Tailwind Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Brightspot

Tailwind Capital Invests in Cloud for Good

March 27, 2025

IT Services

Tailwind Capital has made a strategic growth investment in Cloud for Good to support the company's next phase of expansion within the Salesforce ecosystem. The investment will fund capability expansion — including AI and Data (Salesforce Data Cloud and Agentforce) — talent hiring, and broader go-to-market expansion in education, nonprofit and adjacent markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Siemens AG Acquires Brightly Software from Clearlake Capital

August 4, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Siemens AG, via its Smart Infrastructure division, agreed to acquire Brightly Software, a U.S.-based cloud-native enterprise asset management SaaS provider, from Clearlake Capital for $1.575 billion in upfront cash plus up to $300 million in earn-outs. The acquisition strengthens Siemens' digital building and infrastructure software capabilities and expands its SaaS footprint, while Brightly will benefit from Siemens' global scale.

Talent Systems Acquires Spotlight

January 21, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Talent Systems, a Caltius Equity Partners portfolio company headquartered in Los Angeles, has acquired Spotlight, the leading UK online casting platform founded in 1927. The acquisition is Talent Systems' fourth strategic buy since 2017 and is intended to strengthen its market position and product offerings for casting directors, agents and performers worldwide.

Brightworks IT (Cloud Equity Group) Acquires Key Technology Solutions

December 5, 2022

IT Services

Cloud Equity Group-backed Brightworks IT has acquired Key Technology Solutions, a Michigan-based managed service provider (MSP). The deal is an add-on acquisition as part of Cloud Equity Group and Brightworks IT's roll-up strategy to consolidate managed IT services firms, expand geographic coverage, and strengthen technical capabilities.

Tailwind Capital Acquires Ventiv Technology

September 1, 2019

Software

Tailwind Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Ventiv Technology, a global provider of integrated risk management (IRM) software headquartered in Atlanta. Tailwind plans to accelerate Ventiv's growth through enhanced sales and marketing, new product development, geographic expansion, and support for M&A activity.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Brightstar Corp.

October 22, 2020

Telecommunications

Brightstar Capital Partners (BCP) completed the acquisition of a 75% majority stake in Brightstar Corp., partnering with Brightstar’s senior management team. SoftBank Group Corp., the prior owner, will retain a 25% minority stake; BCP said it will help accelerate Brightstar’s growth in device protection, warranty, trade-in and supply chain solutions.