Blue Monkey Beverage Acquires Local Weather Sports Drink Brand

Boyne Capital and Fifth Ocean Capital Invest in Blue Monkey Beverages

February 27, 2025

Food & Beverage

Boyne Capital (through an affiliate) has made a platform investment in Blue Monkey Beverages and partnered with Fifth Ocean Capital. Fifth Ocean principal Steve Beck joins Blue Monkey as CEO; the investment is intended to accelerate distribution, product innovation, and expansion with new and existing customers while supporting the company's next phase of growth.

Francisco Partners Acquires The Weather Company from IBM

February 1, 2024

Data & Analytics

Francisco Partners has completed its acquisition of The Weather Company from IBM, creating a standalone business led by CEO Sheri Bachstein. The deal positions The Weather Company to accelerate product innovation and expand its enterprise offerings across industries such as media, advertising and aviation with additional capital and operating support.

Calypso (KJ Holding Corp) Acquires Mela Water

April 2, 2025

Food & Beverage

KJ Holding Corp, owner of Calypso Lemonades, has acquired Mela Water, a premium watermelon water brand. The deal brings Mela onto the Calypso beverage platform to leverage Calypso's national and international distribution, commercial and supply-chain capabilities to accelerate Mela's growth.

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.

rePurpose Global Acquires Bluebird Climate

April 24, 2024

Software

rePurpose Global has acquired Bluebird Climate, a sustainability software platform that provides lifecycle assessments, packaging waste and recyclability analysis, and consumer transparency tools for consumer brands. The acquisition expands rePurpose Global's capabilities beyond plastic recovery into sustainability analytics and software, enabling a one-stop platform for brands to measure, improve, and communicate environmental performance.

Wasserman Acquires bluemedia

March 3, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Wasserman, through its Wasserman Live division, has acquired Tempe-based branding and signage company bluemedia. The acquisition brings bluemedia's fabrication and event-signage capabilities and client roster (including the NFL and major stadiums) into Wasserman's global live-events offering to expand capacity and U.S. market presence.