Pole Star Global Acquires StratumFive Group

Pole Star Global Acquires Clearwater Dynamics

August 14, 2025

Data & Analytics

Pole Star Global has acquired Clearwater Dynamics, a UK-based provider of real-time maritime risk intelligence and creator of the Coral insurance-risk platform. The acquisition expands Pole Star's DOMAIN data platform and its capabilities into the marine insurance market by integrating Clearwater’s real-time vessel monitoring and underwriting tools with Pole Star’s regulatory, voyage-optimization, and maritime-analytics offerings.

Wavecrest Growth Partners and Abry Partners Make Growth Investment in Pole Star

April 7, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Wavecrest Growth Partners and Abry Partners completed a growth investment in Pole Star Space Applications Limited to accelerate hiring, scale sales, and expand product development for its cloud-based maritime compliance, surveillance, and sustainability SaaS solutions. The capital will support commercialization and innovation into AI, ML and distributed ledger technologies as Pole Star pursues broader digitalisation across maritime trade, ports, and commodity finance markets.

Open Systems Technologies Acquires Stratum Technology

January 28, 2022

IT Services

Open Systems Technologies (OST), a commercial IT subsidiary of Koniag, acquired Texas-based cloud service provider Stratum Technology. The acquisition expands OST's cloud and managed services capabilities—notably AWS and Microsoft Azure expertise—and strengthens its healthcare cloud practice for Epic implementations.

GoodSuite Acquires Strata IT

September 14, 2022

IT Services

GoodSuite has acquired Strata IT, a Los Angeles–based provider of enterprise-level managed IT services. The deal expands GoodSuite’s managed IT capabilities (help desk, onsite, cybersecurity, disaster recovery, cloud migration, VoIP) and broadens its customer base and regional reach in Southern California.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Stratus Team, LLC

July 1, 2024

Engineering Services

Brightstar Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Stratus Team, LLC from Godspeed Capital Management LP. The transaction positions Brightstar to scale Stratus — a multi-disciplinary engineering, architecture, and consulting platform — through organic growth and M&A to expand its capabilities and presence across public and private sector end markets, particularly in the U.S. Southeast.

Kpler Acquires Spire Maritime from Spire Global

April 25, 2025

Data & Analytics

Kpler has completed the acquisition of Spire Maritime, the maritime data and ship-tracking business of Spire Global, in a transaction reported at approximately $241 million. The deal (a divestiture by Spire Global) strengthens Kpler’s maritime data and analytics capabilities; Kpler and regulators including the UK CMA have been engaged as the transaction completed.