Front Row Acquires Build in Amsterdam (BIA)

Front Row Group Acquires Carbon Beauty

June 17, 2026

E-Commerce

Front Row Group, a full-service e-commerce growth and Amazon marketplace management agency for beauty, health & wellness, and CPG brands, acquired Carbon Beauty. Carbon Beauty is an Amazon accelerator focused on clean beauty brands, and the deal expands Front Row’s beauty category expertise and go-to-market capabilities across e-commerce channels.

Dotdigital Group Acquires Alia Software to Expand Shopify-First Audience Growth

March 4, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Dotdigital Group plc agreed to acquire Alia Software Inc., an AI-powered list-growth and on-site conversion platform built exclusively for Shopify merchants. The acquisition adds AI-driven pop-ups and email/SMS audience growth capabilities to Dotdigital’s customer experience and data platform (CXDP), supporting cross-sell and expanded recurring revenue opportunities.

Front Row Acquires Socium Media

February 13, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

Front Row, a New York–based e-commerce and Amazon marketplace agency, has acquired Socium Media, a performance marketing and digital growth agency. Socium will merge into Front Row's integrated agency business to deepen performance marketing capabilities and expand Front Row's Connected Commerce platform, with Socium operating initially as "Socium, Powered by Front Row."

HaystackID Acquires Business Intelligence Associates (BIA)

September 7, 2022

Legal Services

HaystackID, a PE-backed eDiscovery services firm, has acquired Business Intelligence Associates (BIA) to expand its enterprise eDiscovery, managed services, and New York market capabilities. The deal was facilitated by HaystackID's majority investor Quad-C Management and strengthens HaystackID's offerings in cyber discovery, incident response, privacy/compliance, and information governance.

Westland Insurance Group Acquires Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc.

September 6, 2022

Insurance

Westland Insurance Group has acquired Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc., a specialist film and entertainment insurance broker with offices across Canada and the United States. The deal expands Westland's Corporate Advisory & Specialty practice, adds a new entertainment vertical and establishes Westland's first U.S. operations; Front Row will retain its brand and approximately 55 employees.

Bedding Industries of America Acquires Illinois Sleep Products

January 20, 2022

Manufacturing

Bedding Industries of America (BIA) completed a majority acquisition of Illinois Sleep Products (ISP) on January 20, 2022. ISP's Chicago factory and its more than 100 employees will remain in place, be rebranded BIA Midwest, and will expand production of BIA's existing collections and the Harvest Green Mattress brand.