Ideagen Acquires Authenticate and Safefood 360° to Launch Food & Beverage Compliance Division

Ideagen Acquires Qadex

January 19, 2023

Software

Ideagen has acquired Qadex, a Leicestershire-based supply chain mapping company that supports food safety and traceability. The acquisition (Ideagen Qadex) expands Ideagen's food quality and safety capabilities and brings Qadex's software — used by over 16,000 food producers — into Ideagen's global portfolio.

FoodChain ID Acquires Verdant

December 7, 2021

Software

FoodChain ID, a Berkshire Partners–backed provider of food safety, quality and sustainability solutions, has acquired Verdant, a consulting and SaaS provider that automates compliance, PLM integration and product development workflows for CPG, food & beverage and specialty chemical companies. The add-on expands FoodChain ID's technology-enabled services and accelerates its ability to deliver PLM integrations, compliance automation and product formulation tooling to enterprise customers.

Hg Acquires Ideagen

July 8, 2022

Software

Hg, a software-focused private equity firm, has agreed to acquire Ideagen plc, a Nottingham-based provider of regulatory and compliance software, following shareholder approval. Ideagen has delisted from the London Stock Exchange AIM and will receive investment from Hg to accelerate product, technology and talent investment and support further acquisitions; Chris Bayne is set to join Ideagen’s board.

SecurityBridge Acquires CyberSafe

July 23, 2025

Cybersecurity

SecurityBridge has acquired CyberSafe, a UK-based pioneer of MFA and SSO solutions for SAP, integrating CyberSafe's TrustBroker products into SecurityBridge's SAP-native cybersecurity platform to deliver contextual, passwordless MFA and enhanced authentication controls. The deal expands SecurityBridge's capabilities for SAP user authentication by adding policy-based MFA, step-up authentication, and SSO that respond to real-time threat signals across the SAP application layer.

Ideagen Acquires Qualtrax

March 9, 2021

Software

Ideagen Plc has acquired US-based Qualtrax, a provider of EHSQ compliance and quality-management software headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia. The deal gives Ideagen a stronger foothold in the US (Qualtrax will become Ideagen's North American headquarters), expands Ideagen's assurance and compliance product set, and brings Qualtrax's predominantly SaaS revenue stream and ~40 employees into the group.

Ideagen Acquires SafetyStratus

October 2, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Ideagen has acquired SafetyStratus, a Plano, Texas–based provider of enterprise EHS software focused on chemical management, hazardous waste, radiation and biosafety. The acquisition adds specialized chemical management capabilities to Ideagen's EHSQ portfolio, expanding its offerings to life sciences, healthcare, higher education and regulated manufacturing customers.