Alliance Entertainment Acquires Endstate and Launches Endstate Authentic LLC

BeyondTrust Acquires Entitle to Add Just‑In‑Time Cloud Permissions and IGA

April 16, 2024

Cybersecurity

BeyondTrust has agreed to acquire Entitle, a provider of just‑in‑time (JIT) access and cloud permissions management, bringing Entitle's products, employees, customers, and IP into the BeyondTrust Privileged Identity Security platform. The acquisition expands BeyondTrust's capabilities in privileged access management (PAM), cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM) and identity governance (IGA), enabling unified orchestration of dynamic, time‑bounded access across cloud, SaaS and on‑prem environments.

The Carlyle Group Acquires Majority Stake in END.

March 23, 2021

E-Commerce

The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Newcastle-headquartered multi-brand retailer END., with founders Christiaan Ashworth and John Parker retaining a significant minority stake and remaining as Co-CEOs. Index Ventures will fully exit; Carlyle will support END.'s international expansion and growth using capital from its Europe and Asia-focused funds.

Alliance Entertainment Acquires Think 3Fold

July 1, 2022

Retail

Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation closed the acquisition of Think 3Fold on July 1, 2022. The purchase adds licensed toys and collectibles SKUs, vendor relationships and Walmart distribution features to Alliance’s wholesale/distribution platform to expand its toy and collectibles offering and retail footprint.

GENDA Inc. (via Kiddleton) Acquires National Entertainment Network

June 20, 2024

Retail

GENDA Inc., through its U.S. subsidiary Kiddleton, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all equity interests of National Entertainment Network, LLC (NEN). The acquisition expands GENDA’s U.S. mini-location footprint, integrates NEN’s 8,000-location network and Grand Prairie manufacturing facility with Kiddleton’s higher-sales mini-location operations, and supports GENDA’s U.S. roll-up strategy to grow profit contributions.

The Beekman Group Acquires Stake in Allergy & ENT Associates

September 20, 2021

Healthcare Services

The Beekman Group has made a platform investment in Allergy & ENT Associates by investing in the company’s affiliate, Allergy & ENT Management Holdings, LLC, to create an MSO supporting a network of 16 clinics. The partnership will provide capital and operational resources to accelerate growth and support expansion across Texas and nearby markets.

SecureAuth Acquires Cloudentity to Boost CIAM and Authorization Capabilities

April 30, 2024

Cybersecurity

SecureAuth has acquired and integrated Cloudentity to strengthen its Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) and fine‑grained authorization capabilities. The deal brings Cloudentity's cloud‑native SaaS authorization technology and team into SecureAuth, accelerating SecureAuth's roadmap for CIAM, Open Banking (FAPI 2.0) support, and combined identity-security offerings.