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 Jul 2004Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: CMK OPS, Inc. d/b/a Carmel Car & Limousine Service: July 2004; Subordinated Debt and Preferred Equity; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 May 2004Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Global Thermoelectric, Inc.: May 2004; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Jan 2004Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: NatRock, Inc./George Schofield Company, Inc.: January 2004; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Dec 2003Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Cloud Packaging Solutions, LLC: December 2003; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Add-On Acquisition
- announced15 Mar 2003Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Tractech, Inc.: March 2003; Subordinated Debt and Common Warrants; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Jan 2003Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: CIBT, Inc.: January 2003; Subordinated Debt and Preferred Equity; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Nov 2002Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Protective Fabric Manufacturer: November 2002; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Add-On Acquisition
- announced15 Jun 2001Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Garsite/Progress, LLC & Aviation Holding Investments, LLC: June 2001; Subordinated Debt and Common Equity; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Oct 2000Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Cloud Packaging Solutions, LLC: October 2000; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Sep 2000Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Specialized Packaging Group, Inc.: September 2000; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Add-On Acquisition
- announced15 Jun 2000Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Holm Industries, Inc.: June 2000; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 May 2000Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Alsay Holdings, Inc.: May 2000; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Feb 2000Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Plast-O-Foam, LLC: February 2000; Subordinated Debt and Preferred Equity; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Nov 1999Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: FNF Construction, Inc.: November 1999; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Dec 1998Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence
- Quote: Brown Plastics Machinery, LLC: December 1998; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Nov 1998Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: International Resources, LLC: November 1998; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Aug 1998Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Specialized Packaging Group, Inc.: August 1998; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Dec 1997Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: BIW Connector Systems, LLC: December 1997; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Aug 1997Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Hahn Elastomer Corporation: August 1997; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Buyout and Growth Capital
- announced15 Jul 1997Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Palestra/SFI, LLC: July 1997; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Buyout
- announced15 Mar 1997Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Irvine Optical Company, LLC: March 1997; Subordinated Debt; Independent Sponsor Buyout and Growth Capital
- announced3 Aug 2026Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Abacus Finance Group, LLC ... today announced that it served as Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger in a $148,000,000 senior debt financing to support Heritage MEP's M&A strategy. (buyer: Heritage Holding)
- announced15 Oct 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Midwest Mezzanine invested subordinated debt and equity to support the acquisition.
- announced8 Oct 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
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- Quote: Consertus, Inc., backed by Round Table Capital (RTC) Partners, today announces the official launch of a global capital program management and advisory firm
- announced2 Sep 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-11
- Evidence
- Quote: Lockeland Capital Partners ("Lockeland"), a private investment firm focused on acquiring lower middle-market manufacturing, distribution and services businesses, announced that it has partnered with management, Source Capital, and other investors to acquire Don Young Company, Inc.
- announced15 Apr 2024Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
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- Quote: Midwest Mezzanine invested subordinated debt and equity to support LXP's acquisition of Black Creek. (buyer: LXP)
- announced11 Apr 2019Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Merit Capital Partners, together with Aiglon Capital and existing management, completed the acquisition of Classic Brands, LLC
- announced25 Jun 2026Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Buyer
- Achieve Partners
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence
- Quote: Abacus Finance Group provided senior debt financing to support Achieve Partners' investment in Celito Tech, Inc.
- announced1 Jun 2026Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Abacus Finance Group also announced that it served as Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger in a senior debt financing to support LongueVue Capital's investment in Apex Dental Laboratories Group.
- announced26 Jan 2026Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-11
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- Quote: In addition to Inyarek's equity sponsorship of Guardian, Tecum Capital provided debt capital and minority equity to support the transaction
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.
Tell us your two sectors. Every Monday: every deal announced in them, the buyer, the company and the capital named on it, and the ownership changes DFX read out of the filings.
Capital provider? The lender edition leads with the sponsors that closed in your sectors and who financed each one.