Ballast Point Ventures Leads Series B Investment in Keen Decision Systems

Beacon Pointe Advisors Acquires Keeney Financial Group

February 15, 2024

Wealth Management

Beacon Pointe Advisors has merged with Keeney Financial Group, an RIA based in Columbia, Maryland, bringing roughly $560 million in client assets and a ten-person team into Beacon Pointe’s platform. The deal, Beacon Pointe’s first in the mid-Atlantic, closed on February 15, 2024; financial terms were not disclosed.

Keensight Capital Invests in Bedford Consulting

May 10, 2022

IT Services

Keensight Capital has invested a significant stake in Bedford Consulting, the leading EMEA Anaplan implementation partner, alongside Bedford co-founder Neil Doyle and CEO Cathal Doyle. The growth investment will support Bedford's international expansion, deepen its market penetration across Europe, and extend its Anaplan-related service offerings.

KKR Invests in Beacon Pointe Advisors

January 18, 2022

Wealth Management

KKR has made a growth investment in Beacon Pointe, the parent company of Beacon Pointe Advisors, with Beacon Pointe management retaining a majority ownership stake and Abry Partners exiting. The capital will support Beacon Pointe's national expansion, technology and personnel investments, and accelerate its M&A strategy across the U.S.

Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and Accel Invest $190M in Blackpoint Cyber

June 8, 2023

Cybersecurity

Blackpoint Cyber received a $190 million growth investment led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities with participation from Accel. The funding will be used to accelerate product development of Blackpoint's cybersecurity platform and expand support for its MSP partners; existing investors include Adelphi Capital Partners, Telecom Ventures, Pelican Ventures and WP Global Partners.

Kayne Partners Invests $30M Growth Equity in Decisiv

January 10, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Kayne Partners, the growth equity group of Kayne Anderson, provided $30 million in equity funding to Decisiv, Inc. to accelerate its product roadmap and support global expansion across commercial vehicle, heavy equipment, construction, agriculture and mining markets. As part of the financing, Kayne Partners will be represented on Decisiv's board to support the company's continued growth of its cloud-based Service Relationship Management (SRM) platform.

Charlesbank Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in Bridgepointe Technologies

January 11, 2022

IT Services

Charlesbank Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Bridgepointe Technologies, a San Mateo-based IT strategy and advisory firm. Bridgepointe raised more than $100 million in total proceeds to fund partner recruitment and enablement, service and brand expansion, key hires, and future acquisitions.