HKW-backed Culture Partners Acquires Paradigm Learning

Kendall Hunt Publishing Acquires Paradigm Education Solutions

February 7, 2020

Education

Dubuque-based Kendall Hunt Publishing Company has acquired Paradigm Publishing, LLC (dba Paradigm Education Solutions), a provider of post-secondary print and digital learning solutions and the Cirrus cloud-based courseware platform. The acquisition adds Paradigm's content, technology and customer base to accelerate Kendall Hunt's expansion in higher education and career-focused learning markets.

Francisco Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Paradigm

October 13, 2021

Software

Francisco Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Paradigm, the software group that manages PracticePanther, Bill4Time, MerusCase and Headnote, to support product innovation and continued growth. Paradigm, formed by ASG and backed by Alpine Investors, will use the capital and Francisco Partners' software and payments expertise to expand its product suite and accelerate adoption among law firms; the transaction is expected to close in Q4 with terms undisclosed.

WilliamsMarston Acquires Paradigm Advisory Group

August 18, 2022

Accounting & Tax

WilliamsMarston LLC, a PE-backed accounting, tax and valuation advisory firm, has acquired Atlanta-based Paradigm Advisory Group, a boutique accounting advisory practice. The acquisition (WilliamsMarston's sixth in two years) expands WM’s Southeast presence and enhances its technical accounting and transaction advisory capabilities; Paradigm co-founders Travis Hannon and Chris Bitler and the full Paradigm team joined WilliamsMarston at close.

Shift Paradigm Acquires Principle Studios

March 14, 2024

IT Services

Austin-based Shift Paradigm, backed by Growth Catalyst Partners, has acquired design and technology consultancy Principle Studios to deepen its UX/UI, engineering and digital transformation capabilities. Bow River Capital provided second‑lien acquisition financing to support the transaction; Principle Studios’ managing directors Ryan and Adam Brill will remain in leadership roles at Shift.

Cressey & Company Partners with Paradigm Health in Recapitalization Backed by Havencrest

May 12, 2025

Healthcare Services

Cressey & Company LP has entered into a partnership and recapitalization with Paradigm Health, a leading hospice and palliative care provider based in Indianapolis. Existing investor Havencrest Capital Management completed a majority exit while reinvesting alongside Paradigm Management and Cressey to support the company's next phase of geographic and service expansion across Indiana.

eDynamic Learning (Gauge Capital-backed) Acquires Knowledge Matters

May 25, 2021

Education

eDynamic Learning, a portfolio company of Gauge Capital, has acquired Knowledge Matters, a provider of career-based simulation software for K–12 and higher education. The deal adds simulation-based experiential learning content to eDynamic Learning’s digital CTE and elective curriculum offering as an add-on to the existing platform.