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BILL Acquires Finmark

November 3, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

BILL (Bill.com) has acquired Finmark, a provider of financial planning and analysis and cash‑flow forecasting software for small and midsize businesses. The acquisition adds FP&A, planning and cash‑flow analytics capabilities to BILL’s financial operations platform to help SMBs and accounting firms gain deeper, real‑time insight into cash flow and forecasting.

Amount Acquires Linear Financial Technologies

February 1, 2022

Payments & Fintech

Amount, a Chicago-based banking technology provider, has acquired Linear Financial Technologies to expand its small business and loan origination capabilities. Linear will rebrand as Amount Small Business, with Linear CEO Sam Graziano joining Amount's executive team to lead the unit and the combined business operating roughly 600 employees across several U.S. offices.

Volaris Group Acquires Sunrise Software

April 26, 2022

Software

Volaris Group, an operating group of Constellation Software, has acquired Sunrise Software, a London-based provider of service management software and related services. Sunrise will join the Volaris portfolio to benefit from Volaris' operational framework and support while continuing to serve IT, HR and MSP customers with its configurable service management platform.

Ballard & Brown Acquires Sunrise Mechanical; Columbia Pacific Business Finance Provides $21M Loan

January 16, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Independent sponsor Ballard & Brown acquired Sunrise Mechanical / Sunrise Service, a Henderson, Nevada-based residential HVAC installer and service provider. Columbia Pacific's Business Finance strategy provided a $21 million senior secured term loan to support the acquisition; Sunrise has operated for 30 years and employs more than 150 people.

Booksy Acquires Genbook

September 7, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Booksy, the appointment booking platform, acquired Genbook, a cloud-based scheduling and business-management solution for salons and wellness providers. The deal expands Booksy's US merchant base and product capabilities by migrating Genbook service providers onto Booksy's marketplace and integrating Genbook's scheduling tools.

Stripe Acquires Lemon Squeezy

July 26, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Stripe has acquired Lemon Squeezy, a four-year-old payments and merchant-of-record platform that serves SaaS and digital-product businesses. Terms were not disclosed; Lemon Squeezy — a ~13-person startup that surpassed $1M ARR within nine months of launch — will help Stripe scale merchant-of-record selling and related billing/tax capabilities.