Elliott Advisors Acquires Enra Specialist Finance from Exponent Private Equity

I Squared Capital Acquires Enva from Exponent

April 21, 2023

Environmental Services

I Squared Capital has agreed to acquire Enva, a leading recycling and resource recovery business operating across the United Kingdom and Ireland, from Exponent. Enva operates 34 facilities with over 1,600 employees and provides hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, recycling and water services; the deal is expected to complete following customary regulatory approvals in Q2 2023.

Wealth Enhancement Group Acquires New Era Financial Advisors, Inc.

April 26, 2023

Financial Services

Wealth Enhancement Group, a national independent wealth management firm, acquired New Era Financial Advisors, Inc., a hybrid RIA with two Minnesota locations and over $1.1 billion in client assets. The deal adds a team of six advisors and 11 support staff and expands Wealth Enhancement Group's presence in the Twin Cities market.

Ardian Acquires Majority Stake in Finaxy from Equistone

July 30, 2020

Insurance

Ardian, via its Ardian Expansion team, has acquired a majority stake in Finaxy, a French multi-specialist B2B and B2C insurance broker, from Equistone Partners Europe. Ardian plans to support Finaxy's continued buy-and-build strategy to accelerate organic growth and further consolidate its leading position in the fragmented French insurance-brokerage market.

Envest Acquires Majority Stake in Wealth Architects

March 25, 2025

Financial Services

The Envest Group, part of The Ardonagh Group, has acquired a majority stake in Wealth Architects, a fast-growing Australian financial advisory firm. The deal expands Envest's capabilities into financial planning and specialist risk advisory, provides growth capital to Wealth Architects, and follows Wealth Architects' recent purchase of PSC Life to strengthen its life and disability insurance offering.

Encora Acquires Excellarate from Frontenac

January 26, 2023

IT Services

Encora, a global product engineering services provider backed by private equity, has acquired Excellarate, a Wayne, Pennsylvania–based technology services firm formerly owned by Frontenac. The deal expands Encora's capabilities in AI, analytics, automation and deepens its industry expertise in HealthTech, FinTech and InsurTech while adding Excellarate's ~1,300 engineers and client relationships.

Accordion Acquires Platform Specialists

February 23, 2022

Consulting

Accordion, a private equity-focused financial and technology consulting firm, has acquired Platform Specialists, an Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) consulting firm. The deal adds 26 professionals and expands Accordion’s CFO Technology capabilities in forecasting, planning, close and consolidation, and reporting/analytics to better serve PE-backed CFOs and portfolio companies.