VeraScore Acquires Vala AI

Baymark Partners Acquires Vala Secure

January 1, 2022

Cybersecurity

Baymark Partners has acquired Vala Secure, a cybersecurity and compliance consultancy founded in 1981. SDR Ventures served as exclusive sell-side advisor; Vala Secure (led by CEO Brad Garland) supports 100+ clients across multiple states with audits, security testing, virtual information security and compliance advisory services, and the transaction facilitates the founder’s transition to the next phase of his career.

Cloudera Acquires Verta's Operational AI Platform

June 3, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Cloudera has acquired Verta's Operational AI Platform and hired the Verta team into its machine learning organization to accelerate Cloudera's enterprise AI roadmap. The deal brings Verta's MLOps, model catalog and GenAI tooling into Cloudera's hybrid, multi-cloud data platform to strengthen operational AI, model governance, and developer tooling for customers.

Visma Acquires Lara AI to Boost HR Tech and AI Capabilities in Latin America

April 29, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Visma has acquired Lara AI, an Argentine AI-driven employee experience and HR automation platform, to strengthen its HR Tech offering in Latin America and accelerate deployment of AI-driven HR solutions across its customer base. The acquisition adds Lara AI's conversational HR and automation capabilities to Visma's portfolio, supporting faster scaling of AI-powered HR services for Visma customers in the region.

Valona Intelligence and A-INSIGHTS Merge to Create Combined Market Intelligence Platform

September 6, 2025

Data & Analytics

Valona Intelligence and A-INSIGHTS have announced a strategic merger combining Valona's AI-powered competitive intelligence platform with A-INSIGHTS' quantitative market datasets and analytics. The combined company will serve 400+ global enterprises and aims to deliver deeper, faster market and competitive intelligence by integrating AI-driven insights with robust market sizing and financial benchmarking.

Veros Software Acquires Valligent Technologies

August 4, 2022

Financial Services

Veros Software (Veros Real Estate Solutions) has acquired Valligent Technologies, a market-leading appraisal management company, to combine Veros' data and analytics with Valligent's appraisal and broker capabilities. The acquisition expands Veros' collateral valuation product set — including virtual and alternative appraisal offerings — to better serve mortgage lenders, banks and secondary-market participants.

Certara Acquires Vyasa Analytics

January 4, 2023

AI & Machine Learning

Certara, Inc. (Nasdaq: CERT) has acquired Vyasa Analytics, LLC to integrate Vyasa’s deep-learning platform LAYAR and AI capabilities into Certara’s biosimulation software suite. The acquisition expands Certara’s data fabric and AI-driven prediction capabilities to accelerate drug discovery and development.