Utilligent Merges with Quantitative Business Analytics (QBA)

E Source Acquires Utilligent

September 18, 2023

Consulting

E Source, a utility market intelligence and solution services platform backed by Align Capital Partners, has acquired Utilligent, an operations and technology management consulting firm serving electric, gas, and water utilities. The add-on expands E Source's capabilities in smart infrastructure, data transformation, program execution, and customer engagement, and increases E Source's headcount by roughly 30%.

SmartBear Acquires QMetry

December 3, 2024

Software

SmartBear has acquired QMetry, an AI-enabled digital quality and test management platform, to expand SmartBear Test Hub's capabilities and accelerate AI-driven test management. The acquisition strengthens SmartBear's reach into regulated end markets (healthcare, finance, government) and deepens its AI and test-management product offerings.

Qlik Acquires Talend to Expand Data Integration, Quality, and Governance Capabilities

May 16, 2023

Data & Analytics

Qlik has completed its acquisition of Talend, combining Qlik’s analytics and integration capabilities with Talend’s data transformation, quality, and governance solutions. The deal creates a broader, end-to-end data and analytics platform aimed at helping enterprises access, trust, and act on business-ready data.

Quisitive Sells BankCard USA to BUSA Acquisition Co.

March 27, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Quisitive Technology Solutions has entered into an agreement to sell its BankCard USA Merchant Services business to BUSA Acquisition Co., a Nevada entity backed by a consortium of BankCard employees and third‑party investors, for US$40.0 million plus other consideration and settlement of prior earnout obligations. The transaction is a divestiture intended to simplify Quisitive into a pure‑play Microsoft Cloud and AI provider, reduce debt and improve its pro forma adjusted EBITDA; the acquiror secured senior secured financing from WhiteHorse Capital to fund the deal.

Upland Software Acquires BA Insight

February 24, 2022

Software

Upland Software, a publicly traded provider of cloud-based knowledge and content management software, has acquired BA Insight, a provider of enterprise search solutions. The acquisition (approximately $33.4M cash plus a $0.6M holdback) expands Upland's knowledge management portfolio by adding enterprise search and AI-driven search capabilities and is expected to be immediately accretive to Adjusted EBITDA.

Qualus Acquires ADM Associates

July 16, 2025

Energy

Qualus Corporation has acquired ADM Associates LLC, a leading U.S. energy research and EM&V firm. The deal expands Qualus' energy-efficiency, program evaluation, energy modeling, data science and software development capabilities to better serve utilities, government agencies and commercial clients across the U.S. and Canada.