Giggster Acquires Photography Website ePHOTOzine

EQT Growth Acquires Majority Stake in GotPhoto

March 28, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

EQT Growth has agreed to acquire a majority stake in GotPhoto, a Berlin-based vertical software platform serving photographers, with GotPhoto founders, angel investors and management remaining minority owners. EQT will invest primary capital to accelerate product and tech development, support organic and inorganic growth across core markets (US, UK and DACH) and expand into additional verticals and geographies; the deal is expected to close in April 2023.

Ionic Partners Acquires Gigster

May 26, 2021

Software

Ionic Partners, a software-focused private investment firm, has acquired Gigster to accelerate its capability to build enterprise software products using an elastic, global workforce. The acquisition brings Gigster’s on-demand software development platform and talent network into Ionic’s portfolio to expand enterprise application delivery and operationalize cloud-first, product-led build processes.

GotPhoto Acquires Next Gen Photo Solutions

September 20, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

GotPhoto, the people-photography workflow and e‑commerce platform, has acquired Next Gen Photo Solutions, a full-service digital graphics company that creates dynamic sports graphics, memory mates and virtual group images. The acquisition will integrate Next Gen's graphics capabilities into GotPhoto's platform and support product investments aimed at automating sports graphic creation and expanding GotPhoto's outsourced image-creation services for high-volume photographers.

albelli and Photobox merge to create leading European photo products & gifting business

January 11, 2022

E-Commerce

albelli (owned by Gilde Buy Out Partners) and Photobox (owned by Exponent Private Equity) have merged to form a combined online European photo products and gifting business serving over 7 million customers. The combined group brings together c. 1,150 employees across multiple European countries and will retain existing consumer brands while pursuing scale, streamlined supply chains and accelerated product and mobile app initiatives.

Gallery Media Group Acquires Coveteur

May 1, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Gallery Media Group (GMG), the publisher behind PureWow, has acquired fashion and beauty outlet Coveteur. The deal — GMG's first acquisition — will relaunch Coveteur under GMG's portfolio (terms undisclosed) with an emphasis on video, shopping, and social storytelling and sponsorships from Rabanne, Don Julio and Amazon.

Virtasant Acquires Gigster from Ionic Partners

March 26, 2024

Software

Virtasant has acquired Gigster from Ionic Partners. The deal brings Gigster’s on-demand software development platform and global talent network into Virtasant’s cloud optimization and engineering services business after a multi-year turnaround and growth under Ionic’s ownership.