Black Knight Acquires eMBS Inc.

MediQuant Acquires Knowledge Based Systems (KBS)

October 27, 2022

Data & Analytics

MediQuant, a provider of enterprise data archive technology for healthcare, has completed the acquisition of Knowledge Based Systems, Inc. (KBS), a Dulles Technology Corridor–based company and creator of the KB_SQL product. The tuck-in purchase expands MediQuant's data management capabilities and opens additional channels and markets for its DataArk platform and related offerings.

Barclays Bank UK PLC Acquires Kensington Mortgages from Blackstone and Sixth Street

June 24, 2022

Financial Services

Barclays Bank UK PLC agreed to acquire Kensington Mortgages (KMC and KMS) from funds affiliated with Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Sixth Street; the deal was announced June 24, 2022 and completed March 1, 2023. The acquisition adds a specialist UK residential mortgage lender — with strong data and technology-driven underwriting and ~600 employees — to Barclays' UK mortgage capabilities.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to Acquire Black Knight

May 4, 2022

Software

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Black Knight, Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $13.1 billion (at $85 per share). The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2023, pending regulatory approvals and Black Knight stockholder approval.

Black Knight Acquires Top of Mind Networks

July 7, 2021

Software

Black Knight, Inc. completed the acquisition of Top of Mind Networks (creator of the Surefire CRM) on July 7, 2021, adding mortgage-specific CRM and marketing automation capabilities to its mortgage technology ecosystem. Top of Mind will join Black Knight’s Origination Software division and be integrated with the Empower LOS and Loan Officer Digital solutions, with the transaction expected to contribute roughly $13 million of incremental revenue in 2021.

Black Knight Acquires Compass Analytics

September 12, 2019

Financial Services

Black Knight, Inc. acquired Compass Analytics, LLC, a San Francisco–based provider of mortgage secondary-market pricing, valuation and MSR analytics. The deal expands Black Knight's capital markets capabilities by adding Compass Analytics' CompassPoint PPE platform, MSR valuation tools and connectivity between lenders, investors and servicers.

ESW Holdings Acquires MBI Solutions

June 1, 2018

IT Services

ESW Holdings, a portfolio company of ESW Capital, has acquired MBI Solutions, LLC, a Mount Laurel, New Jersey-based provider of infrastructure optimization, big data implementation and managed services. The acquisition expands ESW's enterprise software portfolio by adding managed services, capacity planning and big-data capabilities; terms were not disclosed.