Subject Matter and Kivvit Merge to Form Subject Matter+Kivvit

Coral Tree Partners Invests in Subject Matter

February 28, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Coral Tree Partners has made an investment in Washington, D.C.-based creative advocacy agency Subject Matter. The partnership will enable Subject Matter to add capabilities and accelerate growth while day-to-day operations remain with CEO Nicole Cornish and the company's founders.

KKR and Veritas Capital Recapitalize Cotiviti

May 2, 2024

Healthcare Services

Cotiviti completed a business recapitalization with investment funds managed by KKR and affiliates of long-standing owner Veritas Capital, with KKR and Veritas becoming equal co-sponsors. The transaction provides Cotiviti with additional capital to accelerate innovation, commercial expansion, new product development, and technology investments. Cotiviti is a healthcare data analytics and technology business serving health plans and select retail customers with integrated SaaS and managed services.

Summit Professional Education Acquires The Knowledge Tree

April 28, 2025

Education

Summit Professional Education, an Avathon Capital portfolio company, has acquired The Knowledge Tree to expand its continuing education offerings into behavioral health, certification programs, and exam preparation. The Knowledge Tree's founder, Dr. Becky Beaton-York, will remain with Summit to lead mental health training and help integrate The Knowledge Tree's interactive virtual learning capabilities across Summit's catalog.

Accel-KKR Leads Merger of Mavenlink and Kimble Applications to Form Kantata

May 16, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Accel-KKR led the merger of Mavenlink and Kimble Applications to create Kantata, a combined vertical Cloud & SaaS provider of professional services automation. Michael Speranza was named CEO of the new company, which will combine product capabilities and go-to-market efforts (the combined business counts nearly 600 employees and serves over 2,000 clients); existing investors including Carrick Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs remain investors.

ThreeBridge Solutions Merges with Keyot

August 6, 2021

Consulting

ThreeBridge Solutions and boutique consulting firm Keyot have merged under the ThreeBridge brand to combine ThreeBridge’s IT consulting scale with Keyot’s project delivery and workforce transformation capabilities. The deal brings Keyot’s management consulting expertise into ThreeBridge’s national practice (ThreeBridge reported 1,000+ consultants), expanding service offerings across business transformation, project-to-product and compliance remediation.

Yorktel and Kinly Merge to Form Yorktel-Kinly

November 13, 2025

IT Services

Yorktel, a New Jersey–based systems integrator and managed services provider, and Kinly, an Amsterdam-headquartered AV and unified communications integrator, have completed a merger to form Yorktel-Kinly. The combined company will operate globally with expanded capabilities in systems integration and managed services, serving more than 2,500 clients across 27 offices and a combined workforce of over 1,600 employees.