M&A Deal Summary

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe Acquires AIA Contract Documents

On July 8, 2025, private equity firm Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe acquired business services company AIA Contract Documents from True Wind Capital and Audax Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 12th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 99th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 3rd transaction in District of Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-07-08
Target AIA Contract Documents
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe
Sellers(s) True Wind Capital
Audax Private Equity
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Houlihan Lokey
Piper Sandler & Co. (Financial)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (Legal)

Target

AIA Contract Documents

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
AIA Contract Documents is a provider of customizable legal contracts. AIA Contract Documents has been the gold standard of legal documents and a thought leader within the construction industry for over 130 years. AIA Contract Documents was founded in 1888 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1979
PE ASSETS 31.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a mega-sized, specialist private equity firm focused on investments in growth-oriented companies operating within the healthcare and technology/tech-enabled services industries. WCAS will consider small and large transactions; including venture investments, growth equity investments, buy-and-build transactions, public-to-private acquisitions, and corporate carve-outs. The Firm prefers control situations and generally seeks opportunities in the US. Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe was formed in 1979 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 104 of 104
Sector: Business Services M&A 12 of 12
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 21 of 21
State: District of Columbia M&A 3 of 3
Country: United States M&A 99 of 99
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-14 Revel Systems

San Francisco, California, United States

Revel Systems is a provider of mobile point-of-sale solutions to small and medium-sized business and enterprise merchants. Revel Systems was founded in 2010 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-02 Shields Health Solutions

Stoughton, Massachusetts, United States

Shields Health Solutions is a specialty pharmacy integrator and care provider, partnering with hospital leaders on every aspect of specialty pharmacy creation, growth and management. Shields provides the fastest, lowest risk model for health systems to create or grow a hospital-owned specialty pharmacy program. Shields Health Solutions was founded in 2012 and is based in Stoughton, Massachusetts.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

True Wind Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2015
PE ASSETS 560M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

True Wind Capital Management LLC is a private investment firm focused on technology companies. True Wind pursues a variety of transaction types across all company stages, including management buyouts, growth financings, stake purchases, and venture. True Wind Capital Management was formed in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: District of Columbia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-17 DCM Services

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

DCM Services is a provider of tech-enabled estate receivables management solutions and SaaS software to multiple end markets, including financial services, healthcare, utilities, telecom, and others. DCM Services was founded in 1998 and is based in Bloomington, Minnesota.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-06 Sterling Brokers

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sterling Brokers is a benefits consulting and administration firm offering group insurance, retirement services, technology-enabled platform solutions and advisory services to Canadian employers. Sterling Brokers was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

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SELLER

Audax Private Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 19.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Audax Private Equity is a private equity firm focused on acquiring control positions in a variety of mid to large North American headquartered companies. The Firm segments its activities into lower middle-market and larger scale investing. Within its larger group, Audax targets profitable businesses valued up to $800 million and within its lower middle-market group, the Firm seeks companies valued up to $125 million. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products/services, financial services, healthcare services, industrial services, software, and technology. Audax has a special interest in businesses that can benefit from a buy and build investment strategy for growth. Audax Private Equity was formed in 1999 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 108 of 109
Sector: Business Services M&A 9 of 9
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 60 of 61
State: District of Columbia M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 102 of 103
Year: 2025 M&A 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-18 Thermogenics

Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Thermogenics is a manufacturer of coil-tube steam and hot-water boilers and related equipment used in industrial, commercial, and institutional applications in the North American market. Thermogenics was founded in 1975 and is based in Aurora, Ontario.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-04 Elevate Patient Financial Solutions

Spring, Texas, United States

Elevate Patient Financial Solutions is a provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management services for hospitals, health systems, and healthcare providers. Elevate Patient Financial Solutions proprietary technology platform offers a unified suite of solutions designed to engage patients, empower physicians and hospitals, and improve financial outcomes throughout the entire healthcare continuum. For four decades, the company has been providing innovative solutions to the medical community and serving hundreds of millions of patients across numerous medical specialties. Elevate Patient Financial Solutions was founded in 1980 and is based in Spring, Texas.

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