Sparq Acquires Amplify Consulting Partners, a Leading Data Engineering Firm
Friday, July 12th, 2024
Sparq, a leading U.S.-based provider of outsourced digital engineering for technology driven and Fortune 1000 companies, has acquired Seattle-based Amplify Consulting Partners. Demonstrating the strength of Sparq’s model, this marks the company’s third acquisition over the past six months.
Amplify is a data-first consulting firm trusted by Fortune 500 businesses to deliver high-impact professional services across the technology ecosystem, including data engineering, visual analytics, program management and data-driven marketing. Along with a robust client portfolio, Amplify brings established technology partnerships in the data space with Snowflake, Matillion, Tableau and Salesforce. As part of Sparq, Amplify will increase the scope of services available to its clients and deliver new opportunities to deliver results at scale.
“Data is the root of a successful technology strategy,” said Monty Hamilton, CEO of Sparq. “Amplify has grown into one of the country’s most trusted names in data engineering. Together, we will create new solutions for clients that integrates data, analytics, program management and world-class technology solutions. We are excited to welcome Amplify to the Sparq family.”
Founded in 2017, Amplify has developed trust and long-term partnerships with some of the U.S.’s largest companies and most respected brands. The company was built on a foundation of transparency and accountability, which has helped to attract some of the country’s top data engineers and technology professionals to work at Amplify.
“Amplify Consulting Partners was created with the vision of changing the consulting industry,” said Luke Newman, Managing Partner at Amplify Consulting Partners. “We value transparency and accountability in our business and pride ourselves on empowering our teams to deliver results for our clients. Through this, we have built a data focused business providing solutions that drive long-term impact at scale. We are excited to join Sparq and continue to deliver data engineering solutions that foster innovation and growth.”
In 2023, funds managed by Harvest Partners Ascend Management, LP acquired a majority stake in Sparq, intended to allow the company to further scale its operations and digital service offerings. Bain Capital Double Impact has also been one of Sparq’s investment partners since 2019. Based in Atlanta, Sparq empowers agile and experienced software engineering teams across the country with a disciplined, product-oriented approach and the collaborative mindset to meet and exceed customer needs. The company was founded in 2004 and has become known nationally as an employer of choice, winning numerous workplace culture awards.