Blackstone Acquires Sphera from Genstar Capital

Sphera Acquires SupplyShift

January 17, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Sphera, a global provider of ESG performance and risk management software backed by Blackstone, has acquired SupplyShift, a Santa Cruz–based supply chain sustainability software company. The acquisition aims to expand Sphera's supply chain transparency and Scope 3 emissions tracking capabilities by integrating SupplyShift's supplier-mapping, scoring and traceability platform and its network of more than 100,000 suppliers.

S&P Global Acquires TeraHelix

June 6, 2025

Data & Analytics

S&P Global has completed the acquisition of TeraHelix, a privately held financial-technology firm that provides enterprise-scale data modeling and interoperability frameworks. The deal (signed and closed June 6, 2025) is intended to strengthen S&P Global's data linking, interoperability and AI capabilities—including contributions TeraHelix made to S&P Global's Gearbox LLM-powered linking tool.

Susquehanna Private Capital Acquires Spherix Global Insights

January 13, 2022

Healthcare Services

Susquehanna Private Capital (SPC) has completed an investment to acquire Spherix Global Insights, a pharmaceutical market insights firm headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania. Monroe Capital supported the transaction as sole lead arranger on a senior credit facility and provided equity capital to support the deal and future growth.

SaaS Opportunity Capital Acquires Celera Systems

June 5, 2025

Software

Midwest-based private equity firm SaaS Opportunity Capital (SOC) has acquired Celera Systems, a Milwaukee-based provider of workflow and order/fulfillment software used by large financial services firms. SOC intends to expand Celera's platform beyond its historical bundled distribution model with Toppan Merrill, accelerate integrations (CRM, DAM), add AI capabilities, and bring the solution to a broader set of financial services and regulated-enterprise customers.

Blackstone Acquires Majority Stake in SPANX

October 20, 2021

Consumer Products

Blackstone (through its Blackstone Growth and Tactical Opportunities businesses) agreed to acquire a majority stake in SPANX, Inc. at a $1.2 billion valuation, with founder Sara Blakely retaining a significant equity stake and becoming Executive Chairwoman. The investment is intended to accelerate SPANX's digital transformation, expand its global footprint, and support product and category growth across e-commerce and retail channels.

Blackstone Acquires Civica from Partners Group

November 22, 2023

Software

Blackstone has entered into a definitive agreement (closed May 2, 2024) to acquire Civica, a global leader in public‑sector software, from Partners Group. The buyout will support Civica's next phase of growth and global expansion across government, health and education markets; financial terms were not disclosed.