Ascent Software Acquires IoT Developer Purepoint

Ascent Acquires Mango Solutions

November 19, 2020

Data & Analytics

Ascent, a Horizon Capital-backed UK software strategy and development firm, has acquired Mango Solutions, one of the UK’s largest data science consulting firms. The undisclosed deal adds about 65 employees and approximately £5M in annual revenue to Ascent and is an add-on to its existing platform business.

Genpact Acquires Digital Consultancy Rightpoint

October 15, 2019

Consulting

Genpact has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chicago-based digital consultancy Rightpoint to combine experience innovation with Genpact's process and digital capabilities. Rightpoint will continue to be led by co-founder Ross Freedman as CEO and will expand its offerings and global reach through Genpact's client base and platform.

Edgewater Equity Partners Acquires Ascent Technologies

January 18, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Edgewater Equity Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has acquired Ascent Technologies, a Chicago-headquartered provider of AI-enabled compliance automation for financial services. The acquisition will support accelerated development of Ascent's regulatory compliance platform and expansion of its AI-driven capabilities for financial institutions.

Internet Brands Acquires PulsePoint

April 30, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Internet Brands, a KKR-backed owner of WebMD Health Corp., has agreed to acquire PulsePoint, Inc., a programmatic healthcare marketing technology company that uses real-time data and machine learning to deliver health insights. The acquisition will expand Internet Brands' healthcare marketing technology capabilities by adding PulsePoint's programmatic exchange, data assets, and privacy-focused targeting tools; PulsePoint will continue to operate independently with teams in New York, San Francisco, and London.

The Purple Guys Acquires Technology Pointe

January 20, 2022

IT Services

Kian Capital-backed The Purple Guys has acquired Technology Pointe, an Austin- and Dallas-based managed IT services provider. The add-on expands The Purple Guys' footprint into Texas, adds scale and capabilities to its managed IT solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, and brings roughly 20 Technology Pointe employees into the platform.

Horizon Capital Majority Investment in Ascent Software; Ascent Acquires TechHuddle

December 8, 2019

IT Services

Horizon Capital has made a majority investment in Ascent Software and simultaneously completed the acquisition of TechHuddle in a combined £30m transaction. The deal creates a scaled technology services platform headquartered in Reading (with delivery centres in Malta and Bulgaria), giving Ascent over 100 clients and more than 300 developers to accelerate organic growth and further buy-and-build activity.