Xero Acquires Planday for €183.5M

Daxko Acquires Zen Planner

March 20, 2017

Cloud & SaaS

Daxko, a Birmingham-based provider of software for member-based health and wellness organizations, has acquired Zen Planner, a Highlands Ranch/Denver-based member management SaaS provider that serves over 5,500 gyms and studios. The acquisition expands Daxko's reach into the small business segment of the health & wellness market and adds Zen Planner's payments and integrated websites capabilities to Daxko's product portfolio.

Tempo Software Acquires LiquidPlanner

March 16, 2023

Software

Tempo Software acquired LiquidPlanner, a Seattle-based project management platform known for its predictive scheduling engine, to add adaptive scheduling and capacity-planning capabilities to Tempo’s Strategic Portfolio Management suite and Atlassian Marketplace offerings. The transaction furthers Tempo’s product capability expansion as it builds on momentum after surpassing $100M ARR; D.A. Davidson served as LiquidPlanner’s exclusive financial advisor.

Ageras Acquires Dutch Payroll Software Company Employes

July 11, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Danish software platform Ageras has acquired Dutch payroll software company Employes to add payroll capabilities and strengthen its presence in the Netherlands. Employes — founded in 2018 and serving over 6,000 companies — will join Ageras' pan-European platform; the Employes founders will remain with the business.

YFM Leads £4.5m Growth Investment in Plandek

October 18, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Funds managed by YFM Equity Partners have led a £4.5m growth capital round into Plandek, a UK-based DevOps analytics SaaS platform. The investment, provided through YFM's British Smaller Companies VCTs, will fund scaling of sales and marketing and further product development to expand Plandek's global reach.

Playvox Acquires Agyle Time; Five Elms Capital Leads $25M Investment

February 11, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Playvox, a CRM-connected omnichannel contact center SaaS provider, acquired Agyle Time, a cloud-native workforce management (WFM) software vendor, to broaden its workforce optimization capabilities. At the same time Playvox raised $25 million led by Five Elms Capital, providing growth capital to accelerate product development, go-to-market expansion, and global growth.

Workday to Acquire VNDLY for $510M

November 19, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Workday has agreed to acquire VNDLY, a Mason, Ohio-based external workforce management (VMS) startup, for $510 million to integrate contingent workforce management into Workday’s HCM and HR platform. VNDLY, founded in 2017 and having raised roughly $58 million (including a $35M Series B led by Insight Partners), will expand Workday’s capabilities for managing internal and external workers; the deal is expected to close in Workday’s next fiscal quarter.