SIB Fixed Cost Reduction Invests in Shipware

SIB Fixed Cost Reduction Acquires Sage Management

August 9, 2021

Telecommunications

SIB Fixed Cost Reduction, a portfolio company of O2 Investment Partners, has acquired Sage Management, a provider of telecom cost-optimization services and the inFuse SaaS platform with blockchain-enabled intercarrier billing. The deal is an add-on to SIB's platform to expand its telecom capabilities and scale Sage's software-driven services; Sage's leadership will remain post-transaction.

SIB Fixed Cost Reduction Acquires Cost Control Associates

October 27, 2020

Consulting

SIB Fixed Cost Reduction, a PE-backed spend-management platform, has acquired Cost Control Associates (CCA), a utilities and telecom spend-management firm headquartered in Queensbury, New York. The deal, supported by SIB sponsor O2 Investment Partners, expands SIB’s capabilities in utility expense oversight and is positioned as an add-on acquisition to deepen client offerings and drive revenue synergies.

SIB Fixed Cost Reduction Acquires The Fox Consulting Group

June 30, 2021

Professional Services

SIB Fixed Cost Reduction, a portfolio company of O2 Investment Partners, has acquired The Fox Consulting Group, a Cincinnati-based spend-management consultancy specializing in telecom, wireless, cloud services and credit card processing. The add-on expands SIB's capabilities in telecom, wireless and merchant/credit-card processing services and is the platform's second acquisition under O2's ownership.

SIB Holdings Invests in ProcureAmerica

August 21, 2023

Professional Services

SIB Holdings, a spend-management platform owned by O2 Investment Partners, has made a strategic investment in ProcureAmerica, a contingency-based cost reduction and contract compliance services provider headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California. The ProcureAmerica leadership team will remain in place and the deal expands SIB's presence in government, higher education, and healthcare while broadening its spend-category expertise (utilities, telecom, waste).

IBS Software Acquires Accenture Freight and Logistics Software (AFLS)

February 22, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

IBS Software completed the acquisition of Accenture Freight and Logistics Software (AFLS), bringing AFLS’ air cargo and ocean freight platforms into IBS’s product portfolio. The deal strengthens IBS’s cargo and logistics capabilities, accelerates its digital transformation offerings for airlines and ocean carriers, and includes opening a new development center in Chennai to support the expanded business.

SIB Holdings Invests in Vector97

July 29, 2022

Environmental Services

SIB Holdings has made a strategic add-on investment in Vector97, a tech-enabled waste and recycling expense management firm, as announced by O2 Investment Partners. The transaction expands SIB’s service capabilities and customer reach across multi-family residential, commercial, medical, and industrial end markets with support from financial partners including Tree Line Capital Partners, Stellus Capital Management, Capital Southwest, and LBC Small Cap.