Grace Hill to expand its customer experience and mystery shopping offerings for multifamily, home building and retail customers.

Security Services Holdings LLC (Protos Security), a Southfield Capital-backed, tech-enabled security services provider, has acquired Summit Off Duty Services, an Irving, Texas-based off-duty police officer security provider. The deal — Protos' tenth acquisition since partnering with Southfield — expands Protos' off-duty law enforcement capabilities and scale (Summit provides access to more than 60,000 police officers across 1,400+ agencies); terms were not disclosed.

Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), a Chicago-based specialty insurance platform, has acquired the assets of Disaster Recovery Services, LLC and its affiliate Disaster Recovery & Risk Solutions, LLC (collectively DRS). The acquisition expands SPG's capabilities into disaster preparedness, response and recovery consulting — including FEMA recovery, forensic accounting, construction project management, and grant administration — to better serve commercial and public-sector clients.

Bernhard Capital-backed Grace Hebert Curtis Architects (GHC) has acquired Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford (HHS), a long-established architecture firm in the Dallas–Fort Worth region. The add-on strengthens GHC’s AEC platform with deeper K‑12, higher‑education and civic expertise and establishes a local presence in North Texas; financial terms were not disclosed.

LaunchPad Home Group, a PE-backed family of regional home inspection and residential services brands, has acquired TLC Inspections of Marble Falls, Texas. The add-on expands LaunchPad’s inspection footprint in Austin and the broader Texas Hill Country and is supported by LaunchPad’s sponsor, RFE Investment Partners.

Salon Freedom Holdings acquired nine Sola Salon Studios locations in the southern Houston market from BCCD Holdings, expanding the operator’s footprint into Texas and increasing its portfolio to 60 locations. The deal reinforces Salon Freedom’s growth strategy as a PE‑backed, multi‑unit franchise operator of Sola Salon Studios; financial terms were not disclosed.

Omni Workspace has acquired Turnkey Project Services, a Fort Worth, Texas provider of commercial furniture installation, warehousing, liquidation and asset management services. The deal adds local capacity and experienced operations to Omni Workspace's portfolio of facility services brands and expands its presence in the Dallas–Fort Worth market.

Henry Schein acquired a majority ownership interest in Large Practice Sales LLC (LPS), a Dallas/Irving-based advisor that helps independent dental practices with sales and strategic partnerships. LPS reported approximately $40 million in 2022 revenue; co-founders Chip Fichtner and Matt Wilkins will remain with minority ownership and continue in leadership roles. Financial terms were not disclosed and Jefferies served as financial advisor to LPS.

Becklar has acquired Eyeforce, a remote video monitoring and AI-enabled remote guarding provider, and will operate Eyeforce as an independent brand with its current CEO Daniel Forrest remaining as president. The deal expands Becklar's connected-safety portfolio—combining Eyeforce's video surveillance, AI analytics and live operator response capabilities with Becklar's enterprise monitoring and workforce/personal-safety offerings.

Clearview Capital (Funds IV & V) completed a recapitalization of Capitol Services, a tech-enabled provider of outsourced legal and compliance services headquartered in Austin, Texas, with the transaction closing on April 14, 2023. Northstar Capital provided junior debt and an equity co‑investment to help finance the deal; founders John Robinson and Cheryl Roberts retired while retaining minority stakes and transitioning leadership to the senior management team.

Xalles Holdings Inc. has executed an agreement to acquire InnovationsHR, Inc., making the Texas-based PEO a wholly owned subsidiary of Xalles Financial Services Inc. The acquisition gives Xalles a foothold in the U.S. healthcare financial ecosystem through InnovationsHR's PEO capabilities and affiliated MSO/TPA and insurance agency relationships.

Longshore Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Southwest Adjusters, a multi-line independent insurance claim adjusting agency headquartered in Dickinson, Texas. The investment will support Southwest Adjusters’ nationwide service offering (property, catastrophe, desk and damage appraisal claims) and position the company for organic growth and future add-on acquisitions under Longshore’s ownership.

Mobile Communications America (MCA) has acquired Knight Security Systems, a Texas-based security solutions provider with offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. The acquisition expands MCA’s footprint and technical capabilities in Texas; Knight’s owners Phil Lake, Trey West, and Martin Krohn will remain with the business to support future growth.

SAFEbuilt, a nationwide community development services company, has acquired TX BBG Consulting, Inc., a regional provider of plan review, inspection and permitting support in the Greater Houston area. The deal expands SAFEbuilt's presence and service capabilities in Texas and integrates TX BBG's local personnel and municipal contracts into the SAFEbuilt platform.

Kingswood Capital Management, LP acquired Support Services Group, Inc. (SSG), a global omnichannel contact center provider headquartered in Waco, Texas. SSG's founding ownership group remains minority owners; the company operates 20+ facilities across ten countries with a workforce of over 10,000 agents. Cerberus Business Finance provided debt financing and several advisors supported the transaction.

Milrose Consultants, a PE-backed national municipal compliance and real estate consulting platform backed by Southfield Capital, announced a strategic partnership to acquire Masterplan, a Dallas-based land-use, permitting, and technical advisory firm. The deal expands Milrose's presence and technical capabilities in Texas, marking the firm's seventh add-on since Southfield invested in Milrose in 2019.

Godspeed Capital Management LP has made a strategic growth investment in Huckabee & Associates, Inc., establishing Huckabee as the platform for a new architecture, engineering, and consulting (AEC) services growth strategy focused on education and government markets. Huckabee's management will remain in place and retain significant equity as the firm pursues technology investments, geographic expansion, and bolt-on acquisitions.

E78 Partners has acquired The CFO Suite, a Texas-based provider of interim, project and direct-hire financial executives, effective March 31, 2022; terms were not disclosed. The deal expands E78's finance- and accounting-related services for private equity firms, portfolio companies and corporate clients by adding The CFO Suite's interim staffing capabilities.

OneDigital, the Atlanta-based insurance brokerage and HR consulting firm, has acquired Resourcing Edge (RE), a top-25 Professional Employer Organization (PEO) headquartered in Rockwall, Texas. The acquisition brings RE's PEO capabilities, roughly 750 clients and more than 20,000 worksite employees into OneDigital's offering and adds approximately 105 RE employees to OneDigital.

Charles River Associates (CRA) acquired substantially all assets of Welch Consulting, a specialist in economic and labor & employment consulting, in a transaction that closed February 28, 2022. CRA retained Welch's ~45 employees, bolstering and roughly doubling the size of its Labor and Employment Practice and expanding its Los Angeles presence.

Troon, the Scottsdale-based leader in golf and club hospitality management, has acquired Peter Burwash International (PBI), a global tennis management and instruction company. The deal brings PBI's portfolio of more than 30 properties into Troon's racquet sports division and combines PBI with Troon's existing Cliff Drysdale Tennis business to create the world's largest third-party racquet sports operator.

Global consulting firm J.S. Held has acquired substantially all of the assets of IPFC Corp., a Houston-based forensic accounting and valuation consultancy. The deal expands J.S. Held's Financial Investigations Division and strengthens its capabilities in intellectual property valuations, economic damages, and expert testimony services.

LegalZoom (NASDAQ: LZ) acquired Earth Class Mail, a virtual mailbox and mail digitization provider, to expand its subscription services for small businesses. The acquisition adds virtual mailbox, mail-scanning and API-enabled document management capabilities to LegalZoom’s platform to streamline operations for small-business customers.