IT Services Acquisitions in Oregon

Ridgemont Equity Partners has led a recapitalization of Unosquare, a nearshore AI-enabled digital engineering and data & analytics solutions provider. The transaction will partner Ridgemont with Unosquare’s founder and management (who remain significantly invested) to accelerate growth, expand capabilities—particularly in data and AI—and pursue targeted acquisitions; debt financing was provided by Crescent Direct Lending, Barings, and Reinsurance Group of America.

CMIT Solutions has acquired Velox Systems, a Central Oregon managed service provider, to expand its regional footprint in Oregon and add Velox's automation and CMMC cybersecurity expertise. Velox CEO Jordan Smith will remain with the business to ensure continuity for employees and clients as services and compliance capabilities are integrated into CMIT's national franchise network.

New Charter Technologies, a Denver-based platform backed by Oval Partners, has added Portland-based Netropole to its national IT services network. The add-on expands New Charter's Pacific Northwest footprint and brings Netropole's managed IT and cybersecurity capabilities into the platform while allowing Netropole to retain local leadership and client relationships.

Proteus Discovery Group has acquired Novitas Data, adding Relativity server hosting, digital forensics, and document scanning services to its eDiscovery portfolio and expanding coast-to-coast coverage. The deal brings Novitas' subject-matter experts into Proteus and was advised on Novitas' side by Arbor Ridge Partners.

Denver-based private equity firm Rallyday Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Kicksaw, a Bend, Oregon-based Salesforce consulting practice. The capital will be used to accelerate Kicksaw's go-to-market efforts, expand its team of Salesforce experts, and grow capabilities to serve more customers across startups, mid-market firms and enterprises.

An affiliate of Gemspring Capital Management acquired Inflow Communications (InflowCX) from Renovus Capital Partners and will combine the business with Gemspring portfolio company Amplix. The transaction creates a larger technology advisory and CX services platform that expands Amplix’s customer experience, contact center, and managed services capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

Columbia River Partners has partnered with CTL Inc., a Beaverton-based provider of Chrome hardware and services, to provide new capital to expand CTL's offerings for K-12, government, and commercial markets. As part of the investment, former Google Chrome OS product leader Alberto Martin joins CTL's advisory board to support growth and product strategy.

Meriplex, a Houston-based managed cybersecurity and IT solutions provider, acquired Oregon-based managed service provider LightPoint in an asset acquisition. The deal expands Meriplex's physical presence in the Pacific Northwest and strengthens its healthcare-focused managed IT and security capabilities.

Renovus Capital Partners has made a growth investment in Inflow Communications, a Portland, Oregon-based provider of strategic advisory, consulting and managed services for contact center (CCaaS), customer experience (CX) and unified communications (UCaaS) technologies. Inflow serves over 500 customers nationwide and will partner with Renovus to accelerate growth and pursue strategic initiatives; Inflow is the 15th platform company for Renovus' second fund.

Riverside Partners has completed the merger of Convergence Networks (Portland, Oregon) and Grade A (Ottawa, Canada) to form a combined managed IT and cybersecurity services platform serving small- and medium-sized businesses. Riverside invested new equity to accelerate growth, while management teams from both companies will continue to lead the combined organization and remain significant shareholders.

Trivest Partners has made a platform investment in Unosquare, a Portland-based provider of outsourced software development and staff augmentation services. The partnership will support Unosquare’s growth—expanding global delivery centers, broadening its customer base across financial services, healthcare, and technology, and pursuing add-on opportunities.

Effectual has acquired Five Talent, a Bend, Oregon-based technology consultancy that specializes in custom software modernization and DevOps. The deal expands Effectual's cloud-native application development and DevOps capabilities to better serve commercial and public sector clients.

Saalex Information Technology (SaalexIT), a division of Saalex Corporation, acquired Eugene, Oregon-based Managed Service Provider Arctic MSP; financial terms were not disclosed. The deal expands SaalexIT's managed security/service footprint in the Western U.S. and brings additional cybersecurity, cloud, and compliance capabilities while Arctic MSP will continue operating from its Eugene headquarters as a DBA SaalexIT company.

Converge Technology Solutions Corp. acquired Nordisk Systems, Inc., a Portland-based IT solutions provider focused on infrastructure, cloud, security, analytics, business continuity and managed services. Nordisk's CEO Deney Dentel and the existing management team will remain in place as Converge integrates Nordisk to expand its Northwest U.S. geographic coverage and extend Converge's hybrid IT, cloud and managed services offerings across North America.

Savara Holdings, Inc. acquired Assured Technology Solutions (ATS), a Portland-based managed services provider, in a transaction advised by ACT Capital Advisors. The sale was part of a pre‑retirement exit/transition by ATS leadership and positions ATS to scale under Savara's ownership.