M&A Deal Summary |
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| Date | 2025-08-21 |
| Target | Shermco Industries |
| Sector | Business Services |
| Buyer(s) | The Blackstone Group |
| Sellers(s) | Gryphon Investors |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 1.6B USD |
| Advisor(s) | Harris Williams (Financial) Kirkland & Ellis (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 394.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 360 of 365 |
| Sector: Business Services M&A | 20 of 20 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 88 of 90 |
| State: Texas M&A | 37 of 37 |
| Country: United States M&A | 227 of 231 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 11 of 16 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 79 of 185 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-06 |
Enverus
Austin, Texas, United States Enverus is a data, software, and insights company focused on the energy industry. The Company’s products are used by engineers, executives, investors, and accountants to manage a variety of mission critical workflows in the energy world, including asset valuation, asset development, energy production, ESG compliance, strategic sourcing, and back-office automation. Enverus was founded in 1999 and is based in Austin, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-26 |
IRTH Solutions
Columbus, Ohio, United States IRTH Solutions is a provider of software and services to the underground utility damage prevention industry. Irth's customers include blue-chip utilities, telcos, pipeline operators and municipalities. Irth's software enables its customers to receive underground construction activity notifications from One Call Centers electronically via irth’s software, replacing traditional fax and email delivery methods with electronic screen notifications efficiently and accurately using geographic information systems (GIS) to streamline the customer's ticket management process. IRTH Solutions was founded in 1985 and is based in Columbus, Ohio. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| PE ASSETS | 9.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Gryphon Investors is a private equity firm focused on making $50 to $500 million of equity or equity-linked investments in middle-market companies. Target transaction situations include traditional buyouts, leveraged build-ups, and growth financings. Gryphon will consider both control and shared-control positions. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer, retail, automotive, chemicals, general manufacturing, healthcare, and hotels. Gryphon Investors was formed in 1995 and is based in San Francisco, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 42 of 43 |
| Sector: Business Services M&A | 4 of 4 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 17 of 17 |
| State: Texas M&A | 5 of 5 |
| Country: United States M&A | 42 of 43 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 10 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-18 |
Kano Laboratories
Nashville, Tennessee, United States Kano Laboratories is a producer of branded penetrating oils and lubricants in the industrial maintenance, repair, and operations and consumer markets. Kano Laboratories was founded in 1939 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 |
3Cloud
Downers Grove, Illinois, United States 3Cloud is a Microsoft Azure technology consulting firm and Azure Expert Managed Services Provider that provides cloud strategy, design, implementation, and managed services to clients across multiple industries. Founded by former Microsoft technology leaders, 3Cloud combines a team of highly experienced cloud architects and technologists with a strong network of Microsoft sales and engineering relationships to deliver the ultimate Azure experience for clients. 3Cloud was founded in 2016 and is based in Downers Grove, Illinois. |
Sell | - |
