Beanstack Acquires Comics Plus to Launch Joyful Reading Company

DreamBox Learning Acquires Reading Plus

August 17, 2021

Education

DreamBox Learning, a Bellevue-based K-8 education technology provider, has acquired Reading Plus, a Winooski, Vermont-based adaptive online reading program for grades 3–12. The purchase—sold by Avathon Capital—expands DreamBox's product portfolio from math into English language arts (reading), creating a combined dual-discipline offering for K-12 customers.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment Acquires CogBooks

September 9, 2021

Education

Cambridge University Press & Assessment has acquired CogBooks, an adaptive online learning technology company, to strengthen its adaptive learning capabilities and combine Cambridge’s content with CogBooks’ courseware and platform. The acquisition will support existing partnerships such as Arizona State University and expand Cambridge’s online and adaptive learning offerings.

Contentstack Acquires Lytics

January 8, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Contentstack acquired Lytics, a real-time customer data platform, in a deal that closed in December 2024 to add first‑party data activation, audience insights and profile management to Contentstack's composable DXP. The combination aims to enable real‑time personalization at scale for brands and creates a combined business that the company says includes over 500 customers and more than 500 employees.

The Cohesive Companies Acquires OXplus

October 5, 2021

Transportation

The Cohesive Companies, the digital integrator business unit of Bentley Systems, has acquired OXplus, a rail asset management specialist headquartered in Veghel, Netherlands. The deal expands The Cohesive Companies’ enterprise asset management and rail capabilities across Europe and strengthens its transportation infrastructure offerings and digital twin/EAM services.

Beable Education Acquires Readorium

June 9, 2022

Education

Beable Education has acquired Readorium, a provider of adaptive, standards-aligned science reading-comprehension software, and will integrate Readorium’s content into its Literacy Recovery Platform beginning with the 2022/23 school year. The deal expands Beable’s curriculum offerings to include science-based reading materials to support literacy recovery and STEM career exploration for grades 2–12.

Plusgrade Acquires Oaky B.V.

October 6, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Plusgrade, the Montreal-based ancillary revenue platform, has acquired Oaky B.V., an Amsterdam-based hospitality upsell software provider. The acquisition combines both companies' upselling capabilities to create a unified upsell platform across the traveler journey and expand Plusgrade's hospitality product footprint.