MidOcean Partners, a premier middle market private equity firm focused on the business services and consumer sectors, announced today its acquisitions and merger of HW Holdco, LLC (“Hanley Wood”), the leading B2B media and information services company serving the U.S. residential construction industry, and Meyers Research, LLC, the leading provider of real-time market data and advisory services to the homebuilding industry, which was previously a subsidiary of global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson. The merger creates one of the residential construction industry’s most comprehensive information and advisory services platforms. Financial terms were not disclosed. The combined company will be led by CEO Jeff Meyers, founder and President of Meyers Research, who brings over 30 years of industry experience to the role. Prior to forming Meyers Research in 2006, Mr. Meyers led Hanley Wood Market Intelligence, the predecessor to Metrostudy. “Today marks a historic moment for Hanley Wood and Meyers Research. I am thrilled that our organizations have come together as one and look forward to working with these talented teams to continue to push the boundaries of innovation in our industry. The combination of these complementary offerings will enable us to accelerate new product development and deliver the most robust capabilities and services in the industry to our customers,” commented Meyers.