Core BTS Acquires Microsoft Business Unit of SADA Systems

Core BTS Acquires Blue Chip Consulting Group

August 24, 2020

IT Services

Core BTS, a Tailwind Capital portfolio company, has acquired Blue Chip Consulting Group, a Microsoft-focused cloud consulting and managed services firm. The acquisition expands Core BTS' Azure capabilities and scales its Modern Workplace and Security practice, with Blue Chip CEO Jim Peelman leading the combined Microsoft practice.

Core BTS Acquires Skyline Technologies

January 1, 2021

IT Services

Core BTS, a Tailwind Capital–backed IT solutions and managed services provider headquartered in Indianapolis, has acquired Skyline Technologies, a Microsoft-focused consulting firm that specializes in cloud consulting, data analytics, and application development. The add-on expands Core BTS’s Microsoft cloud and application development capabilities and brings Skyline’s leadership (CEO Mitch Weckop) into a senior delivery role at Core BTS.

Core BTS Acquires Aptera Software Inc.

June 23, 2021

Software

Core BTS, an Indianapolis-based IT consulting and managed services provider, has acquired Aptera Software, a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based software development firm specializing in the Microsoft stack. The deal enhances Core BTS's application development and modernization capabilities—particularly on Microsoft Azure—and expands its ability to deliver cloud transformation services to clients.

Insight Enterprises Acquires SADA

December 1, 2023

IT Services

Insight Enterprises completed the acquisition of SADA, a leading Google Cloud consultancy, for $410 million plus up to $390 million in potential earnouts. The deal adds approximately 850 cloud professionals and strengthens Insight's Google Cloud capabilities, accelerating its multicloud and GenAI service offerings; SADA was purchased from Verse Holdco.

Nomura Research Institute Acquires Core BTS from Tailwind Capital

December 1, 2021

IT Services

Nomura Research Institute (NRI) has agreed to acquire Core BTS, a U.S.-based IT consulting and managed services provider, from Tailwind Capital's Fund III. The deal expands NRI's technology consulting, Microsoft and Cisco capabilities and scale in the United States; Core BTS CEO Paul Lidsky will remain with the company following the transaction.

BlueAlly Acquires B2B Technologies

July 10, 2023

IT Services

BlueAlly Technology Solutions, a Source Capital portfolio company, has acquired Atlanta-based Microsoft partner B2B Technologies to expand its cloud and Microsoft-focused services. The add-on strengthens BlueAlly's capabilities in Azure, Microsoft 365, application modernization, security and managed services while deepening vendor alliances.