Stagwell Acquires Montreal-based Luxine Relations Publiques

The Independents Acquires Lucien Pagès Communication

December 13, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

The Independents, a global luxury communications group, has acquired Paris-founded PR firm Lucien Pagès Communication. The founder Lucien Pagès will continue to lead the agency and become a partner of The Independents as the group expands its luxury PR and events capabilities.

TMX Group Acquires Verity from Resurgens Technology Partners

October 1, 2025

Data & Analytics

TMX Group has acquired Verity, a research management software and data analytics platform, from Resurgens Technology Partners. The deal brings Verity's research workflow and data capabilities — used by more than 300 institutional investors — into TMX Datalinx to expand TMX's investment-grade data, insights and workflow tools for asset managers and other institutional clients.

Astorg Acquires Majority Stake in Steliau

February 26, 2024

Industrial Services

Astorg, a European private equity firm, has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Steliau, a pan-European value-added distributor (VAD) of electronic solutions, from B&Capital. Steliau, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Montrouge, France, employs more than 200 people across eight countries and will partner with Astorg to accelerate organic growth and execute a buy-and-build strategy.

Vertu Capital Makes Strategic Growth Investment in LumiQ Inc.

September 24, 2024

Education

Vertu Capital has made a strategic growth investment in LumiQ Inc., a Toronto-based corporate education platform that delivers accredited professional development content to accounting and finance professionals. The investment is intended to support LumiQ's domestic and international expansion and accelerate product and customer growth.

Baretz+Brunelle Acquires LexFusion

February 25, 2025

Consulting

Baretz+Brunelle, a New York–based growth advisory firm for the legal industry, has acquired LexFusion, a legal-innovation accelerator. The LexFusion founders and global team will integrate into Baretz+Brunelle to expand B+B's capabilities in legal technology, in-house counsel relationships, and marketplace intelligence.

Stagwell Acquires Team Epiphany

January 5, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Stagwell has acquired Team Epiphany, a culture-first consumer marketing agency specializing in experiential, multicultural marketing and influencer integration. Team Epiphany (100 employees) will join Stagwell's Constellation network to deepen the group's influence, experiential and multicultural capabilities.