KORE Software Acquires Hookit and SSB's Professional Sports Business

Searchlight Capital Partners and Abry Partners Acquire KORE Group

February 27, 2026

IT Services

KORE Group Holdings was acquired by affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners and Abry Partners in an all-cash transaction. The deal provides KORE with long-term investment to accelerate innovation and expand capabilities for customers deploying and scaling IoT globally.

Accel‑KKR Acquires Majority Stake in Arbiter

September 23, 2025

Software

Accel‑KKR has acquired a majority stake in Arbiter, a Sandy, Utah‑based provider of athletic and school operations management software. Serent Capital, which partnered with Arbiter in 2017, will retain a minority equity position; the investment is intended to accelerate product innovation, expanded services, and scale across the K‑12 and youth sports market.

Two Circles Acquires KORE from Serent Capital

October 16, 2024

Data & Analytics

Two Circles, the Charterhouse-backed sports and entertainment data business, has acquired KORE, a leading sponsorship and fan-engagement intelligence platform, from Serent Capital. The deal expands Two Circles' technology and data capabilities in North America and strengthens its measurement, data management and business intelligence offerings for sports and entertainment customers.

KORE Software Acquires Sports Alliance

July 19, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

KORE Software has acquired London-based Sports Alliance, a fan data management and digital marketing solutions provider, expanding KORE’s footprint in the EMEA market and adding more than 140 client relationships. The deal strengthens KORE’s sponsorship, ticketing, fan engagement, and data analytics capabilities and brings additional GDPR support and AI-driven fan insights to its portfolio.

SSB Acquires HEPdata

September 9, 2019

Data & Analytics

SSB has acquired HEPdata, a leading matching-gift and employment data platform for higher education and nonprofit fundraising, and will retain the HEPdata brand while integrating its team and data into SSB’s analytics and CRM products. The deal expands SSB’s fundraising product suite and was financed with a Comerica credit line and additional equity from SSB majority owner Strattam Capital.

KORE Software Acquires SponServe

January 23, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

KORE Software, a Serent Capital portfolio company, has acquired SponServe, an Australia-founded cloud sponsorship management platform. The acquisition is an add-on to KORE’s sports business management platform aimed at accelerating global expansion and broadening KORE’s sponsorship management capabilities.