Private Equity Firm Business Services

Cloud Equity Group

New York, New York, United States

Wall St.-based investment management firm focused on acquiring and consolidating private lower middle-market companies in web hosting and cloud-based infrastructure, pursuing a build-up strategy targeting profitable companies with unlevered free cash flow and/or significant growth opportunity.

Focus Areas
Private equity investment management, Web hosting, Cloud infrastructure

Tracked deals

16

16 tracked deals across 2020-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

9 addon · 7 buyout

Cloud Equity Group Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for Cloud Equity Group. 4 2020 5 2021 4 2022 2 2023 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 16 tracked deals for Cloud Equity Group.

  • Buyer
    Cloud Equity Group
    Target
    Paper Box SEO
    Type
    Buyout

    Cloud Equity Group, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired Paper Box SEO, a Pittsburgh-based search engine optimization provider. The deal expands Cloud Equity Group's portfolio of digital marketing services as part of its strategy to build a digital agency platform; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Brightworks IT, Cloud Equity Group
    Target
    RAD Computing
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Addon

    Cloud Equity Group’s portfolio company Brightworks IT has completed an investment in RAD Computing, a Vernon, Connecticut-based managed service provider focused on aerospace manufacturing clients. Terms were not disclosed; the deal is intended to expand Brightworks IT’s national MSP footprint and accelerate growth in the aerospace/manufacturing market while enhancing cybersecurity capabilities for defense/military suppliers.

  • Buyer
    Cloud Equity Group
    Target
    eBizUniverse
    Type
    Addon

    Cloud Equity Group, a New York–based private equity firm, has acquired Schaumburg, Illinois–based digital agency eBizUniverse. Terms were not disclosed; Cloud Equity Group said the acquisition creates synergies with its earlier acquisition of Chrein to expand its digital agency capabilities serving government and private-sector clients.

  • Buyer
    Brightworks IT, Cloud Equity Group
    Target
    Key Technology Solutions
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Addon

    Cloud Equity Group-backed Brightworks IT has acquired Key Technology Solutions, a Michigan-based managed service provider (MSP). The deal is an add-on acquisition as part of Cloud Equity Group and Brightworks IT's roll-up strategy to consolidate managed IT services firms, expand geographic coverage, and strengthen technical capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Cloud Equity Group
    Target
    Chrein
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Cloud Equity Group completed the acquisition of Chrein, a Long Island, New York-based web development firm that provides website design, hosting and ongoing maintenance to small- and medium-sized businesses. Terms were not disclosed; Cloud Equity Group said it plans to accelerate Chrein's growth organically and through strategic M&A to expand its capabilities and market reach.

  • Buyer
    Brightworks IT, Cloud Equity Group
    Target
    IS Concepts
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Addon

    Brightworks IT, a portfolio company of Cloud Equity Group, has acquired IS Concepts, a California-based managed service provider (MSP) founded in 1998. The add-on creates a bi-coastal managed IT organization, expanding Brightworks IT's geographic footprint and extending coverage hours for its SMB client base.

  • Buyer
    Cloud Equity Group, Brightworks IT
    Target
    Data Network Services, Integrated Enterprise Solutions, Information Systems Division, Datacom Specialists
    Industry
    IT Services
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Cloud Equity Group (CEG) announced the formation of Brightworks IT, a PE-backed platform to consolidate the fragmented managed service provider market. Brightworks IT’s first four partner companies — Data Network Services, Integrated Enterprise Solutions, Information Systems Division, and Datacom Specialists — will continue to operate under their existing leadership and names while sharing resources, co-branding, and centralized operations to accelerate growth across the United States.

  • Buyer
    Data Network Services, Cloud Equity Group
    Target
    Datacom Specialists
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Addon

    Data Network Services, a Virginia-based managed service provider backed by Cloud Equity Group, has acquired Datacom Specialists, an Ohio-based managed service provider serving small- and medium-sized businesses. The deal is DNS’s first add-on since CEG’s December 2020 investment and is intended to expand DNS’s service offerings and client footprint; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Cloud Equity Group
    Target
    Information Systems Division
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Cloud Equity Group, a New York–based lower-middle-market private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Information Systems Division (ISD), a managed service provider headquartered in Oneonta, New York. The transaction is intended to strengthen Cloud Equity Group’s MSP platform and expand its presence in the Northeast; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Cloud Equity Group
    Target
    Digital-VM
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Romania
    Type
    Addon

    Funds managed by Cloud Equity Group have acquired Digital-VM, a cloud and virtual private server (VPS) provider with specialty international locations in Asia, the United Arab Emirates, and South America. Cloud Equity Group said Digital-VM will operate as a standalone company within its portfolio and that the investment will support accelerated technology and customer growth.

  • Buyer
    Cloud Equity Group
    Target
    Integrated Enterprise Solutions
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Cloud Equity Group (CEG) acquired New York-based Integrated Enterprise Solutions (IES) as a new standalone platform investment. IES — an IT services provider founded in 1998 that offers managed services, cloud, security and HIPAA analysis to small and mid-sized businesses — will continue to operate under its existing management while CEG looks to accelerate growth and expand the company’s geographic reach.

  • Buyer
    Cloud Equity Group
    Target
    Data Network Services
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Cloud Equity Group has completed the acquisition of Virginia-based Data Network Services (DNS) through an asset purchase agreement. Cloud Equity Group intends to support DNS's growth plans, accelerating local expansion and enabling geographic expansion across the United States while DNS continues to deliver managed IT, consulting, and network services to SMB clients in Central Virginia.

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