Private Equity Firm Business Services

Silver Oak Services Partners

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Lower middle-market private equity firm focused exclusively on service businesses. Partners with management teams using a proactive, research-led investment process to build industry-leading business, consumer, and healthcare service companies.

Focus Areas
Private equity for service businesses, Business services, Consumer services

Tracked deals

27

27 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

18 addon · 5 recapitalization · 2 buyout

Silver Oak Services Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 8 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 8 years for Silver Oak Services Partners. 3 2019 2 2020 7 2021 3 2022 2 2023 4 2024 4 2025 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 27 tracked deals for Silver Oak Services Partners.

  • Buyer
    Keystone Partners
    Target
    SSP
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Private equity firm Keystone Partners completed its 100% acquisition of semiconductor equipment manufacturer SSP on July 31. The deal closed roughly three months after SSP was named the preferred bidder in April.

  • Buyer
    CCS Facility Services, Silver Oak Services Partners
    Target
    Alabama Cleaning Service (ACS)
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    Beary Landscaping, Silver Oak Services Partners
    Target
    Sun Valley Landscape and Snow
    Type
    Addon

    Beary Landscaping has acquired Sun Valley Landscape and Snow to strengthen its recurring commercial landscaping and snow removal presence in the Indianapolis metro. Beary will retain Sun Valley's staff and brand as it expands its Midwest footprint; Beary is a platform company backed by Silver Oak Services Partners.

  • Buyer
    Beary Landscaping, Silver Oak Services Partners LLC
    Target
    Seasonal Solutions, Suburban Landscaping (commercial landscaping assets)
    Seller
    Suburban Landscaping
    Type
    Addon

    Beary Landscaping, a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners, acquired Seasonal Solutions and certain commercial landscaping assets from Suburban Landscaping to expand its recurring commercial landscaping and snow removal footprint in the Midwest. The deals give Beary entry into the Kansas City market (via Seasonal Solutions, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas) and expand its capabilities and reach in Northwest Indiana.

  • Buyer
    Beary Landscaping, Silver Oak Services Partners LLC
    Target
    MJS Landscaping Services
    Type
    Addon

    Beary Landscaping, a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners, has acquired MJS Landscaping Services, a provider of landscape management, snow removal and design/build services based near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The add-on expands Beary's geographic footprint in Wisconsin and strengthens its recurring commercial landscaping capabilities while retaining MJS's staff and brand.

  • Buyer
    Keystone Partners
    Target
    CCI Consulting
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Type
    Addon

    Keystone Partners, a Silver Oak Services Partners portfolio company, has acquired CCI Consulting, a provider of HR consulting, executive search, leadership development and career transition services based near Philadelphia. The add-on expands Keystone's talent management and leadership transformation capabilities and broadens its reach across the Mid-Atlantic and beyond.

  • Buyer
    Keystone Partners
    Target
    The Ayers Group
    Seller
    Kelly Services, Inc.
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Type
    Addon

    Keystone Partners, a Silver Oak Services Partners portfolio company, has acquired The Ayers Group, a New York–headquartered leader in executive coaching, leadership development and outplacement services, from Kelly Services, Inc. The acquisition expands Keystone's capabilities and presence in the New York metropolitan area and strengthens its career management and leadership development offerings.

  • Buyer
    Silver Oak Services Partners, Brian Beary, Beary senior management
    Target
    Beary Landscaping

    Silver Oak Services Partners led a recapitalization of Beary Landscaping, investing alongside founder and CEO Brian Beary and other senior management. Headquartered in Lockport, Illinois, Beary provides recurring landscaping and snow removal services to commercial customers across multiple Midwest states; the recapitalization supplies growth capital and positions the company to pursue add-on acquisitions while management retains a significant ownership stake.

  • Buyer
    Integrated Oncology Network, LLC, Silver Oak Services Partners, LLC
    Target
    Urology Partners, LLC
    Type
    Addon

    Integrated Oncology Network, LLC (ION), a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners, has acquired Urology Partners, LLC, a private-practice urology group serving the greater Cleveland area. The deal combines Urology Partners with ION’s existing partner SouthWest Urology (and longtime partner Northern Ohio Regional Cancer Center) to expand urologic and prostate cancer care capacity and services across Cleveland and Ohio.

  • Buyer
    Keystone Partners
    Target
    The Center for Executive Coaching (CEC)
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Addon

    Keystone Partners, a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners LLC, has acquired the Center for Executive Coaching (CEC), a provider of executive coach certification and training. The acquisition expands Keystone's leadership development and outplacement offerings by adding CEC's certification programs, distance-learning capabilities, and alumni/recertification services.

  • Buyer
    Silver Oak Services Partners, Quality Liaison Services senior management and co-investors
    Target
    Quality Liaison Services

    Silver Oak Services Partners led a recapitalization of Quality Liaison Services (QLS), partnering with QLS senior management and other co-investors. Headquartered in Hendersonville, Tennessee, QLS provides supplier representation, inspection & containment, repair & rework, and quality engineering services to OEMs and suppliers across North America; management will remain in place and retain a significant ownership stake as Silver Oak provides capital to support growth and service expansion.

  • Buyer
    Silver Oak Services Partners
    Target
    Vecta Environmental Services, LLC
    Seller
    Cotton Creek Capital

    Cotton Creek Capital has sold Gonzales, Louisiana-based Vecta Environmental Services, a provider of industrial and environmental services, following a multi-year partnership that grew Vecta from three locations to eight and materially increased revenue and earnings. The business was acquired by Silver Oak Services Partners (recapitalization/ownership change), with Cotton Creek and Vecta advised by Brown, Gibbons, Lang & Company and Greenberg Traurig respectively.

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