Equistone-backed Talon Acquires Evolve and Novus Canada

Equistone Invests in Talon Outdoor as Mayfair Exits

July 6, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Equistone Partners Europe has acquired a stake in Talon Outdoor, a global out-of-home (OOH) advertising agency, with Mayfair Equity Partners fully exiting the investment; financial terms were not disclosed. The investment will support Talon's global expansion and accelerate investment in its advertising technology platforms and further M&A, while management retains a meaningful stake.

Oberalp Group Acquires Evolv

June 25, 2019

Consumer Products

The Oberalp Group, a family-owned Italian outdoor brands company, has acquired Evolv, the U.S.-based climbing shoe brand, from BRS Outdoor Holdings (an investment platform of BRS & Co.). Oberalp will keep Evolv headquartered in Los Angeles and plans to invest to grow the brand in the US and Canada while leveraging Oberalp’s international distribution to expand Evolv in Europe and Asia.

Interlock Equity and Stellus Capital Invest in evolv Consulting

January 22, 2024

Data & Analytics

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Interlock Equity has made a strategic growth investment in evolv Consulting, a Dallas-based data-driven management and technology consultancy. Stellus Capital Management provided unitranche financing and an equity co-invest to support the transaction; the capital will be used to expand evolv's services, deepen industry expertise, broaden geographic reach and enable strategic add-ons.

NetApp Acquires Talon Storage

March 9, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

NetApp acquired Talon Storage to integrate Talon's Talon FAST global file cache technology into NetApp's Cloud Volumes and Azure NetApp Files offerings. The deal expands NetApp's cloud data services and ROBO (remote office/branch office) file share capabilities, enabling customers to centralize data in the public cloud while preserving branch-office performance and experience.

Aviva plc Acquires Optiom O2 Holdings Inc

January 5, 2024

Insurance

Aviva plc, through its Aviva Canada business, has acquired Optiom O2 Holdings Inc (Optiom) from Novacap Financial Services I for approximately £100 million (c. CAD$170m). The deal strengthens Aviva Canada's specialty lines and distribution capabilities in the Canadian market and supports the group's capital‑light growth strategy.

Mod Op Acquires Canada-based Evans Hunt

July 16, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Mod Op, a Miami-based full-service digital marketing agency, has acquired Calgary-headquartered Evans Hunt, a Canadian digital and product agency with more than 170 employees. The acquisition strengthens Mod Op's presence and capabilities in Canada—particularly in travel & tourism, energy, and telecom—and expands its creative digital and product offerings.