Ames Watson Affiliate Acquires South Moon Under

Amynta Group Acquires Southern States Underwriters and SSC Insurance Agency

August 14, 2026

Insurance

Amynta Group agreed to acquire Southern States Underwriters and SSC Insurance Agency, together representing the insurance operations of Southern States Cooperative. The acquisition closed in October 2026, adding agribusiness-focused commercial property and casualty underwriting capabilities to Amynta’s specialty insurance platform.

Ames Watson Completes $140M Acquisition of Claire’s North America Operations

September 23, 2025

Retail

Ames Watson, a privately held investment firm, completed its $140 million acquisition of Claire’s business operations and intellectual property in North America from Claire’s bankruptcy proceedings. The deal preserves a significant portion of Claire’s mall footprint by acquiring at least 795 of its approximately 1,500 North American stores, with the remainder expected to close.

Amwins Acquires Superior Underwriters

December 31, 2024

Insurance

Amwins, a leading wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products, has acquired Superior Underwriters, a Bellevue, Washington–based managing general agency (MGA). The business, which will join Amwins Access, closed on December 31, 2024; terms were not disclosed and the acquisition is intended to strengthen Amwins' presence in the Pacific Northwest and expand its small-business binding authority capabilities.

Windermere Lease Source Acquires Watson Management Co.

October 10, 2024

Real Estate

Spokane-based Windermere Lease Source Property Management has acquired the assets of longtime Spokane property manager Watson Management Co., adding roughly 550 rental properties and bringing Windermere's portfolio to about 1,100 doors. Watson's owners, Rawley and Helen Harrison, have retired and four Watson employees were retained; terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Authentic Brands Group Acquires Champion; Ames Watson to Operate Collegiate and Teamwear Business

September 30, 2024

Consumer Products

Authentic Brands Group has completed the acquisition of the Champion brand and certain operating assets from HanesBrands. As part of the deal, Authentic granted a license for Champion's U.S. collegiate apparel and teamwear business to GearCo, which will be managed by Ames Watson (with Fanatics as an investor), to drive growth in the collegiate and teamwear markets.

MERGE Acquires Blue Moon Digital

August 12, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

MERGE, a Keystone Capital portfolio company, has acquired Blue Moon Digital, a Denver-based performance marketing, data science, and digital agency. The deal expands MERGE's performance marketing and data science capabilities and deepens its retail, e‑commerce and pharma vertical expertise; terms were not disclosed.