Bridgeline Digital Acquires HawkSearch

Herringbone Digital Acquires BluShark Digital

January 21, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

Herringbone Digital has acquired BluShark Digital, a Washington, D.C.-based legal marketing and local search agency. BluShark will continue to operate under its brand and leadership while gaining access to Herringbone's engineering, data, AI enablement, and shared operations to scale its SEO and local-market capabilities across Herringbone's legal vertical.

HubSpot Acquires Dashworks

April 16, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

HubSpot has entered into an agreement to acquire Dashworks, an AI-powered workplace search assistant, and will bring the Dashworks team into HubSpot's AI product group. The deal is intended to boost HubSpot's Breeze Copilot and other AI features by adding deep search, reasoning, and connections to unstructured data sources for marketing, sales, and service teams.

LeadsOnline Acquires Hawk Analytics

June 14, 2022

Software

LeadsOnline, a Plano, Texas-based provider of investigative data and technology, has acquired Hawk Analytics, a maker of mapping and analytics technology (including CellHawk) for law enforcement. The acquisition expands LeadsOnline's capabilities into call detail records and geo-location mapping and analysis to provide enhanced digital evidence mapping for investigators.

ECI Software Solutions Acquires INSEARCH

November 15, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

ECI Software Solutions has acquired INSEARCH, the maker of I.D.A. Pro Cloud, a 2D/3D visualization and homebuyer customization platform. The acquisition folds INSEARCH into ECI’s Residential Home Construction Group to strengthen MarkSystems integrations and expand visualization and product capabilities for homebuilders and land developers across the United States; terms were not disclosed.

LeadsOnline Acquires Nighthawk.Cloud, Inc.

May 21, 2024

Data & Analytics

LeadsOnline LLC, a TA Associates‑backed provider of investigative data and intelligence tools for law enforcement, has acquired Nighthawk.Cloud, Inc., the developer of LEOVision, an investigative data visualization and analysis platform. The deal brings Nighthawk's analytics and visualization capabilities into the LeadsOnline product suite to accelerate digital-evidence analysis and broaden investigative offerings for law enforcement agencies.

Cardlytics Acquires Bridg to Add SKU-level Customer Data

April 13, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Cardlytics announced the acquisition of Bridg, a customer data platform that provides SKU-level insights, for approximately $350 million in cash plus potential earnouts. The deal integrates Bridg's SKU-level purchase data into Cardlytics' advertising platform to expand targeting and measurement capabilities for retailers and CPG marketers.