KNB Communications Acquires Roketto, Rebrands as Sōvyn

Southwest Strategies Group Acquires Kiterocket

July 1, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

San Diego-based communications firm Southwest Strategies Group has acquired Kiterocket, a Phoenix- and Seattle-based public relations agency focused on emerging technologies, semiconductors and sustainability. The deal expands Southwest Strategies Group's Western U.S. footprint and adds two new lines of business—technology (led by Kiterocket founder Martijn Pierik) and sustainable living (led by co-founder Amanda Foley)—to its service offering.

EverService Acquires RYNO Strategic Solutions

May 10, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

EverService Holdings, LLC acquired RYNO Strategic Solutions in April 2023 to strengthen its digital marketing capabilities for the home services vertical. RYNO — a Google Partner specializing in SEO, PPC, web design, social media and local service ads — will be integrated into EverService's portfolio to expand offerings and better serve thousands of SMB contractor clients.

Relay Robotics Acquires Savioke R&D and Relay Product Line

May 2, 2022

Manufacturing

Relay Robotics — a new company formed after acquiring Savioke's R&D and Relay product line — completed a $10.0 million Series A financing led by MK Capital. Michael O'Donnell was named Chairman and CEO and Savioke co‑founder Steve Cousins became CTO as Relay positions its service-robot platform for hospitality, healthcare and commercial real estate customers.

Rakuten Symphony Acquires Robin.io

February 28, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Rakuten Symphony has agreed to acquire Robin.io, a Silicon Valley cloud-native technology provider, to integrate Robin.io's multi-cloud mobility, automation and orchestration capabilities into Rakuten Symphony's telco-cloud portfolio. The acquisition (terms confidential) will accelerate Rakuten Symphony's cloud-native offering for mobile operators and enterprises; Partha Seetala will become President of Rakuten Symphony's Unified Cloud business unit following the closing.

Rocscience Inc. Acquires NovoTech Software

October 6, 2021

Software

Rocscience Inc., a Toronto-based developer of geotechnical engineering software, has acquired Vancouver-based NovoTech Software. The deal expands Rocscience's geotechnical product capabilities and brings NovoTech's CTO and web application team into Rocscience while NovoTech continues to operate under its name in the near term.

Sophos Acquires Rook Security

June 1, 2019

Cybersecurity

Sophos (LSE: SOPH) has acquired Rook Security, an Indianapolis-based managed detection and response (MDR) provider founded in 2008, to expand its re-sellable MDR services by combining Rook's threat detection, investigation and incident response capabilities with Sophos' DarkBytes technology. Rook Security was privately owned; Capstone Partners advised Rook and Barnes & Thornburg LLP served as legal counsel. No financial terms were disclosed.