The Firefly Group Acquires Majority Stake in EOS Worldwide

CloudScale365 Acquires Firefly IT Services, Inc.

October 3, 2023

IT Services

CloudScale365, a U.S. managed IT services provider, has acquired Firefly IT Services, a Sacramento-based regional network and systems management firm. The acquisition expands CloudScale365's presence in Northern California and adds Firefly's 25 years of network expertise and local engineering, security, and application-support capabilities to its platform.

The Firefly Group Acquires Majority Stake in Sales Xceleration

October 12, 2021

Consulting

The Firefly Group made a majority investment in Sales Xceleration, a provider of fractional sales leadership and outsourced VP of Sales services serving small- and mid-size businesses. Concentric Investment Partners and New Canaan Funding provided financing for the transaction; founders Mark Thacker and Chad Meyer remain significant owners and will stay active in the company.

Evergreen Services Group Acquires 4EOS and Tucks It Into NetGain Technologies

August 10, 2021

IT Services

Evergreen Services Group has acquired managed IT services provider 4EOS and will tuck the MSP into NetGain Technologies as a tuck‑in add‑on. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Transworld Systems Inc. Acquires EOS North America

December 16, 2021

Financial Services

Transworld Systems Inc. (TSI) has completed its acquisition of EOS North America, a first- and third-party collections agency serving government, financial services, healthcare, telecom and utility clients. The deal expands TSI's first-party collections and customer care capabilities, adds the AffordaPay buy-now-pay-later healthcare solution, and gives TSI a foothold in the Canadian market; terms were not disclosed.

The Firefly Group Acquires Express Medical Transporters (EMT)

August 1, 2014

Transportation

The Firefly Group, LLC has acquired Express Medical Transporters (EMT), a St. Louis–based provider of non-emergency medical and student transportation with 10 locations across seven states. DVS served as buy-side advisor and structured a deal that includes equity incentives for management to support future growth; the sellers sought a liquidity event.

FIS Acquires Dragonfly Financial Technologies from One Equity Partners

May 11, 2024

Payments & Fintech

FIS has completed the acquisition of Dragonfly Financial Technologies, a digital business banking and cash management solutions provider, from One Equity Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed; Dragonfly — carved out from ACI Worldwide by OEP in 2022 — serves over 1.4 million businesses and a number of tier-one banks across the U.S. and Asia Pacific.