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Owner Resource Group

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin-based private investment firm. Owner Resource Group partners with management teams to invest in and grow middle-market businesses across multiple industries.

Focus Areas
Private equity / sponsor, Recapitalizations and growth investments, Holding company / permanent capital
Website
www.orgroup.com

Tracked deals

15

15 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

4

4 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

7 addon · 7 recapitalization · 1 growth capital

Owner Resource Group Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 8 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 8 years for Owner Resource Group. 1 2019 3 2020 1 2021 2 2022 2 2023 1 2024 2 2025 ~4 est. 3 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 15 tracked deals for Owner Resource Group.

  • Owner Resource Group Acquires Smart City Locating
    April 13, 2026
    Buyer
    Owner Resource Group, LLC (ORG), Owner Resource Group, LLC affiliates
    Target
    Smart City Locating, Inc.
    Industry
    IT Services
    Location
    Texas, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Owner Resource Group (ORG) acquired Smart City Locating, Inc., a Texas-based property locating and utility-damage prevention firm. ORG’s affiliates completed the investment/recapitalization to support Smart City’s expansion and add capabilities such as network utility locating, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), and vacuum excavation to ORG’s services platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Frontenac Recapitalizes Bill Gosling Outsourcing
    March 26, 2026
    Buyer
    Frontenac, Owner Resource Group (ORG)
    Target
    Bill Gosling Outsourcing
    Seller
    Owner Resource Group (ORG) affiliates (majority ownership seller), Bill Gosling family/board member Dave Rae (implied legacy, not an explicit seller)
    Industry
    IT Services
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Type
    Recapitalization

    Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac announced the recapitalization of Bill Gosling Outsourcing, a Barrie, Ontario-headquartered business process outsourcing (BPO) platform focused on accounts receivable management, customer experience, and other back-office services for enterprise clients. The company’s board member Dave Rae will remain on the board post-close, and Vipul Khanna will assume the CEO role at Bill Gosling after the transaction closes; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Alliance Fleet Acquires Vital Truck & Van
    January 20, 2026
    Buyer
    Alliance Fleet, Owner Resource Group LLC (ORG)
    Target
    Vital Truck & Van
    Industry
    Trucking & Fleet
    Location
    Illinois, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Alliance Fleet, a portfolio company of Owner Resource Group (ORG), has acquired Vital Truck & Van, a light commercial vehicle upfitter headquartered in Batavia, Illinois, with additional locations in Colorado. Vital's founders will join Alliance Fleet's leadership team and retain an ownership stake as the combined company pursues a national dropship upfitting facility network to accelerate delivery and expand geographic coverage.

  • Owner Resource Group Recapitalizes Acme Industries, Inc.
    November 11, 2025
    Buyer
    Owner Resource Group, LLC
    Target
    Acme Industries, Inc.
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    Illinois, United States
    Type
    Recapitalization

    Owner Resource Group (ORG), an Austin-based private investment firm, has completed a recapitalization investment in Acme Industries, Inc., a specialty manufacturer of complex precision-machined parts and assemblies headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Management, led by CEO John Devine, remains meaningful owners and will continue to lead operations while the capital will be used to support organic growth, invest in equipment and capabilities, and pursue strategic acquisitions.

  • Owner Resource Group Recapitalizes Bear Paper Tube
    September 29, 2025
    Buyer
    Owner Resource Group, LLC
    Target
    Bear Paper Tube, LLC
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Georgia, United States
    Type
    Recapitalization

    Owner Resource Group (ORG), an Austin-based private investment firm, has completed a partnership recapitalization with Bear Paper Tube, LLC, a specialty manufacturer of industrial paper tubes and cores headquartered in Dalton, Georgia. ORG will partner with co-founders Michael Wise and Brian Clark and the existing management team to support geographic and end-market expansion and further investment in manufacturing capabilities, while the co-founders retain significant ownership and continue to lead the business.

  • Standard Iron Acquires Helgesen Industries
    August 5, 2024
    Buyer
    Standard Iron, Owner Resource Group (Owner Resource Group LLC)
    Target
    Helgesen Industries
    Seller
    Tom Marshall, Nate Marshall
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    Wisconsin, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Standard Iron, a heavy metal fabricator majority-owned by Owner Resource Group, has acquired Helgesen Industries, a manufacturer of fluid conditioning tanks and other engineered fabrications. The deal — an add-on to Standard Iron's platform — expands manufacturing capabilities and geographic footprint (Helgesen operates in Wisconsin, Poland and Brazil) and closed on August 2, 2024.

  • OTR International Acquires Hoosier Wheel
    October 1, 2023
    Buyer
    OTR International, Owner Resource Group, LLC
    Target
    Hoosier Wheel
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    Indiana, United States
    Type
    Addon

    OTR International, a market-leading supplier of off-the-road tires and wheels, has acquired Hoosier Wheel, a manufacturer of pneumatic and semi-pneumatic wheel assemblies based in Evansville, Indiana. The acquisition, closed October 1, expands OTR's U.S. manufacturing footprint and product portfolio for OEM and aftermarket customers and is supported by OTR's majority owner, Owner Resource Group.

  • Surestaff, LLC Acquires Cardinal Staffing
    September 26, 2023
    Buyer
    Surestaff, LLC, Owner Resource Group (ORG)
    Target
    Cardinal Staffing (Cardinal Staffing Services)
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Location
    Ohio, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Chicago-based Surestaff, LLC, a partner company of Austin private equity firm Owner Resource Group (ORG), has acquired Cardinal Staffing, a northern Ohio / southern Michigan staffing firm founded in 1994. The add-on expands Surestaff's light-industrial, office/clerical and professional staffing footprint in the Midwest; key Cardinal executives will remain to support growth.

  • Owner Resource Group Recapitalizes Employer Flexible
    May 5, 2022
    Buyer
    Owner Resource Group (ORG)
    Target
    Employer Flexible Management, LLC
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Location
    Texas, United States
    Type
    Recapitalization

    Austin-based private investment firm Owner Resource Group (ORG) has made an investment to recapitalize Employer Flexible Management, LLC, a Houston-based professional employer organization (PEO). The recapitalization partners ORG with CEO and co-founder Michael Hopkins and management to support geographic expansion, technology investments and strategic acquisitions; co-founders Chris Dollins and Michael Greathouse will retain continued ownership.

  • Owner Resource Group Recapitalizes Standard Iron & Wire Works
    January 10, 2022
    Buyer
    Owner Resource Group, LLC, ORG Opportunity Fund III, LP
    Target
    Standard Iron & Wire Works
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    Minnesota, United States
    Type
    Recapitalization

    Owner Resource Group (through ORG Opportunity Fund III) made an investment in Standard Iron & Wire Works, recapitalizing the specialty metal fabricator. The recapitalization will provide capital to support geographic and product portfolio expansion, manufacturing technology investments and future acquisitions while partnering with owner Richard Demeules and management.

  • ORG Chem Group Acquires MPR Services
    August 8, 2021
    Buyer
    ORG Chem Group LLC, Owner Resource Group LLC
    Target
    MPR Services, Inc.
    Seller
    Tessenderlo Kerley Inc.
    Industry
    Industrial Services
    Location
    Texas, United States
    Type
    Addon

    ORG Chem Group LLC, a portfolio company of Owner Resource Group LLC, acquired substantially all of the assets of MPR Services, Inc., expanding Chem Group's presence in amines reclamation and introducing onsite reclamation capabilities via mobile and permanent units. The combined organization will be headquartered in Evansville, Indiana; MPR was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. and the deal closed August 8, 2021.

  • Owner Resource Group Invests in Bill Gosling Outsourcing
    December 17, 2020
    Buyer
    Owner Resource Group (ORG) / ORG Opportunity Fund III, LP
    Target
    Bill Gosling Outsourcing
    Industry
    Professional Services
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Type
    Growth capital

    Owner Resource Group (through ORG Opportunity Fund III, LP and an affiliate) has invested in Bill Gosling Outsourcing, a Newmarket, Ontario-headquartered, technology-enabled business process outsourcing (BPO) provider. ORG will support the company's organic growth and pursue acquisitions to expand Bill Gosling’s footprint across North America and other global markets; Bill Gosling operates nine global facilities and employs over 2,100 people.

Related Acquisition Pages

Manufacturing Buyers & Acquisitions 6 tracked deals by Owner Resource Group. Staffing & HR Buyers & Acquisitions 3 tracked deals by Owner Resource Group. IT Services Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by Owner Resource Group. Industrial Services Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Owner Resource Group. Acquisitions in Illinois 3 tracked deals by Owner Resource Group. Acquisitions in Texas 3 tracked deals by Owner Resource Group. Acquisitions in Georgia 2 tracked deals by Owner Resource Group. Acquisitions in Wisconsin 2 tracked deals by Owner Resource Group.

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