Bloom Equity Completes Take-Private of GRC International

Birch Hill Equity Partners and Claude Bigras Acquire GDI Integrated Facility Services

March 2, 2026

Industrial Services

Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. and Gestion Claude Bigras Inc. completed a previously announced take-private plan of arrangement for GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. GDI’s minority shareholders received C$36.60 in cash per subordinate voting share, and the company became a wholly owned private subsidiary of the purchaser group.

Bloom Equity Partners Acquires RightCrowd (PIAM Software Business)

October 2, 2023

Cybersecurity

Bloom Equity Partners completed a buyout of RightCrowd's Workforce Access Software and Presence Control businesses via a carveout of RightCrowd Software Pty Ltd. and RightCrowd NV from ASX-listed RightCrowd Limited. The deal (approved August 24, 2023 and closed in late September 2023) gives Bloom a platform in physical identity and access management (PIAM) software, while the remaining cyber-focused business within the listed entity will be rebranded Gathid Limited.

Radiant Logic Acquires Brainwave GRC

April 18, 2023

Cybersecurity

Radiant Logic has acquired Brainwave GRC, a France-based identity analytics and GRC specialist, to combine identity data federation and observability with analytics and prescriptive capabilities. The acquisition creates a joint roadmap to deliver an integrated identity data platform that strengthens identity-first security, improves identity data governance, and expands Radiant's capabilities and market reach in EMEA and North America.

Brown & Brown, Inc. Acquires Global Risk Partners Limited

March 8, 2022

Insurance

Brown & Brown, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP) from funds advised by Searchlight Capital Partners; the transaction is expected to close in Q3 2022 subject to regulatory approvals, including the UK Financial Conduct Authority. GRP is a London-headquartered independent insurance intermediary with roughly 2,100 employees, operations across 110+ locations in the UK and Ireland, and annual revenue of approximately $340 million.

IK Partners Acquires Majority Stake in FCG Group AB from Bridgepoint

January 19, 2022

Consulting

IK Partners' Small Cap III Fund has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Stockholm-headquartered GRC services provider FCG Group AB from Bridgepoint Group plc. Management and key employees are reinvesting and will remain significant shareholders; IK plans to support FCG's international growth and expand its service offering in areas such as ESG and GRC technology. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and was expected to close in Q2 2022; financial terms were not disclosed.

CGE Partners Invests in SureCloud

September 13, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

CGE Partners has made an investment in SureCloud, a London-based provider of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) SaaS and tech-enabled risk and cybersecurity services. The capital will support product development, international expansion and targeted M&A as CGE partners with SureCloud's management team to scale the business.