Eagle Merchant Partners Invests in Guidewell Education; Guidewell Acquires Reach Cambridge

Graycliff Partners Makes Minority Equity and Unitranche Debt Investment in Guidewell Education

February 10, 2025

Education

Graycliff Partners LP provided a unitranche credit facility and a minority equity investment in Guidewell Education to support the company's growth across the educational ecosystem. Guidewell, headquartered in Sacramento, California, offers college admissions counseling, test preparation, and academic tutoring through multiple brands and serves over 20,000 students annually.

Guidewell Education (Boathouse Capital Portfolio) Acquires College MatchPoint

October 28, 2024

Education

Guidewell Education, a Boathouse Capital-backed platform, has acquired College MatchPoint to expand its college admissions counseling and related educational services nationwide. The deal strengthens Guidewell's capabilities in personalized college advising and marks the firm's fifth acquisition as it pursues growth in a fragmented education services market.

EQT Invests in Compass Education to Accelerate Product and International Growth

August 21, 2024

Education

EQT (via its BPEA EQT Mid‑Market Growth Partnership / MMG Fund) has agreed to invest in Compass, a Melbourne‑headquartered K‑12 school management SaaS provider, to support product development, innovation, hiring and international expansion. As part of the transaction Advent Partners will exit its investment and Compass founder John de la Motte remains a significant shareholder; the deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Growth Capital Partners (GCP) Makes Minority Investment in Bridewell Consulting

March 25, 2021

Cybersecurity

Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has made a minority growth-capital investment in Bridewell Consulting as the first investment from GCP Fund V. The funding will support Bridewell's expansion of its end-to-end cyber security and managed security services (SOC/MDR), accelerate international growth and inorganic M&A, and help scale the business beyond its current ~80-employee team.

Mercer Advisors Acquires Eagle Wealth Management and Eagle Wealth Accounting

September 2, 2025

Financial Services

Mercer Global Advisors, a Denver-based national RIA, has acquired Bend, Oregon-based Eagle Wealth Management and its Eagle Wealth Accounting tax practice. The deal brings roughly $350 million in AUM and a 10-person team into Mercer’s platform, strengthening the firm’s presence in central Oregon and expanding its tax and wealth-planning capabilities.

IQ-EQ Acquires Greyline Partners

November 17, 2021

Professional Services

IQ-EQ, the investor services group, has acquired Greyline Partners, a U.S.-based governance and regulatory compliance provider. The deal expands IQ-EQ's U.S. capabilities and footprint—Greyline brings ~56 employees across six offices and complementary outsourced compliance, middle-office and finance services to IQ-EQ's alternative-asset client base.