Tracked deals
37
37 tracked deals across 2026.
Tracked deals
37
37 tracked deals across 2026.
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
28 strategic · 16 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2021
69 tracked deals announced in 2021.
Buyer Snapshot
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simplicity Group | 2 | Holistic financial planning and wealth management platfor... | Strategic |
| AAi Labels & Decals | 1 | Custom label and decal manufacturer serving safety, regul... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| ARMS | 1 | Provider of cloud-based CAD and records management (RMS) ... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Ampersand Capital Partners | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm focused on growth-orien... | PE |
| Applied Aerospace 26 Defense | 1 | Provider of advanced design, engineering, and vertically ... | Strategic |
| Arcline Investment Management | 1 | Growth-oriented private equity firm focused on building l... | PE |
| Arcwood Environmental | 1 | National provider of sustainable waste management and env... | Strategic |
| Atlantis Fire Protection | 1 | Fire protection platform building and acquiring regional ... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Audax Private Equity | 1 | Private equity firm backing services companies including ... | PE |
| BayHawk Capital | 1 | Boston-based private equity firm investing in founder-own... | PE |
Last 10 years
Supporting Data
M&T Capital Partners launched RTB Holdings, a multi-modal transportation and logistics platform anchored by Alabama Motor Express (AMX), headquartered in Dothan, Alabama. The platform recently completed its first acquisition, JIT-Ex, and is positioning for further national expansion across asset-based trucking and technology-enabled brokerage/managed services.
Precise Systems announced the acquisition of Ternion, a developer of advanced modeling and simulation software. The deal expands Precise Systems’ interactive training and simulation portfolio, adding technology such as FLAMES to better support defense and aerospace missions.
SPS Companies, Inc. acquired Jemison Metals from Jemison Investment Company, expanding SPS’s steel distribution, processing, fabrication, and logistics footprint across the United States and Mexico. Heritage Capital Group served as exclusive financial advisor to Jemison Investment Company and Jemison Metals; deal terms were not disclosed.
Simplicity Group acquired Mobile Bay Financial Solutions, an independent financial advisory firm in Mobile, Alabama. Mobile Bay will rebrand as Simplicity Wealth Advisors: Mobile Bay and its co-founders, John McNeil and Virginia O'Brien, will become partners in Simplicity.
Trimlite Equity, L.P., a value-added distributor of residential doors and door products and a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, has acquired Barnett Millworks. The acquisition expands Trimlite’s geographic footprint across the Southeast and Gulf Coast and strengthens its residential door distribution platform in North America.
AAi Labels & Decals, a Portrait Capital portfolio company, acquired Guaranteed Labels, a custom label products provider based in Moody, Alabama. The deal is AAi’s second acquisition through its label platform and is intended to expand production capacity, product offerings, and customer coverage.
Wealth Enhancement has agreed to acquire the investment advisory business of Cloud Investments, an independent registered investment adviser managing more than $462 million in client assets. The deal is expected to close on July 31, 2026 and will mark Wealth Enhancement’s first location in Alabama while expanding its retirement planning and investment advisory presence in northern Alabama.
Waverly Advisors acquired InVista Advisors, a Montgomery, Alabama wealth management firm with approximately $332 million in assets under management. The deal expands Waverly’s presence to five Alabama locations and adds the Montgomery team of eight professionals to Waverly’s national wealth management platform.
CCS Facility Services, a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners, announced the addition of Alabama Cleaning Service (ACS), a commercial cleaning provider based in Decatur, Alabama. The move expands CCS’ Southeast footprint and increases delivery capabilities for janitorial and facility services for regional and multi-site commercial customers.
Bull Moose Tube Company agreed to acquire Hanna Steel Corporation, including its coil-coating facility in Alabama and its in-house trucking subsidiary Hanna Truck Line. Hanna Steel will operate as a division of Bull Moose Tube following completion, expanding Bull Moose’s steel tubing manufacturing footprint and capabilities across Alabama and Illinois.
EWTN Global Catholic Network announced it has acquired a majority stake in Holy Habits, a Catholic spiritual formation habit-tracking app focused on daily prayer, reflection, and sacramental participation. Holy Habits founder Drago Dimitrov will join EWTN’s leadership team to help spearhead the app’s next phase of growth.
Atlantis Fire Protection announced its acquisition of Bama Fire Protection of Birmingham, Alabama, a fire extinguisher and suppression company serving customers across Alabama. Bama Fire will be operated alongside Atlantis portfolio company Allied Fire Protection, with the companies combining extinguisher/suppression capabilities with fire alarm and sprinkler expertise to offer a full suite of fire protection services under the Bama Fire brand.
Arcline Investment Management has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the holding company of Continental Aerospace Technologies for approximately $535 million. The deal is expected to result in Continental being delisted and supported by irrevocable undertakings from controlling shareholders linked to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
Columbia River Partners acquired CoreLinc as a strategic add-on to its TiniFiber fiber optic manufacturing platform. The acquisition closed simultaneously with a sale-leaseback of a three-property industrial manufacturing portfolio, providing CRP an acquisition capital solution while CoreLinc maintained use of its facilities under a long-term absolute triple-net lease.
Visterra Landscape Group acquired Clover Landscape Group, a commercial landscaping company based in Huntsville/Madison, Alabama. The investment establishes Huntsville as Visterra’s newest Southeast operations hub and builds on Visterra’s broader regional growth, including a recent partnership in Tennessee.
Arcwood Environmental acquired Safeway, an Alabama-based environmental services business operating Safeway Industrial Services and Safeway Environmental Services. The deal strengthens Arcwood’s waste transportation and management capabilities and expands its operational presence across the Southeastern United States.
IKS Health (Inventurus Knowledge Solutions, Inc.) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TruBridge, a healthcare technology provider focused on rural and community hospitals, for approximately $557 million (reported EV around $600 million). The all-cash transaction is expected to close in Q3 2026 and will combine IKS Health’s care enablement capabilities with TruBridge’s revenue cycle management (RCM) and electronic health record (EHR) solutions.
Intune Physical Therapy, a Highland Ventures company, announced it has acquired Nesin Physical Therapy, a four-clinic outpatient physical therapy practice serving the greater Huntsville, Alabama market. The deal marks Intune’s entry into Alabama and expands its footprint to 19 clinics across four states.
Community Health Systems (CHS) completed the divestiture of substantially all assets of Crestwood Medical Center, an 180-bed hospital in Huntsville, Alabama, along with associated outpatient centers and practices, to Huntsville Hospital Health System for $459 million. The definitive agreement was announced January 20, 2026, with closing effective April 1, 2026.
Stonegate Investment Group, an advisory firm overseeing about $6 billion in client assets, has affiliated with NewEdge Advisors’ registered investment advisor platform under the Pillar Channel program. The affiliation adds a 13-person advisory team to NewEdge Advisors and pushes the Pillar Channel program beyond $14 billion in client assets.
Finovifi, a provider of AI-driven fraud prevention and compliance technology for community financial institutions, announced the acquisition of Turner Software Technologies, developer of the Teller21 teller automation platform. The deal brings more than 50 community bank clients into Finovifi’s ecosystem and enables Finovifi to embed its FraudSentry check-fraud detection engine directly into teller workflows via a new product called FrontLine Sentry.
Applied Aerospace 26 Defense (Applied) announced its acquisition of Vestigo Aerospace, including Vestigo’s Spinnakerae deorbit systems product line. Spinnakerae drag sails are designed to help deorbit low Earth orbit satellites and launch-vehicle components to comply with evolving orbital debris and licensing/regulatory requirements.
Southern Home Services, a home-services consolidator, announced it acquired Dunn's HVAC, Plumbing & 26 Electrical. The deal strengthens Southern's Alabama presence by adding a highly rated multi-trade operator headquartered in Anniston with operations in Pelham near Birmingham.
Gridco, a provider of maintenance, upgrade, and construction services to electric utilities, received a strategic growth investment from BayHawk Capital. The capital is intended to support organic growth and strategic acquisitions, while expanding Gridco’s ability to serve utility clients and grow its workforce as it scales toward being a national provider.
SecureVision LLC, backed by Snowhawk, acquired IPacket Networks and ENCO’s bulk connectivity business in separate transactions and successfully integrated both. The deals expand SecureVision’s coverage across key Gulf Coast markets including Destin and Panama City Beach, positioning it as the region’s largest MDU bulk broadband platform serving over 30,000 units.
Superior Environmental Solutions (SES) acquired ChemWorx, a Decatur, Alabama-based provider of specialized chemical cleaning services. The deal adds chemical cleaning and fin fan foaming capabilities to SES’s industrial and environmental services platform and expands service reach across Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana.
Sun Auto Tire & Service acquired four tire and automotive service locations in Alabama through purchases of Bay City Tire & Wheel (Mobile), Black's Tire (Rainsville), and two Auto Save locations (Montgomery and Prattville). The deal expands Sun Auto's Gulf Coast and statewide footprint and folds the four stores into its Sun Auto Network, which now exceeds 550 locations nationwide.
Building Industry Partners (BIP) acquired Alpha Lumber & Supply Co., Inc. in a deal announced in March 2026. Alpha Lumber’s longtime owner Ken Williams will remain at the helm, and BIP intends to support growth while preserving the company’s culture and service focus.
Simplicity Group, a holistic financial planning firm headquartered in Summit, New Jersey, has acquired LeSourd Partners, a Birmingham, Alabama-based brokerage general agency. The deal expands Simplicity’s national footprint and strengthens its life insurance and advisor support capabilities while bringing Jake LeSourd, Diane Covin, and Kim Roberts into Simplicity as partners.
Doeren Mayhew acquired Birmingham, Alabama-based CPA firm Dent Moses, LLP and its affiliate Impact Technology Group LLC, expanding Doeren Mayhew’s footprint into Alabama. The deal adds nine principals and nearly 65 professionals, while Impact Technology Group continues under the “A Doeren Mayhew Company” designation.
Qualis, InTrack Radar Technologies, and Tektonux announced they will merge to form a combined company delivering integrated hardware and AI-enabled software for missile defense and space domain awareness. The new platform is backed as a portfolio company of Bluestone Investment Partners and is positioned to modernize sensor-to-shooter capabilities for U.S. Army, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, Missile Defense Agency, and NASA.
ARMS, a cloud-based public safety software provider, announced it has acquired ATIMS, a provider of cloud-based Jail Management Systems (JMS) and corrections software. ATIMS will continue operating as a dedicated corrections platform and join ARMS and Cardinal Tracking under the ARMS Public Safety Technologies portfolio to create a more unified, end-to-end suite for public-safety agencies.
CyberlinkASP, an advanced solutions provider for cloud and IT services, acquired Fresh Managed IT (Fresh IT), a Birmingham, Alabama-based managed services provider serving ~150 customers. The acquisition expands Cyberlink’s managed services footprint in the Southeast and deepens its MSP business, supported by Fresh IT’s outsourced IT capabilities including network/device management, cloud hosting, cybersecurity, and VoIP.
OuterBox, a portfolio company of WILsquare Capital, has acquired GRO Marketing, a Tuscaloosa-based digital performance marketing agency specializing in multifamily, student housing and senior living clients. The add-on strengthens OuterBox's vertical capabilities and performance marketing expertise to better serve residential community property management companies and ownership groups.
Gannet BioChem, a PE-backed specialty CDMO, has acquired Laysan Bio, a maker of activated polyethylene glycol (PEG) reagents based in Arab, Alabama. The add-on expands Gannet BioChem's activated polymer and bioconjugation capabilities, strengthening its ability to support partners from early development through GMP manufacturing.
Boyd Group Services Inc. has completed its acquisition of Joe Hudson's Collision Center for approximately US$1.3 billion. The deal adds 258 collision repair locations across the U.S. Southeast, increasing Boyd’s North American footprint by 25% to 1,301 locations, and is expected to drive cost synergies and improved profitability.
Funds affiliated with Blackstone Energy Transition Partners and other Blackstone funds have acquired Alliance Technical Group (ATG), a Decatur, Alabama–based provider of environmental testing, monitoring and compliance services. ATG operates more than 60 offices and labs across the U.S. and Canada with over 2,200 employees; terms were not disclosed.
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