American Securities Acquires FullBloom from The Vistria Group

FullBloom Acquires EmpowerU to Expand K-12 Mental Health Services

September 13, 2023

Education

FullBloom has acquired EmpowerU, a provider of evidence-based, technology-enabled mental health and resilience programs for K-12 students. The acquisition integrates EmpowerU's online platform and one-to-one master's-level coaching into FullBloom's suite of student and educator services to expand mental health, behavioral supports, and scalable counseling capacity for school districts.

FullBloom Acquires CharacterStrong

February 25, 2025

Education

FullBloom, a Philadelphia-based child development platform, has acquired CharacterStrong, a national provider of school-based mental health curricula, resources, and training for K‑12 educators. The acquisition expands FullBloom's mental health capabilities and integrates CharacterStrong's curricula and team (including co-founder John Norlin, who will lead the new business) into FullBloom's mental health division to better support whole-child development in schools.

The Vistria Group Acquires Beacon Specialized Living Services

March 28, 2022

Healthcare Services

The Vistria Group has acquired Beacon Specialized Living Services, a Kalamazoo-based provider of residential and support services for adults and children with severe mental illness and intellectual and developmental disabilities. The investment will provide capital to reinvest in care, fund innovation in Beacon's behavioral health model, and support geographic growth across several Midwest and East Coast states.

Bloom (Equity/Venture) Partners Acquires Viostream from Bailador

March 3, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Bloom Venture/Equity Partners, a SaaS-focused investment firm, has acquired Viocorp International Pty Ltd (trading as Viostream) from Bailador Technology Investments (ASX: BTI) and other minority shareholders. The acquisition gives Bloom ownership of Viostream’s enterprise-grade cloud video management platform to accelerate product reach and international growth, with a new CEO, Evan Parker, appointed to lead the next growth phase.

The Vistria Group Becomes Majority Investor in Edmentum

December 1, 2020

Education

The Vistria Group made a strategic growth investment in Edmentum and will become the company's majority stakeholder. Existing investors New Mountain Finance Corporation and funds managed by BlackRock will retain ownership positions as Vistria supports Edmentum's expansion of K–Adult digital curriculum and assessment offerings.

The Vistria Group Completes Majority Recapitalization of Education Solutions Services (ESS)

March 15, 2022

Education

The Vistria Group has acquired a majority stake in Education Solutions Services (ESS), a Knoxville-based K-12 staffing and virtual instruction provider; Nautic Partners sold the majority interest but will remain a minority investor. Comvest Credit Partners acted as administrative agent on a senior secured credit facility to support the transaction. ESS serves roughly 900 school districts (over 4 million students) and will use the new partnership to accelerate growth and expand its virtual and managed staffing capabilities.