Business Services M&A deals

Red Alpha Singapore and nuKudo unified under the Aleph brand, a technology workforce solutions provider.

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has acquired New Jersey security systems company Union Alarmtronic; Mesirow advised the seller.

RTC Partners-backed Consertus acquired Irvine, California-based Intueor Consulting, effective September 1, 2026.

Chicago-based Novatio Solutions completed its acquisition of Arbour Group to strengthen its life sciences offering.

Communications agency Mission North acquired cred, an agency specializing in thought leadership, speaking placements and events for innovation brands.

Mérieux NutriSciences completed its acquisition of Certified Group, a testing business with about $300 million in revenue, 31 labs and 1,600 employees.

Accenture acquired Avicado, a Miami-based digital-native construction technology consultancy.

GHK Capital-backed CPL acquired Bailey Edward, a Chicago architecture, engineering and planning firm with 50 professionals.

French HR consultancy HR Path acquired Brisbane-based Payroll Experts Australia.

Novatio Solutions completed its acquisition of Arbour Group to strengthen its life sciences offerings.

Lightyear-backed Prosperity Partners acquired accounting firm Fabietti, Hale, Hammerstedt & Powers; terms were not disclosed.

Consor North America acquired Beyond Engineering & Testing, a Texas civil and geotechnical engineering firm.

First Legal acquired AAA Attorney Service, a New York process serving and court filing firm.

LCI Design Holdings acquired landscape architecture firm Lynn Capouya, Inc.

ServiceMaster of Tacoma acquired ServiceMaster Total Cleaning Service of Redmond, Washington.

Central National Gottesman's Lindenmeyr Munroe division will acquire Nebraska-based Omaha Paper Company, expected to close at the end of October.

Arthur J. Gallagher acquired Melbourne-based Intelligent Communications Experiences, a digital employee communications firm; terms were undisclosed.

System One acquired GMP, a capital project planning and consulting firm serving data center, energy and manufacturing markets.

Scorpion acquired Coalmarch Marketing, a Raleigh agency serving pest control and lawn care businesses since 2004.

Advisory firm WilliamsMarston acquired the ERP Services practice of AP automation software provider Charted.

Williams Safety & Rescue acquired Wyoming's Frandson Safety, effective October 16, expanding its Rockies footprint.

Andersen Group closed its purchases of SPR, BD Emerson, Daniels Consulting Group and Zenger Folkman.

Activate Learning bought PreK-12 curriculum provider Open Up Resources; the combined group will operate as a public benefit corporation.

GHK Capital Partners acquired Memphis-based multi-trade home services platform USA Hometown Experts; terms undisclosed.

Engineering firm Consor bought ConeLabs, an AI-assisted infrastructure inspection and digital twin platform.

Tucker's Farm-backed Badlands bought NYC commercial security integrator Cosmic Fischer; terms undisclosed.

24 Seven bought Software Resources, Inc., its 14th acquisition.

CohnReznick will acquire Aldrich CPAs + Advisors ($100M+ revenue) and Aldrich Wealth ($8B under advisement), with closing expected in mid-December.

PE-focused consultancy Accordion acquired Stride, bringing on about 50 forward-deployed AI engineers.

Permanent capital firm Northrim Horizon bought Seattle-based Cressy Door and Fireplace and named new leadership.

The Charleston Orwig Collective's agencies C.O.nxt and Jigsaw are joining 5by5, uniting more than 60 staff under one employee-owned company.

The Messina Group became Fortius Global, bringing in strategic communications firm Greenbrier and spinning out its campaign arm MCM².

Accenture acquired Sagacity Solutions to scale AI-driven customer intelligence across Accenture Song's UK and Ireland operations.

Energy tech intelligence platform Darcy Partners acquired Realize 2050, forming a Darcy Power unit led by Realize founder Chris Richardson.

Advisory firm Stout acquired Flightline, an agentic AI company it had co-developed workflows with for over a year.

Veritext Legal Solutions acquired court reporting firm Advantage Reporting Services; terms were not disclosed.

Trivest-backed Total Sanitation Services acquired Tuscaloosa-based Spanky's Portable Toilets, entering Alabama.

Greensboro agency Spartan Marketing acquired web design firm Notion Design Group in a deal that closed in July; terms undisclosed.

HR consulting and HRIS firm HR Path acquired SnapAI, a start-up specializing in AI and regulatory compliance, to accelerate its AI offerings.

Asurion has completed its acquisition of Domestic & General, a UK-based appliance protection provider with partnerships with more than 100 brands, including Whirlpool, Sky and John Lewis. Financial terms were not disclosed.

U.S. fulfillment provider Capacity acquired a majority stake in UK-based ecommerce fulfiller Core Fulfilment.

Unity Partners-backed Byng acquired Tampa multifamily maintenance contractor R&R Property Solutions, entering the Southeast U.S.

Certerra acquired New York-based geotechnical drilling and materials testing firm Universal Testing & Inspection Services.

Verdantas acquired Civilitude Engineers & Planners, a Central Texas civil engineering and planning firm.

Trinity Hunt-backed Stonefield Economics acquired Irving, Texas valuation consultancy VALUE Incorporated, its third acquisition.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority accepted in principle Brink's proposal to divest NoteMachine/TestLink UK, avoiding a Phase 2 review of its planned acquisition of NCR Atleos. Brink's is in talks with several prospective buyers and still expects to close early in the first quarter of 2027, with $200 million in annual run-rate cost synergies.

Healthcare Services Group announced the acquisition of food services firm NEXDINE Hospitality.

Sentinel Capital Partners completed the sale of profit-recovery firm Revenew International to Bernhard Capital Partners.

Kian Capital Partners acquired Bay Area commercial landscaping provider Integrity Landscape.

Dallas-based Guide Architecture expanded its healthcare design platform by acquiring MAIA Consulting.

Independent agency Chemistry bought creative shop Colossus, opening its fifth U.S. office in Boston.

Advisory firm CFGI bought Texas-based BAO Consulting Group to build its Dallas presence.

Andersen Group announced three acquisitions in Italy, the Netherlands and South Africa.

Agency platform Equal Parts closed three acquisitions in consecutive weeks, bringing its total to 10.

Consulting firm J.S. Held acquired Florida-based Forensic Accountants & Consultants, adding forensic accounting expertise for marital and commercial disputes.

Clarivate closed the $600 million sale of its Life Sciences & Healthcare segment to Altaris, first announced in July.

Brand consultancy Lippincott agreed to acquire New York brand and innovation studio Athletics.

Utility infrastructure services firm XKIG acquired emergency management and infrastructure consultancy ClearPath Solutions Group.

Ardurra Group acquired Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, a Texas water and wastewater engineering consultancy.

Advantage Investigations, an Align Capital Partners platform, acquired New York-based NorStar Investigations.