Accel-KKR Acquires Navis from Cargotec

Accel-KKR Makes Majority Growth Investment in NAVTOR

August 27, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Accel-KKR has made a majority growth investment in NAVTOR to accelerate the company's organic growth and support transformative M&A expansion. NAVTOR, headquartered in Egersund, Norway, is a leader in cloud-based e-navigation solutions (ENCs, digital publications, route optimization and fleet management); Crescent Capital Group LP partnered on financing for the deal.

Navis (Cargotec) Acquires Assets of Biarri Rail

February 19, 2020

Transportation

Navis, part of Cargotec Corporation, agreed to acquire the assets of Biarri Rail, a Melbourne-based provider of planning and scheduling optimization software for freight railroads. The acquisition integrates Biarri Rail's SaaS planning and optimization capabilities with Navis' N4 Terminal Operating System to expand Navis' inland/intermodal rail solutions and improve rail operations and asset utilization. The Biarri Rail team will continue operating from Melbourne and Chicago; the deal was expected to close by end of February 2020.

Accel-KKR Acquires Shipper TMS Carve-Out from Wabtec

September 15, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Accel-KKR closed a carve-out acquisition of the Shipper TMS portion of Wabtec Corporation's Supply Chain Optimization software portfolio. The acquisition is a strategic add-on to Accel-KKR's PINC platform to expand cloud-based, multi-modal transportation management and analytics capabilities for shippers across North America.

Accenture Acquires Navisite

January 30, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Accenture has completed the acquisition of Navisite, a cloud-focused digital transformation and managed services provider, from Madison Dearborn Partners. The deal adds approximately 1,500 people and strengthens Accenture's application and infrastructure managed services and cloud engineering capabilities to help clients accelerate cloud transformations.

NAVTOR Acquires Tres Solutions

February 19, 2021

Software

NAVTOR, the Accel-KKR-backed e-Navigation platform, has acquired Houston-based Tres Solutions to expand its vessel analytics and performance optimization capabilities. The deal integrates Tres's Tres Vessel Analytics platform into NAVTOR's NavFleet offering to deliver enhanced fleet monitoring, fuel-efficiency and emissions reduction tools to shipowners and operators.

Navisite Acquires Velocity Technology Solutions

January 6, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Navisite, backed by Madison Dearborn Partners, has acquired Velocity Technology Solutions, a global cloud managed service provider headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The acquisition expands Navisite’s managed cloud and enterprise application (ERP) capabilities — adding Velocity’s VCAMP platform, ERP application expertise and broader public-cloud managed services to Navisite’s portfolio.