The Planet Group to Acquire Launch Consulting Group

The Planet Group (Odyssey-backed) Acquires Future State Consulting

June 28, 2022

Consulting

The Planet Group, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, has agreed to acquire Future State Consulting, a Portland-area digital mobility and technology talent consultancy. The acquisition expands Planet's technology consulting capabilities and will integrate Future State with Planet's existing technology platforms including Strive Consulting and Launch Consulting Group.

The Planet Group Acquires Strive Consulting

December 9, 2021

Consulting

The Planet Group, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, has entered into an agreement to acquire Strive Consulting, a full-service technology consulting firm headquartered in Chicago. The acquisition expands Planet's technology consulting, advisory, and staffing capabilities by adding Strive's ~400 professionals and offices across several U.S. cities.

The Planet Group Acquires OmniPoint Staffing

June 28, 2021

Staffing & HR

The Planet Group, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, has agreed to acquire OmniPoint Staffing, a full-service IT staff augmentation firm that specializes in ERP and infrastructure projects. The add-on expands The Planet Group's Technology portfolio and strengthens its Workday and enterprise systems staffing capabilities.

ProPharma Group Acquires The Planet Group

May 27, 2021

Staffing & HR

ProPharma Group, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, has reached an agreement to merge with/acquire The Planet Group. MidOcean Partners sold its majority stake in The Planet Group as part of the transaction; the combined company will expand ProPharma's global footprint and human capital services, creating a business with over 1,900 colleagues worldwide.

The Planet Group (MidOcean-backed) Acquires Interactive Business Systems (IBS)

November 13, 2020

Staffing & HR

The Planet Group, a portfolio company of MidOcean Partners, has agreed to acquire Interactive Business Systems (IBS), an Oak Brook, Illinois–based provider of flexible IT staffing, project solutions and managed services. The deal is an add-on acquisition intended to strengthen Planet's technology services and expand its IT staffing and managed-service capabilities, including IBS's Midwest presence and offshore delivery center in India.

Launch Consulting Merges with 110 Consulting

November 21, 2016

IT Services

Bellevue-based 110 Consulting has merged with fellow TA Group portfolio company Launch Consulting, combining their teams under the Launch brand to deliver expanded business intelligence, cloud operations, custom application development and digital transformation services. The merger, supported by TA Group Holdings (TAG) and parent Direct Technology, formalizes an integration that the companies said had effectively already occurred and aims to accelerate growth and client delivery.