Private Equity Firm Business Services

Growth Catalyst Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Growth Catalyst Partners (“GCP”) is a middle-market private equity firm focused on investing in the marketing, information, media and business services sectors, with an emphasis on tech-enabled business services. GCP targets control investments in the U.S. by partnering with management teams and pursuing organic growth and strategic acquisitions.

Focus Areas
Private equity, Marketing & information, Media & tech-enabled business services

Tracked deals

41

41 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

23 addon · 11 buyout · 4 growth capital

Growth Catalyst Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 8 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 8 years for Growth Catalyst Partners. 5 2019 4 2020 11 2021 12 2022 3 2023 4 2024 1 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 41 tracked deals for Growth Catalyst Partners.

  • SilverAssist Acquires Caring.com
    February 3, 2026
    Buyer
    SilverAssist, Growth Catalyst Partners, Stellus Capital Management, LLC
    Target
    Caring, LLC (Caring.com)
    Industry
    Healthcare Services
    Location
    North Carolina, United States
    Type
    Addon

    SilverAssist, a senior assistance network backed by Growth Catalyst Partners, has acquired Caring, LLC (Caring.com) to expand its national senior housing referral and advisory platform. Stellus Capital Management provided unitranche financing and an equity co-investment to support the transaction, which joins Caring.com's digital reach with SilverAssist's local advisor network and financial-navigation services to accelerate operator connectivity and improve referral quality.

  • GovExec Acquires Federal Business Council
    February 3, 2025
    Buyer
    GovExec, Growth Catalyst Partners
    Target
    Federal Business Council
    Industry
    Government & Public Sector
    Location
    Maryland, United States
    Type
    Addon

    GovExec has acquired Federal Business Council (FBC), a long-standing producer of government agency events, with financial support from Growth Catalyst Partners. FBC will operate as an independent division under CEO David Powell, and the deal is intended to scale GovExec's events capabilities and reach using its marketing and digital platform; terms were not disclosed.

  • Growth Catalyst Partners Acquires InspiredMinds!
    November 20, 2024
    Buyer
    Growth Catalyst Partners
    Target
    InspiredMinds!
    Industry
    Consulting
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Growth Catalyst Partners, a U.S. middle-market private equity firm, has acquired U.K.-based InspiredMinds!, a global AI strategy group and events community. Growth Catalyst will integrate InspiredMinds! into its Data Society Group platform while the business continues to operate independently and plans to launch its festival-style AI summits in the United States in 2025.

  • Growth Catalyst Partners Invests in Dimension Studio
    June 2, 2024
    Buyer
    Growth Catalyst Partners
    Target
    Dimension Studio
    Industry
    Media & Entertainment
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Growth capital

    Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP) has made a growth investment in Dimension Studio to support the company’s international expansion and the build-out of UK and global virtual-production capabilities. Dimension, a UK-based realtime/virtual production studio known for work on film, broadcast and location-based entertainment, will use the capital to scale production capacity and advance its realtime, volumetric and AI-driven pipelines.

  • Shift Paradigm Acquires Principle Studios
    March 14, 2024
    Buyer
    Shift Paradigm, Growth Catalyst Partners, Bow River Capital
    Target
    Principle Studios
    Industry
    IT Services
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Austin-based Shift Paradigm, backed by Growth Catalyst Partners, has acquired design and technology consultancy Principle Studios to deepen its UX/UI, engineering and digital transformation capabilities. Bow River Capital provided second‑lien acquisition financing to support the transaction; Principle Studios’ managing directors Ryan and Adam Brill will remain in leadership roles at Shift.

  • Growth Catalyst Partners-Backed Platform Acquires Data Society to Form Data Society Group
    February 13, 2024
    Buyer
    Growth Catalyst Partners, Data Society Group (GCP-backed platform)
    Target
    Data Society
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    District of Columbia, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Data Society, a Washington, D.C.-based data science and AI workforce training company, has joined a Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP)-backed platform that includes The Data Lodge and CDO Magazine to form Data Society Group. The combined business will operate under the Data Society brand and offer data literacy assessment, training, custom data science services, and events/media to enterprise and government clients.

  • Growth Catalyst Partners Acquires The Data Lodge and CDO Magazine to Form Data Leadership Platform
    October 16, 2023
    Buyer
    Growth Catalyst Partners
    Target
    The Data Lodge, CDO Magazine
    Industry
    Professional Services
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP) launched a new data leadership platform by acquiring The Data Lodge and CDO Magazine to serve chief data officers and senior data, analytics, and AI leaders. The combined business will offer data literacy training, a peer leadership community, events and research to scale workforce development and thought leadership for CDOs globally.

  • GovExec Acquires The Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC)
    June 1, 2023
    Buyer
    GovExec, Growth Catalyst Partners
    Target
    The Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC)
    Industry
    Government & Public Sector
    Location
    Virginia, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    GovExec, the market-leading sales and marketing intelligence company for government leaders and contractors, has acquired The Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC). The transaction was completed with financial support from Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP); ATARC will remain an independent division led by Tom Suder and will leverage GovExec's data (including GovTribe intent data) to expand into additional government markets, including state, local, and defense.

  • Equine Network Acquires The Horse
    April 7, 2023
    Buyer
    Equine Network, Growth Catalyst Partners
    Target
    The Horse (TheHorse.com / The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care)
    Industry
    Media & Entertainment
    Location
    Kentucky, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Equine Network, a tech-enabled membership services platform backed by Growth Catalyst Partners, has acquired The Horse (TheHorse.com and The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care). The purchase adds The Horse’s vetted equine health content, digital library and custom marketing services to Equine Network’s information and membership offerings to expand audience reach and capability in equine health education.

  • Journey Acquires Squint/Opera
    November 1, 2022
    Buyer
    Journey, Growth Catalyst Partners
    Target
    Squint/Opera
    Industry
    Marketing & Advertising
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Journey, the Growth Catalyst Partners–backed innovation and design agency, has acquired Squint/Opera, a London-based creative studio specializing in immersive physical and virtual experiences. The acquisition doubles Journey’s scale and adds studios in London, New York and Dubai, integrating Squint/Opera’s expertise in virtual production, Unreal Engine-based virtual twins, and large-scale immersive installations.

  • Journey Acquires The Devhouse Agency
    October 24, 2022
    Buyer
    Journey, Growth Catalyst Partners
    Target
    The Devhouse Agency
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Texas, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Journey, a PE-backed design and innovation agency, acquired Dallas-based The Devhouse Agency to expand its Metaverse Studio's game development, web3 and AR/VR capabilities. The acquisition adds Unity/Unreal engineers, 3D artists and Solidity developers to Journey as it scales metaverse, gaming and NFT offerings.

  • Sigma7 Acquires Alaco Limited
    October 13, 2022
    Buyer
    Sigma7, Growth Catalyst Partners
    Target
    Alaco Limited
    Seller
    Amy Lashinsky, Ambrose Carey
    Industry
    Consulting
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Sigma7, a Growth Catalyst Partners-backed risk information and services platform, has acquired Alaco Limited, a London-based business intelligence and strategic intelligence advisory firm, from co-founders Amy Lashinsky and Ambrose Carey. The add-on expands Sigma7’s global risk and intelligence capabilities and will see Alaco integrate with Sigma7’s group while key practice leaders remain in place.

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