Clearspan Acquires AveriStar to Boost Cloud Unified Communications Capabilities

AVI-SPL (Marlin Portfolio) Acquires SKC Communications

December 16, 2021

IT Services

AVI-SPL, a Marlin Equity Partners portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of SKC Communications and will merge SKC into AVI-SPL to broaden unified communications (UCC) voice capabilities and expand U.S. geographic coverage. The deal deepens AVI-SPL's cloud voice and contact center expertise while giving SKC customers access to AVI-SPL's global managed services and Symphony platform.

26North Acquires AVI-SPL

August 13, 2025

IT Services

26North Partners LP has completed the acquisition of AVI‑SPL, a global leader in audio-visual (AV) and unified communications (UC) technologies that serves over 86% of the Fortune 100. The transaction brings AVI‑SPL into 26North’s private equity portfolio; Silver Point Capital Direct Lending led the debt financing and both sides were advised by legal and financial advisors.

Sangoma Technologies Acquires Star2Star Communications

January 29, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Sangoma Technologies Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire StarBlue Inc. (dba Star2Star Communications) for approximately US$437 million in a transaction consisting of US$105 million cash and 110 million Sangoma common shares. The deal expands Sangoma's cloud communications and CaaS capabilities, adding roughly $107 million of recurring revenue and positioning the combined company as a top-tier cloud communications provider.

Splunk Acquires TruSTAR

May 18, 2021

Cybersecurity

Splunk Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TruSTAR, a San Francisco–based cloud-native threat intelligence and data-centric security platform. The acquisition will expand Splunk's cloud security capabilities by integrating TruSTAR's threat intelligence normalization and enrichment into Splunk's Data-to-Everything platform to accelerate detection, automation and response.

AVI-SPL Acquires CCS Presentation Systems Southwest

September 2, 2025

IT Services

AVI-SPL, a global digital enablement and AV/UC integrator headquartered in Tampa, Florida, has acquired CCS Presentation Systems Southwest (CCS Southwest), the Mesa, Arizona-based audio-visual design and systems integration operator. The deal expands AVI-SPL’s presence and resources in the U.S. Southwest and adds local AV/UC integration and managed services capabilities for corporate, government, and education customers.

XTIVIA Acquires RightStar, Inc.

December 2, 2020

IT Services

XTIVIA, a B2B IT solutions firm, has acquired RightStar, an ITSM/ITIL and DevOps consulting company based in Northern Virginia. The acquisition expands XTIVIA’s managed services, software and government-facing capabilities and brings RightStar’s federal and commercial practice into XTIVIA’s service portfolio.