Brookside Capital Partners Invests in Avision Sales Group

Avision Sales Group (Osceola Capital Portfolio) Acquires Apex Reps

July 21, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

Osceola Capital’s portfolio company I&I Sales Group, now rebranded as Avision Sales Group, acquired Apex Reps, a Chicago-based outsourced sales and marketing firm serving janitorial and sanitation manufacturers. The deal expands Avision’s geographic footprint into the Midwest as part of its buy-and-build strategy under Osceola Capital’s ownership.

Avision Sales Group (Osceola Capital) Completes Six Add-on Acquisitions

February 3, 2021

Professional Services

Avision Sales Group, a portfolio company of Osceola Capital, completed the acquisition of six regional manufacturer representative firms — Angel-Cotton Associates, Apex Commercial Kitchen, Demlow Marketing, Mid-America Sales, Plexus Reps, and TRC Marketing — expanding the platform’s coverage to a national footprint across 46 states. The deals are part of Osceola and Avision’s buy-and-build growth strategy to broaden geographic coverage and deepen capabilities serving janitorial, hygiene and foodservice equipment manufacturers.

CIVC Partners Invests in iVision

August 18, 2020

IT Services

CIVC Partners has made a growth investment in iVision, an Atlanta-based managed services and technology consulting provider, partnering with founder Gabe Damiani, President David Degitz and the existing management team. The investment will support iVision’s continued organic growth and enable the company to pursue strategic acquisitions while management retains a meaningful ownership stake.

The Riverside Company Acquires Corporate Visions Inc. from Sentinel Capital Partners

August 19, 2021

Education

The Riverside Company has acquired Corporate Visions Inc., a provider of science-backed sales, marketing and customer success training solutions, from Sentinel Capital Partners. Terms were not disclosed; Riverside said it will leverage its education and training experience to help grow Corporate Visions' product offerings and digital delivery capabilities.

Avision Sales Group (Forward Solutions) Acquires OneSolution and J.J. Shearer Company

January 25, 2022

Professional Services

Avision Sales Group, an Osceola Capital portfolio company, completed the acquisitions of OneSolution (Alpharetta, GA) and J.J. Shearer Company (Minneapolis, MN) and concurrently formed Forward Solutions as an umbrella go-to-market platform. The transactions fold OneSolution into a new standalone brand within Forward Solutions and fold J.J. Shearer into the Avision brand, expanding the platform's coverage across industrial safety, facility maintenance, cleaning and packaging verticals.

Arcadea Group Invests $20M Growth Equity in AvSight

January 11, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Arcadea Group completed a $20 million strategic growth equity investment in AvSight, a Boone, North Carolina–based cloud-native ERP provider for the aviation MRO, parts, and leasing markets. The founders and key leadership retain significant equity, Anacostia Ventures realized part of its investment, and proceeds will accelerate AvSight's product roadmap and expand services, delivery, and customer support; CriticalPoint served as AvSight's financial advisor.