GTCR and Dreamscape Acquire SQAD from Clarion Capital Partners

SPM Group Adds Dreamscape Marketing

September 14, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

SPM Group announced the strategic addition of Dreamscape Marketing, a digital performance agency focused on healthcare, to expand its integrated marketing and performance capabilities. The expansion is funded by Corridor Capital and positions SPM Group to deepen digital performance, analytics, and vertical expertise across behavioral health, addiction recovery, dental, and senior care.

Quartile Acquires Sidecar to Create Largest Cross-Channel E‑Commerce Advertising Platform

December 13, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Quartile has acquired Sidecar, combining their machine-learning-driven ad optimization platforms to form the largest cross-channel e-commerce advertising solution and doubling ad spend under management to about $2 billion. The combined company will serve more than 5,000 brands across 26 countries; Rockbridge Growth Equity remains the lead institutional investor and existing Sidecar shareholders retain a meaningful stake in the post-acquisition entity. Terms were not disclosed.

GTCR Invests in Clear Capital

July 9, 2025

Data & Analytics

Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR has made a majority investment in Clear Capital, a Reno, Nevada–headquartered real estate analytics, valuation technology and data solutions provider; Clear Capital's co-founder and CEO Duane Andrews retains a substantial equity stake. GTCR will partner with management to expand Clear Capital's valuation and data offerings, invest in technology and accelerate M&A activity, including integration of its CubiCasa digital floor-plan product. Financial and legal advisors to the deal included Wells Fargo, Houlihan Lokey and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett for GTCR, and American Discovery Capital and O'Melveny & Myers for Clear Capital.

Clearlake Capital Completes Acquisition of Quest Software from Francisco Partners

February 2, 2022

Cybersecurity

Clearlake Capital Group completed its acquisition of Quest Software from Francisco Partners, making Clearlake the majority shareholder and partnering with Quest’s existing management team to pursue a buy-and-build strategy. The investment aims to accelerate Quest’s cloud/SaaS adoption, expand its identity-centric cybersecurity, data intelligence, and IT operations management offerings, and drive growth organically and through M&A.

TRC Companies Acquires Quatric

June 16, 2021

Energy

TRC Companies has acquired Quatric, a Montreal and Quincy-based engineering and technology firm focused on electric and gas utilities. The acquisition expands TRC's digital capabilities for utilities, adding Quatric's expertise in SCADA, ADMS, EMS, systems integration and distribution network planning to TRC Digital's offerings across North America.

QAD Acquires WebJaguar

December 14, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

QAD Inc. has acquired WebJaguar, an Aliso Viejo-based digital commerce solution provider that powers over 1,000 eCommerce stores. QAD will integrate WebJaguar into its Complete Customer Management portfolio to expand digital commerce capabilities for manufacturing and supply-chain customers; View Partners Capital acted as exclusive financial advisor to WebJaguar.