Ideagen Acquires Qualtrax

Ideagen Acquires EQMS Provider Qualsys for £15.6m

August 10, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Ideagen Plc has acquired EQMS provider Qualsys for £15.6 million. Qualsys, a Sheffield-based electronic quality management software company with more than 50 employees and customers across pharmaceuticals, healthcare and manufacturing, will be integrated into Ideagen's Q-Pulse product family to strengthen its EQMS and QHSE cloud offering.

Ideagen Acquires Qadex

January 19, 2023

Software

Ideagen has acquired Qadex, a Leicestershire-based supply chain mapping company that supports food safety and traceability. The acquisition (Ideagen Qadex) expands Ideagen's food quality and safety capabilities and brings Qadex's software — used by over 16,000 food producers — into Ideagen's global portfolio.

Hg Acquires Ideagen

July 8, 2022

Software

Hg, a software-focused private equity firm, has agreed to acquire Ideagen plc, a Nottingham-based provider of regulatory and compliance software, following shareholder approval. Ideagen has delisted from the London Stock Exchange AIM and will receive investment from Hg to accelerate product, technology and talent investment and support further acquisitions; Chris Bayne is set to join Ideagen’s board.

Hexagon AB Acquires ETQ

February 25, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Hexagon AB acquired ETQ, a Massachusetts-based provider of SaaS quality (QMS), EHS and compliance management software, for $1.2 billion in cash on a debt- and cash-free basis. ETQ—headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts with ~185 employees and expected 2022 revenue of ~$75M—will join Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division to accelerate Hexagon’s cloud journey and expand its quality-management capabilities across manufacturing and regulated industries.

Ideagen Acquires SafetyStratus

October 2, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Ideagen has acquired SafetyStratus, a Plano, Texas–based provider of enterprise EHS software focused on chemical management, hazardous waste, radiation and biosafety. The acquisition adds specialized chemical management capabilities to Ideagen's EHSQ portfolio, expanding its offerings to life sciences, healthcare, higher education and regulated manufacturing customers.

Ideagen Acquires Reactec

August 19, 2025

Industrial Services

Ideagen has acquired Reactec, a UK provider of wearable worker-safety devices and cloud-based analytics, to strengthen its environmental health and safety (EHS) and compliance product suite. The deal integrates Reactec's wearable monitoring hardware and analytics into Ideagen's software portfolio to give customers proactive tools for managing vibration, dust, noise and proximity hazards across high-risk industries.