IRIS Software Group Acquires AccountantsWorld

IRIS Software Group Acquires Thomson Reuters myPay Solutions

October 26, 2022

Accounting & Tax

IRIS Software Group has acquired Thomson Reuters myPay Solutions to expand its CPA-focused payroll and tax services in the Americas. The deal adds outsourced payroll processing, banking and tax reporting capabilities—serving CPA firms and their SMB clients across the United States—to IRIS' existing accountancy and payroll portfolio.

IRIS Software Group Acquires Apex HCM from Serent Capital

February 28, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

IRIS Software Group has acquired Apex HCM, a cloud-native HCM and payroll software provider for payroll service bureaus and CPA firms. The acquisition, previously backed by Serent Capital, expands IRIS's footprint in the Americas and broadens its payroll and HCM capabilities for PSBs, CPA firms and SMBs.

IRIS Software Group Acquires Conarc (iChannel)

September 15, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

IRIS Software Group, a privately held UK accounting and practice-management software provider, has acquired Conarc, the US document management and workflow software maker behind iChannel, to deepen its practice management offering and expand its North American footprint. The acquisition strengthens IRIS’s portfolio for CPA firms by adding Conarc’s document management and workflow automation capabilities.

IRIS Software Group Acquires iSAMS

October 20, 2020

Education

IRIS Software Group acquired iSAMS, a cloud-based school management (MIS/SIS) provider, on 20 October 2020. The acquisition expands IRIS’s education portfolio and brings iSAMS’s web-based MIS (used by hundreds of UK and international schools) into IRIS’s suite of school software and cloud services.

IRIS Software Group Acquires Senta

January 14, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

On January 14, 2021 IRIS Software Group acquired Senta, a UK-based cloud practice management software for accountants and bookkeepers. The acquisition will integrate Senta into IRIS Elements to accelerate IRIS's cloud practice management capabilities and support accounting firms moving to the cloud ahead of Making Tax Digital.

Altair Acquires World Programming

December 15, 2021

Data & Analytics

Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR) has acquired World Programming, a UK-based provider of WPS Analytics—a data analytics platform that enables execution of SAS-language programs alongside Python, R and SQL. The acquisition expands Altair’s data analytics capabilities and gives customers access to World Programming’s ~500 enterprise customers and technology for hybrid, multi-language analytics workflows.