NorthEdge Acquires Majority Stake in Cezanne HR

NorthEdge Acquires Oak Engage from Maven

June 30, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

UK private equity firm NorthEdge has acquired Newcastle-based employee engagement SaaS provider Oak Engage from Maven, marking an exit for Maven's investor funds and delivering a reported 2.1x return. NorthEdge said the investment will be used to accelerate Oak Engage’s growth by investing in its commercial team, go-to-market strategy, systems and product capabilities to capitalise on rising demand for employee engagement tools among mid-to-enterprise customers.

Phenom Acquires EDGE

February 21, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Phenom has acquired EDGE, a resource management and talent mobility platform, to strengthen its AI-powered workforce intelligence and resource planning capabilities. The acquisition adds advanced resource planning and talent mobility functionality to Phenom’s Intelligent Talent Experience platform, targeting professional services firms and global capability centers.

GrowthCurve Capital Acquires Netchex

June 7, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

GrowthCurve Capital, a private equity firm, has acquired Netchex, a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) and payroll software provider, from affiliates of Primus Capital. The investment will support Netchex’s AI and data analytics strategy, new product development, and expansion into new markets; financial terms were not disclosed.

NorthEdge Acquires Meet (Management Buyout)

September 9, 2021

Staffing & HR

NorthEdge has backed a primary management buyout of Meet, a life-sciences talent acquisition and recruitment business. The investment will support Meet's global growth, hiring plans and M&A-driven expansion while founder and CEO Hannah Donaldson remains in leadership.

Blackstone Acquires Majority Stake in HealthEdge Software

April 9, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Funds managed by Blackstone, led by its growth equity team, have acquired a majority stake in HealthEdge Software, a provider of cloud-native Core Administrative Processing Systems (CAPS) for health payors. Blackstone said it will support HealthEdge’s expansion and product development; terms were not disclosed.

NorthEdge Capital Invests in CMAP

January 7, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

NorthEdge Capital has made a multi-million pound growth investment in CMAP, a Wilmslow-based SaaS company that provides cloud-based project management software. The funding will support product development, scale the team (currently ~50 employees) and accelerate CMAP's expansion in the US and other international markets.