Acquisitions in California in 2024

Cleveland-based MAI Capital Management has acquired Concentric Wealth Management, a Lafayette, California RIA with six employees and $662 million in client assets, effective December 31, 2024. Concentric's founders, Eric Flett and Stewart McGuire, will adopt MAI branding and join as regional presidents as the firm integrates MAI's operations, HR and marketing resources.

Mariani Premier Group has acquired Liliput, a Culver City–based landscaping firm founded in 2003, marking the group's first entry into California and the 25th company to join its platform. Liliput specializes in residential landscape services across Los Angeles County (including Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Santa Monica) and will operate as part of Mariani's national outdoor living platform.

N-Power Medicine completed a stock-for-stock acquisition of Syapse on December 30, 2024, integrating Syapse’s precision-medicine technology, data assets and network of community oncologists into N-Power’s Kaleido Registry and AI-enabled point-of-care platform. Innovatus Capital Partners joined N-Power’s existing investors (including the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund) to provide ongoing funding; Canaccord Genuity served as Syapse’s exclusive financial advisor.

Commure, a Mountain View–based healthcare technology company, has acquired Memora Health, a San Francisco–based digital care navigation platform. The deal brings Memora's AI-enabled patient navigation and care automation capabilities into CommureOS to strengthen patient engagement, care pathway personalization, and Commure's broader AI-powered clinical and operational offerings.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Murray Gardner Insurance Agency Inc., dba BMR Insurance, a Tustin, California-based retail insurance agency serving commercial and personal lines across Southern California. The deal will integrate BMR into Gallagher’s Southwest retail brokerage operations to expand its retail brokerage capabilities in the region; terms were not disclosed.

PML Sound International—parent of Paradigm, Anthem and MartinLogan—has acquired loudspeaker maker GoldenEar from AudioQuest. GoldenEar will operate as GoldenEar Studio Inc. beginning January 1, 2025 and will be integrated into PML's engineering and manufacturing operations, with a temporary pause in operations during January 2025 to enable integration.

USANA Health Sciences acquired a 78.8% controlling stake in Hiya Health Products, LLC for approximately $205 million in cash, closing December 23, 2024. The acquisition expands USANA's direct-to-consumer presence in the children's health and wellness market and is expected to be accretive to USANA's 2025 adjusted EBITDA.

Chroma Color Corporation acquired Spectra Color, Inc., a Corona, California-based custom manufacturer of colorants, masterbatch and pre-colored resin compounds. The deal expands Chroma Color's West Coast manufacturing footprint and enhances its colorant and resin capabilities to better serve medical, healthcare, agriculture and consumer end-markets.

Counsel Press, the Align Capital Partners-backed outsourced legal services platform, has acquired Case Anywhere, a cloud-based case management, eService and collaboration platform. The deal expands Counsel Press’s capabilities into trial court and ADR markets, strengthens its West Coast presence, and creates cross-selling opportunities with its existing appellate services.

Ziyad Brothers, a portfolio company of Peak Rock Capital, has acquired Indo~European Foods (IEF), a value-added importer and distributor of ethnic and specialty food products, from Corridor Capital. The deal combines complementary brand portfolios and footprints to expand product assortment and accelerate IEF's national presence.

Franklin Energy, a portfolio company of Abry Partners, acquired AESC (Alternative Energy Systems Consulting) and EVA Green Power to expand its clean energy engineering, consulting, and distributed energy capabilities. The add-on acquisitions broaden Franklin Energy’s capacity across energy efficiency, demand-side management, solar, storage, EV charging and EPC services, and bolster its integrated offerings for utilities, governments, and commercial & industrial clients.

Davies has acquired Premier Claims Management (PCM), a Santa Ana, California-based provider of professional and general liability claims services. The deal brings Marilyn Bonetati and more than 40 PCM colleagues (including 16 coverage attorneys) into Davies’ North American claims operations and strengthens Davies’ claims handling capabilities for the Lloyd’s market across the U.S. and parts of Canada.

Aspirion announced the acquisition of Boost Healthcare on December 18, 2024, integrating Boost’s denials, zero-balance review, payment variance and No Surprise Act compliance capabilities into Aspirion’s AI-enabled revenue cycle management platform. The deal brings Boost’s team, led by founder Liana Hamilton, into Aspirion as the company continues to scale its RCM services and technology-driven reimbursement recovery offerings.

Marcy Venture Partners, the VC firm co-founded by Jay-Z, has merged with Pendulum Opportunities (the investment arm of Pendulum Holdings) to create MarcyPen Capital Partners, a combined platform reporting roughly $900 million in assets under management. The combined firm will continue fundraising efforts under MarcyPen Opportunities Fund II (target $250 million), with more than $100 million reportedly secured.

Protege has acquired Calliope Networks to add hundreds of thousands of hours of premium TV, film, news and sports content to its AI training data platform. The deal expands Protege beyond healthcare into a new media vertical, with Calliope founders and key executives joining Protege to lead the new Protege Media offering.

Cerity Partners has acquired Fishman Block + Diamond LLP, an independent accounting, tax and business advisory firm based in Encino, California. The transaction adds 47 experienced professionals to Cerity and deepens its tax, family office and business management capabilities for high-net-worth clients.

Arctic Wolf has agreed to acquire BlackBerry's Cylance endpoint security business for $160 million, paid in cash and approximately 5.5 million Arctic Wolf common shares. Arctic Wolf will integrate Cylance's AI-powered endpoint technology into its Aurora open-XDR platform to broaden capabilities and bolster its cybersecurity offerings; BlackBerry will remain involved as a reseller and shareholder.

Salt Creek Capital has acquired Eight One Int'l d/b/a Carrie Amber Intimates, a designer, manufacturer and wholesaler of women’s intimate apparel headquartered in El Monte, California. The private equity firm will partner with CEO Vinh Luong and existing management to accelerate growth initiatives and expand the company’s market presence in the off-price and broader women's intimates channel; Caryn Lerner and Greg Shugar have joined the board as operating advisors.

Golden Age Dental Care has acquired Oral Health Care, LLC to combine Golden Age's mobile dental services with Oral Health Care's virtual platform and expertise serving residents in skilled nursing facilities. The deal is intended to expand access to high-quality dental care for senior living communities and streamline operations by integrating Oral Health Care's in-house software. Keystone Business Advisors served as exclusive M&A advisor to Oral Health Care, LLC.

Helen of Troy Limited has completed its acquisition of Olive & June, LLC, an omni-channel nail care brand founded in 2013. The deal was funded in part by a $235.0 million revolving borrowing under Helen of Troy's credit agreement and is expected to be immediately accretive to Helen of Troy's revenue growth, margins, and adjusted EPS.

Apella Wealth, a national RIA headquartered in West Hartford, Connecticut, has acquired Young Wealth Management, a Davis, California-based registered investment adviser with $144 million in AUM. The deal, which closed December 13, 2024, expands Apella's West Coast presence and is the firm’s twentieth acquisition and ninth since partnering with Wealth Partners Capital Group.

Belgium-based sleep diagnostics company Sunrise has acquired California-based virtual sleep clinic Dreem Health to accelerate its U.S. expansion and add telehealth diagnosis and treatment capabilities. By pairing Sunrise's at-home sleep testing technology with Dreem Health's licensed providers and insurer partnerships, Sunrise aims to scale nationwide access to sleep care.

Inszone Insurance Services, a Sacramento-based insurance brokerage, has acquired Get Benefits Insurance Services, a Ventura County agency founded in 2007. The deal expands Inszone’s presence in California and strengthens its group benefits and multi-line insurance capabilities.

Calabrio has acquired Echo AI, a generative AI-native conversation intelligence platform, to integrate real-time generative-AI conversation insights into its Calabrio ONE suite. The acquisition strengthens Calabrio's AI capabilities for contact centers—improving automated quality management, agent coaching, and CX intelligence across omnichannel interactions.

Bausch + Lomb Corporation (through an affiliate) has acquired Elios Vision, Inc., developer of the ELIOS excimer-laser MIGS system, expanding Bausch + Lomb's glaucoma surgical capabilities and complementing its cataract surgery portfolio. The ELIOS technology, currently CE marked and marketed in the EU, is undergoing pursuit of FDA approval and will be commercialized more broadly through Bausch + Lomb's global cataract surgery channels.

Veritiv Operating Company has completed the acquisition of Orora Packaging Solutions (OPS), the North American packaging and distribution business of Orora. The deal brings nearly 3,000 OPS employees and expands Veritiv's specialty packaging, design-to-delivery and distribution capabilities across North America.

Schellman & Company, LLC has acquired the Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) practice carved out from Connor Consulting. The deal transfers select personnel and TPRM capabilities to Schellman to strengthen its cybersecurity, governance, risk, and compliance offerings and expand its third-party risk management services.

The Cannabist Company (formerly Columbia Care) acquired the Ciencia Labs portfolio earlier in 2024 and is launching the Ciencia Labs brand dreamt in Maryland, with additional markets and products planned for 2025. The acquisition expands The Cannabist Company’s branded product offerings and supports broader retail and wholesale distribution across its dispensary and wholesale channels.

LoopMe has acquired mobile advertising and monetization platform Chartboost from Zynga (a Take-Two Interactive company). Financial terms were not disclosed; the acquisition expands LoopMe's mobile app footprint, growing its SDK network and strengthening its AI-driven brand advertising and mediation capabilities for app publishers and advertisers.

Events.com, an event management platform based in La Jolla, California, has acquired the Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival, a three-day waterfront festival in San Diego. The acquisition expands Events.com's Southern California festival portfolio and will allow the company to integrate its ticketing, event management and digital engagement tools into the festival's operations.

Lido Advisors, a Los Angeles-based wealth advisory firm with about $24 billion in RAUM, announced it will merge in Avitas Wealth Management, a Southern California RIA with more than $1.1 billion in RAUM. The Avitas lead partners will join Lido, strengthening Lido's Los Angeles presence and expanding its multigenerational family wealth capabilities.

Cart.com has acquired OceanX, the wholly-owned fulfillment operations arm of Guthy‑Renker, adding approximately 200 employees and two facilities (over 600,000 sq ft) to its network. The deal deepens Cart.com’s tech-enabled logistics and fulfillment capabilities for beauty, health and wellness brands and brings Bill Guthy on as a strategic advisor.

Full Glass Wine Co. has acquired Wine Access and Cameron Hughes Wine, marking the company's sixth and seventh acquisitions as it builds a multi-brand direct-to-consumer (DTC) wine marketplace. The transactions expand Full Glass Wine Co.'s portfolio, strengthen its e-commerce and curation capabilities, and position the business for accelerated revenue growth and scale in logistics and personalization.

Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Union First, a specialized benefits consulting and third‑party administrator serving public safety labor associations (police, firefighters and deputy sheriffs). Union First will join Alliant’s Employee Benefits Group – West Region to expand Alliant’s benefits and trust administration capabilities for first responders; financial terms were not disclosed.

Zadarma, a European VoIP provider, has acquired 100% of VoIPVoIP (the consumer division of Kosmaz Technologies LLC) to expand its presence in the North American market. The deal gives VoIPVoIP customers access to Zadarma's cloud PBX, virtual numbers and analytics while providing Zadarma FCC-approved, USA-based operations and local reliability.

Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Capital acquired a 42% minority stake in U.S. private credit manager Silver Rock Financial LP through a mix of cash and Mubadala capital stock, with an option to increase to 50%. The deal brings Silver Rock principals and M‑Cor (the Milken family office) into Mubadala Capital’s asset management platform while preserving Silver Rock’s operational independence and management leadership; the transaction is expected to close by Q2 2025.

TransDigm Group Inc. has acquired Wyvern Technologies, Inc. in a deal announced December 5, 2024. The acquisition is intended to strengthen TransDigm’s aerospace and defense electronics capabilities and bolster its lifecycle sustainment offerings for military and defense customers.

UOVO has acquired Vino Vault, adding the latter's wine storage facilities in Los Angeles, Port Chester (NY), Dallas, Houston, and Denver to UOVO's portfolio. The deal, supported by Vino Vault shareholder Manhattan West, expands UOVO Wine's geographic footprint and service capacity for wine collectors across the United States.

Tulip, a cloud-based retail customer engagement and POS platform, has acquired Humankind, an eCommerce clienteling and conversational commerce SaaS provider. The acquisition integrates Humankind’s eCommerce clienteling product and customers into Tulip’s clienteling platform to deliver a unified omnichannel person-to-person customer engagement solution for retailers.

Axios HQ, an internal communications software company, has acquired Mixing Board, a community and events network for senior communications, brand, and marketing leaders. The deal closed on November 27, 2024; Mixing Board's investors (including Bloomberg Beta, Jim Hock and Rebecca Reeve Henderson) reinvested their proceeds into Axios HQ, and founder Sean Garrett will join Axios HQ as Chief Communications Officer while continuing as President of Mixing Board.

Colangelo & Partners has acquired a majority stake in WineGlass Marketing, a Napa-based digital marketing agency focused on the wine and spirits industry. WineGlass will continue to operate under founder Susan DeMatei while drawing on Colangelo & Partners' PR, branding and trade resources to expand digital capabilities and gain a physical presence in Napa.

Ness Digital Engineering has acquired Raja Software Labs (RSL), a Silicon Valley–based product engineering firm specializing in high-volume mobile, web and IoT applications, to strengthen Ness's product engineering and TMT capabilities. RSL's management team, led by CEO Raja Venkataraman, will join Ness; Avendus Capital acted as exclusive financial adviser to RSL. Ness is a portfolio company of KKR, which supports its M&A strategy.

Signature Estate & Investment Advisors (SEIA) has acquired Beverly Investment Advisors, bringing founder Canon Price back to SEIA after 22 years. Price's practice — built to roughly $300 million in assets under advisement — will leverage SEIA's platform, technology and succession planning resources to serve clients and expand services.

FTV Capital has made a significant growth equity investment in Arden Insurance Services, a tech-enabled managing general agent (MGA) focused on insurance for residential condominium associations. The capital will be used to expand Arden's geographic footprint, recruit talent, and deepen its proprietary technology and machine-learning underwriting capabilities.

Allworth Financial has acquired Ryan Wealth Management, an RIA with offices in Yuba City, California and Spokane, Washington, bringing approximately $500 million in AUM and over 800 client households onto Allworth's platform. The deal expands Allworth's presence in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest and adds Ryan Wealth's retirement and investment advisory expertise to Allworth's nationwide RIA footprint.

Elgin, Illinois-based Impact Environmental Group (IEG) has acquired Olympic Wire & Equipment, a Costa Mesa, California provider of baling wire, baling equipment, parts and service. The acquisition adds a strategically located service hub in California to IEG’s national compactor and baler service footprint; Olympic’s founder Jim Walker will remain to lead the business as part of IEG.

Conexus Recruiting has acquired CV Resources, a specialist staffing firm focused on finance and accounting placements, to deepen its Office of the CFO recruiting capabilities. The acquisition expands Conexus' footprint in Southern California and the Pacific Northwest and broadens its service offerings to cover interim and direct-hire roles across finance, accounting, IT, and HR.

CDW has acquired Mission Cloud Services Inc., a US-based AWS Premier Tier partner and cloud managed services provider, from Great Hill Partners. The acquisition strengthens CDW's cloud, security and AI capabilities by establishing Mission as CDW's dedicated AWS practice and expanding CDW Digital Velocity's cloud services footprint.

Northwest Urgent Care, LLC, a Tucson-based subsidiary of Community Health Systems, has completed the acquisition of certain urgent care centers owned and operated by Carbon Health in Arizona. The deal expands Northwest Healthcare's ambulatory footprint in the Greater Tucson area, bringing the system to more than 80 sites of care and supporting its ongoing regional growth initiatives.

Inseego Corp. completed the sale of its global telematics business to Ctrack Holdings, a portfolio company of Convergence Partners, for $52 million in cash. The divestiture lets Inseego focus on its core 5G business and repay debt, while Ctrack expands its telematics capabilities and geographic footprint across the UK, EU, Australia and New Zealand.