Inspirit Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Sizemore, Inc.

Accenture Acquires Insight Sourcing

February 13, 2024

Professional Services

Accenture has agreed to acquire Insight Sourcing, an Atlanta-based provider of strategic sourcing and procurement services, including its energy procurement business Insight Energy. The deal will add roughly 220 sourcing consultants and a suite of procurement technology tools to Accenture’s Sourcing & Procurement practice to strengthen its capabilities for private equity and corporate clients across consumer goods, retail, technology and industrial sectors.

Summit Financial (SGP) Takes Minority Stake in Gordon Asset Management

December 23, 2024

Wealth Management

Summit Financial, via its Summit Growth Partners partnership, acquired a minority stake in Gordon Asset Management, a boutique advisory firm headquartered in Durham and Pinehurst, North Carolina. The investment will give Gordon access to Summit’s network, capital and in-house strategy resources and is intended to expand Summit’s retirement-plan capabilities and accelerate Gordon’s growth while preserving local operating control.

Beech Tree Private Equity Acquires Inspiro Learning

September 16, 2025

Education

Beech Tree Private Equity has completed an investment to acquire Inspiro Learning, a UK-based vocational and technical training provider; existing owner Inspirit Capital has partially reinvested and Investec provided funding. The capital will be used to enhance service delivery, expand technical training into adjacent sectors, and support strategic acquisitions to accelerate organic growth.

Wealthcare Acquires Sommers Financial Management

January 12, 2023

Wealth Management

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC, a NewSpring Holdings platform company and technology-enabled full-service RIA, has acquired Sommers Financial Management, a fee-only registered investment advisor founded in 2002. The deal expands Wealthcare's direct advisory footprint and adds advisors located in Scappoose, Oregon and Tucson, Arizona to its network of more than 150 advisors managing roughly $5 billion in AUM.

Summa Equity Acquires Majority Stake in STIM AS

March 4, 2024

Agriculture

Summa Equity (via Summa Equity Fund III) has made a majority investment in Norwegian fish-health products and services leader STIM AS, partnering with founder Jim‑Roger Nordly. The investment will support STIM’s product development, new growth verticals and international expansion of its advisory and service offerings in aquaculture.

Growth Catalyst Partners Acquires InspiredMinds!

November 20, 2024

Consulting

Growth Catalyst Partners, a U.S. middle-market private equity firm, has acquired U.K.-based InspiredMinds!, a global AI strategy group and events community. Growth Catalyst will integrate InspiredMinds! into its Data Society Group platform while the business continues to operate independently and plans to launch its festival-style AI summits in the United States in 2025.