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Esquire Deposition Solutions Acquires Honorable Reporting

February 16, 2021

Legal Services

Esquire Deposition Solutions acquired Honorable Reporting, a South Florida court reporting and litigation support firm, to strengthen its presence and service capacity in the Miami market. Founder Sharon Hodge will serve as President of Esquire’s Honorable Reporting division while the business continues to operate as a separate division under Esquire.

Outmatch Acquires Amsterdam-based Harver to Create High-Volume Hiring Leader

May 11, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Outmatch has acquired Amsterdam-based Harver to combine Outmatch’s Hiring Experience Stack with Harver’s volume-hiring platform, creating a leading global solution for high-volume recruiting. The transaction — backed by existing Outmatch shareholders including Rubicon Technology Partners and Camden Partners — expands the combined company to ~300 employees and positions Harver’s Amsterdam office as the EMEA headquarters while Outmatch remains headquartered in Dallas.

Connect Partnership Group Acquires HARLON

June 23, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Dallas-based Connect Partnership Group has acquired Chicago-based sponsorship sales and marketing agency HARLON to expand its sports, music and immersive entertainment offerings nationwide. HARLON founder Scott Howard will join Connect as Executive Vice President of Property Sales and the deal strengthens Connect's property sales portfolio and consulting capabilities.

PartnerHero Acquires ElevateCX

September 28, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

PartnerHero, a Boise-based customer operations and outsourcing provider, has acquired ElevateCX, a community and events series for customer experience (CX) leaders. ElevateCX founder Sarah Hatter joined PartnerHero as Senior Director of Community and Events, and PartnerHero will continue to host ElevateCX events, beginning with a conference in Atlanta on October 12-13, 2023.

Harvest Integrated Research Organization (HiRO) Acquires DeltaMed Solutions

July 1, 2024

Healthcare Services

Harvest Integrated Research Organization (HiRO), a global clinical research organization, has acquired DeltaMed Solutions, a New Jersey–based contract research organization (CRO). The deal expands HiRO’s cross-border footprint and service capabilities in the US and strengthens its global clinical trial offering across data management, biostatistics, regulatory affairs and RWE solutions.

Meliora Group Acquires Cheese Reporter

June 19, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Meliora Group, a woman-owned Virginia-based publishing company, has acquired Cheese Reporter, a weekly trade newspaper serving the global dairy industry since 1876. The publication’s long-time owner Dick Groves sold the business but will remain as editor while Meliora plans to advance the title into the digital age and expand its trade-publishing portfolio.