Insight Venture Partners Acquires PDI (Professional Datasolutions, Inc.)

PDI Acquires Cybera and ControlScan Managed Security Services

December 18, 2020

Cybersecurity

PDI (Professional Datasolutions, Inc.) has acquired Cybera and ControlScan Managed Security Services to create a new line of business, PDI Security Solutions, expanding into cloud security and SD‑WAN. The transactions (Cybera sold by Sumeru Equity Partners) bring managed security, network security and SD‑WAN capabilities to PDI’s convenience retail, petroleum and multi‑site customers; advisors were Jefferies LLC (Cybera) and Raymond James (ControlScan).

PDI Technologies Acquires SwiftIQ

January 30, 2020

Data & Analytics

PDI Technologies (PDI) acquired analytics-cloud provider SwiftIQ on January 30, 2020 to integrate SwiftIQ's machine learning-enabled analytics and vendor collaboration capabilities into PDI's Offer Network. The acquisition expands PDI's data and insights offering for convenience retailers and CPG brands, enabling better measurement of promotion ROI and store-level optimization.

PDI Acquires Koupon

December 7, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Professional Datasolutions, Inc. (PDI) has acquired Koupon, a digital promotions provider that helps CPG brands and convenience retailers deploy targeted offers. The deal expands PDI's Offer Network scale and capabilities—adding Koupon's experience delivering billions of offers and strengthening PDI's shopper engagement and age-verification functionality for age-restricted brands.

PDI Acquires GasBuddy

April 27, 2021

Software

PDI (Professional Datasolutions, Inc.) has acquired GasBuddy, the mobile app that helps drivers find and share real-time fuel prices and offers. PDI intends to integrate GasBuddy’s consumer-facing app and Business Pages to extend real-time promotions, loyalty enrollment and retailer/CPG-funded offers, expanding its direct-to-consumer promotional and loyalty capabilities for convenience retailers and petroleum wholesalers.

PDI Technologies Acquires Comdata Merchant Solutions

December 2, 2024

Software

PDI Technologies has acquired the Comdata Merchant Solutions business from Corpay Inc., taking ownership of the POS hardware, software and site-level systems that serve truck stops and unattended commercial fueling locations. Corpay (Comdata) will retain its fuel card and merchant acceptance network, while PDI will become an approved provider of Comdata transactions and invest in expanding the POS capabilities.

PDI Technologies Acquires Skupos

August 11, 2023

Software

PDI Technologies has acquired Skupos, a platform that connects independent convenience stores with CPG brands to provide discounts, programs and retail performance insights. The acquisition expands PDI’s footprint and data capabilities in the convenience retail channel, giving brands access to performance and activation at more than 25,000 independent U.S. sites.