Highwire PR Acquires Wonderscript

Shamrock Capital Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Highwire Public Relations

September 15, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Highwire Public Relations, a San Francisco-based communications and digital marketing agency serving technology and healthcare clients, received a strategic growth investment from Shamrock Capital to accelerate capability expansion and growth. The partnership will support development of Highwire’s digital marketing, data analytics, public affairs and healthcare practice, with Canaccord Genuity and BrightTower advising on the transaction.

Highwire Acquires The Bliss Group

January 16, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

San Francisco-based strategic communications agency Highwire has acquired New York-based The Bliss Group, combining the two firms to create an integrated marketing and communications partner serving technology, healthcare, and financial-services clients. The deal (terms undisclosed) folds Bliss into Highwire’s platform—expanding capabilities, sector expertise and bringing Bliss leadership into senior roles at Highwire while creating a combined organization of more than 250 professionals across North America.

MPS Limited Acquires HighWire Press

July 1, 2020

Media & Entertainment

MPS Limited completed the acquisition of HighWire Press, adding a leading scholarly publishing platform to its content, learning, and platform solutions portfolio. The deal is intended to accelerate MPS's platform business and expand its digital publishing capabilities for academic and STM customers.

Veriforce Acquires Highwire

October 22, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Veriforce has acquired Highwire, a provider of prequalification and contractor risk solutions, to expand its contractor management and supply chain risk capabilities into capital-project use cases. The deal combines Veriforce's global scale and network with Highwire's construction-focused financial risk and field safety tools to broaden services for hiring clients and contractors.

Summit Partners Leads $96M Growth Investment in ConstructSecure (Highwire)

January 24, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

ConstructSecure, a Partner Elevation Platform for capital projects, received a $96 million growth equity investment led by Summit Partners to accelerate product development and expand its platform. Headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, ConstructSecure (now rebranded as Highwire) will use the capital to scale its Partner Elevation offerings and broaden its footprint across construction and facilities markets.

Wellspring Acquires IP Pragmatics

February 2, 2023

Consulting

Wellspring, a portfolio company of Resurgens Technology Partners, has acquired IP Pragmatics to create an end-to-end tech transfer and IP management offering combining Wellspring's software with IP Pragmatics' professional services. The deal integrates IP Pragmatics into Wellspring Europe (with founder Rupert Osborn becoming Managing Director, Wellspring Europe) and aims to expand Wellspring's services capability for universities, research institutions and government clients worldwide.