M&A Deal Summary

Next Glass Acquires Ekos

On October 27, 2025, Next Glass acquired internet software and services company Ekos from Noro-Moseley Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Next Glass’ 3rd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Next Glass’ 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Next Glass’ 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-10-27
Target Ekos
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Next Glass
Sellers(s) Noro-Moseley Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Ekos

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Ekos is a provider of business management software for independent craft breweries, cideries, and wineries. Ekos' software suite is the key system of record and workflow for its customers, which include craft breweries and other craft food and beverage makers. Ekos was founded in 2014 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Next Glass

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Category Company
Founded 2013
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Next Glass is a global provider of software, content, and experiences in the beverage alcohol industry. Next Glass maintains a network of craft beverage consumers and industry employees. Next Glass was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 6
State: North Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 6 of 6
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-07 FermentAble

Oxnard, California, United States

FermentAble is a brewery management software platform designed to simplify the production process. FermentAble is designed to replace whiteboards and spreadsheets, providing simple-to-use software to manage inventory, scheduling, and all other aspects of the production side of running a brewery. FermentAble was founded in 2015 and is based in Oxnard, California.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Noro-Moseley Partners is a private investment group focused on growth stage investments in healthcare services and healthcare IT companies. The Firm typically invests in the first institutional round, in emerging IT and healthcare innovation hubs across the US. Noro-Moselely seeks companies with strong management, meaningful customer validation, and capital efficient business models with large addressable markets. Noro-Moseley Partners was established in 1983 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 4
State: North Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-27 Red Canary

Denver, Colorado, United States

Red Canary is a provider of Detection and Response solutions that continuously monitor, analyze, and investigates organizations’ systems for cybersecurity threats. The Managed Detection and Response solution combines industry-defining technology, process, and expertise to accurately detect threats that bypass other security tools. Red Canary was founded in 2013 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

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