Crestline Investors Makes Minority Growth Investment in Broadvoice

Broadwing Capital Acquires CloudScale365

December 17, 2025

IT Services

Broadwing Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has acquired CloudScale365 as the inaugural investment in its new IT managed service provider (MSP) platform. CloudScale365 is a Nashville-based provider of managed IT, cloud, hosting, and security solutions for small and medium-sized businesses; the founder will transition to a consulting role and Bret Kidd was named CEO as the company pursues expansion in AI, cybersecurity, and infrastructure.

Rithm Capital Acquires Crestline Investors

December 7, 2025

Financial Services

Rithm Capital has completed the acquisition of Crestline (Crestline Investors), expanding Rithm’s alternative asset management platform and broadening its investment capabilities across credit, real estate, and structured finance. The deal adds Crestline’s investment track record and leadership to Rithm’s integrated platform, enhancing distribution and product depth for institutional and private wealth clients.

BV Investment Partners Invests in CallTower

November 16, 2023

Telecommunications

BV Investment Partners has made an investment in CallTower, a South Jordan, Utah–based provider of cloud-based enterprise communications, contact center and collaboration solutions. The capital—backed by debt financing from AB Private Credit Investors and Boundary Street Capital—is intended to accelerate CallTower's organic growth and support acquisitions; the parties anticipated closing in Q4 2023.

LiveVox Merges with Crescent Acquisition Corp to Become Public

January 14, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

LiveVox, a cloud-based contact center (CCaaS) platform and Golden Gate Capital portfolio company, completed a business combination with Crescent Acquisition Corp (a SPAC) and concurrent PIPE financing to become a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: LVOX). The transaction provides LiveVox with significant new capital to accelerate sales, marketing and product development while enabling certain existing shareholders to sell a portion of their equity.

Vista Equity Partners Invests in BetterCloud

June 9, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Vista Equity Partners made a strategic growth investment in BetterCloud, the SaaS management platform provider, to accelerate product innovation, geographic expansion, and go-to-market growth. Existing investors including Accel, Bain Capital Ventures and Warburg Pincus will remain as minority stakeholders.

Cisco Acquires BroadSoft for $1.9B

October 23, 2017

Cloud & SaaS

Cisco agreed to acquire BroadSoft, a provider of cloud PBX, unified communications, team collaboration and contact center software, for $1.9 billion (paying $55 per share). The deal strengthens Cisco's software- and cloud-focused collaboration portfolio and brings BroadSoft's large service-provider customer base and cloud voice/contact-center capabilities into Cisco's applications group.