EZShield Inc, an identity theft and fraud protection services company, has been acquired by the Wicks Group of Companies, a U.S. private equity firm. The terms of the March deal were not released. EZShield, based in Baltimore, Maryland, was sold by Canadian private equity firm Edgestone Capital Partners. Edgestone acquired the business in 2007 when it was a division of Custom Direct Inc. It was spun out with Custom Direct’s sale in 2010. EZShield is Edgestone’s second recent exit. Earlier this week, Canadian life reinsurance company Aurigen Capital Ltd, backed by Edgestone since 2007, was sold to PartnerRe Ltd.