SIB Fixed Cost Reduction Acquires Sage Management

SIB Fixed Cost Reduction Acquires The Fox Consulting Group

June 30, 2021

Professional Services

SIB Fixed Cost Reduction, a portfolio company of O2 Investment Partners, has acquired The Fox Consulting Group, a Cincinnati-based spend-management consultancy specializing in telecom, wireless, cloud services and credit card processing. The add-on expands SIB's capabilities in telecom, wireless and merchant/credit-card processing services and is the platform's second acquisition under O2's ownership.

SIB Fixed Cost Reduction Acquires Cost Control Associates

October 27, 2020

Consulting

SIB Fixed Cost Reduction, a PE-backed spend-management platform, has acquired Cost Control Associates (CCA), a utilities and telecom spend-management firm headquartered in Queensbury, New York. The deal, supported by SIB sponsor O2 Investment Partners, expands SIB’s capabilities in utility expense oversight and is positioned as an add-on acquisition to deepen client offerings and drive revenue synergies.

SIB Fixed Cost Reduction Invests in Shipware

December 15, 2021

Transportation

SIB Fixed Cost Reduction has made a strategic add-on investment in Shipware, acquiring the transportation spend management and invoice-audit provider to expand SIB’s shipping and logistics cost-reduction capabilities. The transaction was announced by O2 Investment Partners (SIB’s sponsor) and supported by financial partners including Tree Line Capital Partners, Stellus Capital Management, Capital Southwest, and LBC Small Cap.

SmartSights Acquires Sage Clarity

September 16, 2024

Software

SmartSights, a Capstreet-backed provider of operational intelligence software, has acquired Chicago-based Sage Clarity, a maker of manufacturing activity data and analytics applications. The add-on deal (terms not disclosed) will integrate Sage Clarity's real-time machine and operational analytics into the SmartSights platform to expand detection, issue management and root-cause analysis capabilities for manufacturers.

VoiceSage Acquires 2sms to Expand U.S. Presence

October 29, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Dublin-based cloud communications provider VoiceSage has acquired Texas-based mobile messaging company 2sms to strengthen its presence in the U.S. market and expand its customer base. The deal brings 2sms's customers in financial services, education and retail into VoiceSage's platform and increases VoiceSage's global scale in conversational messaging and CPaaS offerings.

iSolved HCM Acquires Sage Payroll Solutions (U.S. payroll outsourcing business)

January 15, 2019

Staffing & HR

iSolved HCM agreed to acquire Sage Payroll Solutions, the U.S. payroll outsourcing business of The Sage Group Plc. The deal adds more than 44,000 payroll customers and expands iSolved's employer reach to roughly 145,000, accelerating iSolved's midmarket HCM growth while enabling Sage to divest a non-core unit as it focuses on its SaaS strategy.