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Aiwyn Acquires Taxa and Digilence to Build Unified Accounting Platform

May 1, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Aiwyn, the Charlotte-based accounting platform backed by KKR and Bessemer Venture Partners, has acquired Taxa (rebranded as Aiwyn Tax) and Digilence to expand tax, integration and automation capabilities within its unified platform. The acquisitions bring leadership from the acquired companies into Aiwyn and strengthen the company's end-to-end offering for accounting firms.

Aiwyn Acquires QuickFee's U.S. Payments Business

September 8, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Aiwyn has acquired QuickFee's U.S. payments business, including QuickFee Pay Now and QuickFee Connect, while QuickFee's financing business remains independent. The deal expands Aiwyn's payments and payment-automation capabilities for accounting firms and brings QuickFee's U.S. customers and tools onto Aiwyn's broader platform.

OpenGov Acquires iGovServices to Add Tax & Revenue Suite

May 1, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

OpenGov has acquired iGovServices (by YesWorx) to add a Tax & Revenue suite to the OpenGov Cloud, expanding its capabilities for municipalities to calculate, collect, and manage local taxes and fees. The acquisition integrates iGovServices’ tax calculation, online filing portal, and payment integrations into OpenGov’s broader cloud platform for cities, counties, special districts, and state agencies.

Cinven to Acquire TaxAct and Combine with Drake Software

November 1, 2022

Software

Cinven has agreed to acquire TaxAct for approximately $720 million and will combine it with its existing portfolio company Drake Software under a new holding company to create a full-service tax solutions provider for professionals and consumers. The combined businesses will continue to operate under their own brands and the transaction is expected to close in 2022, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions.

Avantax Acquires Integrated Tax & Wealth Strategies’ $760M Wealth Management Business

May 5, 2024

Wealth Management

Avantax acquired the wealth management business of Integrated Tax & Wealth Strategies, which manages $760 million in client assets as of December 31, 2023. The founder, Brian Stephens, will continue with the tax practice while the wealth team joined Avantax as W-2 investment adviser representatives to deepen Avantax’s tax‑focused wealth management capabilities and expand AUM.

Engineered Tax Services Acquires Subcity

August 2, 2024

Accounting & Tax

Engineered Tax Services has acquired the Subcity technology, team and database of nearly 2,000 local, state and federal economic incentive and tax credit programs. The acquisition gives Engineered Tax Services a searchable incentives database and product capability to better serve CPAs and small-to-medium businesses by combining Subcity's technology with ETS's nationwide professional services.