Limelight Networks (Edgio) Acquires Yahoo's Edgecast

Clearlake-Backed Cornerstone Acquires EdCast

May 16, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Cornerstone OnDemand, a cloud-based talent management software provider backed by Clearlake Capital, has completed its acquisition of EdCast, a learning experience platform (LXP) provider. The deal combines Cornerstone's LMS and talent management capabilities with EdCast's AI-powered skills engine and content marketplace to create a unified, platform-agnostic people growth experience for customers worldwide.

GI Partners Acquires Controlling Interest in LightEdge

September 14, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

GI Partners, through its GI Data Infrastructure Fund, has acquired a controlling interest in LightEdge, a Des Moines–based provider of colocation, cloud and managed services. The investment—sourced from GI Partners’ data infrastructure strategy—will support LightEdge’s growth and expand its cloud and colocation capabilities; LightEdge was previously majority‑owned by The Anschutz Corporation.

Lightcast Acquires Gazelle

April 12, 2023

Data & Analytics

Lightcast, a KKR-backed labor market data and analytics provider, has acquired Montreal-based business intelligence platform Gazelle (Gazelle.ai). The acquisition will integrate Gazelle's company-level predictive AI and business data into Lightcast's labor analytics products to expand capabilities for economic developers, commercial real estate brokers, and corporate sales teams; financial terms were not disclosed.

MarketAxess Acquires LiquidityEdge

November 4, 2019

Financial Services

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. completed the acquisition of LiquidityEdge on November 1, 2019 for approximately $150 million (about $100 million cash plus 146,450 shares of MarketAxess common stock). The purchase adds an electronic U.S. Treasuries marketplace and broker-dealer capabilities to MarketAxess' fixed-income trading platform, expanding its treasury trading and hedging capabilities for institutional clients and dealers.

NetSpark Acquires Helios Solutions Group and Edge Insights

January 19, 2026

Telecommunications

NetSpark IP & Telecom completed its ninth and tenth acquisitions with the purchases of Helios Solutions Group (Chicago, Illinois) and Edge Insights (Wyomissing, Pennsylvania). The deals expand NetSpark's national telecom and managed-services platform, deepen partner and marketplace relationships, and retain employees and founders to support integration and continued customer service.

Ribbon Communications Acquires Edgewater Networks

June 25, 2018

Telecommunications

Ribbon Communications has signed an agreement to acquire Edgewater Networks, a provider of Network Edge Orchestration and SD-WAN/edge devices, for an aggregate purchase price of $110 million in cash, deferred payments and stock. The deal expands Ribbon’s core-to-edge portfolio (including SBCs, SD-WAN and analytics), is expected to be immediately accretive, and positions Ribbon as a market leader in enterprise Session Border Controllers and network edge orchestration.