Private Equity Firm Financial Services

Berkshire Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

100% employee-owned, multi-sector specialist investor in private and public equity, focused on North American-based, middle-market companies across services, healthcare, industrials, and technology.

Focus Areas
Private equity investments, Public and private equity investing

Tracked deals

49

49 tracked deals across 2018-2026.

Recent pace

6

6 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Growth capital

16 growth capital · 15 addon · 11 buyout

Berkshire Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 9 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 9 years for Berkshire Partners. 1 2018 2 2019 3 2020 15 2021 7 2022 6 2023 4 2024 8 2025 ~5 est. 3 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 49 tracked deals for Berkshire Partners.

  • Buyer
    Berkshire Partners, Audax Private Equity
    Target
    Harbourfront Wealth Group
    Location
    British Columbia, Canada

    Harbourfront Wealth Group entered into a definitive agreement to receive a strategic investment from Boston-based private equity firm Berkshire Partners at a C$1.775 billion valuation. Audax Private Equity will retain a significant interest, and the deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

  • Buyer
    Thoreau, Apollo Global Management, Berkshire Partners, Warburg Pincus, Bon Secours Mercy Health
    Target
    Ensemble Health Partners

    Thoreau, the healthcare investment platform founded by Matt Holt and backed by Apollo Global Management, has entered into an agreement to make a strategic growth investment in Ensemble Health Partners. Ensemble will use the capital to accelerate its technology and people initiatives, including AI and automation workflows across patient access, coding, and denial prevention. Legacy investors Berkshire Partners, Warburg Pincus, and Bon Secours Mercy Health will continue to co-invest alongside Thoreau.

  • Buyer
    Specialized Elevator, Berkshire Partners
    Target
    Vintage Elevator Services
    Seller
    Gerry Rodriguez, Greg Cardenas
    Type
    Addon

    Specialized Elevator, a Berkshire Partners portfolio company, has merged with Vintage Elevator Services to expand its unionized elevator and escalator services footprint in the San Francisco Bay Area. The deal preserves Vintage's local brand and leadership while integrating it into Specialized's national platform to strengthen service coverage and resources.

  • Buyer
    Berkshire Partners, H.I.G. Capital
    Target
    United Flow Technologies

    Berkshire Partners has made a strategic growth investment in United Flow Technologies (UFT), a Texas-based technical distributor and solutions provider for the municipal and industrial water and wastewater markets. Existing investor H.I.G. Capital will remain a minority shareholder; the capital will be used to deepen UFT's service capabilities, support team growth, and accelerate nationwide expansion of its water infrastructure solutions.

  • Buyer
    Berkshire Partners
    Target
    United Flow Technologies
    Seller
    H.I.G. Capital
    Type
    Buyout

    Berkshire Partners (through an affiliate) has acquired United Flow Technologies (UFT) from H.I.G. Capital; terms were not disclosed. H.I.G. will retain a minority stake while UFT — headquartered in Irving, Texas — continues to provide process equipment, pumps, flow control and automation solutions to municipal and industrial water and wastewater customers.

  • Buyer
    Ares Management Private Equity funds, Berkshire Partners
    Target
    EP Wealth Advisors

    Ares Management Private Equity funds have signed a definitive agreement to acquire a significant minority stake in EP Wealth Advisors, joining Berkshire Partners as an existing minority equity partner. The investment is expected to be completed in October 2025 and will provide growth capital and strategic support for EP Wealth’s talent, technology, client-facing offerings, and future M&A partnerships.

  • Buyer
    Berkshire Partners, The Vistria Group
    Target
    Forcura, Medalogix
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Forcura and Medalogix have combined to create a unified post-acute care technology platform, with Berkshire Partners as majority owner and The Vistria Group as the largest minority shareholder. The deal brings together Forcura's workflow and care coordination capabilities with Medalogix's clinical decision support and analytics to improve home-based care delivery and outcomes.

  • Buyer
    Berkshire Partners
    Target
    Triumvirate Environmental

    Berkshire Partners has made a significant growth investment in Triumvirate Environmental, valuing the environmental services company at $1.8 billion. The deal will support Triumvirate’s geographic expansion, new service lines, enhanced technology capabilities, and establishment of a broad-based employee ownership program; founder and CEO John McQuillan and the management team remain in place.

  • Buyer
    Warburg Pincus, Berkshire Partners
    Target
    Triumph Group, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Affiliates of private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners agreed to acquire Triumph Group, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at approximately $3.0 billion ($26.00 per share). The deal was announced in February 2025, will take TRIUMPH private upon closing (expected in H2 2025) and closed in July 2025, with Jorge L. Valladares III named CEO as the company transitions to private ownership to accelerate growth and expand capabilities in aerospace and defense.

  • Buyer
    Berkshire Partners, Court Square Capital Partners
    Target
    Thrive
    Seller
    MC Partners
    Industry
    IT Services

    Thrive, a Foxborough-based managed IT and security services provider, received a strategic investment from Berkshire Partners alongside existing investor Court Square Capital Partners; founding investor MC Partners sold its remaining stake. The transaction will support Thrive's continued organic and inorganic growth as it scales its MSP/MSSP platform; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Berkshire Partners
    Target
    Electric Power Engineers
    Seller
    Lime Rock New Energy
    Industry
    Energy

    Electric Power Engineers (EPE), an Austin-based power systems engineering and consulting firm, received a strategic growth investment from Boston-based private equity firm Berkshire Partners. Lime Rock New Energy, the prior investor from 2021, has fully realized its investment; EPE management will remain significant investors and continue to lead the company. Advisory firms on the transaction were AEC Advisors for EPE and Houlihan Lokey for Berkshire.

  • Buyer
    Berkshire Partners
    Target
    RJW Logistics Group
    Seller
    Mason Wells
    Industry
    Transportation
    Type
    Buyout

    Boston-based private equity firm Berkshire Partners has made a strategic (majority) investment in RJW Logistics Group, a Woodridge, Illinois–based provider of retail logistics and consolidation services for consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands. RJW CEO Kevin Williamson and other management will remain significant investors, and prior investor Mason Wells will remain a minority holder; the deal is intended to support RJW's growth, innovation and geographic expansion.

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