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 Nov 2018Confirmed: Platform acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Buyer
- Queens Court (NY)
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Multi-unit platform of purpose built family fun adventure parks developed in partnership with proven operator.
- announced30 Oct 2018Confirmed: Platform acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
- Evidence
- Quote: Akoya Capital Partners, LLC, in partnership with Hillcrest Holdings and current management, has acquired Evolver and eVigilant, two prominent, Virginia-based security companies, to form Converged Security Solutions (CSS).
- announced30 Oct 2018Confirmed: Platform acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
- Evidence
- Quote: Akoya Capital Partners, LLC, in partnership with Hillcrest Holdings and current management, has acquired Evolver and eVigilant, two prominent, Virginia-based security companies, to form Converged Security Solutions (CSS).
- announced23 Oct 2018Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
- Evidence
- Quote: Tecum provided subordinated debt and equity to support Validor Capital's ('Validor') acquisition of BICO.
- announced16 Oct 2018Confirmed: Platform acquisition
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- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Validor Capital, a private investment firm, announced that it has acquired BICO Steel ("BICO" or the "Company").
- announced27 Sep 2018Confirmed: Add-on acquisition
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- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Add-on acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Ardurra Group operates as a portfolio company of RTC Partners, LLC.
- announced10 Sep 2018Confirmed: Platform acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Onward Capital, a private equity firm based in Chicago, announced today that it has acquired FSC Lighting, headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
- announced6 Sep 2018Confirmed: Add-on acquisition
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- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Add-on acquisition
- Buyer
- Chesapeake Eye Care
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
- Evidence
- Quote: Maryland Eye Associates, an ophthalmology practice with locations in Annapolis and Prince Frederick, Maryland, was recently acquired by Chesapeake Eye Care Company, the group that owns Chesapeake Eye Care and Laser Center.
- announced1 Sep 2018Confirmed: Majority investment
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- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Majority investment
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: In September of this year, the firm announced its second investment when it acquired a majority stake in Voice Comm, a national leader in supply chain management services for the mobile device accessories industry.
- announced14 Aug 2018Confirmed: Recapitalisation
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- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Recapitalisation
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
- Evidence
- Quote: Monroe Capital LLC today announced it acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a $32.7 million credit facility and equity co-investment to support the recapitalization of S&S HealthCare Strategies, Ltd. ("S&S") by private equity sponsor, Level Capital Partners.
- announced1 Aug 2018Confirmed: Add-on acquisition
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- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Add-on acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Ardurra-King Engineering, a portfolio company of RTC Partners, has acquired PCA Global, an engineering consulting firm.
- announced1 Jul 2018Confirmed: Add-on acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Add-on acquisition
- Buyer
- HiGro (NY)
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: HiGro acquired Doculynx to maximize its software offering and expand West Coast geographic presence under the DRS Imaging Services platform.
- announced1 Jul 2018Confirmed: Platform acquisitionWild Things, LLC (Wild Things Gear)ASGARD Partners & Co.Virginia Beach, VAconfidence 90%DFX research
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- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
- Evidence
- Quote: When ASGARD acquired Wild Things in 2018, the Company was struggling with limited liquidity and had suffered years of underinvestment in both the brand and the infrastructure of the business.
- announced1 Jul 2018Confirmed: Recapitalisation
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- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Recapitalisation
- Buyer
- HiGro (NY)
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: HiGro recapitalized the company to implement a transformational growth strategy through strategic acquisitions, broader geographic reach, and product expansion.
- announced31 May 2018Confirmed: Add-on acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Add-on acquisition
- Buyer
- Behold Home
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
- Evidence
- Quote: The investment is in support of Behold's purchase of Washington Furniture of Pontotoc, Mississippi, a leading manufacturer of stationary upholstered furniture. The transaction was sponsored by Pittco Capital Partners of Memphis, Tennessee.
- announced15 May 2018Confirmed: Platform acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Buyer
- Queens Court (NY)
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Led an out-of-court restructuring through a complex Article 9 transaction.
- announced2 May 2018Confirmed: Add-on acquisition
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- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Add-on acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Ardurra-King Engineering, a portfolio company of RTC Partners LLC, has acquired E Co Consultants Inc
- announced14 Mar 2018Confirmed: Type not stated
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- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Type not stated
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
- Evidence
- Quote: Continuing with its theme of providing flexible capital, Balance Point invested debt capital and structured preferred capital in support of TZP Growth Partners' investment in the Company. (buyer: TZP Growth Partners)
- announced9 Mar 2018Confirmed: Platform acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Salt Creek Capital has acquired Sound Building Supply, a manufacturer and distributor of metal flashing, roofing, and other building products used in residential and commercial applications.
- announced6 Mar 2018Confirmed: Add-on acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Add-on acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Wild Sports Announces its Acquisition of KanJam, LLC
- announced7 Feb 2018Confirmed: Add-on acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Add-on acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Onward Capital, a private equity firm based in Chicago, and St. Louis -based private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP) announced today that they have partnered to acquire Wright City, Missouri-based Tech Manufacturing, LLC
- announced11 Jan 2018Confirmed: Add-on acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Add-on acquisition
- Buyer
- Chesapeake Eye Care
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
- Evidence
- Quote: Select Eye Care, a large ophthalmology practice with a surgery center and locations in Towson and Elkridge, Maryland was recently acquired by Chesapeake Eye Care, according to Michael Dunn, Chesapeake's CEO.
- announced4 Jan 2018Confirmed: Add-on acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Add-on acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: King Engineering and the Ardurra Group operate as a portfolio company of RTC Partners, LLC.
- announced18 Dec 2017Confirmed: Add-on acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Add-on acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
- Evidence
- Quote: Maysteel Industries, LLC ("Maysteel"), a leading manufacturer of custom, precision, OEM sheet metal enclosures, electrical cabinets and metal fabricated assemblies, announced today the acquisition of DAMAC Products, LLC ("DAMAC"), a leading manufacturer of custom data center infrastructure equipment.
- announced30 Nov 2017Confirmed: Add-on acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Add-on acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: The combined entity will operate as a portfolio company of RTC Partners, a New York based Private Equity firm
- announced30 Nov 2017Confirmed: Merger
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Merger
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: The combined entity will operate as a portfolio company of RTC Partners, a New York based Private Equity firm
- announced31 Oct 2017Confirmed: Recapitalisation
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Recapitalisation
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Expedition Capital Partners, Centerfield Capital Partners and Cardinal Equity Partners Announce the Acquisition of Wild Sports
- announced18 Oct 2017Confirmed: Platform acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Platform acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Tiger Peak Capital Holdings, LLC ("Tiger Peak") announced today that, through an affiliate, and together with its equity partners, it has acquired a controlling interest in a leading specialty home healthcare business ("Healthco").
- announced16 Jun 2017Confirmed: Recapitalisation
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Recapitalisation
- Last verified
- 2026-09-14
- Evidence
- Quote: Nester Hosiery, the world's most technologically advanced outdoor sock producer, today announced plans to spur growth in its Farm to Feet brand and expand its private label business through an investment made by Aiglon Capital Management and Merit Capital Partners.
- announced8 Jun 2017Confirmed: Add-on acquisition
Evidence
- Class
- Confirmed transaction
- Sub-rule
- Add-on acquisition
- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
- Evidence
- Quote: Praesidian Capital, a leading provider of senior and subordinated capital for small and mid-sized businesses, announced today that it has successfully agented a club facility to support Pixelogic Media Partners LLC's ("Pixelogic", or "the Company") acquisition of the Sony DADC NMS Creative Services business unit, which brings a significant expansion of Pixelogic's services to the media and entertainment industry.
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