Private Equity

CPL Acquired By GHK Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

GHK Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired CPL, a provider of architecture, engineering, and consulting services for the built environment. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Arcline To Acquire Aerospace And Defense Equipment Provider Hydraulics International

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Arcline Investment Management, a growth-oriented private equity firm with over $20 billion in assets under management, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hydraulics International, Inc., a provider of ground support equipment, mobile test systems, and specialized pumps for aerospace, defense and industrial applications.

Shamrock Capital Acquires Creative Agency Mutiny

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm focused on media, entertainment, communications, and related sectors, has acquired Mutiny, a creative agency specializing in connecting global publishers and brands with gaming audiences. The deal was made through Shamrock Capital’s Clover Fund I, LP, the firm’s inaugural small-cap private equity vehicle, which was raised in 2024.

Cutting Horse: $75 Million Raised For Consumer-Focused Growth Equity Fund I

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Cutting Horse, a boutique growth equity firm focused on founder-led consumer brands, has closed its inaugural fund with $75 million in capital commitments, exceeding its original $50 million target and reaching its hard cap. The oversubscribed fund was raised in less than 12 months and will support the firm’s strategy of partnering with founders building durable, high-growth consumer product and service businesses.

Topspin Consumer Partners: Investment In Sport Flooring And Locker Manufacturer Grid

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Topspin Consumer Partners, an operationally driven private equity firm focused on the consumer sector, announced a strategic investment in Grid, a leading U.S. designer and manufacturer of laminate and phenolic lockers and performance flooring solutions for fitness, athletic team sports, and health and wellness facilities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Victor Capital Partners: Investment In Specialty Fenestration Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Victor Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm focused on branded businesses in the industrial technology, business services, and specialty consumer sectors, announced an investment in Specialty Fenestration Group, a diversified platform that designs and manufactures critical transaction and high-security window and door solutions.

Gridco: Strategic Growth Investment Secured From BayHawk Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Gridco, a provider of maintenance, upgrade, and construction services to electric utilities, announced it has received a strategic growth investment from BayHawk Capital, a private equity firm focused on founder-owned essential services and technology businesses.

Honigman: Chicago Office Expands With Addition Of Two Private Equity Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Honigman announced that Alexander Moss and Injune Park have joined the firm’s nationally recognized Private Equity Practice within its Corporate Department, further expanding its growing Chicago office. Moss and Park become the seventh and eighth partners to join the firm this year and follow George Stowe, who also joined from Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff last fall.

Enhabit: $1.1 Billion Acquisition By Kinderhook Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Enhabit has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Kinderhook Industries, LLC in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion in total enterprise value.