Endurance International Group Acquires Ecomdash

Lightspeed Commerce Acquires Ecwid

October 1, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Lightspeed Commerce Inc. completed the acquisition of Ecwid, a global eCommerce platform, for approximately $163.6 million in cash (net of cash acquired) plus the issuance of 4,842,674 subordinate voting shares and additional contingent consideration. The deal will integrate Ecwid's SaaS storefront and social-commerce capabilities into Lightspeed's commerce platform to expand omnichannel selling options for merchants.

Northern Commerce Acquires Digital Echidna

July 31, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

Northern Commerce has acquired Digital Echidna, combining two North American digital agencies to create one of Canada’s largest eCommerce and digital experience firms. The merged organization will combine complementary capabilities across eCommerce, digital experience design and enterprise content management, employ over 150 experts collectively, and leverage partnerships with Adobe, Salesforce, Acquia, Facebook, Google and Shopify to expand client offerings across retail, healthcare and education.

ION Group Acquires DASH Financial Technologies

June 2, 2021

Financial Services

ION Group has acquired DASH Financial Technologies from Flexpoint Ford, adding DASH's options technology and execution capabilities to the ION Markets division. The deal, which closed following regulatory approvals, expands ION's trading automation and execution offerings for buy-side and sell-side clients.

CloudEngage Acquires AnswerDash

June 23, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

CloudEngage, a web personalization platform, has acquired Seattle-based AnswerDash to add AI-powered self-service support and ecommerce solutions to its product suite. The deal is intended to integrate AnswerDash's predictive Q&A and automated support capabilities into CloudEngage's personalization and Chord live-chat offerings to improve conversion rates and reduce support costs.

saas.group Acquires DashThis

September 19, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

saas.group has acquired DashThis, the Quebec-based marketing reporting SaaS founded in 2011. DashThis—used by ~2,700 customers and integrated with 34+ marketing tools—will join saas.group's portfolio to expand its suite of marketing tools and accelerate product development.

Summa Equity and Goldman Sachs Acquire Stakes in EcoOnline

February 18, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Summa Equity Fund II and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division have each agreed to acquire a 33% ownership stake in EcoOnline from selling shareholders including Summa Equity Fund I and Viking Venture, securing new capital to support the company's international expansion. The transaction, which keeps Summa Equity as a controlling shareholder, will fund organic and acquisition-based growth of EcoOnline's HSEQ SaaS platform and is subject to antitrust approval.