Keystone Partners (Silver Oak) Acquires Kensington International's Career Transition and Leadership Development Business

Silver Oak Services Partners Recapitalizes Keystone Partners

January 31, 2019

Staffing & HR

Silver Oak Services Partners led a recapitalization of Keystone Partners, investing alongside Keystone's senior management to provide capital and support for platform growth. Keystone, headquartered in Boston, is a provider of outplacement, career management, executive coaching, and leadership development services and will continue to be led by its existing management team, which retained a significant ownership stake.

Careerminds Acquires Keystone Partners from Silver Oak

February 12, 2026

Staffing & HR

Careerminds has acquired Keystone Partners, a Boston-based provider of outplacement, career management, executive coaching and leadership development services, from Silver Oak Services Partners. Silver Oak had owned Keystone since 2018 and supported the company through five add-on acquisitions and development of a proprietary technology platform to scale its talent solutions business.

Keystone Partners Acquires CCI Consulting

January 21, 2025

Staffing & HR

Keystone Partners, a Silver Oak Services Partners portfolio company, has acquired CCI Consulting, a provider of HR consulting, executive search, leadership development and career transition services based near Philadelphia. The add-on expands Keystone's talent management and leadership transformation capabilities and broadens its reach across the Mid-Atlantic and beyond.

Keystone Partners Acquires The Ayers Group from Kelly Services

June 12, 2024

Staffing & HR

Keystone Partners, a Silver Oak Services Partners portfolio company, has acquired The Ayers Group, a New York–headquartered leader in executive coaching, leadership development and outplacement services, from Kelly Services, Inc. The acquisition expands Keystone's capabilities and presence in the New York metropolitan area and strengthens its career management and leadership development offerings.

Keystone Partners Acquires The Center for Executive Coaching (CEC)

April 8, 2024

Education

Keystone Partners, a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners LLC, has acquired the Center for Executive Coaching (CEC), a provider of executive coach certification and training. The acquisition expands Keystone's leadership development and outplacement offerings by adding CEC's certification programs, distance-learning capabilities, and alumni/recertification services.

Kensington Capital Partners Acquires ONE9 Venture Capital Business

April 2, 2025

Financial Services

Kensington Capital Partners has acquired the venture capital investment business of ONE9 and taken a minority stake in ONE9 Capability Labs (with an option to acquire the remainder upon milestone achievement). ONE9's legacy investments are excluded and remain with the original vendors; the deal positions Kensington to lead investments in National Security technologies, including cybersecurity and defense-focused dual-use technologies.