Persistent Systems Acquires Starfish Associates

Starfish Partners Acquires HireMinds

July 17, 2025

Staffing & HR

Starfish Partners, an investment and ownership platform for specialized executive search firms, has acquired HireMinds, a Boston-based executive search firm founded in 1998 with expertise in marketing, communications, life sciences, and finance & accounting recruitment. The acquisition brings HireMinds into the Starfish Partners family to expand capabilities, geographic reach, and resources across high-growth sectors.

StarFish Medical Acquires Omnica Corporation

November 4, 2024

Medical Devices

StarFish Medical, a North American medical device development firm, has acquired Omnica Corporation, a 40-year-old medical device design and engineering company based in Irvine, California. The acquisition expands StarFish's West Coast footprint and adds Omnica's prototyping, engineering and regulatory capabilities while retaining Omnica's existing team.

Littlefish Acquires Storm Technology

August 5, 2024

IT Services

Littlefish, a PE-backed UK managed IT and cyber services provider, has acquired Storm Technology, an Ireland-based Microsoft-focused digital solutions consultancy. The deal expands Littlefish's Microsoft solution capabilities and strengthens its presence in the UK and Irish markets.

Persistent Acquires Software Corporation International (SCI) and Affiliate Fusion360

September 29, 2021

Payments & Fintech

Persistent Systems acquired Software Corporation International (SCI) and its affiliate Fusion360, adding a dedicated payments business unit and expanding its cloud and payments capabilities. The deal brings deep payments domain expertise and IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) application capabilities into Persistent's global digital engineering and enterprise modernization services.

Sangoma Technologies Acquires Star2Star Communications

January 29, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Sangoma Technologies Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire StarBlue Inc. (dba Star2Star Communications) for approximately US$437 million in a transaction consisting of US$105 million cash and 110 million Sangoma common shares. The deal expands Sangoma's cloud communications and CaaS capabilities, adding roughly $107 million of recurring revenue and positioning the combined company as a top-tier cloud communications provider.

Constant Contact Acquires CardStar, Inc.

January 19, 2012

Marketing & Advertising

Constant Contact, Inc. acquired Boston-based CardStar, Inc., a mobile loyalty platform with over two million users, to expand its mobile, loyalty, and consumer capabilities for small-business marketing. CardStar's employees, including founders Andy Miller and Danny Espinoza, joined Constant Contact; financial terms were not disclosed.