Data & Analytics Acquisitions in Connecticut

Kpler has acquired Bridgeton Research Group LLC to integrate Bridgeton’s predictive models of systematic and algorithmic trading into Kpler’s trade intelligence platform. The deal expands Kpler’s analytics capabilities by combining physical commodity fundamentals with systematic flow analysis to better serve traders, asset managers, and other market participants.

Charlesbank Capital Partners' Technology Opportunities Fund invested over $80 million in Solve Advisors to accelerate development of its SolveQuotes fixed-income data and analytics platform, support strategic acquisitions, and expand go-to-market operations globally. Credit Suisse Asset Management's NEXT Investors remains an existing investor and Oliver Wyman advised Charlesbank on the transaction.

GovExec acquired Forecast International, a subscription-based provider of defense and aerospace market intelligence and forecasting, in a deal completed with financial support from Growth Catalyst Partners. Forecast International will be integrated into GovExec's growing defense portfolio to expand the company's intelligence, forecasting and consulting capabilities for government agencies and defense contractors.

Blacksmith Applications, a Strattam-backed SaaS provider of trade promotion management and revenue management solutions, has acquired TABS Analytics, a technology-enabled analytics and shopper-insights firm. The deal combines Blacksmith's trade promotion software with TABS' data science, virtual shopper research and category management capabilities to expand revenue-management and analytics offerings for CPG and retail clients.

Syncsort, backed by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners and Clearlake Capital Group, agreed to acquire Pitney Bowes' Software Solutions business in a transaction announced August 26, 2019 (completed later in 2019). The deal combines Pitney Bowes’ location intelligence, data enrichment, customer information management and customer engagement products with Syncsort’s data integration and optimization portfolio to create a leading data management and data quality software company.

TABS Analytics has acquired Hybrid Intelligence Inc., a Shelton, Connecticut–based data and analytics software and services provider. The acquisition brings Hybrid Intelligence’s demand‑planning and financial planning software and analytics capabilities into TABS’s CPG-focused analytics portfolio to accelerate product integration and capability expansion.

Dynata has acquired Reimagine Holdings LLC, a global provider of data creation and technology-enabled business intelligence, from BV Investment Partners. Reimagine — which includes Critical Mix, MarketSight (a cloud-based SaaS analytics platform), and PopResearch — is based in Westport, Connecticut and will be integrated into Dynata's first-party data and analytics offerings.

EXLService Holdings, Inc. (EXL) completed the acquisition of SCIO Health Analytics (SCIOInspire) to deepen its healthcare analytics and payment-integrity capabilities. The deal brings SCIO’s analytics team and delivery center (including a large operations presence in Chennai) into EXL’s health analytics business and expands EXL’s footprint across payers, providers and life sciences.