Harvest Group Acquires Next Step Club Solutions

3STEP Sports Acquires Hoop Group

August 29, 2022

Education

3STEP Sports, the nation’s largest youth sports club and event operator, has acquired Hoop Group, a long-established grassroots basketball camp and event operator founded in 1963. The acquisition brings Hoop Group’s camps, leagues and showcases into 3STEP’s national platform to expand its basketball programming and participant reach.

Cornerstone Advisors Acquires Next Step, Inc.

December 7, 2021

Consulting

Cornerstone Advisors, a Scottsdale-based management and technology consulting firm and portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners, has acquired Orlando-based Next Step, Inc., a specialist professional services team serving banks and credit unions. The acquisition is an add-on to Cornerstone that expands its core banking systems, implementation and contract negotiation capabilities to better serve mid-size financial institutions.

Harvest Group Acquires Bold Strategies, Inc.

November 1, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Harvest Group, a national integrated commerce agency based in Rogers, Arkansas, has acquired Bold Strategies, Inc., an eCommerce, shopper marketing and creative services firm. The deal expands Harvest Group’s media, shopper marketing and DTC capabilities (including BOLD Labs), increases its managed media spend by ~20%, and brings the combined headcount to about 350 employees.

Evergreen Services Group Acquires The Final Step

September 2, 2023

IT Services

Evergreen Services Group, a permanent-capital holding company for managed IT services and software businesses, has acquired The Final Step (TFS), a London-based managed service provider. TFS will operate independently within Evergreen’s MSP partner portfolio as founder Raja Pagadala moves into a chairman role and Luisa Marques becomes Managing Director to support Evergreen’s UK expansion.

CareAcademy Acquires Assets of NextStep to Add CNA Training

January 26, 2023

Healthcare Services

CareAcademy has acquired the video-based content and learning management assets of NextStep, a blended-learning and job-placement platform for certified nursing assistants (CNAs). The acquisition expands CareAcademy's training capabilities to include CNA certification and enables deeper penetration into skilled nursing, assisted living and vocational school channels.

Beast Industries Acquires Step

February 9, 2026

Financial Services

Beast Industries, the creator-led entertainment and consumer products platform founded by Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, has acquired fintech app Step to add youth-focused financial services and financial literacy tools to its ecosystem. The deal brings Step's technology, full-stack fintech team and more than 7 million users into Beast's distribution and content-driven platform to accelerate product development and expand access to financial wellness offerings.