ParentPay Group Acquires Education Software Solutions (ESS)

The Vistria Group Completes Majority Recapitalization of Education Solutions Services (ESS)

March 15, 2022

Education

The Vistria Group has acquired a majority stake in Education Solutions Services (ESS), a Knoxville-based K-12 staffing and virtual instruction provider; Nautic Partners sold the majority interest but will remain a minority investor. Comvest Credit Partners acted as administrative agent on a senior secured credit facility to support the transaction. ESS serves roughly 900 school districts (over 4 million students) and will use the new partnership to accelerate growth and expand its virtual and managed staffing capabilities.

KEV Group Acquires TES Software

November 25, 2025

Education

KEV Group has acquired TES Software, a provider of purpose-built financial and administrative solutions for K–12 schools, strengthening KEV's U.S. presence and expanding its K–12 school finance platform. The acquisition broadens KEV's product footprint across several U.S. states (notably Utah and Alabama) and will help the combined business deliver unified accounting, payments, reporting, and time-management capabilities to K–12 districts.

IO Education Acquires eSchoolData

September 19, 2017

Education

IO Education has acquired eSchoolData, a provider of K-12 student information and data management solutions, expanding IO's presence in the Northeast. The deal will integrate eSchoolData's SIS, gradebook, parent/student portal and transportation module with IO Education's assessment, analytics and reporting offerings to provide a more comprehensive platform for school districts.

Sciens Building Solutions Acquires Electronic Security Solutions (ESS)

April 14, 2022

Industrial Services

Sciens Building Solutions, a San Francisco-based building solutions platform backed by The Carlyle Group, has acquired Electronic Security Solutions (ESS), a Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania-based fire and security integrator founded in 1999. The add-on expands Sciens' footprint into the Philadelphia tri-state market (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware) and augments its capabilities in fire detection, alarm and security services.

Montagu Private Equity Acquires Majority Stake in ITRS Group from TA Associates

January 19, 2021

Software

Montagu Private Equity has agreed to acquire a majority position in ITRS Group from TA Associates, which will remain a minority shareholder alongside Montagu and ITRS management. ITRS, a London-headquartered provider of real-time monitoring and analytics software with more than 3,000 clients globally, will partner with Montagu to accelerate growth and expand its product and market footprint.

Collegis Education Acquires Education Management Solutions (EMS)

September 1, 2020

Education

Collegis Education has acquired Education Management Solutions (EMS) from Renovus Capital Partners. The deal adds EMS’s simulation-based learning management software and related services to Collegis’s higher-education managed services portfolio, expanding its education technology capabilities for higher education and healthcare training customers.