LRQA Acquires ELEVATE from EQT Private Equity

LRQA Acquires Five Specialist Risk & Assurance Firms

June 5, 2025

Consulting

LRQA has acquired five specialist consultancies — Ergon Associates, RESET Carbon, StepUp Solution Services, Core Business Solutions and EcoEngineers — completing five strategic purchases in five months to broaden its risk management, ESG, food-safety and energy-transition capabilities. The bolt-on acquisitions expand LRQA’s geographic footprint (notably into North America and Asia) and add technical expertise in labour & human-rights, carbon management, QMS certification and renewable-fuels decarbonization.

Elevate Acquires The CJK Group (CJK)

May 8, 2024

Legal Services

Elevate has acquired The CJK Group (CJK), a multilingual document review and eDiscovery support provider serving law firms and corporate legal teams across Asia and North America. Arbor Ridge Partners served as exclusive advisor to CJK on the transaction; Elevate said CJK’s Chinese, Japanese and Korean language capabilities will strengthen its global eDiscovery and document review offerings.

Elevate Acquires Downstream and GA

December 18, 2025

Professional Services

Elevate has acquired experiential design studio Downstream and luxury hospitality design studio GA, combining the firms into an expanded Elevate Creative with more than 250 designers, technologists, and strategists across North America, Europe, and Asia. The deal broadens Elevate's capabilities in immersive digital experiences and luxury hospitality design and appoints Chris Allphin as President of Elevate Creative.

IQ-EQ Acquires Laven Compliance Limited

December 8, 2022

Professional Services

IQ-EQ, an Astorg‑backed investor services group, has acquired Laven Compliance Limited to expand its UK regulatory compliance business. Laven Compliance, a UK- and U.S.-based provider of regulatory compliance, regulatory application support and operational due diligence for financial services clients, will join IQ-EQ's regulatory and compliance solutions team; the deal does not involve other parts of the Laven Group.

APi Group Acquires Elevated Facility Services from L Squared Capital Partners

April 16, 2024

Industrial Services

APi Group Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Elevated Facility Services from L Squared Capital Partners. Elevated, a Tampa-based provider of elevator and escalator maintenance, repair, and modernization services with ~600 employees and operations in 22 states, is expected to close in Q2 2024, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approval.

Executech Acquires Elevate

November 15, 2021

IT Services

Executech, backed by Evergreen Services Group, has acquired Elevate, an IT support provider based in Richland, Washington. The Elevate team (led by CEO Paul Carlisle) will join Executech as the Tri-Cities office, expanding Executech's geographic reach and access to cybersecurity and cloud services.