Design Manager Acquires DesignSpec and Lojik Design Systems

Deloitte Acquires Optimal Design Co.

May 22, 2023

Engineering Services

Deloitte has acquired substantially all of the assets of Optimal Design Co., a Chicago-area product engineering services firm specializing in industrial design, hardware and embedded software for smart connected products and IoT devices. The deal expands Deloitte’s product engineering services capabilities and adds multidisciplinary design, prototyping and hardware/embedded software expertise to its engineering portfolio.

Studio Designer Acquires DesignDocs

April 13, 2023

Software

Studio Designer, a Serent Capital–backed platform for interior designers, has acquired DesignDocs, a Toronto-based project financial management and accounting software for interior designers. The acquisition brings the DesignDocs team into Studio Designer to bolster integrated accounting capabilities and expand the combined platform's presence in Canada and across North America.

ECI Software Solutions Acquires Data Inventions and Lojic

August 9, 2022

Software

ECI Software Solutions acquired Data Inventions, Inc. (maker of the Alora manufacturing intelligence platform) and Lojic LLC (provider of visualization and data analytics for shop floor insights). The acquisitions (closed August 5, 2022) integrate Alora and Lojic with ECI's ERP offerings to expand ECI's manufacturing intelligence, analytics and real-time shop-floor visualization capabilities for SMB manufacturers.

Performant Capital Acquires Design Manager From 1stDibs

June 29, 2022

Software

Performant Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired Design Manager — a project management and accounting software vendor for the interior design industry — from 1stDibs. Performant said it will invest in the product to expand capabilities and better serve interior design firms that use the platform to manage approximately $2 billion in billings annually.

Retail Success Acquires ByDesign Technologies

February 10, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Retail Success, LLC acquired ByDesign Technologies, LLC, a provider of SaaS business management tools for the direct selling industry. The acquisition expands Retail Success's product and market footprint into direct selling, retail and gig-economy verticals while keeping ByDesign's leadership and staff in place.

RIB Group Acquires Majority Stake in Building Systems Design (BSD SpecLink)

June 6, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

RIB Group (RIB Software SE) has acquired a majority ownership stake in Building Systems Design, Inc. (BSD), the provider of BSD SpecLink specification software and SpecLink Cloud. The deal is intended to accelerate cloud-based BIM integration, expand BSD's international reach and advance digital capabilities across the construction industry; BSD's leadership team will remain in place and Caltius Structured Capital will no longer be involved.