M&A Deal Summary

Shamrock Capital Advisors Acquires Penta Group

On August 7, 2025, private equity firm Shamrock Capital Advisors acquired business services company Penta Group from Falfurrias Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Shamrock Capital Advisors’ 4th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Shamrock Capital Advisors’ 52nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Shamrock Capital Advisors’ 2nd transaction in District of Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-08-07
Target Penta Group
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Shamrock Capital Advisors
Sellers(s) Falfurrias Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Canaccord Genuity (Financial)
McGuireWoods (Legal)

Target

Penta Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Penta Group is a firm that provides comprehensive stakeholder solutions, combining analytics and advisory services to help clients understand, engage, and influence their most important audiences. Penta Group is based in Washington DC.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Shamrock Capital Advisors

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 6.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Shamrock Capital Advisors is a private investment focused exclusively on the media, entertainment, marketing, and communications sectors. The Firm will consider both control and minority positions and looks to commit $30 to $300 million per transaction. Target transactions include growth equity, leveraged/management buyouts, and recapitalizations. Shamrock Capital Advisors was formed in 1978 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 54 of 54
Sector: Business Services M&A 4 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 8
State: District of Columbia M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 52 of 52
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-07 Neocol

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Neocol is a Salesforce and AI-focused consulting firm that helps enterprises streamline sales, operations, and finance processes across the revenue lifecycle. Neocol was founded in 2003 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Falfurrias Capital Partners

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Falfurrias Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in lower and middle-market companies located in the Eastern US. Falfurrias focuses on companies with experienced management teams, differentiated product features, diverse customers, revenues in excess of $10 million, and EBITDA of $5 million to $40 million. The Firm looks to invest at least $25 million per transaction. Specific areas of interest include financial services, consumer products, health care, building products, manufacturing, business services, education, training, infrastructure, and information services. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction types, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalization, and corporate divestitures. Falfurrias Capital Partners was formed in 2006 and based in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 20
Sector: Business Services M&A 2 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 11 of 11
State: District of Columbia M&A 3 of 3
Country: United States M&A 19 of 20
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-06 Sauer Brands

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Sauer Brands manufactures a broad line of inspired flavors including condiments, spices, seasonings, and extracts. The company’s manufacturing facilities in Mauldin, South Carolina. New Century, Kansas, and San Luis Obispo, California, the company sells well-known brands such as Duke’s Mayonnaise, The Spice Hunter, Sauer’s, Gold Medal and BAMA, as well as high-quality private label products, through the retail and foodservice channels. Sauer Brands was founded in 1887 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-12 Woven Solutions

Reston, Virginia, United States

Woven Solutions is an engineering firm that provides cloud-native software development, cybersecurity, DevOps automation, data solutions and related technical services, primarily for national-security and government clients. Woven Solutions was founded in 2022 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

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