Watermark Acquires Aviso Retention

Advarra Acquires Watermark Research Partners

July 20, 2021

Healthcare Services

Advarra has acquired Watermark Research Partners, a specialist provider of independent data safety monitoring board (DSMB), data monitoring committee (DMC) and endpoint adjudication committee (EAC) services. The deal adds biostatistics, protocol endpoint design, and data safety monitoring capabilities to Advarra's integrated IRB/IBC and research oversight offerings and expands its global research oversight footprint.

Potomac Equity Partners Invests in Watermark Solutions

August 21, 2023

IT Services

Potomac Equity Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm, announced an investment in and strategic partnership with Watermark Solutions, LLC, a Houston-based provider of ERP business solutions, technology and hosting services. The investment will be used to accelerate Watermark’s growth by expanding its sales and customer service organization, enhancing technology capabilities and broadening its solutions and hosting offerings (including through its Apptrix subsidiary).

Vista Equity Partners Invests Growth Capital in AKUVO

September 18, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Vista Equity Partners has made a strategic growth capital investment in AKUVO to accelerate the company's AI-driven collections and credit risk management platform. The funding will support AKUVO's product roadmap and commercialization as it scales across banks, credit unions and fintech customers.

Workday Acquires Evisort

September 17, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Workday, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Evisort, an AI-native document intelligence and contract intelligence platform. The acquisition will integrate Evisort's AI-powered document intelligence into Workday's finance and HR suite to surface insights from unstructured documents and automate workflows across accounting, procurement, and HR.

Inktavo Acquires SignTracker

October 17, 2023

Software

Inktavo, a provider of software for branded-merchandise businesses, has acquired SignTracker, a management software platform for sign shops. The acquisition expands Inktavo's suite of vertical software solutions by adding SignTracker's project tracking, estimating, invoicing and CRM capabilities to better serve the signage market.

Ascent Technologies Acquires Waymark

February 8, 2024

Software

Ascent Technologies, a provider of AI-enabled regulatory compliance solutions, has acquired UK-based Waymark, a horizon scanning and compliance workflow provider. The deal—announced after Ascent's recent investment by Edgewater Equity Partners—integrates Waymark's horizon scanning capabilities into Ascent's obligations management platform to expand regulatory coverage across the US, EU and UK.