Q1 2026 Private Equity New Platform Tracker
April, 2026
Third Coast Capital Advisors is pleased to share our Q1 2026 Private Equity New Platform Tracker, covering new platform activity across the Services sector.
As a buyside firm pursuing add-ons for private equity owned companies, we track platform activity within the Services sector as it is our main area of focus. We closely track new platform activity to better understand where sponsors are deploying capital and where future add-on acquisition activity may emerge.
Q1 2026 at a Glance:
93 new platform transactions across 83 unique private equity firms
Business Services led activity, representing 44% of tracked platforms
Industrial Services accounted for 28% of activity
Tech-Enabled Services accounted for 23% of activity
Consumer Services accounted for 5% of activity
If you are interested in learning more about Third Coast’s buyside services, discussing current acquisition activity, or hearing more about what we are seeing across the market, please contact:
Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com
Third Coast Capital Advisors is an investment banking firm in Chicago, focused exclusively on buyside work. We provide three primary services to our clients:
Acquisition Search: Our core focus is to work with PE owned portfolio companies and corporate clients to identify, contact, and execute directly negotiated acquisitions on their behalf.
M&A Opportunity Assessment: We perform market research during a competitive sale process to assess and validate the add-on potential for a new platform.
Buyside Consulting Services: We provide project based services including acquisition strategy development, market research and corporate development support.
Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com
Mike Zycinski
Managing Director
773-230-7118
mzycinski@thirdcoastca.com
Mark Harvey
Managing Director
312-925-2195
mharvey@thirdcoastca.com
Marc Pressler
Managing Director
847-971-7564
mpressler@thirdcoastca.com
Mike Dudek
Director
630-730-5978
mdudek@thirdcoastca.com
Jake Baughman
Vice President
309-826-8423
jbaughman@thirdcoastca.com