Kayne Anderson Rudnick and Whale Rock Join Prior Investors to Invest $230M in Duck Creek Technologies

Dragoneer, Neuberger Berman, Insight Partners and Temasek Invest $120M in Duck Creek Technologies

December 9, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Duck Creek Technologies received a $120 million growth investment from Dragoneer Investment Group, funds advised by Neuberger Berman, Insight Partners, and Temasek. The capital will be used to fund product development, accelerate international expansion, and to repurchase equity from certain existing investors; J.P. Morgan served as sole placement agent.

Vista Equity Partners Acquires Duck Creek Technologies

March 30, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Vista Equity Partners has completed its all-cash acquisition of Duck Creek Technologies for $19.00 per share, valuing the company at approximately $2.6 billion. The deal takes Duck Creek private and pairs its cloud-based P&C insurance software platform with Vista’s enterprise software-focused investment platform to accelerate product and cloud adoption among insurance carriers.

Kayne Anderson and ROCA Partners Invest $25M in Riviera Partners

June 4, 2019

Staffing & HR

Riviera Partners, a San Francisco-based executive search firm, closed a $25 million minority growth investment led by the growth equity teams at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and ROCA Partners. The financing will fund geographic expansion, strategic acquisitions, enhancements to Riviera's Sutro machine-learning recruiting platform, and additional hires to support growth.

Salt Creek Capital Acquires Northrock Industries

December 18, 2025

Manufacturing

Salt Creek Capital, a San Francisco Bay Area private equity firm, has acquired Northrock Industries, Inc., a Bohemia, New York-based manufacturer of American-made industrial construction tools. Bret Schmitz will become CEO as founder Brian Robertson exits, and Salt Creek intends to expand Northrock’s geographic reach, enhance its digital presence, and grow the customer base.

Tailwater Capital Partners with Ash Creek Renewables

July 25, 2023

Renewable Energy

Dallas-based private equity firm Tailwater Capital announced a partnership with Ash Creek Renewables to back the company as a platform for renewable fuel feedstock solutions. Ash Creek, led by CEO John Cusick, will provide feedstock marketing, distribution, pretreatment and logistics to North American renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel producers.

Weinberg Capital Group Acquires Drake Waterfowl Systems

September 20, 2021

Consumer Products

Weinberg Capital Group, a Cleveland-based family office, has acquired Drake Waterfowl Systems, a Mississippi-based maker of hunting, fishing and casual outdoor apparel. WCG said it will partner with Drake's management to grow the business and is actively seeking add-on acquisitions to expand the Drake platform across retail and direct-to-consumer channels.