Clearsight Advisors’ annual Knowledge Economy Summit once again gathered over 200 C-Suite level decision-makers, private equity (PE) leaders, and strategic partners in Dallas, Texas for a day of networking and knowledge sharing. The event kicked off with a panel discussion moderated by Walt Breakell, Executive Vice President at Marwood Group, and was composed of distinguished … Continued
At Clearsight, we sought to discover the broader effects of our team’s work. As such, we explored one of our core values, Impact, to try to assess the “greater good.” We learned many of our former clients have put their post-transaction resources and time toward community and philanthropic engagements. We are proud to have played … Continued
2023 included notable M&A activity in the Healthcare & Life Sciences Services market, propelled by ongoing scientific and technological advancement and regulatory changes, and strong interest from private equity investors. Key segments attracting market demand included medical communications, commercialization consulting, regulatory affairs, outsourced drug development services, revenue cycle management, EHR and clinical workflow consulting, and … Continued
2023 highlighted Clearsight’s collective resilience, adaptability, and dedication to achieving a memorable year for our clients and our firm. We navigated a dynamic M&A landscape and a challenging economic climate to help our clients achieve their goals, culminating in 18 completed transactions and an aggregate value of over $2 billion. Cross-border and private … Continued
As we approach the end of the year, we often engage in retrospection: considering actions we should or should not have taken, words left unsaid or those that spilled out, new fond memories or ones we’d rather forget. In the same sense, with the bulk of the year in the rearview and the dawn of … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is proud to announce a successful transaction in its Strategic Business Consulting and Human Capital Management practices. Clearsight served as the exclusive advisor to PeopleResults, LLC (“PeopleResults” or the “Company”) in its acquisition by IRI Consultants, LLC (“IRI”), a portfolio company of Clearview Capital, L.P. (“Clearview Capital”). PeopleResults offers innovative solutions … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. served as the exclusive financial advisor to New MainStream Capital, LLC (“NMS Capital”) and Health & Wellness Partners, LLC (“HWP”) in its acquisition of Hybrid Healthcare Communications, LLC, a leading medical communications solutions firm. The Clearsight deal team included Greg Treger, Tory Steel, Jonathan Holland, and Emily Battle.
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is proud to announce a successful transaction in its leading Professional Services practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive advisor to Phoenix Management Services® and Phoenix IB® (Phoenix) (“Phoenix” or the “Company”) in its acquisition by J.S. Held, LLC (“J.S. Held”), a portfolio company of Kelso and Co., L.P. (“Kelso”). Phoenix provides … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce a successful transaction in its Healthcare Consulting and Human Capital Management practices. Clearsight served as the exclusive advisor to Medical Record Associates, LLC (“MRA” or the “Company”) in its acquisition by GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (“GeBBS”), a portfolio company of ChrysCapital Advisors, LLP (“ChrysCapital”). MRA is a … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce a cross-border transaction in its Healthcare & Life Sciences practice. Investec plc, in partnership with Clearsight, advised Doceree, Inc. (“Doceree” or the “Company”) on a capital raise led by Creaegis Advisors, LLP (“Creaegis”). Existing investors, Eight Roads Ventures, and F-Prime Capital, also participated in the Series B … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its Outsourced Finance and Accounting practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive advisor to Cordia Partners and Cordia Resources (Cordia) (“Cordia” or the “Company”) in its acquisition by Cherry Bekaert, LLP (“Cherry Bekaert”), a portfolio company of Parthenon Capital. Headquartered in Tysons, VA, Cordia … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to share another successful transaction in its Public Sector Technology practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive advisor to OnCore Consulting, LLC (“OnCore” or the “Company”) on its merger with GCOM Software, LLC (“GCOM”), a portfolio company of Sagewind Capital, LLC (“Sagewind”). OnCore is a rapidly growing provider of technology … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is proud to announce a successful transaction in its industry-leading Healthcare & Life Sciences practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to CREO, Inc. (“CREO” or the “Company”) in its recapitalization by Grant Avenue Capital, LLC (“Grant Avenue”). CREO is a leading management consultancy serving growing life sciences, healthcare, and … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another transaction in its leading Public Sector Technology practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive advisor to Civix, Inc. (“Civix”), a portfolio company of Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney and Co., Inc. (“HKW”), on the divestiture of its Critical Infrastructure Division (“Civix CI” or the “Company”) to Modaxo, Inc. (“Modaxo”), … Continued
Strategic acquirers and private equity firms alike are finding ways to add value through M&A despite an uneasy macroeconomic environment. Clearsight’s Justin Loeb discusses current market activity with ACG‘s Middle Market Executive magazine. Read the full feature, part of the Summer 2023 edition. Justin Loeb Director, Clearsight Advisors Washington, DC jloeb@clearsightadvisors.com … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is proud to share another successful transaction in its Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to Beghou Consulting, LLC (“Beghou” or the “Company”) on a strategic investment from Varsity Management Co., LP dba Varsity Healthcare Partners (“VHP”). Beghou is an industry-leading life sciences consultancy helping … Continued
TowerBrook Capital Partners’ 2021 investment in EisnerAmper catalyzed private equity’s pursuit of accounting firms. The two industries have coexisted for decades, but this partnership established a new chapter in private equity’s playbook, creating novel entity structures in the process. Read more on market dynamics, transaction structures, and partnership considerations in our market overview. Download Now … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. served as the exclusive financial advisor to New MainStream Capital, LLC (“NMS Capital”) on an investment in Health & Wellness Partners, LLC (“HWP”), a leading life sciences communications and consulting firm. The Clearsight deal team included Greg Treger, Tory Steel, Jonathan Holland, Ashton Mann, and Emily Battle.
The Association for Corporate Growth’s (ACG) Middle Market DealMaker Magazine named Clearsight’s Justin Loeb, Director and Sponsor Coverage Lead, as an Investment Banker to Watch in their Winter 2023 issue titled M&A Business Development Professionals to Watch. Justin joined Clearsight in 2014 and founded the firm’s sponsor coverage practice in 2020. In the years since, … Continued
Clearsight Advisors advised AnswerLab, a leading independent UX research firm, on a search to find an investment partner to propel AnswerLab’s growth. AnswerLab Founder and CEO Amy Buckner Chowdhry valued a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and finding these values in a potential investor was central to the deal process. Shamrock Capital … Continued
2022 marked 11 years in business and numerous milestones for Clearsight. Our team achieved another record year in deal values, second only to the robust anomaly of 2021. Through geopolitical and macroeconomic shifts, our team continued to provide insights and advice to our clients across the professional and tech-enabled services landscapes that comprise … Continued
Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to Interlock Equity in its recapitalization of Investor Group Services (IGS), a Boston-based consulting firm serving the private equity industry. The Clearsight deal team included Greg Treger, Brendan Curran, Jake Lipman, and Austin Stengle.
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its industry-leading Healthcare & Life Sciences Consulting Practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to ADVI Health, LLC (“ADVI” or the “Company”) on a strategic investment by Sheridan Capital Partners (“Sheridan”). ADVI is a Washington, D.C.-based strategy consulting firm serving Fortune 500 … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its industry-leading Digital Transformation practice. Clearsight served as advisor to AnswerLab, LLC (“AnswerLab” or the “Company”) on a strategic investment from Shamrock Capital Advisors, LLC (“Shamrock”). AnswerLab is a leading independent UX research firm that partners with global brands such as Google, Amazon … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. served as exclusive advisor to CIVC Partners, LP in its investment in Allata, LLC, a premier custom application development and data analytics consultancy. The Clearsight deal team included Philo Tran, Justin Loeb and Austin Stengle.
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce the completion of another high-growth, industry-leading outsourced services transaction. Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to Avesi Partners (“Avesi”) on its investment in memoryBlue, LLC (“memoryBlue” or the “Company”). Based in Stamford, CT with an office in Richmond, VA, Avesi is a private equity firm that … Continued
Several hundred executives and investors participated in Clearsight’s annual Digital Innovation Summit last month, offering insights and connections to carry us through the rest of 2022. Philo Tran, Managing Director and Head of the Digital Transformation practice at Clearsight, moderated a virtual fireside chat with Shashank Samant, CEO of GlobalLogic, and Bruno Guicardi, Co-Founder & … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its Life Sciences Consulting practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to Triangle Insights Group, LLC (“Triangle” or the “Company”) in its acquisition by TrialCard, Inc. (“TrialCard”), a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC (“Odyssey”). This transaction reaffirms Clearsight as a … Continued
While most enterprises in 2021 were finally beginning to adjust and regain their footing after enduring a tumultuous pandemic-year, the M&A, private equity, and venture capital industries found themselves hitting the ground running – delivering a record-breaking year during a period of mass economic uncertainty. ACG National Capital’s Corporate Growth, Capital Style team caught up … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its Outsourced Finance and Accounting and Life Sciences Consulting practices. Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to Danforth Advisors, LLC (“Danforth” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Stone-Goff Partners (“Stone-Goff”), on a growth investment by Avesi Partners (“Avesi”). This transaction reaffirms … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its Strategic Consulting, Data & Analytics and Business Advisory practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive advisor to Stax Inc. (“Stax” or the “Company”) in its recapitalization by Blue Point Capital Partners (“Blue Point”). This marks Clearsight’s 11th strategy consulting transaction in the last … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its Life Sciences Consulting practice. Clearsight served as a strategic investment banking advisor to ClearView Healthcare Partners, LLC (“ClearView” or the “Company”) in its recapitalization by GHO Capital Partners, LLP (“GHO Capital”). This transaction underscores Clearsight as the preeminent advisor to strategy consulting … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its Big Data & Analytics Practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive advisor to Qlarion, Inc. (“Qlarion” or “The Company”) in its acquisition by GCOM Software, Inc. (“GCOM”), a portfolio company of Sagewind Capital. This deal highlights Clearsight’s expertise at the convergence of Data … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its market-leading Data Analytics and Digital Transformation Practices. Clearsight served as exclusive financial advisor to DAS42, LLC (“DAS42” or “The Company”) on a growth investment from M/C Partners. This transaction reaffirms Clearsight as a leading advisor to the highly coveted Cloud & Data … Continued
Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its market-leading Tech-enabled Services & Data Analytics Practices. Clearsight served as the exclusive strategic and financial advisor to INSIGHT2PROFIT in its growth equity investment by DFW Capital Partners. DFW Capital Partners (“DFW”) announced that it has closed a strategic investment in INSIGHT2PROFIT. DFW … Continued
On August 23, 2017, Apax Partners LLP (“Apax”), a global private equity firm, agreed to acquire ThoughtWorks Inc. (“ThoughtWorks”), a global software development and digital transformation company. The company’s key focus areas include digital strategy, user experience, agile development, portfolio management, and customer research. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2017, no financial … Continued
For the last several quarters, we have been talking about the increase in PE activity in the consulting sector. As evidence of this continuing trend, there has been a recent flurry of deals including: Madison Dearborn-backed Ankura Consulting Group’s acquisition of MGBD (Turnaround Consulting) Primary Capital Partners-backed MARU Group’s acquisition of Vision Critical Research and … Continued
Earlier this month Ankura Consulting Group, a business advisory and expert services firm, announced that it had received an investment commitment of $100M from Madison Dearborn Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. Ankura is a recent entrant into the consulting arena founded by former executives from FTI Consulting and is largely focused on providing clients … Continued
