DALLAS, September 24, 2018-- NCK Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm specializing in management buyouts, corporate divestitures and recapitalizations of lower, middle-market businesses, announced today it has acquired Tricoci University of Beauty Culture (“Tricoci University”), a leading provider of cosmetology, esthetics and barbering education in the Midwest. Founded by beauty industry entrepreneur Mario Tricoci in Chicago, Tricoci University is a fast-growing, outcome-focused institution with 16 campuses located in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.