Acquisitions in South Carolina

  • Buyer
    Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
    Target
    Priority One Security
    Seller
    William Francis, Sr. (president and owner of Priority One Security)
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Addon

    Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquired Priority One Security, a full-service smart security integrator with offices in South Carolina and Tennessee. The deal adds more than 80 team members and expands Pye-Barker’s Southeast operations with four additional locations.

  • Buyer
    Resolve Pain Solutions
    Target
    Southcoast Spine and Pain
    Type
    Buyout

    Resolve Pain Solutions acquired Southcoast Spine and Pain, a regional interventional pain management practice based in Aiken, South Carolina. The deal brings Dr. Russell Daniel into Resolve’s physician platform and expands Resolve’s geographic footprint to six states across the southern United States.

  • Buyer
    MacLean Power Systems, Funds affiliated with Blackstone Energy Transition Partners (Blackstone), An affiliate of Centerbridge Partners
    Target
    Power Grid Components
    Type
    Buyout

    MacLean Power Systems (MPS) completed its previously announced merger with Power Grid Components (PGC), combining their engineered electrical transmission, distribution, substation and communications infrastructure equipment portfolios under the MacLean Power Systems name. Funds affiliated with Blackstone Energy Transition Partners and Blackstone’s flagship private equity strategy became the majority owners of the combined company, with an affiliate of Centerbridge Partners making a new investment. Financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    MUSC Health, Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA), part of MUSC Health
    Target
    Palmetto Primary Care Physicians (PPCP)
    Type
    Buyout

    MUSC Health (via MUHA) announced it has acquired Palmetto Primary Care Physicians (PPCP) for $111 million. The MUHA Board unanimously approved the purchase of all membership interests in PPCP, which will become a not-for-profit entity within the MUSC Health family effective March 3, 2026.

  • Buyer
    Stanley Martin Homes, LLC
    Target
    United Homes Group, Inc.
    Industry
    Construction
    Type
    Buyout

    Stanley Martin Homes, LLC entered into a definitive agreement to acquire United Homes Group, Inc. in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $221 million. United Homes shareholders will receive $1.18 per share, and the deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary conditions.

  • Buyer
    RBM of Atlanta
    Target
    Porsche of Greenville, Land Rover Greenville, Crown Nissan of Greenville
    Seller
    Asbury Automotive Group
    Industry
    Automotive

    RBM of Atlanta acquired three Greenville, South Carolina dealerships — Porsche of Greenville, Land Rover Greenville and Crown Nissan of Greenville — from Asbury Automotive Group in a transaction that included related real estate and closed Feb. 23. The Presidio Group advised Asbury on the divestiture; the deal marks RBM's first expansion beyond the metro-Atlanta area as it grows its multi-brand dealership footprint.

  • February 11, 2026
    Buyer
    ALL4 LLC
    Target
    Tora Consulting LLC
    Type
    Addon

    ALL4 LLC, a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, has acquired Tora Consulting LLC, an environmental and engineering consulting firm based in Columbia, South Carolina. The deal adds Tora’s ~15 environmental professionals and expands ALL4’s capabilities in air quality, permitting, and regulatory compliance while broadening its national footprint.

  • Buyer
    Michelli Weighing & Measurement, Summit Park LLC
    Target
    Greenville Scale Company, Inc.

    Michelli Weighing & Measurement, a portfolio company of Summit Park LLC, recapitalized Greenville Scale Company, a provider of industrial weighing services and equipment. The partnership is intended to help Michelli scale existing operations in South Carolina and expand its presence across the Southeast.

  • Buyer
    ISS Market Intelligence (ISS MI), ISS STOXX GmbH
    Target
    Family Office Access
    Type
    Buyout

    ISS Market Intelligence (ISS MI), part of ISS STOXX GmbH, has acquired Family Office Access, a U.S.-based provider of family office intelligence and investor data. The acquisition integrates Family Office Access's database into ISS MI's MarketPro platform to expand coverage of family office profiles and strengthen go-to-market intelligence for clients across the wealth and financial services ecosystem.

  • Buyer
    Graycliff Partners LP
    Target
    Palmetto Moon, LLC
    Industry
    Retail

    Graycliff Partners LP completed a subordinated debt investment and minority equity investment in Palmetto Moon, LLC, a Charleston-based specialty retailer operating 51 stores across the Southeastern United States. Proceeds will fund a distribution to shareholders and general corporate purposes; Palmetto Moon remains a portfolio company of Topspin Consumer Partners.

  • Buyer
    Hilb Group
    Target
    Undisclosed South Carolina-based property and casualty and employee benefits agency
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Addon

    Hilb Group, a Carlyle-backed insurance brokerage, completed its 200th acquisition with the addition of an undisclosed South Carolina-based property & casualty and employee benefits agency effective February 1, 2026. The deal expands Hilb Group's Southeast footprint and enhances its full-service risk solution capabilities across property & casualty and employee benefits offerings.

  • Buyer
    Foundation Investment Partners (FIP), Sustainable Packaging, LLC
    Target
    Paper Converters, Inc.
    Seller
    Kline Smyly, Tanya Barnes
    Industry
    Packaging
    Type
    Buyout

    Foundation Investment Partners (FIP) announced the successful acquisition of Paper Converters, Inc. through its platform company, Sustainable Packaging, LLC. Paper Converters (founded in 2002, located in Walterboro, South Carolina) manufactures spiral wound paper tubes, edge board, and sheeting serving the textile industry in the Southeastern U.S.

  • Buyer
    Tavoron
    Target
    Seltrol, Inc., B.W. Clark, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    Tavoron announced the acquisition of Seltrol, Inc. along with its subsidiary B.W. Clark, Inc., expanding Tavoron’s Automation Distribution segment. The deal strengthens Tavoron’s automation component offerings and increases geographic reach across the Southeastern United States, with Seltrol continuing to operate from Greenville, South Carolina.

  • Buyer
    Warner Pacific, Lovell Minnick Partners
    Target
    Brokers Holding Group
    Type
    Addon

    Warner Pacific, a PE-backed national general agency, has acquired Brokers Holding Group (BHG), a South Carolina–based general agency specializing in level-funded health plans and alternative funding strategies. The deal expands Warner Pacific’s footprint across the Southeast (South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee) and deepens its capabilities in level-funded employee benefits while BHG will continue operating under its existing brand with co-owners Scott Lee and Lee Long remaining in leadership roles.

  • Buyer
    StayTerra, Garnett Station Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners
    Target
    Vacation Homes of Hilton Head
    Type
    Addon

    StayTerra, a vacation rental platform backed by Garnett Station Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, announced an investment in Vacation Homes of Hilton Head (VHHH), a luxury property management and vacation rental operator on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The deal expands StayTerra's portfolio into the southeastern Atlantic coast and positions VHHH for growth leveraging StayTerra's technology, customer service capabilities and growth capital.

  • Buyer
    Smith + Howard
    Target
    Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, P.A. (BPS)
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Type
    Buyout

    Smith + Howard, an accounting and advisory firm, announced its acquisition of Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, P.A. (BPS), one of the largest locally owned public accounting firms in South Carolina. The deal is intended to expand Smith + Howard’s Southeastern footprint and broaden advisory capabilities, with BPS transitioning to the Smith + Howard brand following closing.

  • Buyer
    GALLS
    Target
    DesignLab, Inc.
    Industry
    Retail
    Type
    Addon

    GALLS, the national distributor of uniforms and equipment for public safety professionals, has acquired DesignLab, Inc., a regional supplier of public safety uniforms and gear. The acquisition adds six retail locations across South Carolina and Florida, strengthening GALLS' footprint in the Southeast and consolidating market share in those states.

  • Buyer
    Mississippi Lime Company (MLC), HBM Holdings Company
    Target
    Burnett, Inc.
    Seller
    Burnett, Inc. (Burnett family owners: Hugh Burnett, Tom Burnett, Brian Smith)
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Addon

    Mississippi Lime Company (MLC), an HBM Holdings company, has completed the acquisition of Burnett, Inc., a technical leader in lime slurry systems and services used in municipal water treatment. The deal includes Burnett's four Southeast U.S. operations, trucking business and proprietary technologies (CAL~FLO and the RE~MIN PROCESS); financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Willdan Group, Inc.
    Target
    Compass Municipal Advisors, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Willdan Group, Inc. (via its subsidiary Willdan Financial Services) completed its previously announced acquisition of Compass Municipal Advisors, an independent municipal advisory firm headquartered in the Southeastern United States. Willdan expects the deal to expand its geographic footprint and enhance its municipal advisory and public finance capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Interim HealthCare Inc.
    Target
    Interim HealthCare of the Upstate and Midlands
    Seller
    InvestSouth
    Type
    Buyout

    Interim HealthCare Inc. (Sunrise, Florida) acquired its second-largest franchisee effective January 1, 2026, bringing operations across South Carolina's Upstate and Midlands and a hospice location in Atlanta under corporate ownership. The franchise had been owned by InvestSouth (managed by Chris Lupo); terms were not disclosed and local leadership will now report to Interim HealthCare's headquarters to strengthen the company's national home-based care network.

  • Buyer
    YA Group
    Target
    InQuis Global
    Industry
    Legal Services
    Type
    Addon

    YA Group has acquired InQuis Global, a multi-service expert witness and litigation consulting firm, to expand its end-to-end litigation consulting and biomechanics/accident-reconstruction offering. The deal closed on December 22, 2025 and follows YA Group's October 2024 investment from THL Partners; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Pablo River Partners, Charlie Tomm
    Target
    Dick Smith Hyundai
    Seller
    Dick Smith Automotive, Brian Smith
    Industry
    Automotive
    Type
    Buyout

    Jacksonville-based investment firm Pablo River Partners, led by Charlie Tomm, acquired Dick Smith Hyundai in Greenville, South Carolina from Brian Smith and Dick Smith Automotive. The dealership will be renamed Hyundai of Greenville and remain at its current location, expanding Pablo River Partners' presence in the Southeast.

  • Buyer
    LifeNet Health
    Target
    Tissue Testing Technologies LLC
    Industry
    Biotechnology
    Type
    Buyout

    LifeNet Health has acquired Tissue Testing Technologies LLC (T3), a North Charleston–based biotechnology firm specializing in biopreservation and cryopreservation solutions. The acquisition adds T3’s proprietary preservation technologies and contract research capabilities to LifeNet Health’s regenerative medicine and transplantation platforms to expand clinical reach and accelerate research pipelines.

  • Buyer
    TreeServe, LLC, Soundcore Capital Partners, LP
    Target
    Schneider Tree Care
    Type
    Addon

    TreeServe, a platform backed by Soundcore Capital Partners, has acquired Schneider Tree Care, a Greenville, South Carolina-based provider of residential and commercial tree care, plant healthcare, and mulch services. The deal is an add-on to the TreeServe platform and will keep Schneider's leadership in place while expanding TreeServe's service footprint and plant-health capabilities in the Greenville/Charlotte region.

  • Buyer
    UHY LLP
    Target
    Manley Garvin, LLC
    Seller
    Manley Garvin shareholders (including Josh Garvin and Jim Manley)
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Type
    Buyout

    UHY has expanded its U.S. footprint by adding Greenwood-based Manley Garvin, LLC to its network, bringing the Manley Garvin team and clients into UHY's national platform. Shareholders Josh Garvin and Jim Manley will join UHY as part of the combination; Peakstone served as M&A advisor to Manley Garvin.

  • Buyer
    Trive Capital
    Target
    Illumis Global

    Trive Capital made a strategic growth investment in Illumis Global to accelerate the company's expansion and establish a comprehensive vendor management platform. The investment will support Illumis' technology investments, broaden its audit and analytics capabilities, and enable new offerings such as a proprietary Group Purchasing Organization while keeping current management in place.

  • Buyer
    WhiteWater Express Car Wash
    Target
    Time to Shine Car Wash
    Seller
    Mike Roper (Owner)
    Industry
    Automotive
    Type
    Buyout

    WhiteWater Express Car Wash, a Houston-based express car wash operator, has acquired Time to Shine Car Wash’s 12-location South Carolina portfolio (10 operating locations and 2 in development), including eight sites in Charleston and four in Columbia. The acquisition marks WhiteWater’s entry into South Carolina and expands its national footprint to 141 locations across seven states, with plans to rebrand the acquired sites to WhiteWater Express in early 2026.

  • Buyer
    Care Advantage, Inc.
    Target
    Attentive Angels Home Care
    Seller
    Davette Brown (Founder)
    Type
    Addon

    Care Advantage, Inc., a large privately owned Mid-Atlantic home care operator, has completed the acquisition of Attentive Angels Home Care, a Columbia, South Carolina-based non-medical in‑home care provider. The deal marks Care Advantage's entry into South Carolina and is supported by equity sponsor Searchlight Capital; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Denali
    Target
    SMART Recycling
    Type
    Buyout

    Denali, the nation's largest organic recycler, has acquired Charleston-based SMART Recycling to expand its food-waste collection and recycling capabilities across South Carolina and North Carolina. The deal strengthens Denali's regional collection network and enhances access to end-to-end composting and organic recycling services for schools, universities, retailers, restaurants, and public-sector customers.

  • November 7, 2025
    Buyer
    Vitu
    Target
    Decision Dynamics, LLC (DDI Technology)
    Seller
    IAA Holdings, LLC (IAA)
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Vitu has acquired Decision Dynamics, LLC (d/b/a DDI Technology) from IAA Holdings, LLC. The deal, terms undisclosed, expands Vitu's vehicle title and registration capabilities and accelerates its ability to deliver integrated, end-to-end solutions to lenders, dealers, remarketers and government partners nationwide.

  • Buyer
    Circular Services
    Target
    Atlas Organics
    Type
    Buyout

    Circular Services, a privately held U.S. circular economy services operator, has acquired Atlas Organics, an organic waste processor with eight composting sites. The deal expands Circular Services' organics processing footprint and enables the combined company to offer food and green waste solutions to more municipalities and commercial customers across the United States.

  • Buyer
    DTN
    Target
    Tandem Concepts
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    DTN has acquired a controlling interest in Tandem Concepts, a Charleston-based AI-powered platform that automates order entry and terminal/carrier integrations for refined fuel logistics. The deal expands DTN’s Fuel Operations Hub by adding terminal-to-retail intelligence and enabling real-time, reservation-based ordering across the downstream fuel supply chain.

  • Buyer
    119th Street Capital
    Target
    Armada Analytics
    Seller
    Zack Devier, Leigh-Anne Devier
    Type
    Buyout

    119th Street Capital, an Indiana-based family office, has acquired Armada Analytics, a provider of commercial real estate advisory and analytics services. The investment will provide Armada with financial and strategic resources to support continued organic and inorganic growth while preserving the firm's culture; sellers were advised by Tower Partners and Nelson Mullins.

  • Buyer
    Sixth Street
    Target
    Global Lending Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Global Lending Services (GLS) entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Sixth Street, a global investment firm. GLS and its long-tenured management team will continue to lead the company after the transaction; deal terms were not disclosed.

  • October 2, 2025
    Buyer
    Ahlstrom Oyj
    Target
    EBF (Eastern Business Forms, Inc.)
    Industry
    Medical Devices
    Type
    Buyout

    Ahlstrom Oyj has acquired EBF (Eastern Business Forms), a Greenville, South Carolina–based manufacturer of 903 specimen collection cards and related newborn screening devices. The purchase brings EBF into Ahlstrom’s Filtration and Life Sciences division, strengthening Ahlstrom’s converting and card-manufacturing capabilities for diagnostic and life-science markets.

  • Buyer
    Eagle Merchant Partners
    Target
    ES Integrated
    Type
    Buyout

    Eagle Merchant Partners, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, has made a strategic investment in ES Integrated, an industrial cleaning, environmental and waste services provider headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. The partnership will support ESI's geographic and service-line expansion, pursue strategic acquisitions, and retain the company's existing leadership team.

  • Buyer
    KSL Capital Partners
    Target
    The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa
    Industry
    Real Estate
    Type
    Buyout

    KSL Capital Partners affiliates, via its Tactical Opportunities Fund, acquired The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa; terms were not disclosed. The oceanfront resort on Hilton Head Island features roughly 420 refreshed rooms, extensive event space and wellness amenities — the deal expands KSL’s travel & leisure portfolio with a high-quality beachfront asset in the Southeast United States.

  • Buyer
    Emerald Lake Capital Management
    Target
    CORE Transformers
    Industry
    Manufacturing

    Emerald Lake Capital Management has made an equity investment in CORE Transformers, a Seneca, South Carolina-based supplier of new and reconditioned transformers and repair solutions serving commercial, industrial, data center, and renewable energy markets. Terms were not disclosed; Emerald Lake said it will support CORE with investments in talent, technology, and inventory and pursue select acquisitions to broaden the company's service offerings and market position.

  • Buyer
    King Risk Partners
    Target
    LH Griffith & Company
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    King Risk Partners, a Gainesville, Florida-based insurance brokerage, has acquired LH Griffith & Company, an independent insurance agency with offices in Walterboro and Goose Creek, South Carolina. The acquisition expands King Risk Partners' presence in the South Carolina Lowcountry and adds LH Griffith's personal, business and transportation insurance clients to King's platform.

  • Buyer
    ICS Holding, Stellex Capital Management
    Target
    Langford Electric
    Type
    Addon

    ICS Holding, a portfolio company of Stellex Capital, has acquired Langford Electric, a Greenville, South Carolina-based electrical contractor. The add-on expands ICS Holding’s footprint and capabilities in the Southeast U.S.; terms were not disclosed and EdgePoint advised Langford Electric on the sale.

  • Buyer
    Hydrite
    Target
    Enterprise Specialty Products, Inc.
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    Hydrite, a family-owned chemical manufacturer headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin, acquired Enterprise Specialty Products, Inc. (ESP), a Laurens, South Carolina-based foam control product provider, effective September 3, 2025. The deal expands Hydrite’s product portfolio and marks its entrance into the U.S. Southeast region; ESP founder Allen Waters will continue to oversee day-to-day operations to ensure continuity for customers and employees.

  • Buyer
    Argano
    Target
    HyBridge Solutions
    Industry
    Consulting
    Type
    Addon

    Argano, a global specialist consultancy and portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners, has acquired HyBridge Solutions, a cloud-focused consulting firm specializing in workforce management (WFM), human capital management (HCM) and cloud ERP implementations. The add-on expands Argano's healthcare expertise and performance consulting capabilities while bolstering its UKG and Infor platform offerings and managed services.

  • Buyer
    ShoreView
    Target
    Frham Safety Products
    Type
    Buyout

    ShoreView, a Minneapolis-based private equity firm, has completed an investment in Frham Safety Products, a Rock Hill, South Carolina distributor of consumable safety supplies and specialized equipment serving the nuclear power and other safety-critical sectors. Frham, founded in 1983, will operate as a platform to pursue add-on acquisitions targeting specialty safety product providers with exposure to nuclear and adjacent markets.

  • Buyer
    Blue Dot Readi-Mix
    Target
    Sandlapper Concrete, LLC
    Seller
    Mark Uldrick
    Industry
    Construction
    Type
    Buyout

    Blue Dot Readi-Mix has acquired Sandlapper Concrete, LLC to expand into the Greenville, South Carolina market. Sandlapper — based in Greenville with plants in Simpsonville and Duncan — will continue to operate under its existing name and join Blue Dot's regional ready-mix network within the Trowel Craft Group.

  • Buyer
    Pyxl
    Target
    HOOK
    Type
    Buyout

    Pyxl, a full-service digital agency based in Charleston, South Carolina, has acquired HOOK, a twenty-year award-winning creative agency. The acquisition preserves HOOK's brand and leadership while combining its creative capabilities with Pyxl's digital, performance marketing, and engineering services to better serve clients across the U.S. and Europe.

  • Buyer
    Wireless Logic
    Target
    Zipit Wireless
    Type
    Buyout

    Wireless Logic has completed the acquisition of Zipit Wireless, a South Carolina–headquartered provider of multi-carrier IoT connectivity and subscription billing solutions. The deal expands Wireless Logic’s North American presence and adds advanced subscription-billing and multi-tier connectivity capabilities to its global IoT offering.

  • Buyer
    US Masonry and Building Products, Kinderhook Industries
    Target
    Davis Supply of Charleston
    Type
    Addon

    US Masonry and Building Products (USMBP), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has acquired Davis Supply of Charleston, a regional distributor of masonry and concrete materials headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. The add-on expands USMBP's distribution footprint and capabilities in the Southeastern United States; financing for the transaction was arranged by TPG Twin Brook and Kayne Anderson Private Credit.

  • Buyer
    King Risk Partners
    Target
    Cummings Insurance Agency, LLC
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    King Risk Partners has acquired Cummings Insurance Agency, LLC, an independent insurance agency in Aiken, South Carolina that specializes in agricultural and equestrian insurance. The deal expands King Risk Partners' footprint in South Carolina and brings additional specialty capabilities for farm, ranch and equine clients.

  • Buyer
    CSL Consulting LLC, NMS Capital
    Target
    Brownstone Construction Group LLC
    Industry
    Construction
    Type
    Addon

    CSL Consulting, a portfolio company of NMS Capital, has acquired Brownstone Construction Group, a Columbia, South Carolina–based owner's representative and program management firm. The add-on deal expands CSL's presence in the Southeastern U.S. and strengthens its capabilities in the public K‑12, higher education and municipal markets; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Strength Capital Partners, Neuberger Berman, ESP Associates management team
    Target
    ESP Associates, Inc.
    Seller
    Strength Capital Partners' existing investors

    Strength Capital Partners closed a single-asset continuation vehicle to recapitalize ESP Associates, providing liquidity to Strength Capital’s existing investors and bringing in follow-on capital led by investment funds affiliated with Neuberger Berman. The transaction includes significant rollover by SCP and the ESP management team and is intended to fund organic growth and strategic add-on M&A to expand the platform’s geographic footprint and service offerings.

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