Berkshire Partners Makes Equity Investment in UPSTACK
April 14, 2021
Berkshire Partners has made an equity investment in UPSTACK to support the company's technology platform, expand its product and service portfolio, and accelerate direct investments and M&A in top-producing sales agencies. UPSTACK, a New York–based technology brokerage for cloud, colocation and connectivity solutions, will use the capital to evolve its platform and pursue continued roll-up activity.
- Buyers
- Berkshire Partners
- Targets
- UPSTACK
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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