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Denver, Dec. 9, 2022 – Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate) portfolio company Acceleration Partners (AP), the leading global partnership marketing agency, has announced it is bolstering its influencer marketing offerings with the acquisition of Influencer Response, one of the industry’s first direct response-focused influencer agencies, and Volt Agency, a boutique performance marketing firm

DENVER, Colo., November 30, 2022 – Mountaingate Capital is pleased to announce that Sue Cho has returned to the firm as Managing Director and Partner. The firm is also excited to announce the promotion of Sarah Sampson to CFO. Sue Cho was a Senior Investment Leader at Partners Group, a Swiss-based global private equity firm prior to rejoining Mountaingate.  Before Partners Group, Sue was COO/CFO for

DENVER, Colo., August 19, 2022 – Mountaingate Capital (“Mountaingate”), a Denver-based private equity firm investing behind founder, owner-entrepreneurs to rapidly scale companies in the marketing services, business services, specialty distribution and specialty manufacturing sectors, is pleased to announce that Dan Almon has joined the firm as Vice President. In addition, the firm has added two new

DENVER, Colo., May 6, 2022 – Mountaingate Capital announced the promotion of Trent Sisson to Managing Director and Partner. He will join the founding Partners working together to continue the firm’s mission of investing behind founder, owner-entrepreneurs to rapidly scale companies. “We are thrilled to make this announcement. We first began working with Trent over 12 years ago and since rejoining our

BOSTON, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Acceleration Partners, the leading global partnership agency, today announced the acquisition of Grovia. The Seattle-based company strengthens Acceleration Partners’ existing suite of partnership marketing services with a powerful recruitment platform that helps companies discover high-quality affiliates, influencers and publishers at scale.

Relevate Health solidifies its position as the market leader in Healthcare Professional (HCP) omnichannel engagement with the acquisition of Dallas-based ConneXion360. With this acquisition, Relevate Health now provides its omnichannel solutions and agency services to more than 185 brands from 90 pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device manufacturers, as well as 24 hospital systems. The addition of

CINCINNATI, Feb. 22, 2022 — Relevate Health continues its aggressive growth strategy, announcing the acquisition of Boston-based Axon Communications and its proprietary suite of digital healthcare professional (HCP), field team, and patient engagement marketing products. Integrating Axon’s products and capabilities expands Relevate Health’s product line and enhances its capabilities

Denver, CO, December 2, 2021 – MeritB2B, the leading provider of B2B data, analytics, and performance marketing solutions, announced that it recently completed the acquisition of True Influence, a leader in the identification, processing, and delivery of relevant buyer intent signals in the B2B marketplace.  The acquisition marks MeritB2B’s third acquisition since partnering with Mountaingate Capital

DENVER, Colorado, November 29, 2021 – Mountaingate Capital (“Mountaingate”), a Denver-based private equity firm focused on partnering with founders and entrepreneurs to execute transformative growth strategies in the lower middle-market announced that it has sold its position in Technology Partners, LLC, doing business as ImagineSoftwareTM, with a new investment in the company completed by Marlin

DENVER, Colo., October 27, 2021 – Mountaingate Capital (“Mountaingate”), a Denver-based private equity firm investing behind founder, owner-entrepreneurs to rapidly scale companies in the marketing services, business services, specialty distribution and specialty manufacturing sectors, is pleased to announce Brandon Hall’s return to the firm as Vice President and the promotion of Corbin Barnds to

Denver, August 12, 2021 – Mountaingate Capital, a Denver-based private equity firm employing a proven, buy-and-build strategy that empowers lower middle market companies with strong growth potential and engaged leadership teams, is pleased to announce that it has sold its position in Bounteous in connection with a new investment in the company completed by New Mountain Capital. The exit of Bounteous by

DENVER, Colo., June 8, 2021 – Mountaingate Capital (“Mountaingate”), a Denver-based private equity firm focused on partnering with founders and entrepreneurs to execute transformative growth strategies in the lower middle-market, today announced that it closed its second fund (“Fund II”) at its hard cap with $476 million in capital commitments. With the strong performance of Mountaingate’s first fund

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 30, 2021 – Award-winning customer experience specialist Bold Orange Company (Bold Orange) recently announced that it has acquired Three Deep Marketing (Three Deep), the rapidly growing St. Paul-based provider of performance marketing solutions including Salesforce Marketing Cloud implementation and optimization services. The acquisition of Three Deep follows a very robust

NEEDHAM, Mass., March 2, 2021 – Acceleration Partners, the premier global partner marketing agency, announced today that it has acquired the agency business of R.O.EYE, a Manchester-based performance marketing agency dedicated to optimizing digital media performance. The acquisition of R.O.EYE’s agency business in the UK strengthens Acceleration Partners position as an affiliate and partner

NEEDHAM, Mass., January 11, 2021 – Acceleration Partners, the premier global partner marketing agency, announced today that it has acquired Streamline Marketing (“Streamline”), a leading performance marketing agency founded in 2013 by CEO Jon Claydon. The Streamline acquisition is Acceleration Partners’ first since partnering with Mountaingate Capital to create a leading platform business focused on

LARGO, FL., January 11, 2021 – BioDerm, Inc. (“BioDerm” or the “Company”), a leading provider of disposable medical devices and wound care supplies to patients with chronic conditions, announced it has received a strategic investment from Denver-based middle market private equity firm, Mountaingate Capital (“Mountaingate”).  With its new partner, BioDerm plans to accelerate its organic growth and

Cincinnati, OH, December 21, 2020 – Relevate Health Group, a data-driven marketing products and services communications firm, today announced the completion of a strategic combination with Arteric, a digital marketing agency known for its proprietary machine learning (ML) driven multichannel digital marketing.  This strategic combination forms a next generation data & ML-driven agency serving the

Denver, December 10, 2020 –Mountaingate Capital, a Denver-based private equity firm employing a proven, buy-and-build strategy that empowers lower middle market companies with strong growth potential and engaged leadership teams, is pleased to announce that it has sold its position in Tinuiti in connection with a new investment in the company completed by New Mountain Capital. The exit of Tinuiti by

Needham, MA, December 8, 2020 – Acceleration Partners LLC (“Acceleration Partners”), a premier global partner marketing agency, today announced it has received a strategic investment from Denver-based middle market private equity firm, Mountaingate Capital (“Mountaingate”). Founded in 2007 by CEO Robert Glazer, Acceleration Partners has experienced tremendous growth since inception and has earned

Denver, CO, November 19, 2020 – Mountaingate Capital portfolio company MeritDirect, the leading provider of B2B data and performance marketing solutions, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of 180byTwo, a leading Account-Based Marketing Technology, and Audience Solutions Company in Clearwater, FL. This is the second acquisition this year for MeritDirect. With this acquisition,

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DENVER, Colo., May 6, 2020 – Mountaingate Capital (“Mountaingate”), a Denver-based private equity firm employing a proven, buy-and-build strategy that empowers lower middle market companies with strong growth potential and engaged leadership teams, is pleased to announce that Trent Sisson has been promoted to Principal. In addition, the firm has hired two new Vice Presidents to join the team, Will

Denver, CO, January 8, 2020 – MeritDirect, announced that it has acquired Compass Marketing Solutions, the leader in identifying, compiling and verifying business data in the US and Canada. This deal is the first acquisition by MeritDirect since it partnered with Denver-based middle market private equity firm, Mountaingate Capital, in May 2019 for the purpose of aggressively expanding its data and

Bentonville, AR, July 10, 2019 – RevUnit LLC (“RevUnit”), a premier digital strategy and product studio helping enterprises digitally transform operations, today announced it has received a strategic investment from Denver-based middle market private equity firm, Mountaingate Capital (“Mountaingate”). RevUnit was founded in 2012 when colleagues Joe Saumweber and Michael Paladino set out to find a

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San Francisco, May 29, 2019 – W2O, the leading independent provider of analytics-driven, digital-first marketing communications to the healthcare sector, today announced it has partnered with New Mountain Capital to accelerate continued growth and scale of the company to meet the evolving needs of its clients to most effectively and efficiently communicate with and influence their key stakeholders in

RYE BROOK, NY, May 29, 2019 – MeritDirect LLC (MeritDirect) is proud to announce it has partnered with Denver-based middle market private equity firm, Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate).  With its new partner, MeritDirect plans to accelerate its organic growth and pursue strategic acquisitions that will expand its capabilities and service offerings for clients. Founded in 2000 with headquarters in New

Denver, CO, March 12, 2019 – Leading Revenue Cycle Management SaaS Platform ImagineSoftware announced today the acquisition of ProviderAlly, a provider of accounting reconciliation services and related capabilities to the healthcare RCM space. The addition of ProviderAlly adds a powerful technology to ImagineSoftware’s strong existing service offering and will further help clients optimize billing and

DENVER, November 8th, 2018 – Mountaingate Capital portfolio company HS2 Solutions, a leading creator of big-picture digital solutions, has rebranded as Bounteous, uniting its deep capabilities in strategy, customer experience, engineering, eCommerce, analytics, and digital marketing across North America. The Bounteous brand combines HS2, LunaMetrics, Infield Digital, and now, Demac Media, under an

DENVER, Colo., September 17, 2018 – Mountaingate Capital (“Mountaingate”), a Denver-based private equity firm employing a proven, buy-and-build strategy that empowers lower middle market companies with strong growth potential and engaged leadership teams, is pleased to announce that Molly Fitzpatrick has joined the firm as Vice President. “We are excited to welcome Molly to the Mountaingate team.

Denver – September 10, 2018 – Award-winning digital marketing agency Elite SEM announced that it recently acquired CPC Strategy, the San Diego based agency known for its expertise in retail, ecommerce, and specifically the Amazon channel, where it expects to derive more than half of its revenue in 2018. The combination with CPC Strategy adds critical scale to Elite’s rapidly growing Amazon practice,

DENVER, July 11, 2018 – HS2 Solutions, an award-winning digital brand experience agency backed by Denver private equity firm Mountaingate Capital, announced on June 28th, 2018 that it had completed the acquisition of Infield Digital, a leading digital experience consultancy serving the west coast and mountain west regions. This marks HS2’s second acquisition since partnering with Mountaingate in

DENVER, June 26, 2018 – Award-winning digital marketing agency Elite SEM Inc. announced that it recently acquired Email Aptitude, a specialist CRM & Email Marketing agency. This marks Elite SEM’s second acquisition since partnering with Mountaingate Capital in 2017. From discovery through acquisition, and now with a stronger emphasis on retention and reactivation, Elite’s services span

DENVER, May 2, 2018 – ImagineSoftware, the leading Revenue Cycle Management SaaS Platform helping clients achieve peak performance and measurable results by streamlining the billing and collections workflow, improving staff productivity and increasing practice profitability, today announced that it has received a strategic investment from Mountaingate Capital (“Mountaingate”). Mountaingate is a leading

Denver-based firm closes its fourth platform DENVER, February 12, 2018 – Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate) announced today that it has backed Minneapolis-based Bold Orange Company (Bold Orange), a human connections company that works to modernize loyalty, customer relationship management (CRM) and digital experiences for brands, in connection with its acquisition of Great Lakes Scrip Center (GLSC),

DENVER, Colo., January 23, 2018 – Mountaingate Capital (“Mountaingate”), a Denver-based private equity firm employing a proven, buy-and-build strategy that empowers lower middle market companies with strong growth potential and engaged leadership teams, is pleased to announce that JB Richardson and Trent Sisson have joined the firm as Principal and Vice President, respectively.  JB and Trent both

DENVER, January 4, 2018 — Digital transformation agency HS2 Solutions today announced that it has completed the acquisition of LunaMetrics, an award-winning analytics consultancy that specializes in using data to help businesses illuminate the bridge between marketing, user behavior and ROI. The acquisition brings an industry-leading digital and web analytics consulting offering to HS2’s broad range of

DENVER, November 9, 2017 – Award-winning digital marketing agency Elite SEM Inc., announced that it has acquired OrionCKB, a social advertising agency in Boston that focuses on customer acquisition and lead generation from Paid Social channels. Together, Elite and Orion are now a Search and Social powerhouse that will deliver data-driven performance marketing services to clients across ecommerce and

Focused on Customer-Centric Buy-and-Build Investments in Marketing Services, Business/Industrial Services, Specialty Distribution and Specialty Manufacturing DENVER, Colo., August 16, 2017 – Mountaingate Capital (“Mountaingate”), a Denver-based private equity firm employing a proven, customer-centric buy-and-build strategy that empowers lower middle market companies with strong growth potential and

DENVER, CO (July 10, 2017) – Convergint Technologies (“Convergint” or the “Company”), a KRG Fund IV (“KRG”) portfolio company and leading independent provider of integration services for electronic security, fire and life safety, and building automation systems has announced the acquisition of SigNet Technologies.  Headquartered in Beltsville, Md., and with an additional office in Cary, N.C., SigNet

DENVER, CO (June 2, 2017) – Convergint Technologies (“Convergint” or the “Company”), a KRG Fund IV (“KRG”) portfolio company and leading independent provider of integration services for electronic security, fire and life safety, and building automation systems has announced the acquisition of Integrated Security Systems (“ISS”). Founded in 1962 and with over 100 colleagues across its Miami, FL

DENVER, CO (February 23, 2017) – Vention Medical (Vention), a KRG Capital Partners Fund IV (KRG) portfolio company and integrated services provider for the design, engineering and manufacturing of complex medical devices and components, has entered into merger agreements with separate buyers to sell the business in a two-step transaction. The Advanced Technologies segment will be acquired by Nordson

DENVER, February 6, 2017 – Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate) announced today that it has completed an investment in Elite SEM (Elite). Elite is a performance-driven digital marketing agency with proven success in helping clients drive tangible business results.  The investment in Elite marks the third platform investment for Mountaingate in its debut fund, and the third platform investment completed

DENVER, CO (February 3, 2017) – Convergint Technologies (“Convergint” or the “Company”), a KRG Fund IV (“KRG”) portfolio company and leading independent provider of integration services for electronic security, fire and life safety, and building automation systems has announced the acquisition of Post Browning.  Founded in 1978, Post Browning is a full-service systems integrator providing consultation,

Addition of nitinol wire-based technologies offers customers expanded solutions SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. (January 24, 2017) — Vention Medical announced today its recent acquisition of Lithotech Medical, an industry leader in complex nitinol wire-based technologies based in Israel. The acquisition will expand Vention’s broad portfolio of advanced components and technologies for the development and

DENVER, CO (December 21, 2016) – KRG Capital Partners (KRG), a Denver-based buyout firm, today announced that it has completed the sale of Ansira Partners, Inc. (Ansira), a leading data-driven, technology-enabled marketing solutions provider, to Advent International.  Financial terms were not disclosed. Bruce Rogers, Managing Director at KRG, commented “I’d like to congratulate Martin Reidy and the

December 9, 2016 – Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate) portfolio company, W2O Group (W2O), a marketing and communications firm with industry leading proprietary analytics and insights, announced the acquisition of Sentient Interactive (Sentient), a digital first, results-driven marketing agency with expertise in technologic and data solutions to drive measurable results for its clients. “Sentient

DENVER, November 29 2016 – Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate) announced that it has completed an investment in HS2 Solutions, Inc. (HS2), a full service digital transformation agency offering a broad range of strategy, experience design, development, analytics, and marketing execution services to help clients address their digital priorities. The investment in HS2 marks the second platform investment

November 9, 2016 – Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate) portfolio company, W2O Group (W2O), a marketing and communications firm with industry leading proprietary analytics and insights, announced the acquisition of Marketeching Solutions, LLC (Marketeching), a leading research and social listening consultancy focused in healthcare and life sciences. “Marketeching is one of the strongest social

DENVER, CO (October 6, 2016) – Convergint Technologies (“Convergint”), a KRG Fund IV (“KRG”) portfolio company and leading independent provider of integration services for electronic security, fire and life safety, and building automation systems has announced the acquisition of Go Security Solutions.  Founded in 2009, Go Security Solutions is a full service systems integrator specializing in

DENVER, September 12, 2016 – Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate) portfolio company, W2O Group (W2O), a marketing and communications firm with industry leading proprietary analytics and insights, announced the acquisition of Pure Communications, LLC (Pure Communications), a leading strategic communications consultancy focused in the healthcare industry. W2O’s Brewlife will combine with Pure

DENVER, CO (June 7, 2016) – Convergint Technologies (“Convergint” or the “Company”), a KRG Fund IV (“KRG”) portfolio company and leading independent provider of integration services for electronic security, fire and life safety, and building automation systems has announced the acquisition of Corporate Security Services.  Corporate Security Services provides security solutions to the New York, New

DENVER, May 12, 2016 - Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate), a newly formed private equity firm led by a team of partners from KRG Capital, announced that it has completed an investment in W2O Group (W2O), a marketing and communications firm with industry leading proprietary analytics and insights. The new partnership with W2O marks the first platform investment for Mountaingate in its debut fund.

DENVER, CO (May 4, 2016) – Convergint Technologies (“Convergint” or the “Company”), a KRG Fund IV (“KRG”) portfolio company and leading independent provider of integration services for electronic security, fire and life safety, and building automation systems has announced the acquisition of Total Recall. Total Recall is a video-centric security technology provider specializing in surveillance

DENVER, CO (January 5, 2016) – Convergint Technologies (“Convergint” or the “Company”), a KRG Fund IV (“KRG”) portfolio company and leading independent provider of integration services for electronic security, fire and life safety, and building automation systems has announced its acquisition of Dakota Security Systems, a premier security integration company based in Sioux Falls, SD that also has

DENVER, CO (April 7, 2015) – Convergint Technologies (“Convergint” or the “Company”), a KRG Fund IV (“KRG”) portfolio company and leading independent provider of integration services for electronic security, fire and life safety, and building automation systems has announced its acquisition of GS Security Systems Inc. (“GS Security Systems”), a leading provider of physical security systems throughout

DENVER, CO (February 18, 2015) - KRG Capital Partners (KRG), a Denver-based private equity firm, completed its sale of Diversified Foodservice Supply, Inc. (DFS), a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operations parts, supplies, and equipment to the U.S. foodservice industry, to New Mountain Capital. The transaction closed on February 17, 2015 and the sale represents the fourth successful full exit in KRG’s $1.96 billion Fund IV.

DENVER, CO (November 5, 2014) – KRG Capital Partners (KRG), a Denver-based buyout firm, completed its sale of Olson, a Minneapolis-based integrated marketing technology and digital solutions provider, to ICF International, a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients.