Tracked deals
20
20 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Private Equity Firm
Financial Services
Clairvest Group
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clairvest is a Toronto-based middle-market private equity firm. It partners with management to invest in profitable small and mid-sized North American companies across a variety of industries, and it manages co-invest/fund vehicles (e.g., CEP funds) alongside its primary equity management activities.
- Focus Areas
- Private equity, Co-investment funds
- Website
- clairvest.com
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Growth capital
9 growth capital · 6 buyout · 3 recapitalization
Clairvest Group Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 8 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
Showing the 12 most recent of 20 tracked deals for Clairvest Group.
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April 21, 2026
- Buyer
- Clairvest Group Inc., Clairvest Equity Partners VII, RRC Gaming Management LLC
- Target
- MGM Northfield Park, Northfield Park Associates, LLC
- Seller
- MGM Resorts International
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Clairvest Group Inc. (together with Clairvest Equity Partners VII and RRC Gaming Management LLC) completed the previously announced acquisition of MGM Northfield Park. Clairvest invested US$165 million for a majority ownership interest, including US$39 million from Clairvest Group Inc.
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May 21, 2025
- Buyer
- Clairvest Group Inc., Clairvest Equity Partners VII (CEP VII)
- Target
- Beneficial Reuse Management
- Seller
- Skyline Global Partners, Other shareholders
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Clairvest Group Inc., together with Clairvest Equity Partners VII, has recapitalized and invested in Beneficial Reuse Management (BRM), acquiring interests from Skyline Global Partners and other shareholders. The investment will support BRM’s growth plan to expand its beneficial reuse, recycling and specialty nutrient distribution business across U.S. end-markets including agriculture, landscape and construction.
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November 25, 2024
- Buyer
- Clairvest Group Inc., Clairvest Equity Partners VII (CEP VII)
- Target
- Redstone Food Group
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Type
- Growth capital
Clairvest Group Inc., together with its fund Clairvest Equity Partners VII (CEP VII), made a minority equity investment in Redstone Food Group, a Toronto-area commercial bakery focused on in-store bakery and private-label co-packing. The capital will support Redstone's growth and scaling initiatives across North America while founder Rob Wheeler remains the majority owner and CEO.
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- Buyer
- Clairvest Group Inc., Clairvest Equity Partners VI, ECL Entertainment, LLC
- Target
- Wyoming Downs
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- Wyoming, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Clairvest Group Inc. (together with Clairvest Equity Partners VI) and ECL Entertainment, LLC have acquired Wyoming Downs, a licensed live horse racing and off‑track betting operator headquartered in Evanston, Wyoming. Wyoming Downs operates a racetrack plus 19 off‑track betting locations with over 1,100 gaming terminals across the state; Clairvest called the investment its 66th platform investment and its 15th and final investment from the CEP VI co‑investment pool.
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- Buyer
- Clairvest Group Inc., Clairvest Equity Partners VI (CEP VI)
- Target
- Mountain Land Physical Therapy
- Seller
- Rick Lybbert, Jason Lobb, Other existing owners
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Clairvest Group Inc., together with its Clairvest Equity Partners VI co-investment pool, made a minority growth equity investment in Mountain Land Physical Therapy, an outpatient physical therapy operator in the Mountain West. The deal will support Mountain Land's expansion across the Mountain West while existing management (led by CEO Rick Lybbert and COO Jason Lobb) rolls equity and retains majority ownership.
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- Buyer
- Morgan Stanley Private Equity Secondaries, Clairvest Group, CDPQ
- Target
- Top Aces
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Quebec, Canada
- Type
- Growth capital
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Secondaries and Clairvest Group completed a growth equity investment in Top Aces alongside existing shareholder CDPQ. The capital will support expansion of Top Aces' aircraft fleet and the international growth of its adversary air and JTAC training services.
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May 1, 2023
- Buyer
- Clairvest Group Inc., Clairvest Equity Partners VI (CEP VI), ECL Entertainment, LLC
- Target
- NHCG, LLC, The River Property & Hospitality Group, LLC
- Industry
- Restaurants & Hospitality
- Location
- New Hampshire, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Clairvest Group Inc., together with its Clairvest Equity Partners VI co-investment vehicle and gaming operator ECL Entertainment, acquired NHCG, LLC and The River Property & Hospitality Group, LLC — operators of the Lucky Moose Casino & Tavern and The River Casino & Sports Bar in Nashua, New Hampshire. The buyers plan to continue operations at the existing sites while developing a large-scale permanent historical horse racing (HHR) facility in Nashua, targeted to open in late 2024.
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March 1, 2023
- Buyer
- Clairvest Group Inc., Clairvest Equity Partners VI (CEP VI)
- Target
- Bluetree Dental
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- Nevada, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Clairvest Group Inc., together with Clairvest Equity Partners VI (CEP VI), completed a US$32 million equity investment in Bluetree Dental, a multi‑specialty, pediatric and orthodontics‑focused dental service organization. Management rolled significant equity and will retain control post‑closing; the capital is intended to accelerate Bluetree’s growth and platform build in the Mountain West region of the United States.
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February 21, 2023
- Buyer
- Clairvest Group Inc., Clairvest Equity Partners VI (CEP VI)
- Target
- Boca Biolistics
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Clairvest Group Inc., together with its Clairvest Equity Partners VI co-investment pool, made a US$25 million equity investment in Boca Biolistics, partnering with management (founders Valentin Adia and Michael Morris) who rolled a meaningful portion of their equity. Boca Biolistics is a clinical research organization and biobanking/biomaterials company that procures, stores and sells human biospecimens and also provides in-house analytical laboratory services; the capital will support the company’s next phase of growth and capability expansion.
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September 21, 2022
- Buyer
- Clairvest Group Inc., Clairvest Equity Partners VI (CEP VI)
- Target
- Rogers Insurance Ltd., CapriCMW Insurance Services Ltd., Acera Insurance Services Ltd.
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- Canada
- Type
- Recapitalization
Clairvest Group Inc. (through its fund CEP VI) made a C$100 million minority equity investment to support the merger and recapitalization of Alberta-based Rogers Insurance and British Columbia-based CapriCMW, creating Acera Insurance Services Ltd. The investment will keep the business independent and employee-owned while providing capital to invest in people, technology and future acquisitions to grow the new national insurance brokerage platform.
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- Buyer
- Clairvest Group Inc. (CEP VI), Ironwood Capital
- Target
- Star Waste Systems (dba Boston Carting Services)
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Clairvest Group Inc., through Clairvest Equity Partners VI, made an equity investment to acquire a majority interest in Star Waste Systems (dba Boston Carting Services). Ironwood Capital, an existing investor, participated in the transaction/recapitalization. The deal will support Star Waste’s growth in the Greater Boston market and expand its waste collection and materials-recovery capabilities.
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November 5, 2021
- Buyer
- Clairvest Group Inc., Clairvest Equity Partners VI, Rubico Gaming LLC (subsidiary led by Thomas Benninger)
- Target
- Delaware Park (racetrack & slots)
- Seller
- Rickman family
- Industry
- Restaurants & Hospitality
- Location
- Delaware, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Clairvest Group Inc., together with Clairvest Equity Partners VI and a Rubico Gaming subsidiary led by Thomas Benninger, completed the acquisition of the Delaware Park racino in Wilmington, Delaware. Clairvest invested US$71 million for a majority interest (CVG’s share US$19 million); the transaction represents a platform investment in the gaming sector and follows the sale by the Rickman family.
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