KORE Software Acquires SponServe

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.

K-Sport Acquires 67% Stake in Sports Performance Tracking (SPT)

April 2, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Italian sports-technology company K-Sport has acquired a 67% stake in Australian wearable-technology and analytics provider Sports Performance Tracking (SPT). The deal gives K-Sport direct access to SPT’s established customer base in the United States and Asia-Pacific and will combine K-Sport’s AI-driven match analysis with SPT’s commercial presence to accelerate international expansion and product capability development.

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.

Wellspring Acquires Sopheon to Create End-to-End InnovationOps Provider

February 20, 2024

Software

Wellspring, a portfolio company of Resurgens Technology Partners, has acquired Sopheon to combine their InnovationOps, tech transfer, IP management, and innovation management software and services into a single global offering. The combined company—led by CEO Sean Downs—will expand Wellspring's product and service capabilities across corporate, academic and government R&D ecosystems; Raymond James served as financial advisor to Wellspring and Resurgens.

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.

KORE Software Acquires Hookit and SSB's Professional Sports Business

February 8, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

KORE Software (Serent-backed) has acquired Hookit, an AI-powered sponsorship analytics platform, and reached an agreement to acquire SSB's professional sports business. The acquisitions expand KORE's sponsorship and engagement marketing capabilities — adding social media sponsorship analytics and more than 50 professional sports customers to its platform.