The Next Practices Group Makes Strategic Investment in 104 West Partners

The Next Solutions Group Purchases Majority Ownership from The Next Practices Group

January 9, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

The Next Solutions Group (NSG), a reputation management and strategic communications consultancy, has purchased majority ownership in itself from The Next Practices Group (NPG). The terms were not disclosed; NPG will remain a minority shareholder as NSG consolidates ownership to support strategic growth and deepen client relationships.

Next Practices Group Acquires Content Science

October 19, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

The Next Practices Group (NPG) announced that Content Science, the Atlanta-based content intelligence and strategy firm founded by Colleen Jones, is joining NPG's network of companies. The deal brings Content Science's content strategy, analytics and ContentWRX product into NPG's capabilities to expand its marketing, analytics and digital content offerings.

Providence Strategic Growth Invests in Next Glass

April 23, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Providence Strategic Growth (PSG), the growth-equity affiliate of Providence Equity Partners, has made a significant growth investment in Next Glass to accelerate product innovation, go-to-market expansion and support strategic add-on acquisitions. The funding will bolster Next Glass's consumer platforms (Untappd, BeerAdvocate) and its SaaS products (Untappd for Business, Untappd Marketplace) and establish a small-to-medium business support fund for COVID-19 relief.

UPSTACK Acquires NPG Solutions

October 25, 2022

IT Services

UPSTACK, a New York–based digital infrastructure advisory platform, has acquired NPG Solutions, an independent technology and communications solutions advisor headquartered in New Albany, Ohio. The deal—UPSTACK's 25th partner investment—adds NPG's network, data center, cloud and security advisory capabilities and its proprietary SmartSpendIT supplier management tool to UPSTACK's platform; terms were not disclosed.

Godspeed Capital Makes Strategic Investment in NextPoint Group

December 15, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Godspeed Capital Management LP has made a strategic growth investment in NextPoint Group (NPG), a Herndon, Virginia-based provider of AI-powered software, cloud modernization, and mission-critical network capabilities for the U.S. intelligence and defense communities. Financial terms were not disclosed; NPG CEO Ron Kattas and other management will retain meaningful ownership while Godspeed partners to build NPG into a mission-technology platform and expand its offerings.

WestView Capital Partners Completes Growth Recapitalization of Purple Strategies

August 25, 2022

Consulting

Alexandria-based corporate reputation firm Purple Strategies completed a growth recapitalization with Boston-based private equity firm WestView Capital Partners. The transaction will provide capital to support Purple's growth while its existing leadership team remains in place; WestView partners will join the company's board.