Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Invests in Origin Wireless

Mobile Communications America Acquires Wireless Concepts International

July 29, 2025

Telecommunications

Mobile Communications America (MCA) has acquired Wireless Concepts International, a Schaumburg, Illinois-based wireless engineering services provider. The deal expands MCA’s in‑building wireless and public‑safety communications capabilities across the Midwest and brings additional engineering resources to shorten deployments and improve operational efficiency for customers.

Concentric Provides Growth Financing to One Source Communications; One Source Acquires SUMO Technologies

November 29, 2022

IT Services

Concentric Investment Partners closed a growth investment in One Source Communications, a Greenville, North Carolina managed services provider. Proceeds from Concentric's investment were used by One Source to acquire SUMO Technologies and to support other growth initiatives.

ADT Acquires Origin AI for $170 Million

March 2, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

ADT has acquired Origin AI for $170 million in cash to integrate Origin's AI sensing platform and related IP into ADT's smart home and security offerings. The deal brings Origin's sensorless ambient-intelligence technology and more than 200 patents to ADT to enhance presence detection, reduce false alarms, and enable new aging-in-place and occupancy-based automation use cases.

Sumitomo Chemical Makes Strategic Investment in Conagen

March 31, 2020

Biotechnology

Sumitomo Chemical, the global chemical company headquartered in Tokyo, made a strategic growth investment in Greater Boston biotech Conagen to accelerate the company’s synthetic biology research, development, and commercialization of sustainable bio-based chemicals. The partnership aims to combine Sumitomo’s industrial and manufacturing expertise with Conagen’s bio-manufacturing platforms to scale greener chemical production.

Sia Partners Acquires Summus Group

October 5, 2021

Consulting

Sia Partners, an international management and AI consulting firm, has acquired Summus Group, a U.S.-based management consulting firm specializing in business and technology transformation for the financial industry. The deal adds ~80 consultants and strengthens Sia Partners' East Coast presence—notably Charlotte and Atlanta—while expanding its fintech and banking capabilities in the U.S.

Summa Equity Invests in EA Technology

October 14, 2024

Energy

Impact investor Summa Equity has completed an investment in UK-headquartered EA Technology, partnering with selling management and employee shareholders to scale the company's smart grid hardware, software and services. The deal (from Summa Equity Fund III) will support EA Technology's capability enhancement and international roll-out; EA reported ~£48m revenue in 2023 and around 300 employees.