Marlin Equity Partners Acquires Clarus Commerce

Marlin Equity Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Cloud Technology Solutions Group (CTS & CloudM)

January 9, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in Cloud Technology Solutions Group (CTS & CloudM). NorthEdge Capital sold the majority stake but has reinvested and will remain a minority shareholder; Marlin will work with management to scale CTS's Google Cloud professional and managed services and to grow CloudM's Workspace/M365 migration and management software across EMEA.

Marlin Equity Partners Makes Growth Equity Investment in The Marcura Group

March 14, 2022

Software

Marlin Equity Partners has signed a definitive agreement to make a growth equity investment in The Marcura Group, a Dubai‑headquartered vertical software, data intelligence and payments platform serving the maritime industry. The investment will support Marcura’s product expansion and drive organic and inorganic growth; the transaction remains subject to regulatory clearances and customary closing conditions.

Marlin Equity Partners Makes Growth Investment in CE Broker

January 12, 2022

Healthcare Services

Marlin Equity Partners completed a significant growth investment in CE Broker, a provider of continuing education management and license verification software for the healthcare sector. The investment is intended to accelerate CE Broker's Clear To Work platform growth (including CE Broker and EverCheck) and support product and go-to-market expansion; financial terms were not disclosed.

Marlin Equity Partners Completes Majority Growth Investment in Linnworks

September 29, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners completed a majority-control, growth investment in Linnworks Ltd, a Chichester-based e-commerce enablement and automation software platform. Linnworks provides multichannel listings, order, inventory and shipping management and processes over $9 billion in gross merchandise value annually; Robert W. Baird acted as financial advisor to Linnworks.

Marlin-backed Clarus Commerce Acquires PrizeLogic

September 9, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Clarus Commerce, a Marlin Equity Partners portfolio company, has acquired PrizeLogic to combine loyalty, rebate and digital engagement capabilities and deliver an end-to-end loyalty suite for major brands and retailers. The deal brings PrizeLogic's Engage platform and first-party CDP together with Clarus's loyalty services to expand capabilities, deepen data assets and accelerate growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

Marlin Equity Partners Acquires Puzzel

May 6, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners has completed the acquisition of Puzzel, an Oslo-based provider of cloud-based contact center (CCaaS) software. Marlin said it will partner with Puzzel's management to scale the business, invest in product functionality (including AI capabilities) and expand the company's geographic presence.