Tracked deals
7
7 tracked deals across 2021-2026.
IT Services Buyers & Acquisitions in Rhode Island
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
6 strategic · 3 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2023
2 tracked deals announced in 2023.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Strategic platform and capability expansion: ERP (value-added reseller + ERP advisory), Atlassian/DevOps/ITSM consulting, and cloud communications and managed services.
- Systems engineering meets defense and government IT: Arcfield acquired Rite-Solutions, expanding undersea warfare and naval systems expertise alongside nuclear surety and missile engineering capabilities.
- Regional footprint growth beyond Rhode Island: Marco Technologies expanded its East Coast presence into Rhode Island and Massachusetts through INNOVEX; Praecipio targeted broader coverage across the Northeastern U.S. and Canada.
- Integration approaches that emphasize continuity: Saalex kept Netsimco leadership in place and tied employees to its employee-ownership plan.
- Private equity and growth capital appear alongside strategic buyers: growth investments and co-investments show up in deals involving Stone-Goff Partners, Five Points Capital, and New State Capital Partners.
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcfield | 1 | Government technology and mission-support provider specia... | Strategic |
| AttivoERP | 1 | Value-added reseller and advisory partner for enterprise ... | Strategic |
| Five Points Capital | 1 | Independent investment manager providing credit solutions... | PE |
| Marco Technologies | 1 | Integrated technology services provider offering IT and s... | Strategic |
| NWN Corporation | 1 | Cloud communications service provider offering integrated... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| New State Capital Partners | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm investing in market-lea... | PE |
| Praecipio | 1 | Business and technology consulting firm specializing in t... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Saalex Corporation | 1 | Federal services contractor providing test range operatio... | Strategic |
| Stone-Goff Partners | 1 | Lower middle-market private equity firm investing in tech... | PE |
Acquisition Volume in IT Services in Rhode Island by Year
Last 5 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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March 16, 2026
- Buyer
- AttivoERP
- Target
- Acuity Consulting Group LLC
- Seller
- Joe Timmins (founder and former owner of Acuity)
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Rhode Island, United States
- Type
- Addon
AttivoERP, a value-added reseller focused on ERP solutions, announced the acquisition of Acuity Consulting Group LLC, an ERP advisory and operational consulting firm. The deal is intended to expand AttivoERP’s capabilities and provide Acuity’s clients with access to AttivoERP’s resources while preserving Acuity’s legacy and team.
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December 16, 2025
- Buyer
- Arcfield
- Target
- Rite-Solutions, Inc.
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Rhode Island, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Arcfield has completed its acquisition of Rite-Solutions, a Rhode Island–based systems engineering, software development and IT provider serving U.S. government customers. The deal expands Arcfield’s undersea warfare and naval systems expertise to complement its existing nuclear surety and missile engineering capabilities, strengthening the combined firm’s systems engineering and all-domain mission operations for defense customers.
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December 12, 2023
- Buyer
- Marco Technologies
- Target
- INNOVEX
- Seller
- Peter Parisi
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Rhode Island, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Marco Technologies, a St. Cloud, Minnesota-based integrated technology services provider, has acquired INNOVEX, a copier/printer and business IT services provider with locations in Lincoln, Rhode Island and Norwood, Massachusetts. The acquisition expands Marco's East Coast footprint into Rhode Island and Massachusetts and brings INNOVEX employees and clients into Marco's national service network.
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September 13, 2023
- Buyer
- Praecipio
- Target
- Gurnet Consulting
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Rhode Island, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Praecipio has acquired Gurnet Consulting, an Atlassian-specialized management consulting firm, to deepen Atlassian, DevOps, ITSM, and agile capabilities and expand Praecipio's footprint across the Northeastern United States and Canada. Terms were not disclosed.
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March 15, 2022
- Buyer
- Saalex Corporation
- Target
- Netsimco
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Rhode Island, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Saalex Corporation has acquired Middletown, Rhode Island-based IT services provider Netsimco, a $30 million company, to broaden Saalex's capabilities in aerospace and Department of Defense markets. Netsimco will become a wholly owned subsidiary, its leadership will remain in place and employees will be eligible for Saalex's employee-ownership plan; the deal increases Saalex's revenue run-rate to approximately $100 million.
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- Buyer
- Stone-Goff Partners, Five Points Capital
- Target
- MojoTech, LLC
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Rhode Island, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Stone-Goff Partners has made a growth investment in MojoTech, a Providence-based onshore software engineering and product development firm. Five Points Capital provided growth capital and an equity co-investment to support the transaction; proceeds will fund expansion of MojoTech's delivery team and opportunistic M&A.
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May 12, 2021
- Buyer
- NWN Corporation, New State Capital Partners
- Target
- Carousel Industries
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Rhode Island, United States
- Type
- Buyout
NWN Corporation, backed by private equity firm New State Capital Partners, has acquired Exeter, Rhode Island–based Carousel Industries to create a combined national cloud communications and infrastructure services leader with an estimated $1 billion run-rate. The deal expands NWN's capabilities across cloud communications, managed services, networking, security and contact center solutions and significantly increases its geographic scale and customer base.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of IT services are being acquired in Rhode Island?
The deals cover areas such as ERP advisory and operational consulting, systems engineering and software development for government customers, Atlassian/DevOps and ITSM consulting, and business IT or managed services including cloud communications.
Which buyers show up multiple times in Rhode Island IT services acquisitions?
Recurring names in the listed transactions include AttivoERP, Saalex Corporation, Stone-Goff Partners, Five Points Capital, Marco Technologies, NWN Corporation, New State Capital Partners, and Praecipio.
Do these acquisitions keep existing leadership or teams?
Some deals explicitly emphasize continuity. For example, Saalex stated that Netsimco leadership would remain in place and employees would be eligible for Saalex’s employee-ownership plan.
Are acquisitions focused only within Rhode Island?
No. While the locations listed include Rhode Island, multiple deals describe expansion beyond the state—for instance into the broader Northeast U.S. and Canada, or into Rhode Island and Massachusetts service coverage.
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