ZMC Acquires The Second City

ZMC Management Acquires InProduction from Dubin Clark

September 10, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Affiliates of private equity firm ZMC have acquired InProduction, a U.S. provider of temporary seating, staging, structures, and scenic production, from Dubin Clark. The acquisition positions ZMC to accelerate InProduction’s growth organically and via add-on acquisitions, leveraging the company’s event-production capabilities and national footprint.

ZMC Makes Strategic Investment in CommentSold

November 11, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Affiliates of private equity firm ZMC have made a strategic investment in CommentSold, a Huntsville-based provider of social commerce SaaS and managed services. The minority growth investment will support CommentSold's product, technology and service expansion while founder Brandon Kruse remains CEO; terms were not disclosed.

ZMC Invests in Simpler Trading

January 4, 2022

Education

Affiliates of private equity firm ZMC have made a growth investment in Simpler Trading (Simpler Holdings, LLC) to accelerate growth, expand technology and broaden the company's educational offerings for individual traders. Founder John Carter will remain engaged in the business and management expects to use ZMC's support to expand into new verticals and enhance the platform both organically and via acquisitions.

ZMC Acquires Controlling Stake in IT Renew

November 2, 2017

IT Services

Affiliates of private equity firm ZMC acquired a controlling stake in IT Renew, a Silicon Valley–headquartered data center decommissioning and IT lifecycle management provider. The investment is intended to support IT Renew’s continued innovation in data security and data center lifecycle management, with Aidin Aghamiri named CEO and founder Mostafa Aghamiri remaining as Chairman.

TodayTix Group Acquires Secret Cinema

September 22, 2022

Media & Entertainment

TodayTix Group has acquired London-based immersive entertainment company Secret Cinema. Secret Cinema will retain its leadership team and brands while leveraging TodayTix Group's technology and audience insights to expand geographically (including planned U.S. expansion) and broaden its event formats.

IMC Acquires Cardinal Capital Management

September 5, 2023

Financial Services

IMC, a global market maker, has acquired Chicago-based proprietary trading firm Cardinal Capital Management, LLC. The firm will be renamed IMC Securities and is intended to expand IMC's liquidity-provision capabilities in the US equity derivatives (options) market; terms were not disclosed.