Options Technology (Abry-backed) Acquires ACTIV Financial

ETS Acquires ACT

June 30, 2026

Education

ETS announced it is acquiring ACT, a college and career readiness organization. The deal combines two mission-driven measurement organizations to expand education and workforce opportunity solutions across the United States; financial terms were not disclosed.

Vobis Ventures Acquires Optiv’s Advisory, Consulting and Transformation (ACT) Business

June 3, 2026

Cybersecurity

Optiv has sold its Advisory, Consulting and Transformation (ACT) project-based cybersecurity services business to Vobis Ventures. The transaction closed on June 1, 2026, and the acquired business will initially operate as Optiv Consulting while Optiv and Optiv Consulting enter an exclusive services partnership for one year.

Access Control Systems (ACS) Acquires Access Control Technologies (ACT)

January 11, 2022

Electrical Services

Access Control Systems (ACS), a Brixey & Meyer Capital–backed system integrator headquartered in Nashville, acquired Access Control Technologies (ACT), a Central Florida installer of automated gate systems headquartered in Orlando. The deal was sourced from Mike Knarreborg and his partners and is intended to expand ACS’s Florida presence, add capabilities, and accelerate ACT’s growth.

FINVASIA Group Acquires ActTrader Technologies

July 19, 2021

Software

FINVASIA Group has acquired ActTrader Technologies (formerly ActForex), a 20+ year fintech provider of multi-asset trading platforms. ActTrader will operate as a FINVASIA subsidiary with Ilya Sorokin remaining CEO; the acquisition is intended to expand FINVASIA's fintech product capabilities and accelerate development of next-gen blockchain and AI-based trading solutions.

Impact Acquires ACTIVATE Influencer Marketing Platform

August 25, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

Impact (impact.com) acquired ACTIVATE, an end-to-end influencer marketing SaaS platform, to integrate influencer discovery, campaign management and reporting into Impact’s Partnership Cloud. The acquisition strengthens Impact’s influencer capabilities and expands its partnership automation offering to enterprise brands and agencies.

Abry Partners Makes Significant Growth Investment in Options

January 7, 2020

IT Services

Abry Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has made a significant growth investment in Options, a London-headquartered provider of cloud-enabled managed IT services to the global capital markets. The deal will fund Options’ accelerated growth strategy, strategic M&A, further investment in its technology platform and expansion into key financial centers globally; terms were not disclosed.