Polaris Growth Fund Invests in TransACT Communications

Polaris Growth Fund Acquires Amplifire from Leeds Equity Partners

August 16, 2022

Education

Polaris Growth Fund has acquired Amplifire (Knowledge Factor, Inc.) from Leeds Equity Partners; terms were not disclosed. Amplifire is a Boulder, Colorado–based SaaS provider of adaptive learning, assessment, and analytics serving healthcare, higher education, and corporate customers; several customers also participated in the investment and Amplifire’s existing management (CEO Bob Burgin) will remain in place.

Pollock Company Acquires ATG Communications

November 1, 2025

Telecommunications

Pollock Company, a third-generation family-owned technology and office solutions provider based in Augusta, Georgia, has acquired ATG Communications, a local internet and voice service provider that has served the Augusta area for 36 years. The acquisition adds connectivity and voice infrastructure to Pollock's managed IT, cybersecurity, print and physical security offerings to deliver more integrated technology services to regional business customers.

Trifecta Collective Acquires TRANSACT from the Electronic Transactions Association

June 4, 2024

Financial Services

Trifecta Collective LLC, a trade-show platform backed by private equity firm GreyLion, has acquired TRANSACT from the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA). TRANSACT is a leading annual payments industry event (250+ exhibitors, ~3,000 attendees) and will be added to Trifecta's growing portfolio of B2B events.

PARC Partners Acquires Transifex

April 13, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

PARC Partners has acquired Transifex, a continuous localization SaaS platform, providing growth capital and new management resources. Founder Dimitris Glezos transitions to an advisor role while Chris Reese and Tony Pilnik assume senior leadership as PARC — with backing from Pacific Lake Partners and Bridge Bank — supports the company's next phase of growth.

Riverspan Partners Invests in POLARIS Laboratories

October 13, 2024

Industrial Services

POLARIS Laboratories has received a strategic growth investment from Riverspan Partners to accelerate product and service development and expand into new markets. The investment will support POLARIS's AI-enabled testing platform and help the company scale its predictive fluid analysis and reliability services globally.

3Cloud Acquires Polaris Solutions

October 12, 2021

IT Services

3Cloud, a Microsoft Azure-focused services firm, acquired Polaris Solutions to expand its application modernization and DevOps capabilities and reinforce its position as the largest Azure pure-play services provider in the U.S. Polaris’ Azure development team will join 3Cloud’s Application Modernization & Development and DevOps practices; 3Cloud is PE-backed by Gryphon Investors, which completed a majority investment in 2020.