Kartesia Acquires Richardson from ClearLight Partners; Merges Richardson with Sales Performance International (SPI)

Truelink Capital Acquires Richardson Sales Performance

July 24, 2023

Professional Services

Truelink Capital, a Los Angeles-based middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Philadelphia-based Richardson Sales Performance, a global sales training and performance-improvement firm founded in 1979. Truelink said it will support Richardson's growth through strategic investments, organic expansion and further M&A while Richardson's existing management team remains in place.

Richardson Sales Performance Acquires Challenger

September 16, 2024

Consulting

Richardson Sales Performance, backed by Truelink Capital, has acquired Challenger, the firm behind the Challenger selling methodology. The deal combines Richardson's role-based sales capability offerings with Challenger's research-driven approach and technology to expand the combined company's training, analytics and learning solutions for B2B sales organizations.

Simpson Performance Products Acquires Clearwater Lights

January 21, 2020

Consumer Products

Simpson Performance Products, a portfolio company of private equity firm BRS & Co., has acquired Clearwater Lights from founder Glenn Stasky. Clearwater, a Rancho Cordova, California-based designer and assembler of auxiliary LED lights for motorsport applications, will continue to be led by Mr. Stasky, and the acquisition expands Simpson's motorsport safety and lighting product offering as an add-on to its portfolio.

Kin + Carta Acquires Spire Digital

November 22, 2019

IT Services

Kin + Carta has acquired Spire Digital, a Denver-based software development and digital transformation firm, to strengthen its Innovation capabilities and establish a strategic foothold in the western United States. Spire’s team of over 100 engineers and designers will remain based in Denver and continue serving Fortune 500 and mid-market clients as part of Kin + Carta’s global offering.

Richardson Sales Performance Acquires e4enable

February 1, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Richardson Sales Performance has acquired e4enable, a Manchester-based competency intelligence sales enablement platform, to expand its analytics and enablement capabilities. The transaction is supported by Richardson's financial sponsor, Truelink Capital, and is an add-on to strengthen Richardson's technology-driven sales performance offerings.

With Intelligence Acquires SPS from Bain & Company

November 11, 2024

Data & Analytics

With Intelligence has acquired SPS, an award-winning provider of deal-level data and analytics for private equity and M&A professionals, from Bain & Company. The deal brings SPS’s 100,000+ tracked transactions and granular deal taxonomy into With Intelligence’s private markets platform to expand its deal intelligence capabilities and support geographic growth into Europe.