AlleyCorp-Led Consortium Acquires Meetup From WeWork

Bending Spoons Acquires Meetup

January 24, 2024

Software

Italian technology company Bending Spoons has completed the acquisition of U.S.-based community platform Meetup, which has more than 60 million registered members worldwide. Bending Spoons said it will leverage its technology and product expertise to accelerate Meetup's international expansion, grow membership, and improve organizer experience; Meetup CEO David Siegel will serve as an advisor following the transaction.

NorthEdge Acquires Meet (Management Buyout)

September 9, 2021

Staffing & HR

NorthEdge has backed a primary management buyout of Meet, a life-sciences talent acquisition and recruitment business. The investment will support Meet's global growth, hiring plans and M&A-driven expansion while founder and CEO Hannah Donaldson remains in leadership.

Concentric Equity Partners Acquires Aleysian

February 4, 2026

IT Services

Concentric Equity Partners, a Chicago-based private investment firm, has acquired Aleysian, a Salesforce implementation and advisory firm. As part of the transaction Aleysian named Jon Klinepeter as CEO and moved former CEO Dustin Ward into the COO role to support scaled delivery and accelerated investments in Salesforce capabilities.

BowX Acquisition Corp. Completes Business Combination with WeWork

October 20, 2021

Real Estate

BowX Acquisition Corp. and WeWork completed their business combination on October 20, 2021, taking WeWork public; the combined company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "WE" on October 21, 2021. The deal provided WeWork approximately $1.3 billion in gross cash proceeds (including trust-account cash, a fully committed PIPE and an equity backstop from Cushman & Wakefield) and left Marcelo Claure and Sandeep Mathrani in leadership roles as Executive Chairman and CEO, respectively.

Allegiance Fundraising Group Acquires WeDidIt

June 25, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Allegiance Fundraising Group has acquired WeDidIt, a provider of online fundraising tools including donation pages, crowdfunding, and peer-to-peer solutions. The acquisition brings WeDidIt's fiscal-sponsorship expertise and fundraising technology into Allegiance's broader suite of nonprofit technology and services to expand capabilities for nonprofit clients.

MeetingPlay and Aventri Merge with Growth Investment from Sunstone Partners and Camden Partners

January 6, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

MeetingPlay and Aventri have merged and received a growth equity investment from Sunstone Partners and Camden Partners to form a combined, full-service event software company. The new company will integrate both firms' platforms and leadership to expand capabilities across virtual, hybrid and in-person events and scale global customer reach.