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Centre Lane Partners

New York, New York, United States

Centre Lane Partners is a middle-market private investment firm that invests in equity and debt in North American companies and supports management teams with operational and strategic expertise.

Focus Areas
Private Equity, Private Credit / Direct Lending, Middle-market loan portfolio management

Tracked deals

17

17 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

9 buyout · 4 addon · 3 divestiture

Centre Lane Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 7 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 7 years for Centre Lane Partners. 3 2019 2 2020 4 2021 3 2022 1 2023 2 2024 2 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 17 tracked deals for Centre Lane Partners.

  • Monetate Acquires SiteSpect to Build AI-Native Personalization and Testing Platform
    June 24, 2025
    Buyer
    Monetate, Centre Lane Partners, o15 Capital Partners
    Target
    SiteSpect
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Massachusetts, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Monetate, a Centre Lane Partners portfolio company, has acquired SiteSpect to combine client-side personalization with server-side, zero-flicker experimentation and create a scaled, enterprise-grade optimization platform. The deal is supported by a $75 million unitranche facility (including a $30 million last-out loan) and an equity co-investment led by o15 Capital Partners to refinance Monetate’s debt and fund the integration.

  • Forkardt Hardinge (Centre Lane-backed) Acquires ATS Systems
    June 9, 2025
    Buyer
    Forkardt Hardinge, Centre Lane Partners
    Target
    ATS Systems
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    Pennsylvania, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Forkardt Hardinge, backed by Centre Lane Partners, has acquired ATS Systems, a national supplier of machine tool accessories and automation. The add-on acquisition expands Forkardt Hardinge’s product portfolio and service capabilities in workholding, coolant management, bar feeders and related machine tool accessories, and marks the platform’s first bolt-on since partnering with Centre Lane Partners in 2024.

  • Centre Lane Partners Acquires Hardinge's Machine and Workholding Businesses; Creates Kellenberger and Forkardt Hardinge
    September 19, 2024
    Buyer
    Centre Lane Partners
    Target
    Kellenberger, Forkardt Hardinge
    Seller
    Hardinge Inc.
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    St. Gallen, Switzerland
    Type
    Divestiture

    Affiliates of private equity firm Centre Lane Partners acquired substantially all of Hardinge Inc.'s global machine and workholding businesses through transactions under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The machine operations will operate as Kellenberger (led by Greg Knight) and the workholding operations as Forkardt Hardinge (led by Ryan Ervin), each positioned for independent growth with renewed capital and operational flexibility.

  • Echo360 Acquires Inkling to Create Global Education and Corporate Learning SaaS Platform
    May 6, 2024
    Buyer
    Echo360, Centre Lane Partners
    Target
    Inkling
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Echo360 has acquired Inkling, a San Francisco–based digital training and mobile-first content management company, combining Inkling’s corporate learning technologies with Echo360’s educational SaaS platform. The deal, supported by Centre Lane Partners, aims to expand Echo360’s capabilities and deliver integrated learning solutions for higher education and frontline enterprise workforces worldwide.

  • Centre Lane Affiliate Acquires Instant Brands' Appliances Division
    November 14, 2023
    Buyer
    Centre Lane Partners
    Target
    Instant Brands Appliances
    Seller
    Instant Brands
    Industry
    Consumer Products
    Location
    Illinois, United States
    Type
    Divestiture

    An affiliate of Centre Lane Partners completed the acquisition of the Appliances Division of Instant Brands on November 8, 2023, acquiring the maker of the Instant Pot out of Instant Brands' Chapter 11 process. The transaction, financed by MidCap Financial and advised by Jones Day, provides a recapitalization for the division and positions Instant Brands Appliances (headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois) for product and growth initiatives under Centre Lane ownership.

  • Centre Lane Partners Acquires Kibo's Personalization Business; Monetate Relaunched
    October 28, 2022
    Buyer
    Centre Lane Partners
    Target
    Monetate
    Seller
    Kibo
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Texas, United States
    Type
    Divestiture

    Centre Lane Partners has acquired Kibo’s personalization business and relaunched it as a stand‑alone company under the Monetate brand, with Brian Wilson named CEO. The carve‑out lets Kibo focus on its core commerce and order management products while Monetate — a SaaS personalization, recommendations and experimentation platform — pursues growth across retail, financial services, travel & hospitality and telecommunications.

  • Northlane Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Infobase
    June 15, 2022
    Buyer
    Northlane Capital Partners, Centre Lane Partners
    Target
    Infobase
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    New York, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Northlane Capital Partners has made a majority investment in Infobase, a New York–based provider of cloud-based educational content and learning platforms. Centre Lane Partners and Infobase management retain significant continued equity, and NCP will support Infobase's growth and M&A initiatives to expand its position in K–12, higher education and corporate learning markets.

  • Echo360 Merges with Turning with Investment from Centre Lane Partners
    January 11, 2022
    Buyer
    Centre Lane Partners, Echo360
    Target
    Turning
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    Ohio, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Echo360 merged with Turning to create an expanded SaaS-based video learning and engagement platform, supported by new capital from private equity firm Centre Lane Partners. The combined company will operate under the Echo360 brand and aims to broaden capabilities and market reach across higher education, K‑12, corporate, and government training markets.

  • Infobase Acquires Purple Briefcase to Expand Firsthand Career Engagement Platform
    October 1, 2021
    Buyer
    Infobase, Centre Lane Partners
    Target
    Purple Briefcase
    Seller
    Ruffalo Noel Levitz
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    New York, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Infobase, a Centre Lane Partners portfolio company, has acquired Purple Briefcase, a career services administration and employer recruiting platform. The deal expands Infobase’s Vault/Firsthand Career Engagement Platform by integrating Purple Briefcase’s student-facing tools and employer recruiting capabilities to deepen engagement between universities, students/alumni, and employers.

  • Centre Lane Partners Acquires Synacor, Inc.
    March 31, 2021
    Buyer
    Centre Lane Partners
    Target
    Synacor, Inc.
    Seller
    Synacor stockholders
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    New York, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Centre Lane Partners completed a tender offer and agreed merger to acquire all outstanding shares of Synacor, Inc. for $2.20 per share, taking the cloud-based software company private. The transaction was effected via an affiliate tender offer and a planned merger, after which Synacor will cease trading on the Nasdaq Global Market.

  • WOWorks (Centre Lane) Acquires The Simple Greek
    March 11, 2021
    Buyer
    WOWorks, Centre Lane Partners, LLC
    Target
    The Simple Greek
    Industry
    Restaurants & Hospitality
    Location
    Florida, United States
    Type
    Addon

    WOWorks, the multi-brand parent company owned by Centre Lane Partners, has acquired The Simple Greek, a 24-unit fast-casual Greek restaurant franchise founded by Marcus Lemonis. The acquisition adds The Simple Greek to WOWorks' portfolio alongside Saladworks, Frutta Bowls and Garbanzo, supporting the platform's growth and non-traditional channel expansion.

  • Infobase Acquires Firsthand
    January 12, 2021
    Buyer
    Infobase, Centre Lane Partners
    Target
    Firsthand
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Infobase has acquired Firsthand, a career mentoring and alumni engagement platform, and will merge it into its Vault brand to create an integrated employer-branding and career-readiness offering. Infobase — a portfolio company of Centre Lane Partners — expects the combination to fuse Vault's career content and rankings with Firsthand's engagement tools to expand capabilities for students, alumni and employers.

Related Acquisition Pages

Education Buyers & Acquisitions 6 tracked deals by Centre Lane Partners. Consumer Products Buyers & Acquisitions 3 tracked deals by Centre Lane Partners. Cloud & SaaS Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by Centre Lane Partners. Manufacturing Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by Centre Lane Partners. Acquisitions in New York 4 tracked deals by Centre Lane Partners. Acquisitions in Florida 3 tracked deals by Centre Lane Partners. Acquisitions in Ohio 2 tracked deals by Centre Lane Partners. Acquisitions in Pennsylvania 2 tracked deals by Centre Lane Partners.

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