Gridcheck Acquires Vineya from Communication Service for the Deaf

Seismic Acquires Grapevine6

December 1, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Seismic acquired Grapevine6, a Toronto-based social and digital sales engagement platform, and will integrate its AI engine into a new offering called Seismic LiveSocial to help sellers engage across social media. The full Grapevine6 team (including CEO Mike Orr) joined Seismic, and Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Grapevine6.

Ai-Media Acquires US ASL Interpreting and Captioning Provider Alternative Communications Services (ACS)

May 11, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Australia-based captioning and translation provider Ai-Media acquired US-based ASL interpreting and captioning company Alternative Communications Services (ACS) on May 11, 2020. Ai-Media used proceeds from a recent AUD 10.3m funding round (which included investors such as CVC Emerging Companies Fund and Anzu Partners) to fund the purchase; the parties did not disclose the transaction price. The deal is intended to accelerate Ai-Media's expansion in North America and broaden its live captioning and interpretation capabilities.

ASGN Incorporated Acquires Iron Vine Security

October 3, 2022

Cybersecurity

ASGN Incorporated has acquired Iron Vine Security, a Washington, D.C.-based cybersecurity firm with a team of over 230 professionals. Iron Vine will join ASGN's ECS Federal segment to expand ASGN's cybersecurity and zero-trust capabilities for federal customers.

Verndale Acquires Yaksa

March 19, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Verndale, a Boston-based digital experience agency, acquired Montréal-based digital commerce agency Yaksa to strengthen its ecommerce capabilities and expand its market presence in the US and Canada. Yaksa will operate under its brand short-term while integrating into Verndale to deliver expanded end-to-end ecommerce, digital strategy, and implementation services to enterprise and mid-market clients.

Sikich Acquires Vonya Global LLC

December 8, 2022

Professional Services

Sikich has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vonya Global LLC, a Chicago-based consulting firm specializing in internal audit, corporate governance and risk and compliance services. The deal brings more than 20 Vonya subject-matter experts (including three partners) into Sikich's downtown Chicago office to expand the firm's capabilities and presence in the Chicago market.

Finvi Acquires Fonative

December 9, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Finvi, a provider of enterprise revenue-recovery technologies, has acquired Fonative, a Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) provider that powered Finvi's Omni Voice platform for over a decade. The acquisition integrates Fonative's compliant voice and messaging capabilities into Finvi's product suite to accelerate communications offerings for regulated markets including financial services, healthcare, and government.