SmithBucklin Acquires SDI

Architect Equity Acquires SDI, Inc.

March 19, 2026

Professional Services

Architect Equity has acquired SDI, Inc., a provider of outsourced procurement, supply chain management, and group purchasing (GPO) services. SDI supports facility maintenance organizations with technology-enabled sourcing and purchasing solutions tailored to MRO and other indirect spend categories.

Smithbucklin Acquires McKinley Advisors

March 6, 2026

Professional Services

Smithbucklin has acquired McKinley Advisors, an association consultancy focused on research, strategy, governance, and business transformation. The deal combines McKinley’s research-based advisory capabilities with Smithbucklin’s association management, education, and event services platform, supported by 360 Live Media.

Bishop-McCann Acquires MTI Events

July 24, 2025

Professional Services

Bishop-McCann, a Kansas City-based event management firm, acquired MTI Events, a Kansas City incentive travel and event company with more than 35 years of experience. The acquisition strengthens Bishop-McCann's incentive travel capabilities and brings MTI's leadership into the firm as a strategic advisor.

SOLV Energy Acquires SDI Services

January 15, 2025

Energy

SOLV Energy has acquired Sacramento Drilling, Inc. (dba SDI Services) to strengthen its renewable energy services and expand foundation drilling and solar pile installation capabilities. The deal brings SDI's 25+ years of experience and skilled workforce into SOLV's utility-scale solar and energy storage project execution platform to optimize installation efficiency and project delivery.

Sagility LLC Acquires Devlin Consulting, Inc.

April 25, 2023

Healthcare Services

Sagility LLC, a Colorado-based provider of technology-enabled healthcare business process management (BPM) services, has acquired Devlin Consulting, Inc. (DCI), a Chandler, Arizona payment integrity firm. The acquisition expands Sagility's payment integrity capabilities by combining its analytics and payer/claims expertise with DCI's contract central technology platform to enhance pre-pay cost avoidance, post-pay recoveries, and provider-payer relations.

Creative Group Acquires Strategic Meetings and Incentives

January 31, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Creative Group, a Direct Travel company headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, has acquired Strategic Meetings and Incentives, LLC, a Scottsdale-based meeting, event and incentive agency founded in 2001. The acquisition expands Creative Group's footprint in the telecommunications industry and the U.S. Southeast while adding event-production, meeting marketing and incentive-travel capabilities to its service offering.