Keystone Partners Acquires The Center for Executive Coaching (CEC)

Careerminds Acquires Keystone Partners from Silver Oak

February 12, 2026

Staffing & HR

Careerminds has acquired Keystone Partners, a Boston-based provider of outplacement, career management, executive coaching and leadership development services, from Silver Oak Services Partners. Silver Oak had owned Keystone since 2018 and supported the company through five add-on acquisitions and development of a proprietary technology platform to scale its talent solutions business.

Keystone Partners Acquires CCI Consulting

January 21, 2025

Staffing & HR

Keystone Partners, a Silver Oak Services Partners portfolio company, has acquired CCI Consulting, a provider of HR consulting, executive search, leadership development and career transition services based near Philadelphia. The add-on expands Keystone's talent management and leadership transformation capabilities and broadens its reach across the Mid-Atlantic and beyond.

KnowFully Learning Group Acquires Creative Educational Concepts

May 25, 2021

Healthcare Services

KnowFully Learning Group, a NexPhase Capital‑backed provider of professional education, has acquired Creative Educational Concepts (CEC), an accredited provider of interprofessional continuing medical education. The acquisition brings CEC’s live and online CME capabilities and oncology-focused programs into KnowFully’s healthcare education portfolio, with CEC founder Dr. Joni Fowler continuing to lead the division.

Eureka Equity Partners Acquires iPEC Coaching (Perfect Creation, Inc.)

October 30, 2020

Education

Eureka Equity Partners has acquired Perfect Creation, Inc., d/b/a iPEC Coaching, a provider of coach training and certification solutions headquartered in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. The transaction, Eureka's second platform investment from its Eureka IV fund, will partner with iPEC's senior management to support growth and expansion into complementary service lines.

Keystone Partners (Silver Oak) Acquires Kensington International's Career Transition and Leadership Development Business

July 10, 2019

Professional Services

Keystone Partners, a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners, acquired the career transition and leadership development business operations from Chicago-based Kensington International, Inc. The add-on expands Keystone's presence and capabilities in the greater Chicago market and integrates Kensington's high-touch outplacement, executive coaching and talent assessment services into Keystone's platform.

Silver Oak Services Partners Recapitalizes Keystone Partners

January 31, 2019

Staffing & HR

Silver Oak Services Partners led a recapitalization of Keystone Partners, investing alongside Keystone's senior management to provide capital and support for platform growth. Keystone, headquartered in Boston, is a provider of outplacement, career management, executive coaching, and leadership development services and will continue to be led by its existing management team, which retained a significant ownership stake.