This sponsor
- Observed deals
- 14
- Principals
- 1
- Latest deal
- Jun 2026
The sponsor's name, 21 additional capital, identity and service provider links, 73 additional deals and portfolio companies, 2 events, 1 verified contact (1 email)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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- Champions Hydro-Lawn, Inc add on, Apr 2023
- Westco Grounds Maintenance platform, Apr 2023
- Amped Electric
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- Managing PartnerExecutive
Managing Partner, the firm's investment decision-maker
- Confirmed professional email available
- Senior AssociateInvestment
Senior Associate, on the deal team
1 confirmed professional email for the people at this firm
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- for: 15 announced transactions as buyer
- 5 platform or control deals, Jul 31, 2020 to Jan 1, 2026
- 8 add-ons bought by its portfolio companies
- 2 recapitalizations, 0 minority stakes
- Platform targets by state: NC 1, TX 1, SC 1
- Founder or family owned (unaudited quote): yes
- Platforms (unaudited quote): yes
- Sectors transacted
- Industrial services (6); Business services (5)Factvertical of the acquired targets· 85%· DFX's own graph
Verified sponsor. Evidence identifies a firm: a publisher named it as the buyer in an announced transaction, a law firm or capital partner page names it as an independent sponsor, or its own site says so.
Nothing on this page comes from a website claim unless it is labelled as such with the URL.
- Repeat relationshipa capital provider has financed 2 observed this sponsor transactions (2024).Roles: equity coinvest, equity provider
- Oct 18, 2024Tactical Safety Solutionsevolutionstrategy.com
- Jan 1, 2024Texas Commercial Fire & Safetyevolutionstrategy.com
- Repeat relationshipa capital provider has financed 2 observed this sponsor transactions (2020 to 2024).Roles: co sponsor, equity coinvest, equity provider
- Feb 23, 2024Houston Landscapes Unlimitedevolutionstrategy.com
- Apr 1, 2023Westco Grounds Maintenancegenesis-park.com
- Repeat relationshipEnterprise Bank & Trust has financed 2 observed this sponsor transactions (2023 to 2024).Roles: capital provider, lender
- Feb 23, 2024Houston Landscapes Unlimitedevolutionstrategy.com
- Apr 1, 2023Westco Grounds Maintenancegenesis-park.com
| Date | Company | Financed by | Role | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | DiPonio Contracting Industrial services, MI | Capital provider | equity coinvest | Not disclosed | no URL |
| Jun 22, 2026 | DiPonio Contracting Industrial services, MI | Capital provider | equity provider, equity coinvest | Not disclosed | no URL |
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP · Jeffrey S. Dinerstein, Jeff Dinerstein9 observed engagementsSponsor counsel, Legal counsel (side not stated). Most recent deal, Jun 22, 2026 Evolution Strategy Partners
- Purpose Equity Group1 observed engagementSell-side advisor. Most recent deal, Apr 2, 2024 Evolution Strategy Partners
- CCG Advisors1 observed engagementSell-side advisor. Most recent deal, Feb 23, 2024 Evolution Strategy Partners
DFX has not observed these firms together on any transaction in our coverage. That is a statement about what DFX has read, not about the firms: a deal that was never announced, or announced without naming its capital, cannot appear here.
Coverage behind this list: 3 providers observed financing sponsors in these 2 sectors · 11 of this firm's own deals read in them · most recent of theirs observed Sep 16, 2025.
- seen as equity coinvest, equity provider, lender, mezzanine
- seen as capital provider, co sponsor, equity coinvest, equity provider
- seen as capital provider, equity coinvest, equity provider, lender
Read from the sectors this firm has actually bought in: industrial services (6), business services (5).
- 2026Majority investmentconfidence 75%Deal team: 1 firm · DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) no URL
- Jul 17, 2025Majority investmentconfidence 80%Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP · CounselDeal team: 1 firm · DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) no URL
- Jun 22, 2026Recapitalizationconfidence 90%BMO Commercial Bank · Capital providerMorgan Lewis · Counsela capital provider · Equity providera capital provider · Equity providera capital provider · Equity providera capital provider · Equity providera capital provider · Equity providera capital provider · Equity providera capital provider · Equity providera capital provider · Equity providerDeal team: 1 firm · DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) no URL · evolutionstrategy.com evolutionstrategy.com · natlawreview.com natlawreview.com
- Jun 22, 2026Acquisition announcedDFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) no URL
- Oct 18, 2024Acquisition announcedDFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) no URL
- Feb 23, 2024Acquisition announcedDFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) no URL
- Jan 1, 2024Acquisition announcedDFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) no URL
- Apr 1, 2023Acquisition announcedDFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) genesis-park.com
No vehicle filed in the last 12 months.
- a named professionalManaging Partner
- Sean RyanSenior Associate
- Ken Nguyen
- a named professionalManaging Partner · Revealable: 1 professional profile (the firm's own page), 1 work email (the firm's own page)
- Sean RyanSenior Associate · Revealable: 1 professional profile (the firm's own page)
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| Fact | Value | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entity kind | Independent sponsor firm | Fact | SBIA Independent Sponsor Forum roster sbia.org |
| Entity kind | Independent sponsor firm | Inference | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Entity kind | Unknown investment entity | Inference | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Sponsor classification | Independent sponsor firm | Fact | SBIA Independent Sponsor Forum roster sbia.org |
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