Centre Lane Partners Acquires Kibo's Personalization Business; Monetate Relaunched

Monetate Acquires SiteSpect to Build AI-Native Personalization and Testing Platform

June 24, 2025

Software

Monetate, a Centre Lane Partners portfolio company, has acquired SiteSpect to combine client-side personalization with server-side, zero-flicker experimentation and create a scaled, enterprise-grade optimization platform. The deal is supported by a $75 million unitranche facility (including a $30 million last-out loan) and an equity co-investment led by o15 Capital Partners to refinance Monetate’s debt and fund the integration.

Kibo Acquires Certona

February 19, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Kibo, a cloud commerce provider backed by Vista Equity Partners, acquired Certona, an AI-driven real-time omnichannel personalization platform. The deal combines Kibo's eCommerce and order management capabilities with Certona's personalization technology to offer unified, personalized cloud commerce solutions for retailers and brands.

Pearl Street Equity Acquires Webonise US

April 27, 2022

IT Services

Pearl Street Equity LLC, a New York-based single-family office, has acquired Webonise US, LLC, a global technology product development and services firm. The acquisition will support Webonise's continued expansion of its SaaS and product development offerings (including Olympus Fintech) and accelerate growth and capability development across its RPA, cybersecurity, data science and digital services.

M/C Partners Acquires West Monroe Partners' Managed Services Division

December 30, 2019

IT Services

Boston-based private equity firm M/C Partners acquired the Managed Services division of West Monroe Partners in a carve-out deal that closed December 30, 2019. The business, a Chicago-based IT managed services provider serving small and mid-size businesses, will operate as a standalone platform under new CEO Wayne Kiphart to pursue growth and investments in service delivery and IT capabilities.

Topia Acquires Monaeo

March 17, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Topia, a global talent mobility platform, has acquired Monaeo, a provider of business travel compliance and residency-tracking software. The acquisition adds Monaeo’s travel visibility, compliance and audit-defense capabilities to Topia’s Global Talent Mobility suite and brings Monaeo’s U.S. and Buenos Aires teams into Topia.

Accel-KKR Leads Merger of Mavenlink and Kimble Applications to Form Kantata

May 16, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Accel-KKR led the merger of Mavenlink and Kimble Applications to create Kantata, a combined vertical Cloud & SaaS provider of professional services automation. Michael Speranza was named CEO of the new company, which will combine product capabilities and go-to-market efforts (the combined business counts nearly 600 employees and serves over 2,000 clients); existing investors including Carrick Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs remain investors.