Ascent Software Group Acquires Value Acceptance

Energy Services Group Acquires Ascent Software Assets from Alpine Energy Systems

July 1, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Energy Services Group (ESG) expanded its commercial relationship with Nordic Energy Services and acquired the software assets of Alpine Energy Systems, including the Ascent customer and broker portal. The assets add SaaS capabilities — billing, data management, contact-center support, sales management and analytics — to ESG's retail energy platform; terms were not disclosed.

Veros Software Acquires Valligent Technologies

August 4, 2022

Financial Services

Veros Software (Veros Real Estate Solutions) has acquired Valligent Technologies, a market-leading appraisal management company, to combine Veros' data and analytics with Valligent's appraisal and broker capabilities. The acquisition expands Veros' collateral valuation product set — including virtual and alternative appraisal offerings — to better serve mortgage lenders, banks and secondary-market participants.

ASG (Alpine Investors Portfolio) Acquires Sierra Interactive

October 13, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

ASG, a portfolio company backed by Alpine Investors, has acquired Sierra Interactive, a Louisville-based provider of lead generation and CRM software for real estate teams. The transaction positions ASG to expand its footprint in vertical real estate SaaS and accelerate Sierra's product and team growth.

ACS Group Acquires The Ascent Services Group

December 1, 2019

Staffing & HR

ACS Group (formerly American Cybersystems) acquired The Ascent Services Group, a national IT and life sciences consulting and staffing firm, in a transaction that closed in December 2019. The acquisition — from Ascent's financial sponsor Sycamore Hill Capital Partners — expands ACS Group's geographic footprint and strengthens its IT and life-sciences staffing capabilities as ACS pushes toward the $1 billion revenue milestone.

Edgewater Equity Partners Acquires Ascent Technologies

January 18, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Edgewater Equity Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has acquired Ascent Technologies, a Chicago-headquartered provider of AI-enabled compliance automation for financial services. The acquisition will support accelerated development of Ascent's regulatory compliance platform and expansion of its AI-driven capabilities for financial institutions.

Tyler Technologies Acquires Safeground Analytics

March 1, 2023

Government & Public Sector

Tyler Technologies, a provider of software and technology services to the public sector, has acquired Safeground Analytics, a New England–based real estate appraisal and assessment services firm. The acquisition brings Safeground’s appraisal, reassessment, litigation support, auditing, and assessor-education capabilities into Tyler’s Property & Recording Division to strengthen and expand Tyler’s appraisal services offerings nationwide.