John McNulty

Osceola’s Valor Exterior Acquires Landmark Exteriors

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Valor Exterior Partners, a residential exterior services provider and a portfolio company of Osceola Capital, has acquired Landmark Exteriors, a roofing and siding contractor. The transaction marks Valor’s eighth acquisition since launching in September 2024 and expands the platform’s footprint into Connecticut and New York.

Founded in 1997, Landmark provides roofing, siding, and exterior home services, including cedar, copper, and slate roofing systems, used by residential homeowners. Jerry Arteaga serves as chief executive officer of Valor. Landmark is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Ben Moe led the transaction for Tampa-based Osceola Capital.

Soundcore Adds to TrussPoint with Eaton Buy

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TrussPoint Roofing & Exterior Renovations, a residential exterior services platform of Soundcore Capital, has acquired Eaton Roofing & Exteriors, a residential re-roofing and exterior renovation company. The transaction expands TrussPoint’s Midwest presence and adds a scaled operating company in Kansas.

Founded in 1993, Eaton provides residential roofing, siding, windows and doors, and gutter installation services used by homeowners and insurance partners. The company has completed more than 40,000 roof installations and repairs. Chad Harrison serves as president. Eaton is headquartered in Wichita and operates multiple locations across Kansas.

Soundcore is headquartered in New York City.

HCAP Adds Core Analytics Lab & Radiology to IDS Platform

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Integrated Diagnostic Services, a mobile diagnostics provider and a platform of HCAP Partners, has acquired Core Analytics Lab & Radiology, a mobile radiology and laboratory services company, . The acquisition represents a follow-on investment that expands IDS’ California footprint and adds in-house mobile laboratory diagnostics.

Founded in 2016 by Shruty Parti and Carlos Ruiz, Core provides mobile radiology and laboratory services to skilled nursing facilities, long-term care facilities, and home health and hospice providers. Kelly McCullum serves as chief executive officer of IDS, while Shruty Parti continues as president of Core. The company is headquartered in California.

At HCAP Partners, Hope Mago and Jessica Kim led the transaction. HCAP Partners is headquartered in San Diego.

Post-transaction, IDS serves more than 440 facilities statewide.

Piper Sandler Adds Dan Wolf to Healthcare Investment Banking Team

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Piper Sandler has added Dan Wolf as a managing director in its healthcare investment banking group. Mr. Wolf will advise healthcare technology companies on mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and capital raising, strengthening the firm’s sector coverage.

Mr. Wolf brings more than 20 years of healthcare experience across investment banking, operating leadership, and strategic advisory roles. He previously served as chief financial officer of Theradaptive and founded Convergence Bio Advisors, advising healthcare companies and investors on M&A transactions. Earlier in his career, he held senior strategy and corporate development roles at Baxter International and spent more than a decade at Medtronic.

Piper Sandler is headquartered in Minneapolis.

O2 Promotes Thomas Girdler to VP

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O2 Investment Partners has promoted Thomas Girdler to Vice President, reflecting his performance and expanded responsibilities within the firm. The promotion follows another active year for O2 and supports its continued growth entering 2026.

Mr. Girdler has worked with portfolio company management teams, contributing to investment execution and ongoing portfolio support. He has been involved in evaluating new opportunities and advancing O2’s investment philosophy through hands-on collaboration with operating leadership.

In 2025, O2 completed 36 acquisitions and added four new team members.

O2 is headquartered in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Ares Raises More Than $7 Billion for Inaugural Credit Secondaries Fund

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Ares Management has raised approximately $7.1 billion for its Credit Secondaries strategy, including the final closing of its inaugural Ares Credit Secondaries Fund and affiliated vehicles. The fund attracted about $4 billion in limited partner equity commitments, doubling its original target and marking Ares’ largest inaugural institutional fundraise.

Launched to acquire senior secured, private equity-backed private credit portfolios, the fund allocates capital across LP-led transactions and continuation vehicles. Dave Schwartz leads the strategy with Blair Jacobson serving as co-president of the firm. Ares is headquartered in New York.

The Credit Secondaries strategy operates within Ares’ broader secondaries platform, which manages $38 billion of assets as of September 2025.