Elevate Acquires The CJK Group

Government Leadership Solutions Acquires Elevate USA Inc.

June 4, 2026

Professional Services

Government Leadership Solutions (GLS), a leadership consulting and workforce development firm serving U.S. local and state governments, announced its acquisition of Elevate USA Inc., a provider of government training and executive coaching. The combined organization will operate under the Elevate USA brand, expanding national reach and scaling public-sector and federal-sector workforce training capabilities.

CJK Group Acquires Allen Press

January 9, 2023

Media & Entertainment

CJK Group, Inc. has acquired the assets of Allen Press, a Lawrence, Kansas-based print and publishing services company. The acquisition adds a Sheridan-branded printing facility (renamed Sheridan Kansas) and folds Allen Press's editorial and content services into KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd., expanding CJK's production footprint and content capabilities for scholarly and association publishers.

LRQA Acquires ELEVATE from EQT Private Equity

January 26, 2022

Environmental Services

LRQA has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ELEVATE, a Hong Kong–headquartered provider of ESG and supply chain services, from EQT Private Equity. The deal brings ELEVATE's assessment, advisory, program management and analytics capabilities into LRQA's global assurance platform to expand sustainability, supply-chain and data-analytics offerings; the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

CJK Group Acquires Tweddle Group

December 22, 2021

Professional Services

CJK Group, Inc. has acquired Tweddle Group, a provider of product support, content development, content management, and digital/print distribution solutions. Tweddle Group, headquartered in Clinton Township, Michigan with over 500 employees worldwide, will operate under CJK leadership to expand CJK's technology and service capabilities and diversify its offerings.

Executech Acquires Elevate

November 15, 2021

IT Services

Executech, backed by Evergreen Services Group, has acquired Elevate, an IT support provider based in Richland, Washington. The Elevate team (led by CEO Paul Carlisle) will join Executech as the Tri-Cities office, expanding Executech's geographic reach and access to cybersecurity and cloud services.

Kayne Partners Invests $25 Million in Elevate

June 17, 2019

Legal Services

Los Angeles-based law company Elevate secured a $25 million minority growth investment from Kayne Partners to scale operations, support continued acquisitions, and enhance its Cael enterprise legal management software. The capital will help Elevate meet increasing customer demand and accelerate product and service expansion to corporate legal departments and global law firms.