The Cohn Consulting acquisition will increase Dynamic Quest’s market share in Georgia.
Greensboro, NC (February 6, 2020) – Dynamic Quest, a managed service provider offering IT and cloud services to enterprises and businesses, completed the acquisition of Cohn Consulting Corporation (“Cohn Consulting”), a Marietta, Georgia-based managed services provider.
Founded in 1994, Cohn Consulting offers managed IT, disaster recovery and hosting services to small and medium sized businesses across a wide variety of verticals. Approximately 70% of Cohn Consulting’s revenue is recurring with a strong, loyal customer base. Cohn Consulting President, Dan Cohn, and Vice President, Jon Czerwinski, will join Dynamic Quest’s Atlanta office.
Javier Gomez, CEO of Dynamic Quest relayed, “We are thrilled to add Cohn Consulting to our Dynamic Quest family. Dan and Jon have built a great company and we look forward to taking the next step of growth together.”
The transaction will enhance Dynamic Quest’s market share in Georgia and provide the ability to cross-sell some services to Cohn Consulting’s customer base that are not currently offered. Dynamic Quest will look to leverage its infrastructure including its data center, Philippines remote delivery team and sales and marketing initiatives to enhance service solutions for end clients and accelerate growth.
About Spire Capital
Spire Capital (https://spirecapital.com/) is an active and experienced private equity firm with an investment focus in small market companies within the technology enabled business services, media, communications and education sectors. Spire Capital was founded on the principle of partnering with management teams and founders to help effectuate the next stage of growth for their companies. Spire professionals have a broad array of past operating, investing and advisory experiences they leverage to help portfolio companies accelerate growth, guide strategic direction and execute their business plan. Spire Capital is a New York-based investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
About Dynamic Quest
Founded in 2000, Dynamic Quest is a managed service provider for IT services to enterprises and mid-sized businesses. Dynamic Quest offers a broad set of services including hosted cloud services, disaster recovery, managed IT, service plans, application support, virtual CIO and security services. The Company’s headquarters is in Greensboro, North Carolina and houses a data center facility that was built in 2007. Dynamic Quest currently has satellite offices in Winston-Salem and Cary, North Carolina, Marietta, Georgia and Clark, Philippines. For more information, visit https://dynamicquest.com/.
About Cohn Consulting
Founded in 1994 and based in Marietta, Georgia, Cohn Consulting is a managed service provider for IT services to small to medium sized businesses. For more information about Cohn, visit the company website https://www.cohnconsultingcorp.com/.
NEW YORK, NY (February 4, 2020) – On January 31, 2020, ERI Solutions, LLC (“ERI”) successfully consummated its acquisition of BLOC Environmental Solutions, LP (“BLOC”), a San Antonio, TX based health, safety, and environmental compliance services provider. “BLOC’s great industry reputation, service offerings and top-notch management team made them a top target for ERI,” stated Nathan VanderGriend, President & CEO of ERI. “We believe that this integration will lead to business growth providing opportunities for the members of the team to grow professionally and for our shareholders’ value to increase.”
“We are excited about our future together with ERI. Our customers can still expect excellent service as we strengthen our companies with a more diverse service line,” stated Colin K. Sheffield, President and CEO of BLOC. The two companies have shared values and a vision to bring the best risk control and compliance services to the market as they combine their product lines.
ERI will maintain its headquarters in Colwich, KS and continue to operate remotely out of multiple locations, including those acquired with BLOC. All BLOC owners and team members will come over to ERI as part of the transaction. BLOC will continue to operate under their current brand as a division of ERI.
About Spire Capital Partners
Spire Capital is a leading, small market private equity firm with an investment focus within the technology-enabled business services, media, communications and education sectors. Spire Capital was founded on the principle of partnering with management teams and founders to help effectuate the next stage of growth for their companies. Spire professionals have a broad array of past operating, investing and advisory experiences they leverage to help portfolio companies accelerate growth, guide strategic direction and execute their business plan. Spire Capital is a New York-based investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
About ERI Solutions
Founded in 2007, ERI is a rapidly growing provider of risk control solutions that were specifically designed to control operational risks in higher-hazard businesses. Its service categories including safety, process safety management (PSM), industrial hygiene (IH), environmental compliance, asset integrity management/inspection, training, and insurance program management services. The team at ERI believes that all incidents (excluding acts of God) are preventable and are passionate about turning that belief into a reality in its clients’ businesses.
New York, NY, January 9, 2020 – Spire Capital Partners, a leading small market private equity firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Rupali Varma to Principal.
Rupali has been an investment professional at Spire Capital, serving as Associate and Vice President, since joining the firm in 2015. Rupali plays an active role in sourcing and executing transactions in several of Spire’s key investment verticals including business services, information services, education and media. Most recently, Rupali plays a key role in sourcing and executing our Fund III investments in Dynamic Quest and O2B Kids where she serves on the Board of Directors. She previously served as a Board Observer of Lighthouse and Surgent Professional Education.
Prior to joining Spire, Rupali served as an Analyst in the Technology, Media and Communications Investment Banking Group at Citigroup. Rupali received a Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, from Marquette University, where she majored in both accounting and finance.
“Rupali is a talented individual and has earned this promotion through her demonstrated investment judgement, high integrity and key contributions at the firm and as a valued team member for our underlying portfolio company investments” said Andy Armstrong, one of Spire Capital’s Founding Partners.
About Spire Capital
Spire Capital (www.spirecapital.com) is an active and experienced private equity firm with an investment focus on lower middle market companies within the technology-enabled business services, media, communications, and education sectors. Spire Capital was founded on the principle of partnering with management teams to help effectuate the next stage of growth. Spire professionals have a broad array of previous operating, investing, and advisory experience that they leverage to provide portfolio companies with strategic guidance and help execute against business plans to achieve sustained, profitable growth.
Spire Capital is a New York based investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Act of 1940. Market conditions can vary over time and past fund performance does not guarantee future fund results.
O2B Kids continues to grow its early education footprint in Florida through its acquisition of Home Away From Home
Gainesville, FL (December 3, 2019) – O2B Kids, a premier provider of early education services, announced today that it has acquired Home Away From Home (or “HAFH”), a provider of high-quality early education services in southeast Florida.
Based in Palm Beach, Florida, HAFH operates preschools providing families with an education-focused and enriched environment for infant care, preschool, afterschool and summer camp services. Since its founding in 2012, HAFH has demonstrated excellence in its staff training and program offerings, evidenced by its nationally-recognized accreditation (APPLE) and its acceptance by the state of Florida as a Gold Seal Quality Care institution. HAFH operates five schools in Palm Beach County and is preparing to open a sixth school in Q1 2020 near Orlando.
“We are thrilled to welcome the educators from Home Away From Home to the O2B Kids family along with the children and families they serve,” said O2B Kids CEO Andy Sherrard. “Their team has built an outstanding enrichment environment for children and company culture, and we are excited by the opportunity to continue that legacy into the future.”
The transaction will expand O2B Kids’ geographic presence to 20 total schools throughout Florida and Georgia. While HAFH offers significant enrichment curriculum, O2B Kids will leverage its industry experience to enhance HAFH’s current offerings to both parents and students.
About Spire Capital Partners
Spire Capital (https://spirecapital.com/) is an active and experienced private equity firm with an investment focus in small market companies within the technology enabled business services, media, communications and education sectors. Spire Capital was founded on the principle of partnering with management teams and founders to help effectuate the next stage of growth for their companies. Spire professionals have a broad array of past operating, investing and advisory experiences they leverage to help portfolio companies accelerate growth, guide strategic direction and execute their business plan. Spire Capital is a New York-based investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
About O2B Kids
O2B Kids (http://www.o2bkids.com/) is a leading provider of early education services for children in the Southeast U.S. O2B offers preschool education for children 0 to 5 years old, afterschool enrichment programs for elementary school students, and an unprecedented family membership program for all kids 0 to 13 years old. For one all-inclusive price, O2B provides classes in karate, gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, music, drama, art, science, technology, sports, languages and more. While kids experiment with a rich variety of activities and discover their passions, parents enjoy unrivaled convenience and value. O2B’s magical facilities give a safe neighborhood back to kids and deliver valuable enrichment and character-building opportunities to our future generation. Follow O2B on Twitter (@O2BKids) and Facebook to stay up-to-date on all the latest news and events.
Scottsdale, Arizona – November 18, 2019 – Trax Group, a leader in cloud-based transportation spend management solutions, announces that Hampton Wall has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer. Hamp has over twelve years of experience in the enterprise spend management industry, previously serving as CEO of both Proactis (LON:PHD) and Perfect Commerce. Hamp succeeds Chris Connell, who elected to step down from the role after five successful years at the company.
“Trax is one of the most exciting companies in the freight audit and transportation spend management space with a transformational platform and limitless potential,” said Hamp. “I am looking forward to working with the Trax team to provide customers with the outstanding solutions, service, and support they expect.”
“The Trax board is excited to have Hamp join the company,” said Bob Morse, a member of Trax’s board of directors. “His experience and proven track record in this industry will provide for a smooth transition and continued strong leadership at the company.”
“We would like to thank Chris Connell for his tremendous contributions to the business over the past five years. As a result of the strong foundation that Chris helped build, Trax is poised for an exciting new chapter of growth,” added Trax board member, Sean White.
Hamp brings to Trax extensive global leadership experience, deep domain expertise in enterprise spend management and a proven track record of driving transformative growth. Hamp is a three-time CEO in the enterprise spend management industry, serving most recently as CEO of Proactis, a publicly traded provider of spend management and B2B eCommerce solutions to over 1,000 customers in over 100 countries. Prior to Proactis, he served as CEO of Perfect Commerce, where he led the consolidation of eight international acquisitions into a single operation and successfully orchestrated a sale of the business to Proactis.
About Trax
Trax is the global leader in transportation spend management solutions. Combining industry leading cloud-based applications with expert services, we are transforming traditional freight and parcel audit to help customers better manage and control their global transportation costs and drive enterprise wide efficiency. With a global footprint spanning North America, Latin America, Asia and Europe, we deliver data-based visibility and insights, higher savings and better control of transportation spend for shippers of all sizes. Visit us at https://traxtech.com
NEW YORK, November 20, 2019 – Spire Capital Partners (“Spire Capital”), a private equity firm specializing in investments across the technology-enabled business services, media, education and communications sectors, closed on the sale of Surgent Professional Education (“Surgent”), a leading provider of end-to-end professional education, from pre-licensure thru continuing education for accounting, finance and healthcare professionals, to NexPhase Capital, an operationally-focused, independent private equity firm.
Spire Capital has significant experience investing in the education sector and, in Surgent, executed a successful buy and build strategy that demonstrated significant organic growth accompanied by a number of strategic acquisitions. During Spire’s investment period, Surgent expanded its business into multiple new end markets, while also establishing itself as a professional education platform company leveraging its substantial investments in technology, operations, sales and marketing.
Originally a professional education business serving continuing education to Certified Public Accountants primarily through live events, Surgent has quickly grown over the course of the Spire investment to service a number of accounting, finance and healthcare professional licenses through digital delivery of both licensure exam review and continuing education.
Over the course of the investment period, Surgent:
The senior management team, led by CEO Evan Kramer, guided the company’s rapid transformation into a highly agile, innovative, and data-driven business, which continues to fuel its gains. “Data science has been transformative for our business. We’ve been able to achieve complete visibility into our business KPIs at all levels of the organization and we use those KPIs, as well as our agile workflows, to drive innovation and optimize for results. We have enjoyed our partnership with Spire Capital, as they have guided us through and invested in our transformation. Based on our track record of success, we are confident that these data-driven approaches will yield many more successes in the future.”
“We knew that Surgent had the capacity to grow from a best-in-class provider of CPE for CPAs into a professional education platform company that could expand successfully in many directions. We’ve been delighted to help support turning that vision into reality, including our building of a senior management team with deep experience in digital marketing and customer acquisition, as well as additional investments we made in human capital, technology, and infrastructure, which helped Surgent drive transformative change in the sector,” said Bruce Hernandez, Chairman of Surgent and a partner in Spire Capital. “We would like to thank Evan and his team for their hard work and effort to transform Surgent into the market leading company it is today.”
Piper Jaffray acted as exclusive financial advisor to Spire Capital and Surgent, while Dentons US LLP and Eisner LLP provided legal counsel to the company.
About Surgent
Founded in 1985, Surgent (https://www.surgent.com/) provides continuing professional education and exam preparation courses to the accounting, finance and healthcare sectors. Surgent’s services help exam takers become credentialed and satisfy required credit hours and remain informed on the latest trends in their industries thereafter.
About Spire Capital Partners
Spire Capital (https://spirecapital.com/) is an active and experienced private equity firm with an investment focus in small market companies within the technology-enabled business services, media, communications and education sectors. Spire Capital was founded on the principle of partnering with management teams and founders to help effectuate the next stage of growth for their companies. Spire professionals have a broad array of past operating, investing and advisory experiences they leverage to help portfolio companies accelerate growth, guide strategic direction and execute their business plan.
For more details, contact:
Bruce M. Hernandez
Spire Capital Partners
(610) 397-1704 direct
bhernandez@spirecapital.com
Spire Capital is a New York based investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Act of 1940. Market conditions can vary over time and past fund performance does not guarantee future fund results.
DEVON, PA (August 12, 2019) – Surgent, a Spire Capital Partners portfolio company and leading provider of continuing education and exam preparation courses, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc. (“PharmCon”).
PharmCon was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Primarily marketed through its ecommerce brand, FreeCE.com, PharmCon is the largest provider of continuing education (“CE”) services to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other healthcare professionals with tens of thousands of annual subscribers. The entirely digitally delivered courses allow healthcare professionals to easily satisfy CE requirements and stay current on the latest trends, including new drug development, disease management, and legal and ethical topics impacting the industry. In addition to boasting the most comprehensive calendar of webinar events in the industry, PharmCon also offers an extensive catalog of on-demand CE courses and, through its subsidiary, American Health Resources, hosts the Northeast Regional Hematology Oncology Pharmacists Symposium, a popular annual conference.
Surgent was founded nearly 35 years ago and has grown dramatically in the last five years. The historically highly specialized provider of continuing education for accounting and tax professionals has grown into a leading provider of end-to-end professional education. Surgent supports the needs of accounting, finance, and tax professionals during their undergraduate education, then guides them through the process of passing credentialing exams, and finally delivers career-building educational courses for all levels of professionals. This evolution has been driven by significant investment in technology and people with the aim of building a strong core platform that can be easily extended into other markets.
“PharmCon has a tremendous track record of growth and a stellar reputation among pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. We are beyond excited to continue building on PharmCon’s great foundation by leveraging Surgent’s technology platform and shared services architecture. We see tremendous opportunities to both expand within PharmCon’s current end markets and to enter additional segments of the healthcare industry,” said Evan Kramer, CEO of Surgent.
One of the first identified opportunities is to enhance the webinar experience for PharmCon’s customers by leveraging Surgent’s innovative technology in order to deliver an even more engaging, dynamic CE experience. Additionally, Surgent sees opportunities to build exam prep courses for the pharmaceutical and other healthcare end markets, given that it has already successfully launched and grown an entire suite of exam prep courses built upon its proprietary learning technology, which tailors each candidate’s study experience to identified knowledge gaps, saving each student potentially hundreds of study hours.
“We are thrilled to work with Surgent to take PharmCon to its next level of success. It’s clear to me that Surgent is the right partner to accelerate PharmCon’s growth given the talent and infrastructure that we can call on to accelerate the business going forward,” said Josh Chesner, President, Pharmcon.
Dentons US LLP and BB&T Capital Markets served as legal counsel and financial advisor to Surgent, respectively. Nexsen Pruet served as legal counsel to PharmCon.
About Surgent
Founded in 1985, Surgent (https://www.surgent.com) provides continuing professional education and exam preparation courses to the accounting and healthcare sectors. Surgent’s services help exam takers become credentialed and satisfy required credit hours and remain informed on the latest trends in their industries thereafter.
About Spire Capital
Spire Capital (https://spirecapital.com/) is an active and experienced private equity firm with an investment focus on lower middle market companies within the technology-enabled business services, media, communications, and education sectors. Spire Capital was founded on the principle of partnering with management teams to help effectuate the next stage of growth. Spire professionals have a broad array of previous operating, investing, and advisory experience that they leverage to provide portfolio companies with strategic guidance and help execute against business plans to achieve sustained, profitable growth. Spire Capital is a New York-based investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
For more information please contact Lisa Hobart (HobartL@Surgent.com) from Surgent, or Bruce Hernandez (BHernandez@SpireCapital.com) from Spire Capital.
Vector continues rapid expansion adding New Orleans office to nation’s largest transit network
NEW YORK, NY (MAY 6, 2019) – Spire Capital is pleased to announce the acquisition of Laurel Outdoor (“Laurel”) through its portfolio company, Vector Media (“Vector”). Laurel is the exclusive municipal transit advertising partner of the city of New Orleans, Jefferson Parish and St. Bernard Parish, operating all bus and bus shelter inventory in Orleans and Jefferson Parish as well as bus benches and bus shelters in St. Bernard Parish. Through the acquisition, Vector will add over 160 buses, 60 streetcars (the historic St. Charles and Riverfront/Canal streetcars), and approximately 640 bus shelters panels to its rapidly growing inventory. Additionally, Laurel is in the process of building an additional 50 shelter locations consisting of 100 new shelter ad panels. The acquisition is another bold step for Vector who, in just two years, has added 35 transit markets to its portfolio (now 55 markets in total) and has nearly doubled in size to become one of the largest out-of-home media companies in the United States.
Laurel was founded in 2000 and has grown consistently and significantly within the New Orleans market over the past 19 years. Laurel founder, Dana Pecoraro, will continue to play an important role in the combined company’s efforts.
“Both Laurel and the City of New Orleans are a perfect fit for the Vector platform due to its cultural significance, booming tourism business and diverse population,” said Marc Borzykowski, Chief Executive Officer of Vector Media. “Having graduated from Tulane University, I have a special appreciation for New Orleans and its residents, and it’s a wonderful feeling to come back professionally to a city that I once called home. Even more importantly, Dana is a true force, a wonderful leader and she has done an incredible job growing Laurel to where it is today. We are confident that Vector’s innovative approach to transit advertising, combined with Dana’s market experience and reputation for excellence, will be a perfect marriage, and I’m excited to see this program continue to blossom in the coming years.”
Laurel’s CEO, Dana Pecoraro, adds: “In Vector Media, we found an out of home company that mirrored our drive for excellence and our desire to be the best possible provider for our municipal partners. Vector’s management team is an excellent complement to our efforts to serve the New Orleans metro area.”
About Vector Media
Founded in 1998, Vector Media (www.vectormedia.com) specializes in large-format transit advertising, traditional Out-of-Home media and the creation of interactive brand experiences. The company’s current inventory of over 30,000 Out-of-Home faces includes bulletins, street furniture and over 20,000 transit advertising faces, including double decker buses, municipal transit, airport shuttles, custom route coach vehicles and trolleys. Vector Media maintains inventory in 27 of the top 35 DMAs including the only coast-to-coast double-decker advertising network in North America, which is comprised of inventory in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, DC, Houston, Miami, San Diego, San Antonio, Austin and Dallas. Vector’s rapidly growing experiential division integrates the company’s Out-of-Home assets and other capabilities through the creation of dynamic brand experiences.
About Spire Capital Partners
Spire Capital (https://spirecapital.com/) is an active and experienced private equity firm with an investment focus in small market companies within the technology-enabled business services, media, communications and education sectors. Spire Capital was founded on the principle of partnering with management teams and founders to help effectuate the next stage of growth for their companies. Spire professionals have a broad array of past operating, investing and advisory experiences they leverage to help portfolio companies accelerate growth, guide strategic direction and execute their business plan. Spire Capital is a New York-based investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
O2B Kids Moves into Atlanta, Georgia with its acquisition of Brookside Academy
GAINESVILLE, FL (May 6, 2019) – O2B Kids, a leading provider of early education services for children in the Southeast U.S. and a Spire Capital portfolio company, consummated its acquisition of Brookside Academy.
Brookside Academy, founded in 1999, has two locations in Alpharetta and Johns Creek, suburbs of Atlanta, GA. It provides services such as infant and toddler care, preschool, afterschool enrichment programs and summer camp. Brookside Academy has provided high-quality early education services for the past two decades and the O2B Kids team will strive to continue, and improve, Brookside’s premium service offering.
The transaction establishes O2B Kids’ presence in the Atlanta, GA market and increases O2B Kids’ facility count from twelve to fourteen. O2B Kids plans to invest capital in both Brookside Academy schools for various facility upgrades.
Andy Sherrard, CEO of O2B Kids, commented “The entire O2B Kids team is thrilled to serve the communities of Alpharetta and Johns Creek. We are committed to providing the best possible early education services and look forward to working alongside the Brookside team to accomplish our goals.”
Dentons US LLP served as legal counsel to O2B Kids. Hinge Brokers acted as exclusive financial advisor to Brookside Academy.
About Spire Capital Partners
Spire Capital (https://spirecapital.com/) is an active and experienced private equity firm with an investment focus in small market companies within the technology enabled business services, media, communications and education sectors. Spire Capital was founded on the principle of partnering with management teams and founders to help effectuate the next stage of growth for their companies. Spire professionals have a broad array of past operating, investing and advisory experiences they leverage to help portfolio companies accelerate growth, guide strategic direction and execute their business plan. Spire Capital is a New York-based investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
About O2B Kids
O2B Kids (http://www.o2bkids.com/) is a leading provider of early education services for children in the Southeast U.S. O2B offers preschool education for children 0 to 5 years old, afterschool enrichment programs for elementary school students, and an unprecedented family membership program for all kids 0 to 13 years old. For one all-inclusive price, O2B provides classes in karate, gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, music, drama, art, science, technology, sports, languages and more. While kids experiment with a rich variety of activities and discover their passions, parents enjoy unrivaled convenience and value. O2B’s magical facilities give a safe neighborhood back to kids and deliver valuable enrichment and character-building opportunities to our future generation. Follow O2B on Twitter (@O2BKids) and Facebook to stay up-to-date on all the latest news and events.
NEW YORK, NY (MAY 1, 2019) – Spire Capital Partners (“Spire Capital” or “Spire”), a leading private equity firm with an investment focus in companies within the technology-enabled business services, media, communications and education sectors, announced that it has closed on the sale of Lighthouse Global (“Lighthouse” or the “Company”), a leading technology-enabled eDiscovery and advisory services business. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Lighthouse provides technology-enabled governance, risk and compliance (“GRC”) and eDiscovery solutions to a global corporate and law firm client base. During Spire’s four-year investment, Lighthouse exhibited strong organic growth by developing exceptional products and providing outstanding services. In addition to its organic initiatives, the Company successfully consummated two acquisitions during Spire’s investment, purchasing both Discovia and Forexus, which added to Lighthouse’s U.S. and European operations.
“Brian McManus has led Lighthouse to achieve extraordinary growth and has positioned the Company as an industry leader,” said Andy Armstrong, founding partner of Spire Capital. “The entire Lighthouse team has contributed to its operational success, and it has been a pleasure working alongside such a talented group of people.”
“We are tremendously proud of the Company’s results during our partnership with Spire,” commented Brian McManus, Lighthouse’s CEO. “The Spire team was instrumental in providing financial and strategic support to help us achieve our goals. In addition, Andy and Sean facilitated numerous prospective customer introductions, many of which ultimately led to new Lighthouse clients. We appreciate all of Spire’s efforts and contributions to our Company’s success. We could not have asked for a better partner than Spire during this four-year run.” Brian McManus and David Binder will remain as CEO and CFO, respectively for Lighthouse.
Sean White, partner at Spire, said “Lighthouse has established itself as the leading GRC and eDiscovery services company in the space, with unique, proprietary technology and services capabilities. The Lighthouse senior management team did an excellent job executing countless strategic initiatives to achieve their market-leading growth. We wish them continued success as they execute their longer-term grow strategy.”
Macquarie Group acted as exclusive financial advisor to Spire Capital and Lighthouse. Dentons served as legal counsel to Spire Capital and Lighthouse.
About Spire Capital Partners
Spire Capital (https://spirecapital.com/) is an active and experienced private equity firm with an investment focus in small market companies within the technology-enabled business services, media, communications and education sectors. Spire Capital was founded on the principle of partnering with management teams and founders to help effectuate the next stage of growth for their companies. Spire professionals have a broad array of past operating, investing and advisory experiences they leverage to help portfolio companies accelerate growth, guide strategic direction and execute their business plan. Spire Capital is a New York-based investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
About Lighthouse Global
Lighthouse provides software and services to manage the increasingly complex landscape of enterprise data for compliance and legal teams. Lighthouse leads by developing proprietary technology that integrates with industry-leading third-party software, automating workflows, and creating an easy-to-use, end-to-end platform. Lighthouse also delivers unique proprietary applications and advisory services that are highly valuable for large, complex matters, and a new SaaS platform designed for in-house teams. Whether reacting to incidents like litigation or governmental investigations or designing programs to proactively minimize the potential for future incidents, Lighthouse partners with multinational industry leaders, top global law firms, and the world’s leading software provider as a channel partner. For more information, visit https://lighthouseglobal.com
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Spire Capital Partners
Phone: (212) 218-5454
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