United Virtualities Acquires Sawyer Effect

Kohlberg & Company Portfolio Company Riveron Acquires Effectus Group

September 17, 2024

Professional Services

Riveron, a business advisory and consulting firm backed by Kohlberg & Company, announced the acquisition of Effectus Group, a San Jose-based accounting advisory and financial operations consulting firm. The deal is intended to strengthen Riveron’s accounting, finance, and capital markets capabilities while expanding its presence in the San Francisco Bay Area.

AVANT Acquires CX Effect to Expand CX and AI Distribution Capabilities

August 6, 2024

IT Services

AVANT, the nation’s Technology Services Distributor, has acquired CX Effect, a specialty technology services distributor focused on customer experience (CX) and artificial intelligence (AI). The deal adds 40+ CX and AI vendor relationships and sales enablement capabilities to AVANT’s Trusted Advisor platform, and brings CX Effect leadership into AVANT to support market development and vendor business development.

DaySmart Acquires Sawyer

November 6, 2023

Software

DaySmart Software acquired Sawyer to expand its recreation-focused product suite, adding Sawyer’s scheduling, payments and marketplace capabilities for K–12 extracurricular activities. Sawyer, founded in 2015 in Brooklyn, provides a two-sided platform connecting parents with providers and will be integrated into DaySmart’s vertically-focused SMB software offerings; Leonis Partners served as Sawyer’s financial advisor.

Virtusa Corporation Acquires Factor Creative LLC

September 11, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Virtusa Corporation has acquired Factor Creative LLC, a full-service creative agency based in Walnut Creek, California, to broaden its martech, brand and creative capabilities. The acquisition adds creative, brand identity, website design, CRM/email and marketing analytics services to Virtusa's digital engineering and IT services portfolio; financial terms were not disclosed.

Argano Acquires United Virtualities (now ArganoUV)

May 4, 2021

IT Services

Argano, a Trinity Hunt portfolio company, has acquired United Virtualities — a LATAM e‑commerce and digital solutions provider — which will join the Argano platform as ArganoUV. 7 Mile Advisors served as the sell‑side advisor on the transaction; the acquisition expands Argano's nearshore e‑commerce and digital experience capabilities across Argano's global client base.

Effectual Acquires Five Talent

June 24, 2020

IT Services

Effectual has acquired Five Talent, a Bend, Oregon-based technology consultancy that specializes in custom software modernization and DevOps. The deal expands Effectual's cloud-native application development and DevOps capabilities to better serve commercial and public sector clients.