Eltropy Acquires POPi/o

K1 Investment Management Invests $21M in Eltropy

June 16, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

K1 Investment Management has made a $21 million growth investment in Eltropy to accelerate development of its messaging-based digital communications platform for financial institutions. Eltropy plans to more than double its headcount and further invest in its all-in-one communication suite to expand adoption among credit unions, banks and other financial services firms.

IPS Group Acquires Populus Technologies

November 6, 2025

Transportation

IPS Group, a San Diego-based provider of smart parking and curb management technologies, has acquired Populus Technologies, a San Francisco-based provider of mobility data, curb management and parking payments software. The acquisition will integrate Populus' mobility and curb-data platform with IPS's parking, payment and enforcement systems to expand IPS's smart mobility capabilities for municipalities, universities, transportation agencies and private operators.

Protiviti Acquires Identropy

December 21, 2020

Cybersecurity

Global consulting firm Protiviti has acquired Identropy, an Austin-based identity and access management (IAM) specialist, to bolster its Security and Privacy practice and Digital Identity as a Service offering. The addition of Identropy's advisory, implementation and managed-services expertise (and its team of IAM specialists) expands Protiviti's capabilities to help enterprise clients address identity-centric security challenges.

Ethos Partners Acquires IP Integration (IPI)

April 12, 2023

IT Services

Ethos Partners LLP has completed a buyout investment in IP Integration (IPI), a UK-based contact centre services and solutions provider headquartered in Reading. The Ethos investment provides a partial cash-out for the vendor and will support IPI's growth, cloud migration and expansion of its professional services and proprietary solutions.

Collab, Inc. Acquires Trendpop

February 15, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Collab, Inc., a Los Angeles–based creator platform, has acquired Trendpop, a short-form video database founded in 2020 and backed by Y Combinator. The acquisition integrates Trendpop's proprietary trend and creator analytics into Collab's creator, campaign, and rights-management offerings to give brands and agencies improved short-form video insights and campaign performance tools.

Providence Equity Acquires OpusCapita Solutions from Posti Group

August 3, 2019

Software

Posti Group agreed to sell its subsidiary OpusCapita Solutions Oy to a fund managed by Providence Equity Partners, with the agreement signed on March 8, 2019 and the price undisclosed. OpusCapita, a Finland-headquartered provider of source-to-pay, cash management and product information management software with ~350 employees and ~3,000 customers, will be positioned for increased product investment and global growth under Providence; closing was subject to approval by Germany’s Federal Cartel Office.