West Monroe Partners Acquires Madrona Solutions Group

M/C Partners Acquires West Monroe Partners' Managed Services Division

December 30, 2019

IT Services

Boston-based private equity firm M/C Partners acquired the Managed Services division of West Monroe Partners in a carve-out deal that closed December 30, 2019. The business, a Chicago-based IT managed services provider serving small and mid-size businesses, will operate as a standalone platform under new CEO Wayne Kiphart to pursue growth and investments in service delivery and IT capabilities.

West Monroe Acquires 2050 Partners

September 17, 2025

Consulting

West Monroe, a global business and technology consulting firm, has acquired 2050 Partners, an energy-focused consulting firm headquartered in the Bay Area. The acquisition expands West Monroe’s demand-side management, energy efficiency and regulatory advisory capabilities to help utilities manage rising load and meet decarbonization goals.

West Monroe Partners Acquires Etherios

October 26, 2015

IT Services

West Monroe Partners has acquired Etherios, a Platinum Salesforce Consulting Partner, with 7 Mile Advisors acting as exclusive sell-side advisor. Etherios' teams in Chicago, San Francisco and Dallas joined West Monroe's CRM practice effective October 26, 2015—creating a CRM team of more than 125 professionals—and the deal was reported to have been completed with Etherios coming from Digi International for approximately $9 million.

West Monroe Acquires 71 & Change to Scale Organizational Change Management Services

June 14, 2022

Consulting

West Monroe has acquired Portland-based change management consultancy 71 & Change, expanding the firm's organizational change management capabilities and nearly doubling its OCM team nationally. The acquisition adds change management methodologies and digital tools, strengthens West Monroe's West Coast presence, and brings additional leadership and talent to support growing client demand for transformation services.

West Monroe Partners Acquires GoKart Labs

October 17, 2019

IT Services

West Monroe Partners acquired Minneapolis-based digital product studio GoKart Labs to expand its digital transformation, product design, and digital innovation capabilities. Clearsight Advisors served as the buyside advisor to West Monroe on the transaction, which West Monroe described as the largest acquisition in its history to date.

West Monroe Acquires The Hartsema Group

January 22, 2025

Professional Services

West Monroe, a global business and technology consulting firm, has acquired The Hartsema Group, a boutique firm that builds and manages customer advisory boards for regional banks and payment technology providers. The deal expands West Monroe's financial services and payments advisory capabilities and integrates Hartsema's team and advisory-board offerings into West Monroe's banking and payments practice.