JDA Worldwide Acquires The KAIROS Company

Klaviyo to Acquire Agency Team and Technology to Expand AI Agent Capabilities

August 6, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Klaviyo (autonomous B2C CRM) has agreed to acquire the team and proprietary software technology of Agency, an AI-native customer success company led by Elias Torres. Following closing, Torres is expected to become Klaviyo’s Chief Product Officer and lead Klaviyo’s agent product line, including Composer and Customer Agent.

Publicis Groupe Acquires Captiv8

May 21, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Publicis Groupe has acquired Captiv8, a leading end-to-end influencer marketing platform, to strengthen its connected influencer and social commerce capabilities. Captiv8 — active in 120 countries with a network of ~15 million creators and AI-powered technology — will be integrated within Publicis Connected Media and combined with Influential and Epsilon to build a large-scale, identity‑powered influencer offering.

ISG Acquires JDAVIS

May 14, 2025

Engineering Services

ISG, a 100% employee-owned architecture, engineering, environmental, and planning firm, has acquired JDAVIS, a multi-disciplinary design firm with offices in Raleigh, North Carolina and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The acquisition expands ISG’s geographic footprint into North Carolina and Pennsylvania and strengthens its residential and mixed-use design capabilities across architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, planning, and procurement management.

Kairos Capital Management Acquires Pro-Fab Group

June 23, 2021

Building Products

Montreal-based private equity firm Kairos Capital Management has acquired Pro-Fab Group Inc., a Quebec-headquartered manufacturer and installer of factory-built homes, including its Ontario subsidiary Guildcrest Homes. The deal returns Pro-Fab to Canadian ownership after nearly a decade under Wynnchurch Capital and aims to support Pro-Fab's growth and consolidate the fragmented modular/prefabricated building market across Canada.

Kairos Capital Management Acquires Comprod Inc.

January 20, 2021

Telecommunications

Montreal-based private equity firm Kairos Capital Management has acquired Comprod Inc., a Quebec-headquartered designer and manufacturer of antennas, RF filters and in‑building DAS solutions. Kairos said it will support Comprod’s management team to accelerate growth and invest in R&D to expand the company’s product and service offerings; terms were not disclosed.

LRW Group Acquires Karma Agency

October 1, 2019

Marketing & Advertising

LRW Group, a Tailwind Capital portfolio company, has acquired Karma Agency, a Philadelphia-based strategic communications and brand management firm. The deal is LRW Group’s eighth add-on since Tailwind’s 2015 investment and is intended to expand LRW’s capabilities in PR, brand strategy and digital communications.