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

Ames Watson Affiliate Acquires South Moon Under

May 4, 2021

Retail

An affiliate of investment holding company Ames Watson has acquired Annapolis-based apparel retailer South Moon Under. Ames Watson plans to leverage its retail operating experience to expand South Moon Under's brick-and-mortar footprint and ecommerce business and grow the brand nationally.

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.

WA Asset Management Acquires Clark Financial Advisors

April 4, 2022

Wealth Management

WA Asset Management (WAAM), a Birmingham-based registered investment adviser, has acquired Clark Financial Advisors, a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm based in Birmingham, Alabama. The deal closed March 31, 2022, will add approximately $270 million of assets under management to WAAM, and brings the entire CFA team into WAAM; WAAM previously received a strategic growth investment from Wealth Partners Capital Group and HGGC in December 2021.

EXL Acquires Clairvoyant

December 20, 2021

Data & Analytics

EXL Corporation acquired Clairvoyant, a data, AI and cloud engineering services firm, to strengthen EXL's analytics and cloud capabilities. Clairvoyant — headquartered in Phoenix with more than 550 employees — will join EXL’s Analytics segment to support clients in insurance, healthcare, financial services and retail; the transaction closed in Q4 2021.

Georgia Metals (CID Capital) Acquires Watson Metals

February 13, 2024

Building Products

Georgia Metals, a portfolio company of CID Capital, acquired Watson Metals, a Manchester, Tennessee-based provider of metal roofing, pole barns, and pre-engineered steel buildings. The transaction, advised by Generational Capital Markets, closed on February 5, 2024; the deal expands Georgia Metals' footprint and product offering in the Southern U.S.

Baaj Capital Acquires UK Trade and Assets of Amscan International (including Christy's by Design and Ginger Ray)

July 25, 2024

Retail

Baaj Capital has acquired the UK trade and assets of Amscan International and its associated brands Christy's by Design and Ginger Ray from the Wonder Group following administration. AURELIUS Finance Company provided a bespoke, fully revolving senior debt facility to support the acquisition and ongoing working capital, with the deal preserving more than 100 jobs in the process.