Mergers & Acquisitions

SSB, a leading data management and analytics company serving higher education, collegiate athletics, nonprofit, and sports organizations, has acquired higher education advancement software provider on the Salesforce platform, Affinaquest. KO partner Jennifer Rosenthal and attorneys Ryan Sykora and Logan DeSouza represented SSB in the deal. “With the acquisition of Affinaquest,…

KO client Five Mill, a digital marketing agency and enterprise-level search engine marketing and social media marketing solutions firm, was acquired by Barrington Media Group. KO partner Jon Taylor, along with attorneys Melissa Mellen and Keenan Weatherford represented Five Mill in the acquisition. Founded in 2008 by Dan Soha, Five…

KO client Pulsar AI, creator of the auto industry’s most advanced conversational AI platform, was acquired by SpinCar, a leader in digital automotive merchandising software and data. KO partner Jon Taylor and attorney Michael Wysolmerski were the primary attorneys representing Pulsar AI in the deal. As part of the acquisition,…

KO led its client, Qwinix Technologies, Inc., through a merger with Cloudbakers LLC in an acquisition deal with Sunstone Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on tech-enabled cloud services companies. Sunstone says the merging of these two Google ecosystem-leaders will create one of the largest Google Cloud-focused partners in…

KO client and all-terrain eBike brand, QuietKat was acquired by Vista Outdoor Inc., to help fuel Vista’s growth strategy. KO partner Jennifer Rosenthal and attorneys Melissa Mellen and Michael Wysolmerski represented QuietKat in the acquisition. QuietKat specializes in designing, manufacturing and marketing rugged, all-terrain eBikes. Based in Eagle, Colo., the…

Contract Research Organization (CRO) consolidation has become a constant force in the life sciences market. This shifting environment has made protecting clinical trial success and anticipating and planning for CRO consolidation risks critical for pharmaceutical and medical device companies when negotiating agreements. Working with high-performing CROs, with deep industry and…

KO client Enquiron has been acquired by Zywave. Enquiron provides risk management and consultative business solutions to employers in all 50 states, across various industries, sectors and sizes. KO Partner Jennifer Rosenthal, and attorneys Samantha Pjesky and Keenan Weatherford represented Enquiron in the deal. Enquiron revolutionized the way that services…

KO served as the legal counsel for Spinnaker SCA through its acquisition by Black Lake Capital. KO represented both SCA and Spinnaker SCS in the deal. Spinnaker SCA was formed through the merger of SCA, LLC (“SCApath”) and Spinnaker SCS, LLC (“Spinnaker SCS”). KO partner John Gaddis, attorneys Melissa Mellen,…