MariaDB Acquires GridGain Systems

MariaDB plc Acquires SkySQL Inc.

August 30, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

MariaDB plc has acquired SkySQL Inc., bringing the AI-powered, serverless DBaaS product and entire SkySQL team back into the MariaDB portfolio. The move integrates SkySQL’s serverless, multi‑cloud and agentic AI capabilities into MariaDB Cloud to accelerate cloud deployments and expand MariaDB’s managed database and GenAI tooling.

MariaDB Acquires Codership Oy (Galera Cluster)

June 1, 2025

Software

MariaDB plc has acquired Finnish-based Codership Oy and its Galera Cluster synchronous replication product, bringing the core Galera team into MariaDB to deepen high-availability and replication capabilities within the MariaDB Enterprise Platform. The acquisition strengthens MariaDB's European engineering and support capabilities and accelerates product innovation around high-availability, zero data loss replication for enterprise customers.

MariaDB Acquires CubeWerx

August 18, 2022

Software

MariaDB Corporation has acquired CubeWerx, a geospatial software specialist, to add cloud-native, scalable geospatial capabilities to its managed cloud service SkySQL. The acquisition will let MariaDB offer OGC standards-based REST APIs and tiered storage for large raster and vector geospatial datasets, expanding its developer-focused cloud database feature set.

K1 (Meridian BidCo) Acquires MariaDB plc

September 10, 2024

Software

Meridian BidCo LLC, an affiliate of K1 Investment Management, completed a tender offer to acquire MariaDB plc for $0.55 per share, acquiring 88.7% of the issued share capital and issuing compulsory acquisition notices to purchase remaining shares. Following the acquisition, K1 intends to delist MariaDB from the NYSE and has announced new leadership to accelerate product innovation and enterprise growth.

Aspen Technology Acquires Open Grid Systems

November 4, 2024

Software

Aspen Technology entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Open Grid Systems Limited, a provider of network model management technology for utilities. The integration is intended to expand AspenTech’s Digital Grid Management suite with model-driven capabilities to help utilities better manage and scale grid model data for transmission and distribution operations and resiliency, subject to regulatory approvals and expected to close before the end of 2024.

MiQ Acquires AirGrid

November 3, 2022

Data & Analytics

MiQ, the programmatic media partner, has acquired UK-based AirGrid, a privacy-first, edge-powered audience platform that enables cookieless audience creation and activation for publishers and marketers. The acquisition adds machine-learning driven, publisher-focused identity and activation capabilities to MiQ's cookieless product suite and follows MiQ's recent PE investment from Bridgepoint.