57 independent sponsor transactions announced in 90 days
Between 2026-06-20 and 2026-09-18 the sponsor graph recorded 57 announced transactions: 28 add on, 15 platform acquisition, 6 strategic acquisition, 4 recapitalization, 3 majority investment, 1 minority investment. Sponsors with more than one: World Insurance Associates LLC, Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, Exeter Street Capital Partners, Sweet Tooth Holdings, LLC.
Independent sponsors are invisible in fund databases because there is no fund; announced deals are the only public trace of who is actually buying.