Royal Media Acquires Connectivity Business

Connect Media Acquires Networld Media Group

January 30, 2026

Media & Entertainment

Connect Media, a Los Angeles-based B2B media company, has acquired Louisville-based Networld Media Group, a business-to-business news and events operator serving the restaurant, retail, banking and self-service technology sectors. The deal expands Connect Media's media and events footprint into adjacent verticals and grows the combined team's headcount to more than 60 employees; terms were not disclosed.

Royal Media Acquires The Foster Report from Concentric Energy Publications

July 14, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Royal Media acquired The Foster Report and its associated assets from Concentric Energy Publications (a Concentric Energy Advisors company). The acquisition brings an established energy-focused subscription newsletter into Royal Media’s portfolio to expand its coverage into energy, regulation and clean energy topics.

Kelley Connect Acquires Royal Business Systems and Northern Business Systems

August 31, 2021

IT Services

Kelley Connect has acquired Royal Business Systems (Anchorage) and Northern Business Systems (Fairbanks), expanding its footprint across the state of Alaska and establishing five local Kelley Connect offices. The acquisitions are intended to retain existing employees, expand service capacity for office-technology and document-management solutions, and provide full-state coverage for Kelley Connect's customers.

Digital Alpha Acquires Unitas Global's Connectivity Business

April 18, 2022

Telecommunications

Digital Alpha Advisors acquired the Connectivity Business assets of Unitas Global and will operate the business under the Unitas Global name, integrating its Unitas Nexus platform and Unitas Reach network into Digital Alpha's digital infrastructure portfolio. The asset purchase makes Digital Alpha the controlling stakeholder in the connectivity business and aims to expand its next-generation networking capabilities for enterprise, MSP and cloud customers.

S&P Global Acquires Private Market Connect

August 29, 2022

Data & Analytics

S&P Global announced it has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Private Market Connect (PMC) from Hamilton Lane, bringing PMC fully under S&P Global Market Intelligence. The deal is intended to integrate PMC’s private markets data and LP/GP data management capabilities with S&P Global’s iLEVEL and AI technologies to expand the firm’s private markets data solutions.

GovExec Acquires Market Connections

September 14, 2021

Data & Analytics

GovExec, a PE-backed information and insights company for the public sector, has acquired Market Connections, a Washington, D.C.-based market research and insights firm. The deal — completed with financial support from Growth Catalyst Partners — expands GovExec's research capabilities and creates a Research Center of Excellence to better serve government agencies and contractors.