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Q4 Inc. Acquires Virtua Research

April 14, 2026

IT Services

Q4 Inc. announced it has acquired Virtua Research to bring Virtua’s sell-side consensus database and financial modeling tools into Q4’s AI-driven investor relations (IR) Ops platform. The combined offering is intended to automate consensus tracking, reduce manual reconciliation, and help IR and finance teams identify estimate discrepancies and changes in analyst expectations ahead of earnings.

Sumeru Equity Partners to Acquire Q4 Inc in All-Cash Deal

January 12, 2024

Software

Q4 Inc. will be acquired by a newly formed entity controlled by Sumeru Equity Partners in an all-cash transaction at $6.05 per common share. Proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis recommend shareholders vote in favor of the proposed arrangement.

Shift4 Acquires SpotOn Sports & Entertainment Unit for $100M

October 3, 2023

Payments & Fintech

Shift4 Payments purchased SpotOn’s sports and entertainment business unit for $100 million in cash, acquiring the unit’s customers, some employees and certain technology assets while SpotOn retains and licenses source code for restaurant use. The deal expands Shift4’s presence in the stadiums/venues vertical by adding marquee clients and technology to bundle POS, mobile ordering and payments for sports and entertainment venues.

BlackLine Acquires FourQ Systems

January 27, 2022

Software

BlackLine, Inc. completed the acquisition of FourQ Systems, Inc. to integrate FourQ's intercompany financial management and tax/transfer-pricing capabilities into BlackLine's cloud financial operations platform. The deal closed Jan. 26, 2022 for $165 million in cash at close plus up to $75 million in earnouts, enhancing BlackLine's intercompany automation and compliance offerings for multinational finance teams.

Betsperts Media & Technology Group Acquires 4for4.com

November 23, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Betsperts Media & Technology Group has acquired 4for4.com, a subscription-based sports betting and fantasy football research and analytics site. The deal adds premium content and decision-support tools to Betsperts' portfolio (including the Fantasy Life app), expanding its audience and subscription offerings.

QL Gaming Group Acquires AccuScore

May 6, 2020

Data & Analytics

The QL Gaming Group (QLGG), owner of the BetQL sports betting analytics platform, has acquired sports simulation and predictive-data provider AccuScore and raised an additional $1.1 million in funding. The acquisition expands BetQL's analytics and IP to accelerate player-prop and in-game predictions and to broaden coverage across international soccer, tennis, golf and eSports.