Cloud & SaaS Buyout Acquisitions in 2026

Tracked deals

299

299 tracked deals across 2026.

Buyer mix

Strategic-led

261 strategic · 55 pe

Top trend

Volume peaked in 2021

468 tracked deals announced in 2021.

Buyer Snapshot

Top Buyers

Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.

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Buyer # Deals Focus Type
Banyan Software 3 Acquirer and operator of mission-critical software busine... PE
Constellation Software Inc. 3 Public software group that owns operating groups such as ... Strategic
Volaris Group 3 Operating group of Constellation Software focused on acqu... Strategic
Accel-KKR 2 Middle-market private equity firm focused on software and... PE
Accela 2 Provides cloud software for state and local governments, ... Strategic
Bain Capital 2 Global private investment firm investing across private e... PE
Cloudflare 2 Connectivity cloud platform providing secure, fast networ... Strategic
Consensus 2 Demo automation platform provider for go-to-market teams ... Strategic
Coupa 2 Cloud-native platform for autonomous spend management and... Strategic (PE-backed)
Exa Capital 2 Strategic long-term operator that acquires and holds ente... Strategic

Acquisition Volume in Cloud & SaaS Buyout in 2026 by Year

Last 10 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 10 years for Cloud & SaaS Buyout Acquisitions in 2026. 16 2017 15 2018 155 2019 230 2020 468 2021 429 2022 270 2023 344 2024 389 2025 ~378 est. 299 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • October 15, 2026
    Buyer
    Intuit Inc.
    Target
    Sequence
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Intuit signed an agreement to acquire Sequence, an AI-native revenue management platform that automates the quote-to-revenue process, including pricing, billing, collections and revenue recognition. The acquisition is intended to add revenue management capabilities and AI engineering talent to Intuit’s offerings for mid-market businesses; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • October 9, 2026
    Buyer
    Hightouch
    Target
    Strata
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Hightouch acquired Strata, an AI platform that creates and maintains no-code connections between marketing tools. The acquisition expands Hightouch’s integration capabilities and gives its marketing AI agents access to more customer data; Strata CEO Kelsey Mullaney will join Hightouch to help lead revenue programs and go-to-market strategy.

  • Buyer
    Mortgage Connect
    Target
    Stavvy
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Mortgage Connect acquired a majority interest in Stavvy, a digital mortgage technology company. The deal is intended to combine Stavvy’s eNotes/eVault/digital collateral and doc execution capabilities with Mortgage Connect’s Simply Secure Sign eClosing platform to create an end-to-end digital mortgage closing ecosystem.

  • Buyer
    Aurora Capital Partners
    Target
    Softdocs, Inc.
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Aurora Capital Partners acquired Softdocs, a provider of cloud-based process automation and document management software for education and government institutions. Aurora plans to partner with Softdocs management to accelerate product development, add capabilities, and expand the company’s market reach.

  • Buyer
    Nelnet Business Services (NBS)
    Target
    Entab Infotech Pvt. Ltd. (Entab)
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    India
    Type
    Buyout

    Nelnet Business Services (NBS), a division of Nelnet, Inc., acquired Entab Infotech Pvt. Ltd. to expand NBS’s education technology and school management offerings into India. The acquired company will operate as “Entab, a Nelnet company,” preserving Entab’s brand, leadership, employees, and customer relationships.

  • Buyer
    Diversis Capital LLC
    Target
    Tideworks Technology Inc.
    Seller
    Carrix, Inc., Carrix, Inc. (majority owned by Blackstone Infrastructure Partners)
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Diversis Capital acquired majority ownership of Tideworks Technology Inc. from Carrix, Inc. Tideworks provides comprehensive terminal operating system (TOS) solutions for marine and intermodal rail terminal operations worldwide.

  • Buyer
    OpenMetal
    Target
    Economize
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    OpenMetal announced it has acquired Economize, a cloud cost management platform focused on FinOps and optimizing cloud and AI spend. The acquisition also launches OpenMetal Labs, which builds custom infrastructure and cost solutions for complex business needs, combining OpenMetal’s infrastructure with Economize’s software expertise.

  • Buyer
    Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Target
    TRAFiX LLC (TRAFiX)
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Trading Technologies International acquired TRAFiX LLC, a provider of equities and equity options order and execution management systems (OEMS) and FIX connectivity solutions. The acquisition extends TT’s cloud-native multi-asset trading platform into global equities and equity options, integrating execution, order management, connectivity, risk, analytics, regulatory reporting, surveillance, compliance, and margin analytics.

  • Buyer
    groundcover
    Target
    Wand
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    groundcover, a BYOC observability platform built on eBPF and OpenTelemetry, acquired Wand, a Kubernetes resource optimization company. The deal combines production observability with Wand’s ability to continuously manage CPU and memory allocation in live Kubernetes environments, enabling more autonomous infrastructure management.

  • Buyer
    Main Capital Partners
    Target
    Confirma Software
    Seller
    Abry Partners
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Sweden
    Type
    Buyout

    Abry Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Confirma Software to Main Capital Partners. The deal will make Main a majority shareholder and is intended to support Confirma’s next phase of growth across the Nordic region and through continued buy-and-build acquisitions, with financial terms undisclosed.

  • Buyer
    Guesty
    Target
    Smily
    Seller
    All five of Smily's founders, A group of Smily's shareholders
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    France
    Type
    Buyout

    Guesty, an AI platform for short-term rentals, completed its acquisition of Smily (formerly BookingSync), a leading property management system (PMS) and channel manager in France. The deal adds long-standing French property management expertise and expands Guesty’s technology platform for French property managers and vacation rental hosts.

  • Buyer
    Yardi
    Target
    Sidero Labs
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Yardi has acquired Sidero Labs, the infrastructure software company behind Talos Linux and Talos Omni, to expand its secure Kubernetes infrastructure platform and roadmap. The companies said Talos will remain open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and Sidero Labs will continue operating as a standalone company within Yardi.

  • Buyer
    Wooclap
    Target
    Vevox
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Wooclap acquired Vevox, an audience engagement and inclusive participation platform based in the United Kingdom. The deal combines Wooclap’s active learning tools with Vevox’s “Value Every Voice” approach to create a broader active learning platform for live classes and training, with both products initially continuing to operate separately.

  • Buyer
    FinQuery
    Target
    Innervision
    Seller
    IRIS Software Group
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    FinQuery acquired Innervision from IRIS Software Group to establish dedicated operations in the United Kingdom and expand its lease accounting and financial automation capabilities across UK and European markets. The deal combines Innervision’s regional accounting and compliance expertise for FRS 102 lease accounting with FinQuery’s Intelligent Subledger Platform, with Innervision customers expected to continue service without interruption.

  • Buyer
    Navan
    Target
    BoomPop
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Navan acquired BoomPop, an AI-powered platform for planning and managing meetings and events end-to-end, including venue/vendor sourcing, room blocks, contracts, and payments. The acquisition is designed to expand Navan’s business travel and expense platform into connected meetings and events offerings.

  • September 14, 2026
    Buyer
    BabyDoge
    Target
    LimeWire
    Seller
    Julian Zehetmayr, Paul Zehetmayr
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Austria
    Type
    Buyout

    BabyDoge announced the acquisition of LimeWire, a modern platform for file sharing, decentralized storage, and AI-powered creator workflows. The deal includes a leadership transition to Abel Czupor and shifts the product direction toward creator sovereignty, decentralized file storage, and AI access via the $LMWR native utility token.

  • Buyer
    VIP
    Target
    Encompass Technologies
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    VIP announced the completion of its acquisition of Encompass Technologies to broaden its technology capabilities for the food and beverage industry. The combined companies will continue operating under their respective brands, with VIP adding Encompass’ software capabilities to enhance automation, analytics, and AI-driven innovation for customers across the ecosystem.

  • Buyer
    Procare Solutions
    Target
    Playground
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Procare Solutions, an AI-enabled child care management software provider, announced it has acquired Playground, a modern all-in-one child care management platform. The combined offering expands Procare’s capabilities with integrated marketing and enrollment tools, AI assistance for childcare administrators, and enhanced financial management for billing, subsidies, and payroll.

  • Buyer
    LocalStack
    Target
    WonderTwin AI
    Seller
    Tela Andrews
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Germany
    Type
    Buyout

    LocalStack acquired WonderTwin AI to expand its local cloud development platform with application emulators that simulate third-party SaaS/services during local development. The combined platform is designed to let developers and AI agents test both cloud infrastructure and external application integrations in isolated, single-tenant sandboxes without relying on live APIs.

  • Buyer
    Jaggaer
    Target
    Ivoflow
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Germany
    Type
    Buyout

    Jaggaer completed its acquisition of Ivoflow, a spend & price intelligence platform focused on direct materials for manufacturers. The deal closed on September 11, 2026, and adds Ivoflow’s market and cost intelligence to Jaggaer’s AI-powered procurement platform to improve pricing decisions and measurable savings.

  • Buyer
    Bending Spoons
    Target
    Miro
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Bending Spoons has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Miro for an enterprise value of $1.355 billion. The all-cash transaction includes plans for certain Miro shareholders to reinvest $295 million of proceeds into newly issued Bending Spoons equity, with the deal expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 subject to approvals.

  • Buyer
    SKYX Platforms Corp.
    Target
    Deako, Inc.
    Seller
    WT Representative LLC (Securityholders' Representative)
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    SKYX Platforms Corp. agreed to acquire Deako, Inc. in a strategic transaction announced on September 10, 2026. The deal consideration is a mix of shares, cash, and loan notes, and remains subject to final agreements and regulatory approval.

  • Buyer
    GreetEat Corporation
    Target
    ChefKart Hospitality Private Limited
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    India
    Type
    Buyout

    GreetEat Corporation has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire 100% of ChefKart Hospitality Private Limited. The acquisition is intended to make ChefKart a wholly owned subsidiary of GreetEat and to support expansion of ChefKart’s technology-enabled home-chef platform across India. The transaction remains subject to due diligence, definitive agreements, required approvals, financing, and customary closing conditions.

  • Buyer
    Main Capital Partners
    Target
    Orgvue
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Main Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Orgvue, marking Main’s first UK platform investment. The parties plan to support Orgvue’s next phase of growth by accelerating product innovation, expanding internationally, deepening enterprise penetration, and pursuing selective strategic add-on acquisitions.

  • September 5, 2026
    Buyer
    Citrix
    Target
    Numecent
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Citrix has completed its acquisition of Numecent to expand application management and virtualization capabilities across physical and virtual Windows environments. Numecent’s Cloudpaging and Cloudpager technology will be integrated into Citrix’s Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) workflows to simplify application delivery, administration, updates, and recovery.

  • Buyer
    HomeVestors
    Target
    BlueSquIDX
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    HomeVestors has acquired BlueSquIDX, a software platform that uses MLS data and machine learning to help real estate investors identify potential single-family properties and streamline offer evaluation and submission. The acquisition is HomeVestors’ first and is intended to make on-market opportunities easier for its franchisees to pursue.

  • Buyer
    Accrual
    Target
    Puzzle
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Accrual has agreed to acquire Puzzle’s accounting-firm technology and business, including its AI-native ledger and month-end close products. The deal will expand Accrual beyond tax preparation into client accounting services and advisory workflows, with Puzzle’s founder and team joining Accrual while Puzzle continues operating independently for direct startup and small-business customers.

  • Buyer
    BUUU Group Limited
    Target
    Brightray Science Inc.
    Seller
    Sellers retaining a 40% ownership interest in Brightray (individuals/holders not named)
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    BUUU Group Limited entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 60% equity interest in Brightray Science Inc., which will become a consolidated subsidiary upon completion. Sellers will retain 40% and BUUU will have a call option to acquire the remaining stake within three years, subject to customary closing conditions and approvals.

  • Buyer
    Tyfone
    Target
    ATTUNE
    Seller
    AK Patel (Founder and CEO of ATTUNE)
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Tyfone announced the acquisition of ATTUNE to expand its digital lending and digital banking technology for community financial institutions. The combined platform adds digital consumer and business account opening, deposit funding, loan origination, loan servicing, and AI-powered engagement—aimed at delivering a unified digital financial relationship.

  • Buyer
    Recruiter.com
    Target
    Feenyx
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Recruiter.com completed the acquisition of Feenyx, an AI-powered hiring technology platform focused on skills assessments, intelligent interviews, candidate verification, and fraud detection. The combined offering is intended to help employers evaluate candidates based on demonstrated ability rather than resumes alone.

  • August 27, 2026
    Buyer
    Nasuni
    Target
    DryvIQ
    Seller
    DryvIQ shareholders (advised by Carlsquare)
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Nasuni announced it has acquired DryvIQ, an intelligent unstructured data management company. The deal adds AI-powered content intelligence and automated, policy-driven governance (e.g., discovery/classification and sensitivity detection) to Nasuni’s file data platform to help enterprises safely activate unstructured data for AI and other initiatives.

  • August 26, 2026
    Buyer
    Nooks
    Target
    FullyRamped
    Seller
    Aaron Marks (founder and CEO of FullyRamped)
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Nooks, the “Revenue Agent Platform” for revenue teams, acquired FullyRamped, an AI-native sales coaching company known for realistic AI role-play agents. FullyRamped founder and CEO Aaron Marks joined Nooks’ Product team, supporting Nooks’ expansion of its agent capabilities across the broader revenue lifecycle.

  • Buyer
    Spotnana
    Target
    TROOP
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Spotnana has completed its acquisition of TROOP, a meeting-planning and group travel logistics platform. The combined offering is intended to unify corporate meetings, events, and transient travel under a single platform and leverage Spotnana’s travel infrastructure and APIs to accelerate product innovation.

  • August 25, 2026
    Buyer
    Brokurz
    Target
    MLS Ingest
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Brokurz, the AI operating system for real estate, acquired MLS Ingest, a technology company that connects, ingests, normalizes, structures, and delivers MLS property data. The deal is intended to deepen Brokurz’s control of foundational real estate data infrastructure and power native search, MLS/IDX experiences, and future AI products.

  • Buyer
    D-Tools, Inc.
    Target
    Portal.io
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    D-Tools, Inc. and Portal.io announced that they have merged, uniting two widely used software platforms for residential and commercial AV, security, and low-voltage integration businesses. The combined company will continue to support both platforms while combining D-Tools’ product data/catalog capabilities with Portal.io’s proposal and quoting experience, with plans to apply AI throughout the integrator workflow.

  • Buyer
    Volaris Group
    Target
    L5 Networks
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Brazil
    Type
    Buyout

    Volaris Group announced the acquisition of L5 Networks, a Brazilian provider of cloud-based corporate communications and omnichannel/collaboration solutions. L5 Networks will continue to operate as an independent business unit under Volaris’ management model, retaining its name, brands, and current leadership.

  • Buyer
    Elastic
    Target
    Deductive AI
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) has completed its acquisition of Deductive AI, an AI-powered investigation platform for identifying and resolving production issues. The combined offering is intended to advance Elastic Observability with AI-driven root cause analysis and automation that learns from each incident while keeping engineers in control.

  • Buyer
    Cognida
    Target
    Automate
    Seller
    Within (formerly Klarity)
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Cognida acquired Automate, an enterprise AI platform for accounting and operational workflows, from Within (formerly Klarity). Automate will continue as a distinct product line within Cognida, with its leadership and team joining Cognida. Financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Target
    PCI Energy Solutions
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Mitsubishi Electric has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PCI Energy Solutions for $1.4 billion to expand its energy management and optimization software platform. The agreement was executed on August 20, 2026, and the transaction is expected to close in 2026 subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

  • Buyer
    osapiens, Nasdaq
    Target
    Nasdaq Metrio
    Seller
    Nasdaq
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Germany
    Type
    Buyout

    osapiens completed the acquisition of the Nasdaq Metrio platform and its customers. The acquired offering provides enterprise non-financial reporting and carbon accounting software, supporting disclosures aligned to frameworks such as CDP, GRI, and IFRS/SASB, with audit-grade data management.

  • August 19, 2026
    Buyer
    Lattice
    Target
    Pando
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Lattice announced the acquisition of Pando, an AI-native, just-in-time performance management platform. The deal is aimed at advancing continuous, AI-native performance by combining Pando’s competency-based and real-time signals with Lattice’s feedback, goals, and development platform.

  • Buyer
    Stigg
    Target
    Received.ai
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Stigg announced it has acquired Received.ai, a billing-infrastructure startup focused on usage-based invoicing and contract management. The acquisition integrates contract-to-invoice automation into Stigg’s AI runtime entitlements and pricing layer, enabling real-time enforcement and consolidated, accurate invoicing alongside existing billing tools like Stripe and NetSuite.

  • Buyer
    Cut+Dry
    Target
    Enterprise Café
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Cut+Dry, an AI and commerce platform for the foodservice industry, acquired Enterprise Café, a business intelligence platform serving independent foodservice distributors. Enterprise Café will continue operating under its existing name and leadership, while Cut+Dry will embed its Yes Chef AI into the Enterprise Café product to help distributors improve margin.

  • Buyer
    Risepoint, Vistria
    Target
    Keypath Education (North American operations)
    Seller
    Sterling Partners
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Risepoint acquired the North American operations of Keypath Education to expand online healthcare education and its clinical placement network. The deal adds more than 20 university partnerships and significantly strengthens Risepoint’s healthcare program and placement capabilities across multiple high-demand disciplines.

  • Buyer
    Silver Lake, Public Investment Fund
    Target
    Workday
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Private equity firm Silver Lake is reportedly in acquisition talks to take Workday private in what could be one of the largest software buyouts on record. Discussions are ongoing, and there is no guarantee a definitive transaction will be agreed.

  • Buyer
    Engine
    Target
    Options Travel
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Engine acquired Options Travel, a corporate travel management company, to develop an AI-native online booking tool for travel management companies. The deal keeps Options Travel operating under its existing brand and leadership, with all employees joining Engine.

  • Buyer
    PowerFlex
    Target
    The Mobility House North America
    Seller
    The Mobility House
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    PowerFlex announced the acquisition of The Mobility House North America through a share exchange transaction. Under the deal terms, The Mobility House will become a minority shareholder in the combined business, which will integrate PowerFlex’s energy management and charging platform with The Mobility House’s vehicle-to-grid and fleet electrification capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Tripledot Studios
    Target
    Supersonic
    Seller
    Unity
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Israel
    Type
    Buyout

    Tripledot Studios has acquired Supersonic’s publishing business from Unity for $40 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. Supersonic will continue operating as a standalone brand within the Tripledot Group under its existing management team, based in Tel Aviv.

  • Buyer
    Fishbowl Inventory
    Target
    Repfabric
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Fishbowl Inventory, an AI-powered inventory and manufacturing platform, announced it is acquiring Repfabric, an AI-enabled CRM and commission-management platform built for manufacturers and distributors. The combined solution is intended to connect sales pipeline, commissions, and inventory/fulfillment in a single system, with an integration already underway.

  • Buyer
    BUILDSTR
    Target
    Senzu Cloud
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    BUILDSTR announced it has acquired Senzu Cloud, a cloud modernization and managed services firm focused on FinOps and site reliability engineering. Senzu Cloud’s team (including founder TJ Huynh) will join BUILDSTR and the acquired company will operate under the BUILDSTR brand.

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