Nava Benefits Acquires i2 to Strengthen Tri-State Presence

Nava Benefits Acquires Nielsen Benefits Group

July 12, 2023

Insurance

Nava Benefits, a tech-enabled benefits brokerage, has acquired Nielsen Benefits Group (NBG), an award-winning employee benefits consulting firm focused on midsize employers. The deal brings NBG’s deep consulting expertise into Nava’s technology-driven platform to expand capabilities and scale Nava’s modern benefits experience for midsize employers; terms were not disclosed.

Nava Acquires Beam to Expand Open, End-to-End Benefits Delivery Stack

February 9, 2026

Government & Public Sector

Nava Public Benefit Corporation has acquired Beam, a cloud-based SaaS platform that supports safety-net, emergency aid, and cash assistance programs, and will integrate Beam into Nava's open-source Strata suite. The acquisition broadens Nava's end-to-end benefits delivery capabilities — Beam has disbursed more than $400 million to over 300,000 recipients across 39 states — and brings Beam's team and technology into Nava to accelerate modern, open government benefits delivery.

Employee Navigator Acquires Ease

April 4, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Employee Navigator, a benefits administration and HR software provider, has acquired Ease, a broker-centric HR and benefits enrollment platform for small businesses. The combined company will support over 150,000 businesses, more than 4,000 insurance brokers and over 13 million employees, and plans to incorporate Ease features into Employee Navigator's platform to accelerate benefits modernization for brokers and employers.

Azara Healthcare and i2i Population Health Merge with Investment from Insight Partners

February 19, 2025

Healthcare Services

Azara Healthcare and i2i Population Health have joined forces to create an expanded population health and value-based care company serving safety-net providers. Global software investor Insight Partners led the merger and made a growth investment in the combined business, joining existing investor Hughes & Company; the new company will be headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts with an office in Nashville, Tennessee.

Ntiva Acquires NetLogicDC and Navakai

October 19, 2021

IT Services

Ntiva, a managed IT services provider backed by Southfield Capital, has acquired NetLogicDC (Bethesda, Maryland) and Navakai (Colorado Springs, Colorado) as add-on acquisitions to expand its U.S. footprint and technical capabilities. The deals broaden Ntiva’s presence in the Mid‑Atlantic and Rocky Mountain regions and bolster its managed services, security and cloud offerings.

Alera Group Acquires New England Employee Benefits Company (NEEBCo)

July 21, 2021

Insurance

Alera Group has acquired New England Employee Benefits Company (NEEBCo), a Concord, New Hampshire-based employee benefits and insurance agency, to broaden its Northeast footprint. NEEBCo will continue serving clients in its existing roles; terms of the transaction were not disclosed.