Effectual Acquires Five Talent

Effectual Acquires JHC Technology with Investment Support from Catalyst Investors and Lumerity Capital

January 7, 2020

IT Services

Effectual, a cloud-first managed and professional services company, has acquired JHC Technology, an AWS Premier Consulting Partner focused on public sector managed cloud services. The transaction was enabled by a new investment from Catalyst Investors and a follow-on investment from Lumerity Capital to support Effectual’s acquisitions and growth initiatives.

Achieve Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Cloud for Good

August 19, 2021

IT Services

Achieve Partners announced a strategic growth investment in Cloud for Good to support the launch of a scaled Salesforce apprenticeship program called Talent for Good. Cloud for Good, a certified B Corporation and Premium Salesforce.Org Partner serving higher education and nonprofit clients, will use the capital to expand its workforce pipeline and better serve clients such as MIT, Harvard and major nonprofit organizations.

SkillStorm Acquires Talent Path; Achieve Partners Makes Strategic Investment in SkillStorm

April 11, 2022

Staffing & HR

SkillStorm has acquired Talent Path, a hire-train-deploy tech talent company, and will integrate Talent Path’s consultants and clients into its workforce development operations. At the same time, private equity firm Achieve Partners — which previously backed Talent Path — is making a strategic investment in SkillStorm to support integration and accelerated growth.

TechTorch Acquires AstuteForce

May 20, 2024

IT Services

TechTorch has acquired AstuteForce, a Salesforce-focused services firm, to strengthen its Salesforce capabilities and expand its Commercial Excellence practice. Hemant Jain, former CEO of AstuteForce, will become President of TechTorch's Commercial Excellence practice as the firms integrate Salesforce, CPQ, and commercial operations expertise with TechTorch’s AI-driven accelerators.

Riveron Acquires Effectus Group

September 17, 2024

Consulting

Riveron, a Kohlberg & Company–backed business advisory firm, has acquired Effectus Group, a San Jose–based accounting advisory and financial operations firm. The deal expands Riveron's West Coast presence and strengthens its technical accounting, capital markets, and managed accounting capabilities for high-growth technology and life sciences clients.

AVANT Acquires CX Effect to Expand CX and AI Distribution Capabilities

August 6, 2024

IT Services

AVANT, the nation’s Technology Services Distributor, has acquired CX Effect, a specialty technology services distributor focused on customer experience (CX) and artificial intelligence (AI). The deal adds 40+ CX and AI vendor relationships and sales enablement capabilities to AVANT’s Trusted Advisor platform, and brings CX Effect leadership into AVANT to support market development and vendor business development.