Escalent Acquires Javelin Strategy & Research

Escalent Acquires Mercator Advisory Group

March 17, 2022

Consulting

Escalent, an analytics and advisory firm, has acquired Mercator Advisory Group and will fold Mercator's payments analysts into its Javelin Strategy & Research practice. The acquisition is intended to deepen Escalent's payments and financial services expertise and offer Mercator clients access to Escalent's broader research, data science, and custom advisory capabilities.

Escalent Acquires Grail Insights from NewQuest Capital Partners

June 1, 2021

Consulting

Escalent has acquired Grail Insights from NewQuest Capital Partners, combining Grail’s strategic insights capabilities and global offices with Escalent’s advisory and data analytics platform. The acquisition expands Escalent’s ability to integrate primary, secondary, syndicated and internal data streams to deliver end-to-end consulting and implementation services for global brands.

Escalent Acquires C Space and Hall & Partners

April 12, 2023

Data & Analytics

Escalent, a PE-backed data analytics and advisory firm, has acquired C Space (Boston) and Hall & Partners (London) from Omnicom to build a larger global market insights platform. The deal combines complementary customer-insight, community and brand-research capabilities (and proprietary technology) under Escalent — supported by financial sponsor STG — to expand scale and service offerings across major end markets.

TriMech Acquires Javelin Technologies from CAI Capital Partners

May 5, 2021

Engineering Services

TriMech has acquired a majority interest in Javelin Technologies from CAI Capital Partners. The acquisition brings Javelin’s Canadian 3D design, product data management, and additive manufacturing capabilities into the TriMech Group to expand its North American footprint and service offerings.

Escalent Acquires Rhein Associates to Build Commercial Vehicle Research & Advisory Practice

November 25, 2022

Data & Analytics

Escalent has acquired Rhein Associates and entered a partnership with Work Truck Solutions to create a unified commercial vehicle and fleet research and advisory practice. The deal combines Rhein Associates' North American commercial vehicle forecasting data with Escalent's demand-side Fleet Advisory Hub and Work Truck Solutions' commercial vehicle inventory dataset to deliver a 360-degree data and advisory offering for OEMs, fleets and dealers.

STRAT7 (Horizon Capital-backed) Acquires Jigsaw Research

August 24, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

STRAT7, backed by Horizon Capital, has acquired Jigsaw Research, a London-based strategic insight and market research agency. The deal expands STRAT7's tech-enabled insight capabilities and strengthens its offering to global enterprise clients as part of an ongoing buy-and-build strategy.