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Restoration M&A tracker

The restoration industry is consolidating from roughly 15,000 firms toward fewer than 10,000 by 2030, with private equity platforms paying multiples between 3x and 11x for the shops they buy.

The restoration industry is consolidating from roughly 15,000 firms toward fewer than 10,000 by 2030, with private equity platforms paying multiples between 3x and 11x for the shops they buy. This tracker logs every acquisition, platform deal, and PE-to-PE resale the desk flags, updated with each brief. Why you should care even if you never plan to sell: every roll-up in your market changes who you bid against, who's recruiting your techs, and how much pricing power the platforms carry with carriers and TPAs. Some deals come with a press release. Plenty don't, so we also log the quiet signals: leadership hires at platform companies, new market entries, and resales between funds. Read it before you take the broker's call. Knowing the going multiple in your segment is worth real money.

The deal table

BuyerTargetMarketFlaggedNote
Midwest Remediation (Montera-backed)Water OutMidwest2026-05-30Platform add-on in the PE roll-up wave; no deal-specific multiple stated.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP)American RestorationDallas HQ; 10 states, 8 regional brands2026-05-30First flagged as a PE-to-PE trade; MSCP named as buyer 6/8 and closed by 7/16, its fifth residential and commercial services platform, with CEO Dan Tarantin staying on.
Fortify Companies (Summit Partners)Rytech RestorationNational; 100+ locations across 30+ states post-deal2026-06-08Pushes the Fortify platform past 100 locations in more than 30 states.
Rewind (LP First Capital)Icon RestorationResidential restoration2026-06-08First deal for the newly launched Rewind residential platform.
Oridian Capital PartnersAnchorPoint Foundations (new platform)Foundation repair and waterproofing2026-06-08Platform launch built to roll up foundation repair and waterproofing shops.
TrueBuiltCapabuildRestoration software (documentation and AI estimating)2026-06-08Software deal, closed Nov 1, 2025; the restoration product rebranded to TrueRestore.
Brenton Point Capital PartnersMerit RestorationsVirginia, West Virginia, Texas2026-06-19Growth investment, not a full buyout; lower-middle-market money now shopping independent shops, not just national platforms.
Crossplane CapitalMooring USACommercial restoration2026-07-16Reported alongside the MSCP close; repeat institutional buyers building out service portfolios.
Merit Restorations (Brenton Point platform)GearCleanWinchester, VA / Northern Virginia2026-07-23Regional tuck-in deepening Merit's Northern Virginia footprint, one metro at a time.

Every entry 6 tracked, newest first

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Merit Restorations buys Winchester-based GearClean, PE platform keeps tucking in independents
Merit Restorations (a Brenton Point Equity Partners platform) acquired Winchester, VA-based GearClean to deepen its Northern Virginia footprint.
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PE keeps buying: MSCP closes American Restoration, Crossplane takes Mooring
MSCP completed its acquisition of American Restoration (Dallas; 10 states, 8 regional brands; CEO Dan Tarantin stays), MSCP's fifth residential/commercial services platform.
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Another PE platform goes shopping at your size
Brenton Point, a lower-middle-market PE firm, took a growth investment in Merit Restorations to fuel expansion across Virginia, West Virginia, and Texas, with the usual "preserve local relationships" framing.
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PE consolidation hits a new gear
In a single window: Morgan Stanley Capital Partners fully acquired American Restoration, Fortify (Summit Partners) acquired Rytech to top 100 locations across 30+ states, LP First Capital launched the Rewind residential platform with its first deal (Icon), and Oridian launched AnchorPoint to roll up foundation repair and waterproofing.
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Leadership moves this window (no deal attached)
Three restoration firms named new senior leaders this window.
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PE consolidation gets a number, and RIA organizes the independents
Industry-watchers now peg the field at ~15,000 firms shrinking to under 10,000 by 2030, with multiples running 3x-11x and named platform deals continuing (Montera-backed Midwest Remediation, American Restoration trading PE-to-PE).

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