Southfield Capital sells TFS to AEA Investors
Southfield Capital has completed the sale of TFS, a nationwide outsourced material handling equipment fleet management provider, to AEA Investors. Terms were not disclosed.
Southfield Capital said it has completed the sale of TFS, Ltd. to AEA Investors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
TFS, founded in 2001, is an independent, nationwide provider of outsourced material handling equipment fleet management. It manages the full asset life cycle under a single contract, spanning fleet management, data services, asset-light financing and other adjacent services. Southfield acquired TFS through a carve-out in 2024, working with the founders and leadership team. Under its ownership, TFS completed three add-on acquisitions and worked with Contextual.io on AI-enabled initiatives.
Brent Parent, co-founder and CEO of TFS, said Southfield had been a trusted partner from day one. Stifel served as exclusive financial adviser and Finn Dixon & Herling LLP as legal counsel to Southfield and TFS.
Deal facts
- Target
- TFS
- Business
- Outsourced material handling equipment fleet management provider
- Buyer
- AEA Investors
- Sponsor
- AEA Investors
- Seller
- Southfield Capital
- Deal type
- Exit
- Advisers
- Stifel financial adviser to Southfield and TFS
- Finn Dixon & Herling LLP legal counsel to Southfield and TFS
- Status
- Completed
- Announced
- Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Sources
- PR NewswireNov 10, 2026
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