Apax Funds Acquire Veriforce from Thoma Bravo

Veriforce Acquires Highwire

October 22, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Veriforce has acquired Highwire, a provider of prequalification and contractor risk solutions, to expand its contractor management and supply chain risk capabilities into capital-project use cases. The deal combines Veriforce's global scale and network with Highwire's construction-focused financial risk and field safety tools to broaden services for hiring clients and contractors.

Veriforce Acquires Global Worker Pass

May 3, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Veriforce has acquired Global Worker Pass to strengthen its contractor and global workforce management capabilities by integrating real-time worker qualification and credential verification. The acquisition brings Global Worker Pass's credentialing platform and CEO Craig Scott into Veriforce to expand its SaaS suite for safety, compliance and workforce verification across high-hazard industries.

Veriforce Acquires CHAS (UK Contractor Management Company)

January 3, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Thoma Bravo-backed Veriforce has completed the acquisition of CHAS (CHAS 2013 Limited) from the London Borough of Merton, creating an expanded global supply chain risk and compliance platform. The deal brings CHAS's UK-focused contractor prequalification and health & safety services into Veriforce's SaaS safety and compliance network to accelerate international expansion and capability development.

Apax Acquires CyberGrants from Waud Capital Partners

June 15, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Funds advised by Apax Partners have agreed to acquire CyberGrants, a SaaS provider of corporate social responsibility (CSR), employee engagement, and volunteer management software, from Waud Capital Partners. The transaction (financial terms undisclosed) is expected to close in Q3 2021; Apax plans to support product enhancement and growth into new markets.

Veriforce Acquires ComplyWorks

August 18, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Veriforce, a Thoma Bravo-backed supply chain risk and compliance management provider, acquired Calgary-based ComplyWorks, a leading compliance management and contractor-management SaaS platform. The acquisition expands Veriforce's global footprint and broadens its capabilities to serve hiring clients and contractors across multiple industries, creating an enhanced global supply chain risk management platform.

Thoma Bravo Acquires Veracode from Broadcom

January 1, 2019

Cybersecurity

Thoma Bravo has completed the acquisition of Veracode from Broadcom in an all-cash transaction valued at $950 million. Veracode is a Burlington, Massachusetts–based provider of application security testing delivered via a SaaS platform; Thoma Bravo intends to invest in the company's product innovation and growth to extend its leadership in application security.