Private Equity Firm Financial Services

New Mountain Capital

New York, NY, United States

New Mountain Capital (“New Mountain”) is an alternative investment manager with private equity, credit and net lease strategies. The firm focuses on defensive-growth niches across sectors including healthcare, health tech, life science supplies/biomanufacturing, must-have information/data, digital marketing & transformation, infrastructure/field services, specialized software, defensive growth consumer/products, and financial services/technologies and technology-enabled business services.

Focus Areas
Private equity, Credit, Net lease

Tracked deals

79

79 tracked deals across 2016-2026.

Recent pace

8

8 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

36 buyout · 22 addon · 13 growth capital

New Mountain Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 9 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 9 years for New Mountain Capital. 2 2017 9 2019 10 2020 13 2021 12 2022 6 2023 9 2024 10 2025 ~9 est. 7 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 79 tracked deals for New Mountain Capital.

  • Buyer
    New Mountain Capital, LLC
    Target
    Jensen Hughes
    Seller
    Gryphon Investors
    Type
    Buyout

    New Mountain Capital entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Jensen Hughes, a global fire protection engineering and nuclear risk engineering company, from Gryphon Investors. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, New Mountain Capital
    Target
    CBIZ, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Grant Thornton Advisors will acquire CBIZ in an all-cash transaction valued at $5 billion, paying $55.00 per CBIZ share (a ~54% premium to the 30-day VWAP). The deal is expected to close in Q4 2026, subject to CBIZ shareholder approval and regulatory clearances, and includes a go-shop period ending August 27, 2026.

  • Buyer
    New Mountain Capital
    Target
    SAM Companies
    Seller
    Peak Rock Capital (affiliate)
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital sold SAM Companies to New Mountain Capital in a transaction in which New Mountain acquired a majority ownership interest. SAM is a provider of geospatial and inspection services for utility and other critical infrastructure customers, offering end-to-end solutions across the critical infrastructure lifecycle.

  • Buyer
    New Mountain Capital
    Target
    Asset Living
    Seller
    Roark Capital
    Industry
    Real Estate
    Type
    Buyout

    New Mountain Capital, a private equity firm, announced it will buy residential property management company Asset Living for $2 billion from Roark Capital. Asset Living, founded in 1986, manages a nationwide portfolio spanning multifamily, single-family rentals, affordable housing, build-to-rent, active adult, and student housing.

  • Buyer
    Swoop, New Mountain Capital
    Target
    Nimble
    Type
    Addon

    Swoop, a healthcare engagement platform backed by New Mountain Capital, announced the acquisition of Nimble, a prescription management platform for independent pharmacies across all 50 states. The deal expands Swoop from engagement and omnichannel activation into prescription fulfillment and medication adherence using privacy-safe pharmacy data and signals.

  • Buyer
    Oak Hill Capital, New Mountain Capital, HarbourVest Partners, SkyKnight Capital, The Stephens Group
    Target
    IMA Financial Group, Inc.
    Seller
    SkyKnight Capital, The Stephens Group
    Industry
    Insurance

    IMA Financial Group, Inc., a North American insurance brokerage, completed an equity recapitalization valued at about $4 billion. Oak Hill Capital and New Mountain Capital took minority stakes, with HarbourVest Partners and select institutional co-investors participating, while IMA’s 3,000+ employees retained majority ownership.

  • Buyer
    Azuria Water Solutions, New Mountain Capital
    Target
    Waterline Renewal Technologies
    Seller
    Behrman Capital
    Industry
    Infrastructure
    Type
    Buyout

    Behrman Capital sold its portfolio company, Waterline Renewal Technologies, to Azuria Water Solutions, a New Mountain Capital portfolio company. Waterline provides engineered products for the trenchless rehabilitation of wastewater and stormwater infrastructure; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Machinify, New Mountain Capital
    Target
    Performant Healthcare, Inc.
    Seller
    Performant Healthcare stockholders
    Type
    Buyout

    Machinify, a New Mountain Capital–backed healthcare intelligence company, has completed the acquisition of Performant Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHLT) for about $670 million. The deal combines Performant’s audit and recovery expertise with Machinify’s AI-powered payment platform to expand capabilities and reach into government and commercial payer markets; Performant will be delisted from Nasdaq and operate privately.

  • Buyer
    New Mountain Capital
    Target
    Wipfli LLP, Wipfli Advisory LLC
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Location
    United States

    Wipfli LLP (and related entities) entered into a definitive agreement for a significant minority investment from New Mountain Capital. The investment is intended to accelerate Wipfli’s growth, expand talent and technology investments, and support innovation while Wipfli remains majority-owned and partner-led following closing.

  • Buyer
    Turri's Italian Foods, Benford Capital Partners, New Mountain Capital
    Target
    Joseph's Gourmet Pasta
    Seller
    LaSalle Capital
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Type
    Addon

    Turri's Italian Foods, a Fund II portfolio company of Benford Capital Partners, has acquired Joseph's Gourmet Pasta to form a combined frozen pasta, rice and sauce platform serving foodservice, retail and CPG customers. Benford Capital partnered on the transaction; New Mountain Capital participated in acquiring Joseph's real estate assets and Joseph's was acquired from LaSalle Capital.

  • Buyer
    Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, New Mountain Capital
    Target
    Grant Thornton Switzerland/Liechtenstein, Grant Thornton Limited (Channel Islands)
    Location
    Switzerland
    Type
    Addon

    Grant Thornton Advisors LLC announced that Grant Thornton Switzerland/Liechtenstein and Grant Thornton Limited (Channel Islands) will join the multinational platform it formed with Grant Thornton Ireland, expanding the platform's footprint across key European financial hubs. The platform is backed by an investor group led by New Mountain Capital and will broaden Grant Thornton's audit, tax and advisory capabilities in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Jersey and Guernsey.

  • Buyer
    Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, New Mountain Capital
    Target
    Grant Thornton UAE, Grant Thornton (Cayman), Grant Thornton Luxembourg
    Location
    United Arab Emirates
    Type
    Addon

    Grant Thornton UAE announced it reached an agreement to unite with Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, adding the UAE firm to the multinational Grant Thornton Advisors platform. The platform is backed by an investor group led by New Mountain Capital and is intended to broaden unified advisory and tax capabilities across regions and service lines.

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