Cloud & SaaS Growth Capital Investments in 2020

Acquisition Volume in Cloud & SaaS Growth Capital Investments in 2020 by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for Cloud & SaaS Growth Capital Investments in 2020. 121 2022 82 2023 83 2024 82 2025 ~54 est. 14 2026
Actual Full-year estimate
  • Buyer
    Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, HGGC
    Target
    Buildertrend
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and HGGC made a minority/growth investment in Buildertrend, the Omaha-based provider of cloud construction management software, marking the company's first institutional financing. The capital will be used to accelerate growth through strategic acquisitions and to expand Buildertrend's product capabilities into payments, data analytics and contractor services; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Adelis Equity Partners
    Target
    Valamis Group Oy
    Seller
    Passive investors
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Finland

    Adelis Equity Partners is acquiring shares from passive investors in Valamis Group Oy and providing growth capital to support the company's international expansion while management retains significant ownership. As part of the deal, Anders Böös will join Valamis' board as chairman; the transaction is subject to merger clearance and other closing conditions.

  • Buyer
    Thoma Bravo
    Target
    Zipari, Healthx
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Thoma Bravo has made a strategic growth investment in Zipari, valuing the company at more than $500 million, and Zipari is combining with Healthx to create an end-to-end consumer experience (CX) platform for health insurance payers and TPAs. Zipari will remain led by Founder & CEO Mark Nathan and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York; the combined business will expand product capabilities and the customer base across payer and TPA markets.

  • Buyer
    Harvest Partners, Vista Equity Partners, K1 Investment Management
    Target
    Granicus
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Granicus announced a joint investment in which Harvest Partners has joined existing investors Vista Equity Partners and K1 Investment Management to support the company’s continued growth. The investment will back Granicus’ cloud-based Civic Engagement Platform as it expands digital transformation offerings for federal, state and local government customers.

  • Buyer
    Crestline Investors
    Target
    Broadvoice
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Crestline Investors made a minority equity investment in Broadvoice to provide growth capital to accelerate the company's expansion in the UCaaS and CCaaS markets. Broadvoice's existing leadership will retain a majority stake and continue to run operations while using Crestline's resources to scale product development and nationwide customer deployment.

  • Buyer
    Blackstone Growth (BXG) / Blackstone
    Target
    ISN (ISNetworld)
    Seller
    ISN employee-owners
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Funds managed by Blackstone, led by Blackstone Growth (BXG), have made a significant minority investment in ISN (ISNetworld) at a valuation of over $2 billion. The capital will be used to support product innovation and expansion into new markets and geographies, with Blackstone becoming ISN's only outside stockholder while ISN remains employee-owned.

  • Buyer
    Summit Partners, The Jordan Company
    Target
    Syndigo
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Syndigo, a Chicago-based provider of a SaaS product information management and syndication platform, announced a growth equity partnership with Summit Partners, with existing investor The Jordan Company participating. The investment will fund Syndigo's global expansion and continued development of its Content Experience Hub to better serve manufacturers, retailers and distributors worldwide.

  • Buyer
    Serent Capital
    Target
    Procurement Partners
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Serent Capital has made a growth investment in Procurement Partners, a Champaign, Illinois–based provider of a procure-to-pay (P2P) eProcurement platform serving healthcare providers. The investment will provide capital and Serent’s growth resources to help Procurement Partners scale its platform, expand its team, and reach more healthcare customers across the United States.

  • Buyer
    Insight Partners
    Target
    CommerceHub
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Insight Partners made a strategic growth investment in CommerceHub to accelerate the company’s platform innovation and expand its digital supply chain solutions. CommerceHub — an e-commerce enablement SaaS provider serving thousands of retailers, brands and distributors — will continue to be supported by existing investors GTCR and Sycamore Partners.

  • Buyer
    Bain Capital Credit, Pacific Lake Partners
    Target
    OneShield Software
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    OneShield Software, a Marlborough, Massachusetts-based provider of SaaS core systems for property & casualty (P&C) insurers, received a growth investment led by Bain Capital Credit and Pacific Lake Partners. The funding will accelerate OneShield’s expansion in the P&C insurance software market and support investments in product and delivery capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    YFM Equity Partners
    Target
    Force24
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    England, United Kingdom

    YFM Equity Partners has made a growth investment in Force24, a Leeds-based cloud marketing automation platform. The funding will support product development, sales and marketing expansion and team growth, with YFM partner Mike Clarke joining the Force24 board.

  • Buyer
    Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE)
    Target
    Realync Corp.
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Realync Corp., a Carmel, Indiana–based virtual leasing and resident engagement platform for the multifamily housing industry, has raised $22 million in growth equity from Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE). As part of the investment, SGE principals Josh Elser and Aaron Flack will join Realync's board, and the capital will be used to scale Realync’s team, product and business to meet growing demand for virtual leasing and engagement solutions.

  • Buyer
    Audax Private Equity
    Target
    Jitterbit Inc.
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Audax Private Equity announced a growth investment in Jitterbit to support the iPaaS provider’s continued product development, partner ecosystem expansion, and potential strategic acquisitions; existing investors including KKR and Samsung Ventures will remain shareholders. Terms were not disclosed and advisors to the transaction included William Blair and law firms for both sides.

  • Buyer
    Livingbridge
    Target
    Visualsoft
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Livingbridge, a UK mid-market private equity firm, has made an investment in Visualsoft, an eCommerce platform provider headquartered in Teesside. The capital will be used to accelerate growth, scale the platform and expand Visualsoft’s service offering to retailers and SME brands.

  • Buyer
    FPE Capital LLP, Impact Ventures UK (IVUK), LGT IVUK
    Target
    Togetherall
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    England, United Kingdom

    FPE Capital LLP has made a $10 million growth capital investment in Togetherall, a clinically moderated digital mental health SaaS platform, becoming the business's largest shareholder alongside existing impact investor Impact Ventures UK (IVUK). The funding is primarily to accelerate Togetherall's product development and North American expansion, supporting growth across higher education, corporate and public health markets.

  • Buyer
    ClimeCo, Techquity
    Target
    EarthUP, Inc.
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    ClimeCo purchased a minority stake in EarthUP, Inc., a Seattle-based startup that provides a web-based sustainability and employee engagement platform. Techquity is named as a founding investor and ClimeCo will provide environmental solutions to support EarthUP as it moves from pilot to public launch with a freemium, subscription-based reporting offering.

  • Buyer
    Maven VCTs (Maven Capital Partners)
    Target
    MirrorWeb
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    England, United Kingdom

    The Maven VCTs (managed by Maven Capital Partners) have invested up to £2.0 million in MirrorWeb, a Manchester-based cloud SaaS provider of web-archiving and digital compliance solutions. The growth capital will support MirrorWeb’s product development and expansion plans in the UK and United States; Maven originally invested in the business in 2018 via NPIF.

  • Buyer
    GreyLion Capital, Stone Point Capital LLC
    Target
    Hyphen Solutions
    Seller
    David B. Deniger
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Hyphen Solutions, a Dallas-based provider of cloud-based residential construction management software, received a significant equity investment from GreyLion Capital and Stone Point Capital to support product development, scale its integrated payments solution and pursue organic and inorganic growth. As part of the transaction, David B. Deniger sold a majority of his interest and representatives from both investors joined Hyphen's board; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Hg
    Target
    CaseWare International Inc
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Ontario, Canada

    Hg has made a strategic minority investment in CaseWare International to accelerate growth of its cloud audit and assurance products. The investment, from Hg's Genesis 8 Fund, represents CaseWare's first institutional investment and will support expansion of CaseWare Cloud and product development.

  • Buyer
    Stone Point Capital
    Target
    Lone Wolf Technologies
    Seller
    Vista Equity Partners
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Ontario, Canada

    Funds managed by Stone Point Capital have become Lone Wolf Technologies' lead institutional investor, with Vista Equity Partners exiting. The growth investment will provide Lone Wolf with capital to accelerate product innovation and inorganic expansion while the management team remains in place.

  • Buyer
    Sunstone Partners
    Target
    Cloudbakers
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Sunstone Partners completed a growth capital investment in Cloudbakers, a Chicago-based Google Cloud Premier Partner, to accelerate Cloudbakers' cloud-native consulting and managed services growth. Sunstone partners will join Cloudbakers' board to provide strategic and operational guidance as the company expands its Google Cloud Platform technical consulting and managed services offerings.

  • Buyer
    Mainsail Partners
    Target
    PlanHub
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Mainsail Partners, a San Francisco-based growth equity firm, invested $41 million in PlanHub to accelerate the company’s product development, expand its management team, and bolster sales and customer success. PlanHub is a cloud-based SaaS marketplace connecting general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers during the pre-construction bidding process and will use the funding to scale operations and go-to-market efforts.

  • Buyer
    Sageview Capital
    Target
    XSELL Technologies
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    XSELL Technologies, a Chicago-based augmented intelligence sales enablement platform, received a minority growth equity investment from Sageview Capital to fund rapid expansion. Dean Nelson of Sageview will join XSELL's board and the capital will be used to add talent across product, marketing and business development as the company scales.

  • Buyer
    Strattam Capital
    Target
    NETSTOCK
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Strattam Capital completed a majority growth investment in NETSTOCK, a cloud-based inventory planning and optimization software provider, to accelerate the company’s expansion in North America. NETSTOCK’s founders remain significant owners, Tony Sinton will continue as CEO, and the platform serves over 1,600 customers across distribution, manufacturing and retail.

  • Buyer
    Clovis Point Capital
    Target
    NinjaCat
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Houston-based growth equity firm Clovis Point Capital completed a significant growth investment in NinjaCat, a New York–based marketing analytics and reporting platform. The partnership will fund NinjaCat's product roadmap, AI enhancements and expansion of its marketing data and analytics offerings to better serve enterprise marketing teams.

  • Buyer
    Permira, Warburg Pincus, Dragoneer Investment Group, Durable Capital Partners
    Target
    Clearwater Analytics
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Clearwater Analytics, the Boise-based SaaS provider of investment accounting and analytics, announced a new growth investment led by Permira, Warburg Pincus, Dragoneer and Durable Capital, with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe remaining the majority shareholder. The capital will support Clearwater's international expansion (including Europe and Asia-Pacific), continued R&D and pursue transformative M&A opportunities.

  • Buyer
    LLR Partners
    Target
    YCharts
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    LLR Partners completed a growth recapitalization investment in YCharts, partnering with the company's management team to support continued product development, sales and marketing expansion, and complementary acquisitions. The capital will help YCharts accelerate growth of its cloud-based investment analytics and communications platform serving RIAs, broker-dealers, and asset managers.

  • Buyer
    Warburg Pincus
    Target
    Take Blip
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Brazilian conversational intelligence platform Take Blip raised a US$100 million Series A round led by global private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The growth capital will accelerate Take Blip's international expansion and scale sales, marketing, customer support and R&D as the company pursues markets in the United States, Europe and Mexico.

  • Buyer
    Integrity Growth Partners, Cohesive Capital Partners, Other investors (unnamed)
    Target
    MBS Highway
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Integrity Growth Partners led a significant equity investment in mortgage technology provider MBS Highway, with participation from Cohesive Capital Partners and other investors. The minority growth investment will fund product innovation, team expansion, and accelerate MBS Highway's market growth.

  • Buyer
    Serent Capital
    Target
    Actionstep
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Serent Capital has made a growth capital investment in Actionstep, the cloud-based legal practice management software provider, to support product, sales, and organizational expansion. The partnership will help Actionstep accelerate growth and expand its footprint in the United States and other core markets.

  • Buyer
    Beech Tree Private Equity
    Target
    Transparity Solutions
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Dorset, United Kingdom

    Beech Tree Private Equity has made a significant investment in Transparity Solutions, a UK-based Microsoft public cloud specialist, and has taken board seats to support the company's buy-and-build growth strategy. Transparity, headquartered near Bournemouth and employing about 60 people, provides Microsoft 365 and Azure implementation, managed services and support and plans to expand its managed services, security and voice offerings while pursuing acquisitions to scale rapidly.

  • Buyer
    JMI Equity
    Target
    Bloomerang
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Bloomerang, an Indianapolis-based cloud donor management software provider for nonprofits, received a strategic growth investment from growth equity firm JMI Equity. The partnership will support Bloomerang’s product and customer expansion while allowing the company to retain operational autonomy; JMI partners will join Bloomerang’s board of directors.

  • September 15, 2020
    Buyer
    M33 Growth
    Target
    YAPI
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    YAPI, a North Hollywood, California–based provider of patient communication and paperless SaaS for dental practices, secured a growth investment from Boston-based M33 Growth. The capital will be used to scale account management, customer success, R&D, and bolster sales and marketing as YAPI expands adoption following strong demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Buyer
    Sterling Partners
    Target
    Datacubed Health
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Sterling Partners has made a growth investment in Datacubed Health, a King of Prussia–based eCOA/ePRO SaaS provider that uses behavioral science to improve patient engagement and compliance in clinical trials. Sterling's capital will be used to hire talent, increase operational efficiencies, and expand Datacubed into adjacent markets to accelerate product and commercial growth.

  • Buyer
    Pamlico Capital
    Target
    Fastpath Solutions, LLC
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Pamlico Capital completed a growth equity investment in Fastpath Solutions, a Des Moines–based provider of cloud-based governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software. Founder and CEO Andy Snook and management retain a significant ownership stake; Pamlico will help scale the business by accelerating sales and marketing and broadening the product set and ERP coverage.

  • Buyer
    Hellman & Friedman, Sixth Street Growth
    Target
    Sprinklr
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Sprinklr raised $200 million at a $2.7 billion valuation from Hellman & Friedman and secured an additional $150 million in convertible securities from Sixth Street Growth, representing up to $350 million in new capital. The financing will be used to accelerate Sprinklr's CXM platform growth, expand product capabilities (including AI-driven features), and support enterprise customer adoption.

  • Buyer
    Stone Point Capital LLC, Insight Partners, Genstar Capital
    Target
    Bullhorn
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Stone Point Capital has agreed to become the lead investor in Bullhorn, the cloud-based recruitment software provider, with Insight Partners and Genstar Capital remaining as investors. The minority growth investment (terms undisclosed) will provide capital to accelerate Bullhorn's Unified Workforce Management roadmap and support the company's continued expansion in the global staffing and recruiting market.

  • Buyer
    Primus Capital, Quad Partners
    Target
    Cayuse
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Primus Capital led a major growth investment in Cayuse, the Portland-based market leader in cloud-native research administration software. Quad Partners and its affiliates reinvested alongside Primus to support Cayuse’s product innovation, platform expansion and continued strategic acquisitions; Macquarie Capital served as Cayuse’s financial advisor.

  • Buyer
    Mentha
    Target
    Rapid Circle
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    North Holland, Netherlands

    Private equity firm Mentha has invested in Rapid Circle, a Dutch Microsoft cloud specialist, to accelerate the company's international growth organically and via acquisitions. Rapid Circle, founded in 2008 and with about 200 employees across Amsterdam, Pune and Melbourne, will use the capital to expand in existing markets and enter new ones including Germany, Belgium, Southern Europe and parts of Asia.

  • Buyer
    Bain Capital Private Equity
    Target
    Nutanix
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Bain Capital Private Equity agreed to invest $750 million in Nutanix through Convertible Senior Notes to support the company's growth initiatives. The investment includes board appointments for Bain, an initial conversion price of $27.75 per share (subject to adjustments), 2.5% interest (paid in kind), and is expected to close in late September 2020.

  • Buyer
    Accel-KKR
    Target
    NAVTOR
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Rogaland, Norway

    Accel-KKR has made a majority growth investment in NAVTOR to accelerate the company's organic growth and support transformative M&A expansion. NAVTOR, headquartered in Egersund, Norway, is a leader in cloud-based e-navigation solutions (ENCs, digital publications, route optimization and fleet management); Crescent Capital Group LP partnered on financing for the deal.

  • Buyer
    Knox Capital
    Target
    Prevail Legal, Inc.
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Knox Capital (via an affiliate) led a growth investment in Prevail Legal, a Santa Clara-based provider of a cloud-based testimony management platform that delivers AI/ML-driven real-time transcription for depositions and other legal testimony. The funding is intended to support Prevail’s product development, scaling of cloud transcription capabilities, and broader market expansion within the legal industry.

  • Buyer
    Serent Capital
    Target
    Quorum
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    District of Columbia, United States

    Quorum, a Washington, D.C.-based public affairs SaaS platform, has received a growth investment from Serent Capital to accelerate product development, expand go-to-market activities, and enter new geographies. Quorum's software is used by public affairs professionals across corporations, nonprofits, associations, and government agencies.

  • Buyer
    Insight Partners
    Target
    Keeper Security
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Keeper Security closed a $60 million minority growth investment from Insight Partners to accelerate product innovation and expand global sales of its identity and access management and password-security platform. Insight Partners will take a board seat as part of the investment to support Keeper's continued product development and international growth.

  • Buyer
    FTV Capital
    Target
    Agiloft
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Agiloft, a Redwood City–based no-code contract and commerce lifecycle management platform, received a $45 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital. The funding will accelerate Agiloft's AI-based product development and support expansion into new verticals and geographies; FTV partners Alex Mason and Abhay Puskoor joined Agiloft's board.

  • Buyer
    Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., Blackstone Tactical Opportunities (funds managed by Blackstone)
    Target
    Diligent Corporation
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Diligent Corporation, a provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, received an increased investment from Clearlake Capital and a new investment from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities. The capital will support Diligent's continued product development, international expansion and customer adoption; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Frontier Growth
    Target
    ServiceTrade
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Frontier Growth announced a strategic equity investment in ServiceTrade, a Durham, North Carolina–based SaaS field service management platform serving fire protection, mechanical and electrical contractors. As part of the partnership, Frontier will add operating partner Chris Fountain to ServiceTrade’s board to help scale the company’s market presence and product growth.

  • Buyer
    One Equity Partners (OEP)
    Target
    Infobip
    Seller
    Infobip founders / existing shareholders (Silvio Kutić, Roberto Kutić, Izabel Jelenić)
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Istria County, Croatia

    One Equity Partners (OEP) signed a definitive agreement to make a major strategic investment in Infobip, the Croatia-headquartered global communications platform (CPaaS). The capital will be used to support Infobip's pre-IPO growth, build its presence in North America and accelerate expansion via strategic acquisitions while keeping the founders in place.

  • Buyer
    ICONIQ Capital, Luminate Capital Partners
    Target
    Conexiom
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    British Columbia, Canada

    Conexiom, a Vancouver-based SaaS provider of sales order and invoice automation, received a $40 million strategic growth investment from ICONIQ Capital, with existing investor Luminate Capital retaining a majority stake. The funding will be used to accelerate platform development, increase investment in machine learning and AI, extend the product beyond order and invoice automation, and expand Conexiom's global footprint.

  • Buyer
    Francisco Partners
    Target
    GAINSystems
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    GAINSystems, a provider of supply chain planning and inventory optimization software, received a growth investment from Francisco Partners — the company’s first institutional capital. GAINSystems CEO Bill Benton and the management team retain a controlling ownership stake as the company scales product and go-to-market efforts.

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