Katapult Holdings Completes All-Stock Business Combination With The Aaron’s Company and CCF Holdings

Accel‑KKR Combines AARO, Aico and Mercur to Create Unified Financial Corporate Performance SaaS Platform

July 23, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Accel‑KKR has completed the acquisition of AARO and is bringing it together with its existing portfolio companies Aico and Mercur to form a unified SaaS platform for the Office of the CFO across EMEA. Michael Teixeira was named Group CEO to lead the combined company, which will offer end-to-end corporate performance management, financial close automation and FP&A capabilities.

IQVentures Acquires The Aaron's Company

October 3, 2024

Retail

IQVentures Holdings, LLC has completed a take-private acquisition of The Aaron's Company, Inc. for approximately $504 million, paying $10.10 per share in cash. The transaction is supported by a $120 million senior secured revolving credit facility arranged by Second Avenue Capital Partners and Pathlight Capital to help finance the acquisition and position Aaron's to accelerate its omni-channel strategy and operational transformation.

SK Capital Acquires Parker Hannifin's North America Composites & Fuel Containment Division (renamed Axillon Aerospace)

July 30, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

SK Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the North America Composites & Fuel Containment (CFC) Division of Parker Hannifin and completed the acquisition, renaming the business Axillon Aerospace. The division is a leading producer of engineered carbon fiber composite components and fuel containment solutions for defense and commercial aerospace, generating about $350 million in annual sales, operating six North American manufacturing sites, and employing ~1,700 people.

The Aaron's Company Acquires BrandsMart U.S.A.

February 23, 2022

Retail

The Aaron's Company, Inc. agreed to acquire BrandsMart U.S.A. (Interbond Corporation of America) from the Perlman family for approximately $230 million in cash. The acquisition, expected to close in Q2 2022, expands Aaron's retail footprint and e-commerce assortment while enabling Aaron's to offer in-house lease-to-own solutions to BrandsMart customers and drive revenue and EBITDA growth.

Farragut Capital and Ignite Labs Complete Majority Recapitalization of Atlas Executive Consulting

February 9, 2022

Government & Public Sector

Farragut Capital Partners provided subordinated debt and equity to support a majority recapitalization of Atlas Executive Consulting alongside Ignite Labs, LLC and existing management, with LiveOak Bank providing a line of credit. Atlas — a digital consulting firm focused on analytics, data science and program support for the U.S. national security sector — will be the first portfolio company of the newly formed Ignite Digital Services platform.

Magaya Corporation Acquires Catapult

September 24, 2020

Logistics & Distribution

Magaya Corporation acquired Catapult, a freight rate management software provider, to integrate rate quoting and rating capabilities into Magaya's logistics and supply chain platform. The acquisition expands Magaya's product offering for freight forwarders, NVOCCs and carriers, enabling smarter quoting and rating workflows across its customer base.