Deals in brief

Advent to acquire body care brand Salt & Stone

Humble Growth, which made a minority investment in the company in 2024, will exit its investment.

Main Post invests in pretzel brand Stellar Snacks

Stellar has broad retail distribution across Costco, Target, Sprouts, Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, and other leading grocery and specialty retailers nationwide.

Goldner Hawn picks up Lone Star Environmental Companies

LSEC operates throughout the greater Houston and San Antonio markets.

Princeton Equity Group backs children's education program provider KidStrong

KidStrong began franchising in 2019 and now has 184 centers and supports more than 85,000 members across the US and Canada.

Main Capital invests in enterprise resource management software provider

Gingco Systems develops modular software services for intelligent workplace and resource management.

GTCR-backed Ascent Sports Group acquires sports tech firm LiveBarn

Ascent Sports Group is a technology and media platform that was established in January 2026.

Generate Capital sells greenhouse operator Equinox Growers to Taylor Farms

The facility supports regional food supply chains.

Southfield invests in recruitment firm Metric Search

Metric serves the medtech life sciences, engineering, and data center sectors.

O2 taps Rob Hays as IR head

Prior to joining O2, he was a managing director with CleanBridge Securities.

TSCP invests in govtech firm Karpel

Karpel’s client base includes prosecutor and public defender offices nationwide.