Recognize Invests in Security Risk Advisors

Recognize Majority Investment in Smartlink

July 8, 2026

IT Services

Recognize, a private equity firm focused on digital services, announced a majority investment in Smartlink, a nationally scaled digital infrastructure services provider. The investment is intended to accelerate Smartlink’s growth in digital infrastructure services as demand increases for AI, data centers, edge computing, and next-generation connectivity.

Recognize Invests in SDG Corporation

December 9, 2024

Cybersecurity

Recognize, a private equity firm focused on digital services, has made a strategic growth investment in SDG Corporation, a Norwalk, Connecticut-based provider of advisory, implementation, and managed cybersecurity services. SDG (approximately 400 employees) will continue to be led by founder and CEO Ajay Gupta, and Recognize will support the company’s buildout and accelerated growth in identity and access management (IAM), threat, and risk services.

Arax Investment Partners Acquires SRS Capital Advisors

June 23, 2024

Wealth Management

Arax Investment Partners, a RedBird Capital-backed wealth management platform, has acquired SRS Capital Advisors, a Denver-based RIA managing approximately $1.7 billion in AUM. SRS will remain led by its managing directors and will join Arax's multi-partner platform to scale advisory, operations, technology and wealth-planning capabilities.

Avance Investment Management Makes Strategic Investment in RIA Advisory

August 29, 2022

IT Services

Avance Investment Management, a middle-market private equity firm, made a strategic (minority) investment in RIA Advisory to support the company’s growth and expansion of its revenue management offerings. RIA Advisory’s founder and management team will remain in place as the capital will be used to diversify capabilities, expand into new verticals and accelerate international growth.

Clearlake Capital Makes Strategic Equity Investment in RSA Security

March 16, 2021

Cybersecurity

Clearlake Capital completed a strategic equity investment in RSA Security LLC, becoming an equal partner with Symphony Technology Group while Ontario Teachers' remains a significant minority shareholder. The investment provides growth capital to accelerate RSA's product innovation and inorganic growth across its cybersecurity, GRC, identity, and fraud-prevention offerings.

CyberRisk Alliance Acquires Cybersecurity Collaborative

August 19, 2019

Cybersecurity

CyberRisk Alliance (CRA), a PE-backed business intelligence company focused on cybersecurity, has acquired Cybersecurity Collaborative, a private peer-council platform for CISOs founded by Stuart Cohen. The deal brings Cybersecurity Collaborative into CRA’s portfolio to expand its peer council/membership offerings and accelerate product and market expansion for CISOs across enterprise, government and healthcare organizations.