Companies being built by acquisition
About this listA platform is a company a sponsor acquired and then bought other companies into. A company is listed here once the record shows it as a platform investment or as the platform named on an add-on. Counts are what has been collected, not a full history. The platforms that pass the buy-and-build tests, with their observed thesis, are on the overview.A small square beside the latest add-on marks one in the last 90 days. The owners behind each platform open on the firm desk.All platforms on file. Narrow them with the filters.
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Platforms by month of their latest add-on · This month (Nov 2026): 0 · Oct 2026: 56
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Two or more add-ons in 24 monthsFewer
- added on in the last 90 days
- 213
- add-ons in the last 24 months
- 1,637
- held 5 years or more by the current owner
- 1,938
6,160 platforms
| Platform | Add-ons | Latest add-on |
|---|---|---|
Trivest Partners | 1 1 in 24 mo | Oct 29 4 days ago |
shrieve.com · Gemspring Capital Management, LLC | 12 6 in 24 mo | Oct 27 6 days ago |
clio.com · JMI Management, L.P. | 1 1 in 24 mo | Oct 26 7 days ago |
Atlas Merchant Capital LLC | 1 1 in 24 mo | Oct 22 11 days ago |
Hcap Partners | 1 1 in 24 mo | Oct 22 11 days ago |
+6,155 additional platform companies are on the graph
Among the next 45: 2 Software, 1 Healthcare services, 1 Transportation and logistics, 1 Consumer services, 1 Life sciences
Every platform, its current owners, its add-ons and the dates behind each count.
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