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Vestar Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Leading U.S. middle-market private equity firm specializing in management buyouts and growth capital investments, investing in partnership with incumbent management teams and private owners across Consumer, Business & Technology Services, and Healthcare.

Focus Areas
Private equity, Middle-market buyouts, Growth capital investments

Tracked deals

33

33 tracked deals across 2017-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

12 addon · 11 buyout · 5 growth capital

Vestar Capital Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 9 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 9 years for Vestar Capital Partners. 2 2017 4 2019 1 2020 9 2021 9 2022 3 2023 3 2024 1 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 33 tracked deals for Vestar Capital Partners.

  • Buyer
    Tech24, HCI Equity Partners, Vestar Capital Partners
    Target
    Pacific Standard Service (PSS)
    Seller
    Greg Jones (Founder of PSS)
    Industry
    IT Services
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Tech24, an HCI Equity Partners-backed platform, acquired Pacific Standard Service (PSS), a CFESA-member provider of commercial hot-side cooking equipment maintenance, repair, and installation. The deal expands Tech24’s presence and adds PSS’s national restaurant and other commercial customer relationships and technician base.

  • Buyer
    PureStar, Cornell Capital
    Target
    Emerald Textiles
    Seller
    Pacific Avenue Capital Partners

    PureStar has acquired Emerald Textiles from Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, closing on December 30, 2025. The deal combines PureStar's hospitality laundry platform with Emerald's West Coast healthcare linen operations, creating a scaled, diversified commercial laundry provider backed by Cornell Capital.

  • Buyer
    Insignia Capital Group
    Target
    Oxford Road, Veritone One
    Seller
    Veritone, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Insignia Capital Group has acquired two audio and creator-based advertising agencies, Oxford Road and Veritone One, combining them to form a leading global podcast and creator-based media entity. Veritone One (the media agency business of Veritone, Inc.) was sold for up to $104 million (including up to $18 million in earn-out), while terms for Oxford Road were not disclosed; both agencies will operate independently near-term with plans to integrate to deliver scale, data capabilities, and creator-led advertising services.

  • Buyer
    Blackstone Strategic Partners, HarbourVest Partners, Vestar Capital Partners (continuation vehicle sponsor)
    Target
    Circana
    Seller
    Vestar Capital Partners (stake sponsor / monetization), Existing Circana investors (unnamed, offered liquidity)
    Industry
    Data & Analytics

    Vestar Capital Partners closed a $1.2 billion single-asset continuation vehicle to provide liquidity and committed capital for its stake in Circana. Blackstone Strategic Partners and HarbourVest Partners acted as lead investors in the vehicle, which is intended to offer existing investors optional liquidity while supporting Circana's organic and inorganic growth initiatives.

  • Buyer
    Sentinel Capital Partners, Insignia Capital Group
    Target
    Market Performance Group
    Seller
    Insignia Capital Group
    Type
    Buyout

    Sentinel Capital Partners has acquired Market Performance Group (MPG), a leading omnichannel commerce agency serving consumer packaged goods companies, from Insignia Capital Group. Terms were not disclosed; Insignia has made a new minority investment alongside Sentinel. MPG, headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey, has grown to roughly 440–450 employees and provides omnichannel strategy, analytics, and outsourced commerce services to large and midsized CPG clients.

  • Buyer
    Vestar Capital Partners, HCI Equity Partners, Tech24 management team
    Target
    Tech24

    Vestar Capital Partners has joined Tech24 as a new investor alongside existing shareholder HCI Equity Partners and the company's management team in a sponsor recapitalization. The investment will fund Tech24's continued organic and acquisitive growth across new and existing geographies and end markets; Tech24 is a Greenville, South Carolina-headquartered leader in commercial foodservice equipment repair and preventive maintenance.

  • Buyer
    Roland Foods, LLC, Vestar Capital Partners
    Target
    ifiGOURMET
    Seller
    Rick Brownstein
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Type
    Addon

    Roland Foods, a portfolio company of Vestar Capital Partners, has acquired ifiGOURMET, an importer and master distributor of ingredients for the bakery, pastry, confectionery and ice cream industries. ifiGOURMET will be combined with Roland's AUI Fine Foods sweet division, with owner and CEO Rick Brownstein remaining with the business; the acquisition expands Roland/AUI’s footprint in the Chicago and San Francisco markets and broadens its sweet product offering.

  • Buyer
    Vestar Capital Partners, Windhover Capital
    Target
    Titan Frozen Fruit
    Seller
    Management and existing shareholders (family-owned)
    Industry
    Food & Beverage

    Vestar Capital Partners and Windhover Capital provided a recapitalization to Titan Frozen Fruit, a Santa Maria, California-based frozen berry processor and value-added ingredient provider, with management and existing shareholders retaining a significant stake. The investment will provide financial backing to support Titan’s growth, internal expansion projects, product diversification and potential add-on acquisitions.

  • December 7, 2022
    Buyer
    Stratus, Vestar Capital Partners
    Target
    Comet Signs
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Addon

    Stratus, a Vestar Capital Partners-backed brand implementation and facilities services platform, acquired San Antonio-based Comet Signs to expand its production and installation capabilities in the Southwest and Western U.S. The deal adds Comet’s manufacturing footprint across Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Tyler and increases Stratus’s ability to serve national blue‑chip customers; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Vestar Capital Partners
    Target
    Nox Health

    Vestar Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Nox Health to accelerate development of the company's sleep diagnostic technology and expand adoption of its value-based sleep management solutions among employers and health plans. Financial terms were not disclosed; the investment will support product and service development and broader market expansion.

  • Buyer
    Outdoor Living Supply, Trilantic North America
    Target
    Stone Garden
    Seller
    Nina Brown
    Type
    Addon

    Outdoor Living Supply (OLS), a Trilantic North America‑backed distribution platform for outdoor living products, has acquired Stone Garden, an independent distributor and stone yard based in Wilmington, North Carolina. The add-on expands OLS's footprint in the Carolinas and brings the company's first coastal North Carolina location to the platform; Stone Garden founder Nina Brown will remain leading the business.

  • Buyer
    GreyLion Partners LP, Vestar Capital Partners
    Target
    360training
    Industry
    Education

    Austin-based 360training announced an equity recapitalization led by GreyLion Partners LP alongside new investor Vestar Capital Partners to support the company's growth and accelerate acquisition activity. GreyLion, an existing investor since 2018, remains a significant owner while Vestar partners will join 360training's board to help drive expansion and product development.

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