Ninja Kidz Action Parks Acquires Flight Adventure Park

StairSlide Acquires b4Adventure

December 30, 2022

Consumer Products

StairSlide acquired outdoor-play products maker b4Adventure (deal finalized December 30, 2022) to expand its product offering with nearly 200 outdoor items including ziplines, slacklines and swings. The acquisition moves StairSlide beyond indoor slide products into the backyard/outdoor active-play market and broadens its portfolio aimed at children and families.

Eagle Merchant Partners Acquires Code Ninjas

September 22, 2021

Education

Atlanta-based private equity firm Eagle Merchant Partners completed its acquisition of Code Ninjas, the world’s largest kids’ coding franchise. Eagle had made a prior minority investment and will now support accelerated unit growth and international expansion of Code Ninjas’ franchise network (345 locations across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom).

The Parking Spot Acquires Park 'N Fly

February 6, 2024

Transportation

The Parking Spot (owned by investment funds sponsored by Green Courte Partners) has acquired Park 'N Fly, a near-airport parking operator with 13 owned, leased, and managed facilities. The deal expands TPS's footprint to 47 facilities (over 100,000 spaces), broadens its third-party management offering, and adds Park 'N Fly's near-airport parking search aggregator and related revenue-management capabilities.

Quility Acquires Ninja Technologies LLC

August 1, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Quility has acquired the assets of Ninja Technologies LLC, a SaaS platform that provides leads, sales automation, CRM and analytics for insurance agents. Quility will integrate Ninja's marketing and communication automations into its Switchboard engagement platform to expand agent engagement, automation and sales enablement capabilities.

Ruder Finn Acquires Flightpath

March 11, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Ruder Finn, a global communications and creative agency, has acquired Flightpath, a 30-year-old New York–based digital marketing agency with a 25-person team. Flightpath founder and CEO Jon Fox will report to Ruder Finn Global CEO Kathy Bloomgarden; the deal strengthens Ruder Finn's Digital Integration Group and AI-powered RF Studio53 with no layoffs expected.

Ex Nihilo Capital and Tabula Rasa Acquire Ten Trampoline Parks (Sky Zone & Rock N Jump)

March 11, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

Private equity firm Ex Nihilo Capital and multi-unit operator Tabula Rasa acquired ten trampoline park locations (nine Sky Zone parks and one Rock N Jump) across multiple U.S. states. The deal was supported with subordinated debt from LO3 Capital and participation from Spring Capital, making Tabula Rasa the largest Sky Zone franchisee with 17 parks and signaling continued add-on growth for the operator.