Ducker Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of Boathouse Capital, has merged with Carlisle & Co., a business services firm.

Ducker Holdings delivers custom, industry-centric intelligence services to assist corporations to grow, drive value creation, and support private equity firms. Carlisle provides insights and strategies that incorporate data-driven analysis to solve complex problems. The firm serves the aftermarket automotive, heavy equipment & agriculture, and industrial sectors.

The deal is meant to create a new research and consulting business with meaningful international scale. The backing of Boathouse enables significant further investment within teams, data-driven platforms and methodologies, and its consulting services portfolio.

Ballard Spahr represented Ducker Holdings on the transaction.