Pearl Meyer Acquires The River Group

Pearl Meyer Acquires Ampersand Leadership Group

February 5, 2026

Consulting

Pearl Meyer has acquired Ampersand Leadership Group, a boutique leadership advisory consultancy, and hired several senior practitioners to expand its Leadership Advisory practice. The move strengthens Pearl Meyer's capabilities serving private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, and corporate boards by adding Ampersand's leadership advisory, executive assessment, and coaching expertise.

Pearl Meyer Acquires Blake Street Group

June 17, 2024

Professional Services

Boston-based executive compensation and leadership consulting firm Pearl Meyer has acquired Blake Street Group (BSG), a boutique leadership consultancy that provides human capital due diligence, organizational readiness, and leadership development to private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Blake Street, founded in 2007, has about 19 employees and offices in Boston, Chicago, Denver, and San Francisco; the acquisition expands Pearl Meyer’s private equity-focused leadership and compensation capabilities.

Pearl Meyer Acquires Yaffe & Company

September 15, 2020

Consulting

Executive compensation and leadership consulting firm Pearl Meyer has acquired Yaffe & Company, a specialist in executive compensation, governance, physician advisory, and faculty compensation serving not‑for‑profit healthcare systems and higher education institutions. The acquisition brings Alexander Yaffe and his team into Pearl Meyer as part of an effort to deepen the firm's capabilities and client coverage in healthcare and higher education.

Coalesce Capital Majority Recapitalizes Pearl Meyer

January 6, 2025

Consulting

Coalesce Capital has completed a majority growth recapitalization of executive compensation and leadership consultancy Pearl Meyer, with Pearl Meyer's management retaining a meaningful stake. The investment will support Pearl Meyer's next phase of growth through talent development, the addition of complementary capabilities and service areas, and investments to enhance client service capabilities; existing minority institutional investors have exited.

MentorcliQ Acquires River Software

August 20, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

MentorcliQ, a Columbus-based leader in employee mentoring software, has acquired River Software, a Denver-based provider of employee mentoring solutions. River will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary with President Chris Browning remaining in his role; the deal expands MentorcliQ's market share and combines complementary mentoring capabilities for enterprise and government clients.

Coalesce Capital Majority Recapitalizes Pearl Meyer & Partners

January 7, 2025

Consulting

Coalesce Capital completed a majority recapitalization investment in Pearl Meyer & Partners, with Main Street Capital Corporation exiting its debt and equity investments. Pearl Meyer, a Wellesley, Massachusetts-based leader in executive compensation and leadership consulting, will partner with Coalesce to support the firm's next phase of growth.