Tracked deals
33
33 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Private Equity Firm
Business Services
ECI Partners
London, England, United Kingdom
ECI is a leading private equity investor offering collaborative support to management teams. It invests in growth businesses (majority or minority) and supports value-creation initiatives including sourcing and executing acquisitions, improving market entry strategy, enhancing employee engagement, and scaling technology platforms.
- Focus Areas
- Private Equity, Growth Equity, Technology & services investing
- Website
- www.ecipartners.com
Recent pace
2
2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
16 addon · 14 buyout · 2 growth capital
ECI Partners Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 8 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
Showing the 12 most recent of 33 tracked deals for ECI Partners.
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June 1, 2026
- Buyer
- ECI Partners, Bridgepoint Growth II
- Target
- Helio Intelligence
- Seller
- Bridgepoint, Bowmark Capital
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
Bridgepoint and Bowmark Capital have agreed to sell Helio Intelligence, an AI-enabled political intelligence and public affairs monitoring services provider across Europe, to ECI Partners. The deal is subject to regulatory approval, while financial terms were not disclosed. Bridgepoint will reinvest in Helio as a minority shareholder through its Bridgepoint Growth II small-cap fund alongside ECI.
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February 17, 2026
- Buyer
- ECI Partners
- Target
- Paragin Group
- Seller
- Main Capital Partners
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Netherlands
- Type
- Buyout
UK-based private equity firm ECI Partners has acquired Netherlands-headquartered Paragin Group, a provider of high-stakes exam and assessment software, from Main Capital Partners. The deal — financed in part by Crescent Capital Group's European Specialty Lending strategy — will support Paragin's international expansion and continued buy-and-build strategy under ECI's ownership.
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October 6, 2025
- Buyer
- ECI Partners continuation fund (ECI-managed continuation vehicle), Carlyle AlpInvest, HarbourVest Partners, Pantheon
- Target
- CSL Group
- Seller
- ECI Partners
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Divestiture
ECI Partners has exited CSL, the UK-based critical IoT connectivity specialist, into an ECI-managed continuation fund led by existing ECI investors Carlyle AlpInvest, HarbourVest Partners and Pantheon, generating a 3.5x return on ECI’s investment. CSL grew c.20% organically during ECI’s ownership, has launched products such as rSIM, and will continue its expansion strategy (including M&A) under the continuation vehicle.
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November 19, 2024
- Buyer
- Ciphr, ECI Partners
- Target
- Avantus
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Surrey, United Kingdom
- Type
- Addon
ECI-backed Ciphr has acquired Avantus, a UK-based employee benefits and rewards platform provider, adding Avantus’ FlexGenius and MyWorkPal products and a c.30-person team to Ciphr Group. The transaction expands Ciphr’s HCM proposition to include employee benefits and wellbeing as part of its strategy of complementary add-on acquisitions.
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November 14, 2024
- Buyer
- ECI Partners
- Target
- Insurance Insider
- Seller
- Delinian
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
ECI Partners has invested in Insurance Insider (Insider Publishing Limited), a London-based digital market intelligence platform serving the global P&C and specialty (re)insurance markets, in a transaction with Delinian. ECI will partner with Insurance Insider's management to accelerate growth, expand product capabilities and serve more customers in the UK and US; the deal is expected to complete before the end of 2024.
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October 31, 2024
- Buyer
- ECI Partners
- Target
- Croud
- Seller
- LDC
- Industry
- Marketing & Advertising
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
ECI Partners has taken a majority stake in Croud, the UK-headquartered global digital marketing agency, in a deal that marks LDC's exit after a five-year partnership. The investment will support Croud's continued organic growth and further acquisitions, enabling expansion of its media, data and technology capabilities while the business maintains operational independence.
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October 30, 2024
- Buyer
- ECI Partners, LDC
- Target
- Independent Governance Group (IGG)
- Seller
- LDC
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
ECI Partners has acquired Independent Governance Group (IGG), the UK provider of professional pensions trusteeship and governance services; LDC has exited its majority stake but has reinvested alongside ECI. Crescent Capital's European Specialty Lending strategy led the debt financing to support the transaction. IGG employs more than 200 people, serves 386 pension schemes with around £324bn of assets and will pursue further organic growth and acquisitions under ECI's ownership.
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October 16, 2024
- Buyer
- Commify, ECI Partners
- Target
- Text Request
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Commify, the PE-backed global messaging platform, has acquired Chattanooga-based Text Request to strengthen its U.S. presence. Backed by ECI Partners, the add-on deal brings a fast-growing SaaS business with ~40 employees, ~7,500 customers and nearly $15m ARR into Commify’s portfolio while keeping operations in Chattanooga.
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October 4, 2024
- Buyer
- ECI Partners
- Target
- TAG
- Seller
- Apiary Capital
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
ECI Partners has made a majority investment in TAG, the high-touch travel and event management firm, providing an exit for Apiary Capital. TAG, founded in 1988 and employing about 450 people globally, will partner with ECI to invest in technology, scale its global footprint and accelerate growth across entertainment and corporate travel markets.
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June 7, 2024
- Buyer
- Commify, ECI Partners
- Target
- SMSFactor
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Location
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
- Type
- Addon
Commify, backed by ECI Partners, has acquired Nice-based SMSFactor to strengthen its presence in the French local-enterprise messaging market. SMSFactor (founded 2010) serves c.3,500 customers and has grown to around €6 million revenue, providing complementary SMS and local service capabilities that Commify will combine with its global product set.
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April 11, 2024
- Buyer
- ECI Partners
- Target
- CMap
- Seller
- NorthEdge
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Cheshire, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
ECI Partners has invested in and acquired CMap, a Manchester‑headquartered provider of professional services automation (PSA) software, in a deal that sees NorthEdge exit its investment. ECI will support CMap’s international growth (UK and US), deepen its AEC and consulting vertical presence, expand the team, and accelerate the product roadmap.
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- Buyer
- The Moneypenny Group, ECI Partners
- Target
- Sunshine Communication Services
- Seller
- Gross family (founders Andrew and Peter Gross)
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Addon
The Moneypenny Group has acquired Sunshine Communication Services, a Florida-based bilingual call management and answering service founded in 1975, to strengthen its US presence. The deal expands Moneypenny’s US footprint (already run from Atlanta) and will increase the US share of Group turnover to roughly one third; Moneypenny is backed by private equity firm ECI Partners, which welcomed the acquisition into its portfolio.
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