HKW Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Draup, AI-Driven Business Intelligence Platform

Clearwater Analytics Receives Growth Investment from Permira, Warburg Pincus, Dragoneer and Durable Capital

October 12, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Clearwater Analytics, the Boise-based SaaS provider of investment accounting and analytics, announced a new growth investment led by Permira, Warburg Pincus, Dragoneer and Durable Capital, with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe remaining the majority shareholder. The capital will support Clearwater's international expansion (including Europe and Asia-Pacific), continued R&D and pursue transformative M&A opportunities.

K1 Investment Management Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Board Intelligence

August 5, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

K1 Investment Management has made a strategic growth investment in Board Intelligence, a UK-based AI-powered board management software platform. The investment will support product and geographic expansion, organic growth, and strategic acquisitions; founders Jennifer Sundberg and Pippa Begg remain minority shareholders while K1 becomes the only institutional investor.

Vista Equity Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Drift

September 1, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Vista Equity Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Drift, the Boston-based conversational commerce SaaS provider. The minority growth capital will support Drift’s global scaling, product innovation (including AI-driven conversational sales and marketing capabilities), and expansion of its customer-facing platform.

HKW Acquires Technical Toolboxes Powertools, Inc.

January 6, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

HKW, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Technical Toolboxes Powertools, Inc., a Houston-based provider of cloud-based analytics and compliance-oriented software for pipeline operators and related engineering and inspection firms. The acquisition will support growth and product development to expand the company's role in midstream pipeline risk management and operational efficiency; financial terms were not disclosed.

Bain Capital Leads $43M Growth Investment in Gluware

October 27, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Gluware raised $43 million in growth funding in a round led by Bain Capital with participation from Acadia Woods Partners and existing investors. The capital will be used to scale sales and marketing and to accelerate product development of Gluware's intelligent network automation platform, including network RPA, cybersecurity applications, and AIOps capabilities.

Hughes & Company Makes Strategic Investment in Health Data Innovations

October 2, 2023

Data & Analytics

Health Data Innovations (HDI), a Beachwood, Ohio-based healthcare data integration platform, received a strategic growth investment from Hughes & Company, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on healthcare software and tech-enabled services. The funding will support HDI's expansion of its claims data management and data integration offerings to value-based care providers, payers, and population health partners; Bowen served as exclusive financial advisor.