Today’s M&A deals include announcements on Cherokee Federal, HESFP, TAK Broadband, Gulbranson Services, Perficient, Kelley Austin, Xcelerate Solutions, clearAvenue, among others.
Cherokee Federal acquires HESFP
Cherokee Nation Businesses’ subsidiary Cherokee Federal acquired HESFP, a Salesforce-partnered development and implementation services firm, to strengthen its federal IT services portfolio. The strategic driver is to integrate Salesforce consulting, implementation, and managed services into the BNB’s federal contracting offerings. This enables Cherokee Federal to pursue more lucrative cloud, CRM, and digital transformation contracts in government sectors. Although details on valuation were not publicly disclosed, the move reflects consolidation in the federal IT services space and positions Cherokee as a more end-to-end provider in Salesforce-anchored government tech.
TAK Broadband (Platinum Equity) purchases Gulbranson Services
Private equity firm Platinum Equity’s TAK Broadband acquired Gulbranson Services, a telecom services provider, to scale TAK’s infrastructure and end-to-end telecom services capability. The strategic rationale is to strengthen TAK’s backbone, field operations, and network deployment services by bringing in Gulbranson’s technical resources, contracts, and regional presence. The acquisition will likely accelerate TAK’s growth in managed services, broadband deployment, and integrated operations. While the precise deal value has not been disclosed publicly, it underlines a trend of vertical consolidation in telecom services to control both network deployment and service layers.
Perficient acquires Kelley Austin
EQT-backed Perficient acquired Kelley Austin, a Salesforce systems integrator, to deepen its cloud transformation and CRM implementation capabilities. Strategically, this acquisition accelerates Perficient’s ability to deliver complex Salesforce implementations, migrations, and managed services at scale in enterprise accounts. From a technology standpoint, combining Perficient’s broad digital consulting with Kelley Austin’s niche Salesforce engineering amplifies innovation in multi-cloud CRM ecosystems, AI-powered automation, and custom app development. The transaction terms were not publicly shared, but this reflects the broader strategy of stacking specialized integrators to build global digital services platforms.
Xcelerate Solutions (McNally Capital) acquires clearAvenue
McNally Capital’s Xcelerate Solutions acquired clearAvenue, a systems integration and IT services provider, to expand its digital transformation and managed services footprint. The strategy is to combine complementary consulting, cloud, and systems integration talent to deliver larger end-to-end enterprise IT engagements. On the technology front, clearAvenue brings domain expertise in cloud, data, enterprise architecture, and legacy modernization, which can now be deployed under the Xcelerate banner. The terms of the deal were not disclosed publicly, but the acquisition reflects the trend of mid-market consolidators building scale via inorganic growth to compete with large global consultancies.
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