Consulting Acquisitions in 2018

Trinity Partners has acquired TGaS Advisors, a benchmarking and advisory firm serving commercial organizations in the life sciences industry. TGaS will operate as a wholly‑owned division of Trinity, adding benchmarking, vendor insights and comparative intelligence to Trinity’s commercialization, real‑world evidence and market research capabilities.

Trinity Consultants has acquired ADVENT Engineering Services, which will operate as a Trinity company led by Albert Dyrness. The acquisition expands Trinity’s life‑sciences consulting capabilities to include process development, process and automation engineering, CQV (commissioning, qualification and validation), and project management for biopharmaceutical and related manufacturers.

The Firefly Group, a lower‑middle market investment firm, has acquired a majority ownership interest in EOS Worldwide. Amherst Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to EOS; EOS leadership including CEO Mike Paton, President Kelly Knight, and founders Gino Wickman and Don Tinney retain significant ownership and will remain active. New Canaan Funding provided financing for the transaction.

Ankura has signed a definitive agreement to acquire c3/consulting, a Nashville-based management consulting firm led by founder Beth R. Chase. The acquisition augments Ankura's strategy and operational consulting capabilities, expands its national footprint, and integrates c3's nearly 120 consultants into Ankura's platform of over 575 professionals.

Ernst & Young LLP (EY) has acquired Chicago-based Sonoma Partners, a consulting firm specializing in Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Salesforce CRM solutions. The deal brings more than 100 Sonoma practitioners into EY's U.S. Digital, Data and Analytics practice to expand EY's CRM and digital transformation delivery capabilities.