KKR and Panoramic Ventures Make Strategic Investment in PlayOn! Sports

PlayOn Acquires MaxPreps from CBS Sports (Paramount Global)

April 2, 2025

Media & Entertainment

PlayOn, the fan engagement platform for high school sports, acquired MaxPreps from CBS Sports (a division of Paramount Global) to integrate MaxPreps' scores, stats, and rankings with PlayOn's ticketing, streaming, and digital media products. Financial terms were not disclosed; MaxPreps employees will join PlayOn as the companies combine capabilities to enhance coverage, analytics, and fan engagement for high school athletics.

KKR Invests $410M Growth Capital in NetSPI

October 5, 2022

Cybersecurity

KKR is increasing its investment in NetSPI with a $410 million growth funding round to support the company's technology innovation, talent acquisition, and global expansion while recapitalizing NetSPI's first institutional investor, Sunstone Partners. The funding comes from KKR's Technology Growth strategy and follows prior investments in NetSPI as the company scales its PTaaS, Attack Surface Management, and related offensive security offerings.

Panopto (K1-backed) Acquires Ensemble Video

April 27, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Panopto, backed by an investment from K1 Investment Management, has acquired Ensemble Video to expand its presence in K-12 and higher-education video management. The K1 transaction followed Avathon Capital's sale of Panopto to K1 and will support Panopto's continued product and customer expansion across education and enterprise markets.

Playfly Sports Acquires Paragon Marketing Group

March 10, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Playfly Sports has acquired Paragon Marketing Group to expand its capabilities in brand consulting, event creation, content development and live sports production, particularly across the high-school sports landscape. Paragon will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary called Paragon Sports Marketing, with founding partners Rashid Ghazi and Julie Simmons overseeing the unit to integrate Paragon’s events, media relationships and client partnerships into Playfly’s commercial platform.

Playmaker Capital Acquires The Sports Drop

April 8, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Playmaker Capital Inc., a Toronto-based digital sports media company, has acquired U.S.-based sports publisher The Sports Drop. The acquisition expands Playmaker's U.S. audience reach (The Sports Drop averages ~30 million monthly page views) and brings The Sports Drop's founder, Mike Bellom, into Playmaker's senior leadership to drive paid media and monetization synergies.

Kohlberg & Company Makes Growth Capital Investment in Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS)

July 8, 2019

Healthcare Services

Kohlberg & Company, a private equity firm, has completed a growth capital investment in Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS), a multi-specialty orthopedic and neurosurgery physician group headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The capital will support expansion of ONS's clinical capabilities and ancillary services and broaden its patient base across the Tri-State area.