Xpansiv to Acquire Formbay

Xpansiv Limited Acquires Evident Group Limited

November 4, 2025

Energy

Xpansiv Limited has wholly acquired Evident Group Limited, combining Evident's international I-REC(E) and other registries with Xpansiv's North American Renewables Registry (NAR) and TIGR to create a leading global renewable energy certificate (REC) registry network. The deal expands Xpansiv's global registry and certification capabilities, creating an integrated platform with over 300 GW of registered capacity and more than 4,000 participating companies.

Newsela Acquires Formative

June 27, 2023

Education

Newsela has acquired Formative to combine its K-12 instructional content library with Formative’s real-time assessment and data capabilities, creating a more comprehensive instructional solution for teachers and administrators. The deal brings together Newsela’s 15,000+ content library and Formative’s assessment platform (used by over four million students) effective immediately to enable faster feedback, targeted intervention, and improved student outcomes.

Ethos Capital Acquires Newforma

April 3, 2023

Software

Boston-based private equity firm Ethos Capital has acquired Newforma, a Boston-headquartered provider of project information management (PIM) and BIM collaboration software for the architecture, engineering and construction (AECO) industry. The deal, in which Battery Ventures sold its stake, will support Newforma’s cloud migration and accelerated product development as the company expands its cloud-based collaboration platform.

Xpansiv to Acquire Evolution Markets

August 4, 2022

Professional Services

Xpansiv announced an agreement to acquire Evolution Markets, a brokerage firm serving global carbon, renewable, and energy markets. The combined platform is expected to be completed before year-end, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, with Evolution Markets to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Xpansiv Acquires APX to Expand Environmental Commodity Infrastructure

August 1, 2022

Energy

Xpansiv has completed the acquisition of APX, a provider of registry infrastructure for energy and environmental markets, integrating APX’s registry capabilities into Xpansiv’s market infrastructure for carbon, RECs, water and other environmental commodities. The deal was enabled in part by a $400 million strategic investment in Xpansiv led by Blackstone Energy Partners; advisers on the transaction included Perella Weinberg Partners for Xpansiv and Goldman Sachs for APX.

Blackstone Energy Partners Invests $400M in Xpansiv

July 6, 2022

Energy

Funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners committed $400 million to lead a strategic growth investment in Xpansiv, the market-infrastructure platform for carbon and environmental commodities. The capital will help Xpansiv scale its exchange, product offerings and pursue further acquisitions to support global decarbonization efforts.