Convenient Brands Acquires Web-Est, Collision Estimating Software Provider

Convenient Brands (Beekman Group) Acquires ImEX Systems Inc.

January 6, 2023

Software

Convenient Brands, a Draper, Utah-based platform backed by The Beekman Group, has acquired ImEX Systems Inc., a Vancouver-based provider of collision center/shop management software. The deal will support a management transition (Patrick Fic promoted to President; founder Woody Fic retiring) and aims to expand ImEX's product capabilities, integrations (estimating and payments), sales and geographic reach into the U.S. and Canada.

Convenient Brands Acquires Dealer Pay

August 4, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Convenient Brands, a Draper, Utah-based platform and portfolio company of The Beekman Group, has acquired Dealer Pay, LLC, a St. Louis-area provider of web-based payments and point-of-sale software for automotive dealerships. The transaction includes a strategic growth investment to accelerate product development and expand Convenient Brands' automotive payments and software offering.

Foundation Software Acquires Estimating Edge

January 6, 2022

Software

Foundation Software, a provider of construction back-office solutions, has acquired Estimating Edge, maker of The EDGE commercial construction estimating, takeoff and project management software. The acquisition expands Foundation's product suite to offer a more complete back-office solution for specialty trade contractors and strengthens its estimating and takeoff capabilities.

Convenient Brands Acquires ROME Technologies

December 28, 2021

Software

Convenient Brands, a Draper, Utah-based platform and portfolio company of private investment firm The Beekman Group, has acquired ROME Technologies of Pasadena, Maryland. The deal brings ROME's collision-center management software, consulting and payments integration (ROMEPay) into Convenient Brands' automotive repair technology platform; founder Scott Rome retired and James Rome was promoted to president. Convenient Brands said it will support ROME with additional sales, marketing and product development resources.

Autodesk Acquires ProEst

December 16, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Autodesk announced it is acquiring ProEst, a cloud-based construction estimating platform used to create estimates, perform digital takeoffs, and manage bid-day workflows. Autodesk plans to integrate ProEst with Autodesk Construction Cloud to strengthen preconstruction capabilities and connect estimating data with downstream construction workflows.

Convenient Payments (Beekman-backed) Acquires Mainstreet Computers

September 25, 2019

Software

Convenient Payments Holdings LLC, a Beekman Investment Partners III portfolio company, has acquired Mainstreet Computers, a Belleville, Michigan-based provider of cloud-based business software for the auto and flat glass industries. The deal is an add-on to Convenient Payments’ software and payments platform, intended to integrate Mainstreet’s Glas-Avenue product with Convenient Payments’ IntelliPay processing and accelerate growth through shared resources.