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 Jan 2026Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: VERTESS closed the sale of Connecticut Mental Health Specialists to an individual buyer in January 2026. (buyer: Individual buyer)
- closed1 Jan 2026Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Avkha Equity Holdings acquired Minnesota-based carrier Dart Transit, ending more than nine decades of ownership by the Oren family, effective January 1, 2026.
- announced19 Nov 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-12
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- Quote: Turnspire Capital acquired LifeLine Foods of St. Joseph, Missouri and co-located ICM Biofuels, forming The LifeLine Group with co-investor AgraMarke Quality Grains.
- announced18 Nov 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Sun Acquisitions facilitates strategic sale of Colorado-based Hydro Dynamic Services to Infinity Pools. (buyer: Infinity Pools)
- announced12 Nov 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Align Capital Partners acquired Advantage Investigations of Charlotte, a 300-plus employee insurance investigation firm, from MD Holdings.
- announced16 Oct 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-12
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- Quote: Vance Street Capital acquired family-owned Molded Rubber and Plastic Corporation of Butler, Wisconsin as the sixth platform of its fourth fund.
- announced23 Sep 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-12
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- Quote: Stellus provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment in support of Tailwind Capital's investment in DMD Systems Recovery.
- announced2 Sep 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisitionEdwards Moving & Rigging, Inc.Core Industrial Partners, LLCShelbyville, KYconfidence 70%DFX research
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-12
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- Quote: Abacus Finance provided senior secured credit facilities to support the investment in Edwards Rigging & Moving, Inc. by CORE Industrial Partners.
- announced12 Aug 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-12
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- Quote: Stellus provided unitranche financing with senior debt and an equity co-investment in support of BV Investment Partners' acquisition of The Millennium Alliance.
- announced15 Jul 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-12
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- Quote: ShoreView invested in M&Q Engineered Materials, its eleventh platform investment in ShoreView Capital Partners IV.
- announced15 Jul 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Trinity Hunt formed Sage Surface Partners combining its July 2025 acquisition of founder-owned DACS Asphalt & Concrete of Commerce City, Colorado with Pavement Maintenance of Portland, Oregon.
- announced24 Jun 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisitionInternational Cybernetics Company (formerly ICC)Clarion Capital Partners, LLCLargo, FLconfidence 70%DFX research
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Stellus provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment in support of Clarion Capital Partners' investment in International Cybernetics (ICC).
- announced20 May 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisitionTrimlight (formerly Illumination Enterprises)Valesco IndustriesWest Jordan, UTconfidence 70%DFX research
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- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Valesco Industries and Corinthian Capital partnered with management to acquire Trimlight of West Jordan, Utah, Valesco's fourth platform from its third fund.
- announced15 May 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Caymus Equity acquired founder-led Valley Lighting of Linthicum Heights, Maryland as its sixteenth platform investment.
- announced15 May 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisitionAmerican Cutting Edge (formerly ACE)Pfingsten Partners, L.L.C.Miamisburg, OHconfidence 70%DFX research
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Pfingsten Partners acquired American Cutting Edge of Miamisburg, Ohio, a maker of consumable industrial knives founded in 1965 by Charles Biehn.
- announced9 May 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Trivest Partners concurrently acquired Mississippi-based Cline Tours, a 290-employee motorcoach operator founded in 1996, alongside Roadrunner Charters.
- announced14 Apr 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Abacus Finance Group, LLC...served as Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent and Sole Lender to support the investment in Daedalus Industrial by LongueVue Capital.
- announced18 Mar 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Stellus provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment in support of CIVC Partners' investment in Strategus LLC.
- announced14 Jan 2025Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Confirmed transaction
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- Platform acquisition
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- Harbour Group (MO)
- Last verified
- 2026-09-12
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- Quote: Abacus Finance provided senior secured debt financing and an equity co-investment to support the acquisition of Senproco and Groomer's Choice by Harbour Group.
- announced17 Dec 2024Confirmed: Platform acquisitionArthur Murray International, Inc.Clarion Capital Partners, LLCCoral Gables, FLconfidence 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: Stellus provided unitranche financing and an equity co-investment in support of Clarion Capital Partners' acquisition of Arthur Murray International, Inc.
- announced18 Sep 2024Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Sun Acquisitions facilitates sale of renowned bar supply manufacturer Spill-Stop Mfg. LLC to North Park Group.
- announced4 Sep 2024Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Platform acquisition
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- Speyside Equity (MI)
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Speyside Equity Advisers announced that it has completed the carveout of Reed Minerals LLC from Enviri Corporation.
- announced15 Jun 2024Confirmed: Platform acquisitionIndustrial Quick Search (formerly IQS Directory)Amit Jain (independent sponsor)Grand Rapids, MIconfidence 70%DFX research
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Industrial Quick Search of Grand Rapids, MI was acquired by Amit Jain, an independent sponsor based in Richmond, VA, with Calder Capital as sell-side advisor.
- announced14 Jun 2024Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Liberty Lane Partners, with St. Cloud Capital, acquired Superior Huntingdon Composites of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania from Stonewood Capital Management.
- announced30 Jan 2024Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-12
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- Quote: Stellus provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment in support of Clearview Capital's investment in AdCellerant LLC.
- announced8 Jan 2024Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: AUA Private Equity acquired fourth-generation family-owned Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing of Van Buren, Indiana.
- announced18 Sep 2023Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-12
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- Quote: Gryphon Investors formed Thermal Technology Distribution Solutions and acquired family-owned Big Chief of Cincinnati as its initial investment.
- announced18 Sep 2023Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: Soundcore Capital Partners created Door & Dock Holdings and acquired founder-owned Top Notch Dock & Door and Premier Overhead Doors of Oakwood, Georgia.
- announced18 Sep 2023Confirmed: Platform acquisitionTop Notch Dock & Door (formerly Top Notch Garage Door)Door & Dock HoldingsOakwood, GAconfidence 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: Soundcore Capital Partners created Door & Dock Holdings and acquired founder-owned Top Notch Dock & Door and Premier Overhead Doors of Oakwood, Georgia.
- announced31 Mar 2023Confirmed: Platform acquisitionWestern Smokehouse Partners, LLCAUA Private Equity Partners, LLCGreentop, MOconfidence 70%DFX research
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- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-13
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- Quote: AUA Private Equity completed the acquisition of Western Smokehouse Partners of Greentop, Missouri from Monogram Capital Partners and Charis Consumer Partners.
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