Backstage Acquires ShareGrid, a Peer-to-Peer Marketplace for Production Equipment

Cast & Crew Acquires Backstage Holdings

February 1, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Cast & Crew has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Backstage Holdings, the subscription-based talent marketplace and content-creation platform. The acquisition (financed with cash and stock) brings Backstage's marketplaces and creative tools into Cast & Crew's end-to-end production platform, expanding capabilities across talent, payroll, HR, finance and creative workflow; Backstage will continue to operate as a distinct brand under existing leadership.

Shutterstock Acquires Backgrid

February 1, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Shutterstock, Inc. has acquired Backgrid, a global celebrity news and photo agency, adding more than 30 million images and videos and over 1,400 contributors to Shutterstock's editorial library. The deal expands Shutterstock's editorial and celebrity content capabilities and bolsters its U.S. coast-to-coast and global editorial reach.

Backstage Acquires StarNow and The Mandy Network; TA Associates Makes Strategic Investment

February 22, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Backstage has acquired New Zealand-based StarNow and UK-based The Mandy Network to expand its global talent marketplace, supported by a strategic growth investment from TA Associates. Backstage senior management invested alongside TA, with debt financing from Audax Private Debt, to accelerate product innovation, global expansion and further M&A activity.

Backstage Acquires FilmFreeway, Coverfly and Voice123

September 14, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Backstage, the freelancer marketplace and application suite for creators, announced the acquisitions of FilmFreeway, Coverfly and Voice123 — transactions supported by investor TA Associates. The deals expand Backstage’s creator tools and talent marketplaces by adding a film festival submissions platform (FilmFreeway), a writers’ discovery and data platform (Coverfly), and a global voiceover marketplace (Voice123).

Topspin Consumer Partners Invests in Grid

February 24, 2026

Building Products

Topspin Consumer Partners, a consumer-focused private equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in Grid, a U.S. designer and manufacturer of laminate and phenolic lockers and performance flooring for fitness, athletic, and wellness facilities. The capital will support Grid’s expansion as it scales its vertically integrated design, manufacturing, logistics, and installation capabilities across the United States.

Lincoln Rackhouse and Principal Real Estate Investors Acquire Bytegrid

May 8, 2019

Real Estate

Lincoln Rackhouse, the data center division of Lincoln Property Company, in partnership with Principal Real Estate Investors, has acquired colocation and managed services provider Bytegrid, gaining control of three data centers in the Washington, DC (Silver Spring), Chicago (Aurora) and Seattle (Lynnwood/Aurora area) markets. The acquisition includes approximately 320,000 square feet of facilities and 16MW of IT load and adds Bytegrid's colocation, managed services, network and hosting business to Rackhouse's nationwide portfolio.