Genius Group Acquires Revealed Films Inc.

Genius Brands Acquires WOW! Unlimited Media

October 27, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Genius Brands International (NASDAQ: GNUS) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire WOW! Unlimited Media Inc. for approximately US$53 million in cash and stock, creating a combined animation and digital media company. The deal adds WOW!'s Frederator and Mainframe studios, a large YouTube network and contracted production backlog, expanding Genius Brands' production capacity, audience demographics and monetization channels.

Leeds Equity Partners Invests in Genius SIS

June 16, 2021

Education

Leeds Equity Partners has made a significant investment in Genius SIS, a cloud-based student information and training management software provider. The undisclosed transaction creates Genius as the third platform for Leeds Equity Partners VII and aims to accelerate product development and expand the company's K‑12, higher education and corporate training offerings.

Ashling Partners Acquires Reveal Group

October 18, 2024

Consulting

Ashling Partners has acquired Reveal Group to expand its Multimodal Automation capabilities and add Reveal Group's proprietary Reveal RoboSuite automation acceleration tools. The deal brings Reveal's Intelligent Automation consulting expertise and North American client relationships (healthcare, banking/financial services, manufacturing) into Ashling's global delivery model and supports Ashling's expansion into Canada.

K1 Investment Management Acquires Reveal; Reveal Merges with Brainspace

January 26, 2021

AI & Machine Learning

K1 Investment Management has invested in the combined Reveal and Brainspace organization, acquiring Reveal from Gallant Capital Partners and merging Reveal with Brainspace to create a leading AI-powered eDiscovery platform. The combined company will receive more than $200 million of investment from K1 to accelerate product development, expand sales and marketing, and grow R&D and data science capabilities.

Ruder Finn Acquires Osmosis Films

July 21, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

Global PR and communications agency Ruder Finn has acquired Brooklyn-based video content studio Osmosis Films to expand its multi-platform video storytelling, animation and interactive media capabilities. The deal brings in-house video production services and technology tools to Ruder Finn's creative offering; Osmosis has produced work for Fortune 500 clients and major non-profits since its founding in 2011.

Golf Genius Acquires Shotzoom

February 13, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Golf Genius, a provider of cloud-hosted software for golf facilities and associations, has acquired Shotzoom, the owner of mobile golf app Golfshot and coaching platform CoachNow. The acquisition brings Shotzoom’s consumer-facing Golfshot user base and CoachNow’s coaching capabilities into Golf Genius’ product suite, with the Shotzoom team joining Golf Genius and Ben Addoms leading a new division.