Ownership and acquisition activityAbout this listWhat changed hands, what probably did, and what moved without a known cause, on the public record of privately held employers.Four classes that are never conflated, and on every row: what changed, the buyer if one is known, whether the line is a fact or an inference, the rule and its measured precision when it is inferred, the source, and when it was last verified.
18,153 rows of activity across the first three classes; 3,532 unresolved departures are listed only when asked for. 1,300 rows name a buyer. The full event tape, every source and every event type, is at Event tape.
Public transaction evidence identifies the ownership transaction, and usually the buyer. The source URL is on the row.
- announced15 Mar 2006Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
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- Quote: LMJ Enterprises, Greyrock and management purchase Allstar Magnetics. (buyer: LMJ Enterprises)
- announced15 Feb 2006Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
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- Quote: Greyrock provides $4.8 million in subordinated debt and equity to support the acquisition of Aqua-Chem by Altus Capital Partners and management.
- announced15 Feb 2006Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
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- Quote: Greyrock Capital Group provides $6.3 million in debt and equity supporting the principals of Goense, Bounds & Partners in their purchase of Phillips Tile. (buyer: Goense, Bounds & Partners)
- announced15 Jun 2026Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Art Sign, LLC: June 2026; Subordinated Debt and Common Equity; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Jul 2026Confirmed: Platform acquisitionVanZandt Controls / Eagle Automation (formerly VZE)ShoreView IndustriesOdessa, TXconfidence 70%DFX research
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: ShoreView launched a flow control and automation platform with its investment in VanZandt Controls/Eagle Automation.
- announced15 Dec 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Printware, LLC: December 2025; Subordinated Debt and Common Equity; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced3 Jun 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-11
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- Quote: Confluence Point Acquires Perry's Roofing, Launches Eastern Exterior Partners
- announced15 Jan 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Trinity Electrical Services: January 2025; Subordinated Debt and Common Equity; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced1 Jul 2024Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Buyer
- Forfend Industries
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
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- Quote: Forfend Industries was formed in 2024 as a platform for acquisitions in the marine safety industry. Its first acquisition was Billy Pugh Corporation, a provider of marine safety solutions based in Corpus Christi, TX, specializing in personnel transfer and offshore safety equipment.
- announced15 Jan 2024Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Shear Drive Group, LLC: January 2024; Subordinated Debt and Common Equity; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Sep 2023Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
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- Quote: Midwest Mezzanine and Oxer Capital invested unitranche debt and equity to support Townsend Street Capital and HighGrove Companies investment in the acquisition of Spire Collective. (buyer: Townsend Street Capital and HighGrove Companies)
- announced15 Mar 2023Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
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- Quote: Spring Capital Partners IV, L.P. (www.springcap.com) invested $3.9 million of subordinated debt and $1.35 million of preferred equity to support Sidereal Capital Group's acquisition of Palmetto Adhesives Company, LLC (the "Company"). (buyer: Sidereal Capital Group)
- announced15 Feb 2023Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Mega Fabrication, LLC (d/b/a Piranha): February 2023; Subordinated Debt and Common Equity; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Dec 2022Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
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- Quote: Its first investment in Perricone Juices closed in December 2022 and several others are currently in the pipeline.
- announced1 Jul 2022Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
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- Quote: UCC Environmental ... Partners Since: 2022 ... Status: Exited 2025 ... Global leader in the design and production of wastewater treatment, air pollution and process handling systems serving power and heavy industry.
- announced25 Mar 2022Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
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- Quote: Trinity Investors partnered with Akoya Capital Partners for the fourth time to acquire an industrial packaging products and services company, WePackItAll.
- announced15 Jan 2022Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
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- Quote: Modern Bank partnered with Patriot Capital to provide a unitranche credit facility to facilitate the Sponsor-led buyout of the Company. (buyer: Littlejohn Capital)
- announced1 Jul 2021Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
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- Quote: found our platform investments for what is now United Land Services and Flow Services Partners in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021, respectively.
- announced1 Jul 2021Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Buyer
- Riveter Capital
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
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- Quote: Riveter originally acquired The Healthy Lunch Box in 2021 and completed the add-on acquisition of Twelve Oaks Catering in 2023 to expand into the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
- announced6 Apr 2021Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
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- Quote: Petra Capital Partners, Capital Alignment Partners, NewSpring, and Tecum Capital announced today that the SBIC capital syndicate, in partnership with Silver Palm Capital Healthcare Partners, have acquired Aging With Comfort, a Philadelphia-based home care agency that provides personal care assistance for elderly and disabled clients. (buyer: Silver Palm Capital Healthcare Partners)
- announced15 Mar 2021Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
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- Quote: Tygon Peak created Arrow by combining four separate agencies into one platform.
- announced15 Feb 2021Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
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- Quote: Northstar originally invested in Pelco in February 2021 alongside River Associates Investments, LLC, and is pleased to continue supporting the company's next phase of growth alongside Dominus.
- announced16 Dec 2020Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
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- Quote: Northstar Capital ("Northstar"), a provider of junior capital for middle market private equity transactions, is pleased to announce its investment in Vectair Systems ("Vectair"), a portfolio company of Arcspring and Oxbow Industries. (buyer: Arcspring and Oxbow Industries)
- announced15 Dec 2020Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: CIDS, LLC: December 2020; Subordinated Debt and Common Equity; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Sep 2020Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Dart Casting, Inc.: September 2020; Subordinated Debt and Common Equity; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Jul 2020Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: ArcLight Dynamics, LLC: July 2020; Subordinated Debt and Preferred Equity; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced1 Jul 2020Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
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- Quote: DCG ONE ... Partners Since: 2020 ... Industry-leading specialty print production, packaging, and marketing solutions company headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
- announced15 Jun 2020Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
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- Quote: The Company was initially formed in June of 2020 with the platform acquisition of Affinity Waste Solutions, LLC, a leading provider of door-to-door waste collection and bulk service with locations in Orlando, Tampa, Miami, and Jacksonville.
- announced4 Dec 2019Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Buyer
- Green Shoot Partners
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence
- Quote: Boathouse Capital provided equity alongside Green Shoot Partners, an independent sponsor, to acquire Fresh Dining Concepts.
- announced21 May 2019Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
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- Quote: Juniper Capital Management ("Juniper"), a Dallas-based private equity firm executing control investments in growth-oriented companies within the manufacturing, industrial and infrastructure sectors, has partnered with Bluehenge Capital Partners, a Baton Rouge-based SBIC, to make a growth capital investment in Hinsdale, Illinois-based Metal Resources Holdings, LLC.
Most important first: ranked by the class of change, how recent it is, the evidence and its confidence, with one company's rows on one day folded into one line.
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