Questel Acquires Direct Validation

Questel Acquires NovumIP (Novagraaf and PAVIS)

March 8, 2021

Professional Services

Questel has signed an agreement to acquire NovumIP, the group formed by European IP services leaders Novagraaf and PAVIS, to expand its IP management and renewals capabilities. The deal is being financed by investors including Eurazeo Capital, IK Investment Partners and RAISE Investissement, with Paragon Fund III (an affiliate of NovumIP’s majority shareholder) participating as a financial investor in Questel.

Questel Acquires Majority Stake in Yoomap

June 20, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Questel has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Yoomap, a Paris-based provider of open-innovation software. The deal expands Questel's intellectual property suite by integrating Yoomap's corporate/startup relationship and innovation management platform with Questel's IP search, analytics and services.

Questel Acquires Majority Stake in Concur IP

February 4, 2019

Legal Services

Questel has made a majority investment in Concur IP, an India- and U.S.-based intellectual property services firm known for patent drafting and standard-essential patent (SEP) expertise. The acquisition expands Questel’s end-to-end IP services offering by adding patent drafting, international filing and SEP/licensing capabilities while Concur IP’s co-CEOs Nitin Agrawal and Sachin Sinha will continue to lead the business.

Questel Acquires Majority Stake in Brandstock

May 17, 2019

Legal Services

Questel has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Brandstock, a Munich-based intellectual property (IP) services provider. The deal expands Questel’s trademark and IP services capabilities and strengthens its presence in Germany and across Europe.

Emailable Acquires DataValidation

July 15, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Emailable, an email deliverability solutions provider, has acquired DataValidation, a long-running email verification and validation service trusted by more than 170,000 customers. Emailable said it will consolidate infrastructure and platforms to offer combined email validation and deliverability capabilities and accelerate growth; DataValidation's CEO Mike Marian will remain on as an advisor.

QualiTest Group Acquires Test Direct Limited

November 18, 2016

Software

QualiTest Group, a global software testing and quality assurance provider, has acquired UK-based Test Direct Limited and will merge Test Direct into its UK operations to create one of the largest independent pure-play testing practices in the country. The deal expands QualiTest's coverage into the North & Midlands of England and strengthens its capabilities and sector reach in retail and financial services.