Jumio Acquires 4Stop

Experian Acquires KYC360

October 27, 2025

Software

Experian has acquired KYC360, a UK/Ireland-focused RegTech firm offering KYC/KYB and customer lifecycle management solutions, to bolster its fraud and financial crime compliance capabilities. KYC360's onboarding, screening and perpetual monitoring tools will be integrated into Experian's Ascend platform to accelerate client onboarding and strengthen financial crime defenses.

Shift4 Completes Acquisition of Global Blue

July 3, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Shift4 Payments completed its all-cash tender offer and subsequent squeeze-out merger to acquire Global Blue for $7.50 per common share in cash. The acquisition integrates Global Blue’s tax-free shopping, dynamic currency conversion, and payments technology into Shift4’s unified commerce platform.

Qu Acquires Fourtop to Expand Restaurant Data and AI Capabilities

April 16, 2025

Data & Analytics

Unified restaurant commerce platform Qu has acquired Fourtop, an AI-powered restaurant insights provider founded by Darien Bates. The acquisition brings Fourtop's data, analytics and AI capabilities into Qu as it also launches a new Smart Kitchen platform to provide real-time equipment monitoring, energy optimization and predictive maintenance for restaurant operators.

Lightspeed Systems Acquires STOPit Solutions

February 27, 2025

Education

Lightspeed Systems, supported by funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners and Genstar Capital, has acquired STOPit Solutions to integrate anonymous reporting and crisis management with its student safety monitoring and web-filtering tools. The acquisition expands Lightspeed’s capabilities to provide unified case management, 24/7 human review, and enhanced visibility for K–12 schools to detect and prevent safety risks earlier.

LeadVenture Acquires ThumbStopper

January 1, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

ThumbStopper, an AI-powered brand-to-local marketing software provider, has been acquired by LeadVenture, a portfolio company of True Wind and TA Associates. The acquisition is intended to strengthen LeadVenture’s digital marketing portfolio and help OEMs and brands amplify content through retailers’ local search and social networks.

SmartBear Acquires Stoplight

August 22, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

SmartBear has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stoplight, a SaaS API design-first company based in Austin, Texas. The deal combines Stoplight's governance, mocking, and visual/no-code editing capabilities with SmartBear's API design, documentation, and portal offerings to create a more comprehensive API development platform.