ECI Partners Acquires TAG (travel & event management company)

ECI Partners Acquires BCN Group

June 20, 2022

IT Services

ECI Partners has acquired BCN Group, a Manchester‑headquartered Managed Service Provider, from Beech Tree Private Equity in a full realisation. The investment will fund BCN's continued buy‑and‑build strategy and accelerate capability and geographic expansion across managed IT, cloud and digital transformation services.

Travel Chapter Sold to Management Team with Investment from ICG

October 1, 2022

Restaurants & Hospitality

Travel Chapter, a leading UK holiday rental platform (including Holidaycottages.co.uk), has been sold by ECI to the company’s management team with backing from ICG. The transaction represents ECI's exit and positions Travel Chapter for further growth under management and ICG's investment.

PAI Partners Agrees to Acquire Majority Stake in ECF Group

June 14, 2023

Logistics & Distribution

PAI Partners has made a binding offer to acquire a majority stake in ECF Group from French private equity firm Naxicap Partners, with Naxicap remaining a minority investor alongside management. ECF is an omnichannel B2B distributor of equipment, consumables and hygiene products for hospitality and care professionals, headquartered in Grigny, France (~1,750 employees, ~€760m revenue); PAI intends to accelerate growth organically and via acquisitions to consolidate the fragmented market.

ECI Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Croud

October 31, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

ECI Partners has taken a majority stake in Croud, the UK-headquartered global digital marketing agency, in a deal that marks LDC's exit after a five-year partnership. The investment will support Croud's continued organic growth and further acquisitions, enabling expansion of its media, data and technology capabilities while the business maintains operational independence.

ECI Software Solutions Acquires ES Tech Group

October 7, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

ECI Software Solutions has completed the acquisition of ES Tech Group, a U.K.-based B2B eCommerce software and services company. The deal expands ECI's cloud-based eCommerce portfolio and brings ES Tech's platform and growth-agency capabilities into ECI's suite to better serve SME manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers.

Dentsu Group Acquires Tag from Advent International

March 7, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Dentsu Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Tag, a global omnichannel marketing production company, from private equity firm Advent International. Tag, which operates a proprietary marketing execution platform (Digital Interact) and employs ~2,800 people across 29 countries, will become part of dentsu's network to expand its content production and technology-enabled marketing capabilities.