Marlin Equity Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Aldon Computer Group

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 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 Equity Partners Invests in ABBYY

May 19, 2021

Software

Marlin Equity Partners completed a growth equity investment in ABBYY PLC, a leading provider of intelligent document processing (IDP) and document intelligence solutions. The investment will support ABBYY's next phase of growth—accelerating product development (including Vantage and Timeline), expanding market reach, and scaling enterprise adoption across industries such as financial services, healthcare and government.

Marlin Equity Partners Acquires Heimdal Security

March 5, 2020

Cybersecurity

Marlin Equity Partners has acquired Heimdal Security, a Copenhagen-based provider of cloud-based cybersecurity solutions. Marlin said it will support Heimdal's next phase of growth by enhancing the product offering, accelerating international expansion, and leveraging its operational resources to grow the subscription-based platform.

Marlin Equity Partners Acquires Clarus Commerce

July 8, 2019

Marketing & Advertising

Marlin Equity Partners has completed the acquisition of Clarus Commerce, a provider of premium subscription loyalty programs and a technology platform for retailers. The transaction was made alongside Clarus management with minority investment from Norwest Venture Partners; Marlin said it will support product investment, partnerships and accelerated growth.

Marlin Equity Partners Acquires Inkling Systems

February 13, 2018

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners has completed the acquisition of Inkling Systems, an enterprise SaaS platform for field workforce operations and knowledge delivery. Marlin said it will support Inkling's management team to accelerate growth and expand the company's presence within key verticals such as retail and franchised businesses.