Inflexion Acquires Digital Wholesale Solutions (DWS) from Daisy Group / Oakley Capital Fund II

Inflexion Acquires Majority Stake in dss+ from Gyrus Capital

February 15, 2023

Consulting

Inflexion has agreed to acquire a majority stake in dss+, a Switzerland‑headquartered operations management consulting firm focused on safety, culture transformation and sustainability. Gyrus Capital will remain a significant minority investor alongside dss+ management, and Inflexion plans to support dss+'s growth both organically and via M&A to expand its sustainability and operations offering.

Digital Wholesale Solutions Acquires Giacom from Livingbridge

November 19, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Digital Wholesale Solutions (DWS) has acquired Giacom, a UK cloud services marketplace, from private equity owner Livingbridge; minority shareholder LDC also exited. Giacom provides cloud software, infrastructure and managed services to IT consultants and more than 70,000 SME end users via its channel platform; DWS said the deal will unlock additional channel opportunities across converged IT and unified communications.

Innovex International Acquires Remaining Equity of Downhole Well Solutions

December 2, 2024

Oil & Gas

Innovex International (NYSE: INVX) has completed the acquisition of the remaining equity ownership of Downhole Well Solutions, LLC (DWS), having made a prior minority investment in May 2023. The acquisition brings DWS's proprietary drilling optimization and friction-reduction rental tools into Innovex's product portfolio to expand its downhole technology offerings and support growth in US Land and international markets.

Inflexion Acquires Cutwel from NorthEdge

August 1, 2024

Industrial Services

Inflexion, via its Enterprise Fund V, has acquired Cutwel—the UK market leader in specialist cutting tool distribution— from NorthEdge, in a deal that sees Cutwel's management team continue as co-investors. Inflexion will support growth by scaling the sales team, leveraging data and BI capabilities, and enhancing digital marketing to expand the customer base and product range.

DWS Leads Growth Equity Investment in DataLink Software

November 24, 2020

Healthcare Services

DataLink Software, a Tampa-based provider of population health management software, received a growth equity investment from an investor group led by DWS's private equity business, with existing investor Revelstoke Capital Partners continuing as an investor. The capital, together with a senior secured credit facility arranged by Varagon Capital Partners (with participation from Comvest Partners and BC Partners Credit), will be used to bolster provider engagement services and pursue strategic M&A to expand product capabilities and market reach.

Inflexion Acquires Cloud Specialist ANS

June 1, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Inflexion has acquired ANS, a UK provider of digital transformation and cloud managed services, and will combine ANS with an existing Inflexion investment under one parent group to create a leading independent provider of secure, cloud-led digital transformation. ANS, founded in 1996 with around 270 employees and partnerships with Microsoft and AWS, will continue to operate under its brand while the combined group expands services, launches a Digital Academy and plans to hire more than 100 staff.