Tracked deals
9
9 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Professional Services Buyers & Acquisitions in Wisconsin
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
9 strategic · 3 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
2 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Platform growth shows up repeatedly: Leo integrates facilities services capabilities; PPS targets a national contract security footprint.
- Buyers use capability add-ons to expand service scope, from signage/brand environments (Stratus) to agri-food microbiology testing (Matrix Sciences).
- Managed growth themes include end-to-end customer experience and delivery model expansion (e.g., MarketSource, Inc. with contact-center and inside-sales capabilities).
- Association and talent-focused services appear in Wisconsin deals, including Association Headquarters acquiring Association Executives Group and Provana acquiring Neostella’s staffing and talent business.
- Cleanroom, controlled-environment, and specialized laboratory services are represented through acquisitions like Technical Safety Services, LLC and Cherney Microbiological Services, Ltd.
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association Headquarters | 1 | Full-service association management firm providing member... | Strategic |
| Leo | 1 | Facilities-services network pursuing a buy-and-build stra... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Mangrove Equity Partners | 1 | Lower middle-market private equity firm investing in indu... | PE |
| MarketSource, Inc. | 1 | Managed sales solutions provider delivering field and ins... | Strategic |
| Matrix Sciences | 1 | Operator of a network of agri‑food analytical and advisor... | Strategic |
| Orion Group | 1 | Commercial and industrial field-services holding company ... | PE |
| Patrol Protect Secure (PPS) | 1 | Platform contract security services operator formed to gr... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| PepTalkHer | 1 | Executive coaching platform and app focused on leadership... | Strategic |
| Provana | 1 | Tech-enabled managed services provider specializing in he... | Strategic |
| Stratus | 1 | Leading facilities services and brand implementation comp... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
Acquisition Volume in Professional Services in Wisconsin by Year
Last 7 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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February 19, 2026
- Buyer
- Leo, Orion Group
- Target
- Bevara Building Services, Blackfin
- Seller
- John Pauley (former owner of Blackfin)
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Addon
Leo, an Orion Group-backed facilities services network, announced major investments that effectively merge Bevara Building Services and Blackfin into its expanding national platform. The combined operation integrates nearly 300 on-site building engineers across the United States to deepen Leo’s enterprise service capabilities.
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November 10, 2025
- Buyer
- Provana
- Target
- Neostella (staffing and talent business)
- Seller
- Neostella
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Provana has acquired Neostella's staffing and talent business, including team members in Colombia and the United States, to expand its global delivery and nearshore capabilities. Neostella will focus exclusively on its legal technology and SaaS offerings while the two companies continue to collaborate on client engagements.
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- Buyer
- Association Headquarters
- Target
- Association Executives Group
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Association Headquarters (AH), a professional association management firm, has acquired Wisconsin-based Association Executives Group (AEG). The acquisition brings AEG’s ~15-person team and AMCI-accredited capabilities into AH’s platform to expand service offerings, drive efficiencies, and strengthen AH’s position in association management.
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June 26, 2024
- Buyer
- PepTalkHer
- Target
- Mettacool
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Buyout
PepTalkHer, a New York‑based executive coaching platform, has acquired Madison‑based leadership development consultancy Mettacool. The acquisition expands PepTalkHer's global reach and enhances its suite of leadership and cohort-based coaching programs to better support retention and advancement of underrepresented talent.
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June 11, 2024
- Buyer
- Stratus
- Target
- Priority LLC
- Seller
- Rubelmann Capital
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Addon
Stratus, a Vestar Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired Priority LLC (formerly Priority Sign), a global turnkey brand implementation provider headquartered in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, from seller Rubelmann Capital. The add-on expands Stratus' signage, graphics and branded-environments capabilities and footprint in key markets; terms were not disclosed.
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September 28, 2023
- Buyer
- MarketSource, Inc.
- Target
- Salelytics, LLC
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Buyout
MarketSource, Inc., a managed sales solutions provider owned by Allegis Group, has acquired Salelytics, LLC, a contact-center and outsourced customer experience provider headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin. The deal combines Salelytics' AI-supported contact center technologies and inside-sales capabilities with MarketSource's field and inside sales operations to deliver an end-to-end customer experience and expanded capabilities across multiple verticals.
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- Buyer
- Matrix Sciences
- Target
- Cherney Microbiological Services, Ltd.
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Matrix Sciences has acquired Cherney Microbiological Services, Ltd., expanding its network of agri‑food testing laboratories and strengthening service coverage in the Wisconsin region. The deal brings Cherney's ISO‑accredited microbiology capabilities and Green Bay location into Matrix's network of 19 facilities and 32 dedicated vehicles to better serve regional food manufacturers.
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November 6, 2020
- Buyer
- Technical Safety Services, LLC
- Target
- Wisconsin Air Flow, Inc.
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Addon
Technical Safety Services, LLC (TSS), a provider of testing, certification and calibration services for controlled environments, has acquired Wisconsin Air Flow, Inc. (WAFI), a cleanroom testing and certification provider serving medical and pharmaceutical customers in and around Green Bay, Wisconsin. The deal is an add-on to TSS’s platform (operating under Technical Solutions Holdings) and expands TSS’s Midwest presence and service capabilities.
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- Buyer
- Patrol Protect Secure (PPS), Mangrove Equity Partners, Sunlake Capital
- Target
- JBM Patrol and Protection Corp.
- Seller
- Jim Mankowski
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Addon
Patrol Protect Secure (PPS), a security platform formed by Mangrove Equity Partners and Sunlake Capital, has acquired JBM Patrol and Protection Corp., a contract security provider operating in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Tennessee. The deal facilitates founder Jim Mankowski's retirement and represents PPS's first add-on as it pursues a roll-up strategy to build a national contract security platform.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which professional services subsectors are active in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin transactions include association management, staffing and talent, managed sales and customer experience, executive coaching/leadership development, brand implementation, testing and certification (including microbiology and cleanroom services), and contract security.
Do Wisconsin deals mostly involve platform roll-ups or single capability add-ons?
Both appear. Some deals build platforms (for example, Leo integrating facilities services networks and PPS pursuing a roll-up), while others focus on add-on acquisitions that expand specific service capabilities (such as Stratus and testing-focused providers).
Are these acquisitions limited to Wisconsin-only operations?
No. Multiple transactions are tied to Wisconsin headquarters or Wisconsin-based targets, but they often reference expanded reach beyond the state (such as national platform ambitions or multi-market service footprints).
What timeframe does this Wisconsin professional services acquisitions page cover?
The page covers deal activity from 2019 through 2026.
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