The Planet Group Acquires Strive Consulting

The Planet Group (Odyssey-backed) Acquires Future State Consulting

June 28, 2022

Consulting

The Planet Group, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, has agreed to acquire Future State Consulting, a Portland-area digital mobility and technology talent consultancy. The acquisition expands Planet's technology consulting capabilities and will integrate Future State with Planet's existing technology platforms including Strive Consulting and Launch Consulting Group.

FranklinCovey Acquires Strive

April 26, 2021

Education

FranklinCovey (NYSE: FC) acquired Strive, a San Francisco-based EdTech startup, on April 26, 2021. The acquisition brings Strive's social learning platform and analytics into FranklinCovey's All Access Pass to expand the company's digital capability for driving behavior change at scale.

ProPharma Group Acquires The Planet Group

May 27, 2021

Staffing & HR

ProPharma Group, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, has reached an agreement to merge with/acquire The Planet Group. MidOcean Partners sold its majority stake in The Planet Group as part of the transaction; the combined company will expand ProPharma's global footprint and human capital services, creating a business with over 1,900 colleagues worldwide.

The Planet Group Acquires OmniPoint Staffing

June 28, 2021

Staffing & HR

The Planet Group, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, has agreed to acquire OmniPoint Staffing, a full-service IT staff augmentation firm that specializes in ERP and infrastructure projects. The add-on expands The Planet Group's Technology portfolio and strengthens its Workday and enterprise systems staffing capabilities.

Essex Bay Capital Makes Growth Investment in STRIVE

August 30, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Essex Bay Capital has made a growth investment in STRIVE, a mobile and web-based employee experience SaaS that serves small and medium-sized employers and brokers. The capital will fund product enhancements, customer success, sales and marketing expansion, and support STRIVE's inorganic growth plans; Hennepin Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to STRIVE.

The Planet Group (MidOcean-backed) Acquires Interactive Business Systems (IBS)

November 13, 2020

Staffing & HR

The Planet Group, a portfolio company of MidOcean Partners, has agreed to acquire Interactive Business Systems (IBS), an Oak Brook, Illinois–based provider of flexible IT staffing, project solutions and managed services. The deal is an add-on acquisition intended to strengthen Planet's technology services and expand its IT staffing and managed-service capabilities, including IBS's Midwest presence and offshore delivery center in India.