Cleo Acquires DataTrans Solutions

Cleo Acquires ECS International to Expand European Ecosystem Integration Footprint

December 14, 2023

Software

Cleo has acquired ECS International, a Hoorn, Netherlands-based B2B integration technology partner, making ECS a wholly owned subsidiary. The acquisition gives Cleo a central Continental Europe presence to accelerate adoption of its Cleo Integration Cloud platform and strengthen supply chain integration capabilities across the Benelux and broader European markets.

Ascend Acquires Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS)

January 25, 2022

Transportation

Ascend LLC, a dry-van full truckload carrier backed by Wellspring Capital Management, has acquired Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS), a Greenville, South Carolina-based dedicated contract carriage and trucking operator. The transaction expands Ascend’s dedicated contract carriage business and increases its southeastern U.S. footprint and network density across the South, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.

TriNet Acquires Clarus R+D Solutions LLC

September 6, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

TriNet has acquired Clarus R+D Solutions LLC, a fintech company that provides a cloud-based R&D tax credit platform and related professional services for SMBs. Clarus will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary and its leadership, including former CEO Chris Winslow, will join TriNet to lead a newly created Tax Credits Business Unit; terms were not disclosed.

Trivest Partners Acquires D&S Global Solutions

March 29, 2022

Financial Services

Trivest Partners has acquired D&S Global Solutions, a technology-enabled invoice-to-cash and accounts-receivable management provider founded in 1997 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. The deal is an add-on to Trivest’s receivable management platform (alongside AG Adjustments / AGA) and is intended to expand geographic reach, service capabilities and technology-enabled order-to-cash offerings for enterprise B2B clients.

Precisely Acquires DTS Software

March 31, 2025

Software

Precisely, the Burlington, Massachusetts-based data integrity provider, has acquired DTS Software, a global mainframe storage optimization software vendor. The acquisition expands Precisely’s mainframe optimization capabilities by adding DTS’s storage management products used by large enterprises across industries such as insurance, banking and retail.

Celero Commerce Acquires TransNational Payments

October 28, 2020

Payments & Fintech

Celero Commerce, a PE-backed vertically focused commerce solutions provider, acquired TransNational Payments, a provider of electronic payments technology and business-management SaaS. The deal expands Celero's merchant and financial-institution footprint—bringing the combined company to roughly 40,000 merchants and more than $14 billion in card volume processed annually—and adds proprietary SaaS capabilities and distribution channels to Celero's platform.