Fractional Executive Firm M&A and Funding Tracker: 2025-2026

All deals

One deal is one dated, publicly announced agreement between two named parties.

• We found that Chief Outsiders, NOW CFO, and Fortium Partners are the parties in this file that already have a profile in the index.
• We found that the earliest is January 22, 2025, Amplēo and Stage Marketing.
• We found that the latest is June 16, 2026, ZRG Partners and Fortium Partners.

By role

A deal with two roles counts once in each role. The all-deals total stays 12.

• We found that CFO appears on 8 of the 12 deals.
• We found that CIO and CTO appear together on the ZRG Partners acquisition of Fortium Partners.
• We found that COO has 0 deals in this window.

By quarter

• We found that 2025 Q1 has the most announcements, at 3.
• We found that 2 quarters in the window have no sourced deal: 2026 Q3, 2026 Q4.
• We found that the newest announcement in the file is June 16, 2026, ZRG Partners and Fortium Partners.

By deal type

• We found that acquisitions account for 9 of the 12 deals.
• We found that PE investments account for 2 deals: Unity Partners in Amplēo, and CenterOak Partners in NOW CFO.
• We found that partnerships account for 0 deals.

Disclosed values

• We found that 0 of the 12 announcements state a dollar value.
• We found that the other 12 rows read Not disclosed.
• We found that every deal type in the table, including the GHJ merger, has a value of Not disclosed.

Changelog

• 2026-10-23 First edition. 12 announcements, dated January 22, 2025 through June 16, 2026.

On this site

• CFO hub
• CMO hub
• CIO hub
• Methodology

Sources

1. Fractional Executive Index, deal compilation, October 2026.
2. Amplēo Acquires Stage Marketing to Deliver Fractional Marketing Teams to Growth Companies, January 22, 2025. https://www.prweb.com/releases/amplo-acquires-stage-marketing-to-deliver-fractional-marketing-teams-to-growth-companies-302357026.html
3. Amplēo Announces the Strategic Acquisition of Peak Business Valuation, February 4, 2025. https://www.prweb.com/releases/amplo-announces-the-strategic-acquisition-of-peak-business-valuation-302367401.html
4. Chief Outsiders Acquires Jauntboards, March 25, 2025. https://www.chiefoutsiders.com/news/jauntboards-acquisition
5. Unity Partners Completes Investment in Amplēo, June 24, 2025. https://unitypartnerslp.com/unity-partners-completes-investment-in-ampleo/
6. CenterOak Partners Acquires NOW CFO, June 30, 2025. https://nowcfo.com/centeroak-partners-acquires-now-cfo/
7. Imperial Advisory Acquires CFO4VETS, July 2, 2025. https://imperialgrp.com/press-releases/imperial-advisory-acquires-cfo4vets-to-provide-fractional-cfo-services-to-veteran-owned-businesses/
8. Vendux Acquires Shiny to Expand its Fractional Executive Ecosystem, October 1, 2025. https://www.vendux.org/press/vendux-acquires-shiny-to-expand-its-fractional-executive-ecosystem
9. AVL Growth Partners Joins Amplēo Group, October 15, 2025. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avl-growth-partners-joins-amplo-group-doubling-the-firms-fractional-cfo-and-accounting-services-302584306.html
10. Blueprint CFO Joins GHJ, November 1, 2025. https://www.ghjadvisors.com/marketplace/news/blueprint-cfo-joins-ghj
11. Carr, Riggs & Ingram Acquires CFO Hub, March 5, 2026. https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/03/05/179338/179338/
12. Amplēo Acquires Crunchfirm, May 20, 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/amplo-acquires-crunchfirm-deepening-fractional-finance-capabilities-for-venture-backed-startups-302776867.html
13. ZRG Adds On-Demand CIO, CTO, and CISO Leadership with Acquisition of Fortium, June 16, 2026. https://www.zrgpartners.com/press-releases/zrg-adds-on-demand-cio-cto-and-ciso-leadership-with-acquisition-of-fortium