Marlin Equity Partners Makes Majority Growth Investment in StarCompliance

StarCompliance (Marlin) Acquires ETHIX360

June 6, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

StarCompliance, a Marlin Equity Partners portfolio company, has acquired ETHIX360 and will merge ETHIX360's compliance products into StarCompliance's employee compliance platform. The deal expands StarCompliance's SaaS capabilities in case management, policy management, training and whistleblowing, enabling cross-sell into Star's financial-services footprint and ETHIX360's multi-vertical client base.

Marlin Equity (via StarCompliance) Acquires Six Lambda

December 6, 2021

Software

Marlin Equity Partners acquired Six Lambda, a provider of political contribution monitoring and compliance data, and will merge it into StarCompliance, an existing Marlin portfolio company. The acquisition adds integrated political contribution monitoring capabilities to StarCompliance’s employee compliance platform to enhance regulatory monitoring for financial services clients.

Marlin Equity Partners / StarCompliance Acquire Ideagen's Pentana Compliance Division

October 14, 2021

Software

Marlin Equity Partners has acquired Pentana Compliance (formerly Redland Solutions) from Ideagen and will integrate the business into its portfolio company StarCompliance. The acquisition adds SMCR and Training & Competency capabilities to StarCompliance's compliance platform, expanding its regulatory compliance product suite and making the new capabilities immediately available to customers.

Marlin Equity Partners Makes Growth Equity Investment in SmartSearch Ltd

October 9, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners completed a growth equity investment in SmartSearch Ltd., a U.K.-based provider of multi-tenant SaaS regulatory compliance software focused on AML and KYC solutions. The capital will support SmartSearch's expansion in the U.K. and accelerate its international growth while enhancing its market-leading compliance platform.

Marlin Equity Partners Completes Majority Growth Investment in Linnworks

September 29, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners completed a majority-control, growth investment in Linnworks Ltd, a Chichester-based e-commerce enablement and automation software platform. Linnworks provides multichannel listings, order, inventory and shipping management and processes over $9 billion in gross merchandise value annually; Robert W. Baird acted as financial advisor to Linnworks.

Marlin Equity Partners Makes Growth Equity Investment in SmartLinx Solutions

March 25, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners completed a growth equity investment in SmartLinx Solutions, a provider of workforce management and human capital management software for skilled nursing, senior living and post-acute care providers. The capital will support SmartLinx’s next phase of growth to scale its software suite, expand capabilities, and deepen penetration in the post-acute care market.