Marlin Equity Partners Makes Growth Equity Investment in SmartLinx Solutions

Lone View Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Smartlinx

July 24, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Lone View Capital, a growth-oriented private equity firm, has made a strategic investment to acquire a majority ownership stake in Smartlinx to support expansion of the company's Healthcare Workforce Platform for long-term, post-acute and senior care providers. The deal pairs Lone View's operational expertise and capital with Smartlinx's workforce management software to accelerate product development, go-to-market efforts and growth.

Marlin Equity Partners Completes Majority Growth Investment in Linnworks

September 29, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners completed a majority-control, growth investment in Linnworks Ltd, a Chichester-based e-commerce enablement and automation software platform. Linnworks provides multichannel listings, order, inventory and shipping management and processes over $9 billion in gross merchandise value annually; Robert W. Baird acted as financial advisor to Linnworks.

Marlin Equity Partners Makes Growth Equity Investment in SmartSearch Ltd

October 9, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners completed a growth equity investment in SmartSearch Ltd., a U.K.-based provider of multi-tenant SaaS regulatory compliance software focused on AML and KYC solutions. The capital will support SmartSearch's expansion in the U.K. and accelerate its international growth while enhancing its market-leading compliance platform.

Marlin Equity Partners Makes Majority Growth Investment in StarCompliance

December 17, 2020

Software

Marlin Equity Partners has made a majority-control growth investment in StarCompliance, a Rockville, Maryland–based provider of employee compliance and regulatory technology, with existing investor Luminate Capital Partners retaining a minority stake. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation and support StarCompliance's international expansion.

Marlin Equity Partners Makes Majority Growth Investment in LineLeader

July 12, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners completed a majority growth investment in LineLeader (by ChildcareCRM), a provider of SaaS enrollment, engagement and billing software for early childcare education centers. Growth Street Partners and other existing shareholders retain a minority stake; Marlin said the capital will be used to accelerate product development, expand market reach and support continued growth.

Marlin Equity Partners Acquires Inkling Systems

February 13, 2018

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners has completed the acquisition of Inkling Systems, an enterprise SaaS platform for field workforce operations and knowledge delivery. Marlin said it will support Inkling's management team to accelerate growth and expand the company's presence within key verticals such as retail and franchised businesses.