Tailwind Capital Acquires International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA)

UST Acquires Tailwind Business Ventures

January 19, 2026

Financial Services

UST has acquired Tailwind Business Ventures, a Texas-based fintech firm with operations in Brazil and other delivery centers, to strengthen UST's digital banking solutions and core banking implementation capabilities. The deal expands UST's presence in South America and enhances its ability to serve mid-market and regional banks with AI-driven modernization and implementation services.

Amtivo Group Acquires International Standards Authority, Inc. (ISA)

March 1, 2025

Professional Services

Amtivo Group has acquired International Standards Authority, Inc. (ISA), an ANAB‑accredited certification body headquartered in Corona, California. Completed in March 2025, the add-on strengthens Amtivo's North American footprint and enhances its aerospace certification capabilities (AS9100/AS9120) by adding ISA's West Coast client base and specialist team.

ISSA Acquires Empowered Education's Health Coach Institute and Functional Nutrition Alliance

October 10, 2023

Education

International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) has acquired Empowered Education, the parent company of the Health Coach Institute and Functional Nutrition Alliance, expanding ISSA’s curriculum into health coaching and functional nutrition. The deal adds more than 36,000 students to ISSA’s community and integrates the teams and course libraries to position ISSA as a broader health and wellness education provider.

TA Associates & Warburg Pincus Acquire Epassi Group; Epassi Acquires Exercite from Waterland

August 9, 2023

Staffing & HR

Funds advised by TA Associates and Warburg Pincus completed a majority investment in Helsinki-based Epassi Group (acquiring the stake from Bregal Milestone). Simultaneously, Epassi announced the strategic acquisition of Exercite (owner of Hansefit, Bedrijfsfitness Nederland and Fitbase) from Waterland and the Exercite founders, expanding Epassi's footprint into Germany and the Netherlands and materially increasing its merchant and corporate customer network.

TGI Sport Acquires Interregional Sports Group (ISG)

September 15, 2022

Media & Entertainment

TGI Sport, backed by Bruin Capital and Quadrant Private Equity, has acquired Interregional Sports Group (ISG), a London-based virtual media solutions provider for live sports. The acquisition adds virtual media production, data and analytics capabilities to TGI's global sports technology, media and marketing platform and accelerates its transformation into a technology-led full-service agency.

NPG/BERKS Group Acquires International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA)

March 1, 2019

Education

NPG/BERKS Group announced the acquisition of the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA), a leading provider of online fitness education and certification. ISSA offers multiple fitness certifications and has certified over 200,000 trainers globally; the deal was announced in March 2019 with BERKS highlighting ISSA's technology-driven distance education capabilities.