Evergreen's Pine Services expands to Australia with Stratus buy
US holding group Pine Services acquires ERP consultancy Stratus Consulting, entering Australia; the article also recalls Evergreen affiliates buying Blackbird IT and REDD.
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Adelaide, SA
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Blackbird IT raised.
The transaction that ended Blackbird IT's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | Acquisition | 15 Oct 2025 | - | ARN (ARNnet), evergreensg.com, lyratechgroup.com |
Companies Blackbird IT acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Corbett | CEO (former) · Founder | ARN (ARNnet), evergreensg.com, lyratechgroup.com |
| Richard Stafford | Founder | ARN (ARNnet), evergreensg.com, lyratechgroup.com |
Stories naming Blackbird IT. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
US holding group Pine Services acquires ERP consultancy Stratus Consulting, entering Australia; the article also recalls Evergreen affiliates buying Blackbird IT and REDD.
Evergreen has acquired South Australian IT services firm Blackbird IT, adding it to a portfolio that already includes REDD, CT Group and Lancom Technology; Ben Corbett becomes CEO.