Bold Penguin Acquires RiskGenius

Cover Genius Acquires Friendsurance to Scale Embedded Protection in Europe

July 28, 2026

Insurance

Cover Genius, the embedded protection infrastructure provider, announced its acquisition of Friendsurance, a Berlin-based insurtech and digital bancassurance platform for banks and insurers. The deal combines Cover Genius’s global embedded protection infrastructure with Friendsurance’s local regulatory expertise and bank-grade technology to accelerate “Bancassurance 2.0” across the DACH region. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the acquisition is effective immediately.

Banyan Software Acquires Gini

February 3, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Banyan Software has acquired Gini, a Munich-based provider of AI-driven document-intelligence and payment solutions for banks, insurers and e-commerce businesses. Gini will continue to operate independently with its leadership and brand intact while Banyan provides long-term capital, operational support and resources to expand Gini’s product and market reach across banking, private health insurance and e-commerce.

Bold Penguin Acquires SquareRisk

October 10, 2025

Financial Services

Bold Penguin has acquired SquareRisk, a digital wholesale marketplace that connects retail brokers to specialty carriers and MGAs. The acquisition expands Bold Penguin's access to excess & surplus (E&S) and specialty markets and adds digital wholesale operations to its commercial insurance platform.

WorkGenius Acquires Expertlead

August 23, 2023

Staffing & HR

WorkGenius has acquired Expertlead, a Berlin-based technology firm that connects companies with tech freelancers and offers live coding assessments. The deal, announced by Riveria Investment Group, expands WorkGenius's freelance marketplace capabilities and technical assessment offering.

Zinnia Acquires Policygenius

April 25, 2023

Financial Services

Zinnia, an Eldridge-owned insurance technology and services company, has agreed to acquire Policygenius, a digital insurance marketplace. The deal combines Policygenius’ consumer-facing distribution platform and analytics with Zinnia’s tech capabilities and TPA infrastructure to create an end-to-end "Open Insurance" architecture and expand distribution across carriers, advisors and policyholders.

Ivanti Acquires RiskSense

August 2, 2021

Cybersecurity

Ivanti acquired RiskSense to integrate risk-based vulnerability prioritization and remediation into its Ivanti Neurons for Patch Intelligence product, strengthening patch management and ransomware defenses. The acquisition brings RiskSense's vulnerability intelligence and risk scoring into Ivanti's automation platform to help customers prioritize and remediate the most critical, actively exploited vulnerabilities.