Questel Acquires Majority Stake in Brandstock

iQSTEL Acquires 51% Stake in QXTEL

January 23, 2024

Telecommunications

iQSTEL Inc. has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 51% of the capital stock of QXTEL, a wholesale telecommunications provider with offices across Miami, London, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Belgrade and Dubai. Management said the deal nearly doubles iQSTEL's revenue, brings new wholesale carrier customers and executive talent, and will be integrated to drive operating efficiencies and margin expansion.

NETSTOCK Acquires NETSTOCK Europe

July 13, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

NETSTOCK, a provider of cloud-based inventory planning and optimization software, has acquired NETSTOCK Europe to accelerate growth in the German-speaking market. NETSTOCK Europe, based in Dortmund, serves over 150 customers and manages more than $500 million of inventory via its SaaS demand-forecasting and inventory-optimization platform; founder Jörg Salomo will lead Sales and Business Development in Europe.

Questel Acquires NovumIP (Novagraaf and PAVIS)

March 8, 2021

Professional Services

Questel has signed an agreement to acquire NovumIP, the group formed by European IP services leaders Novagraaf and PAVIS, to expand its IP management and renewals capabilities. The deal is being financed by investors including Eurazeo Capital, IK Investment Partners and RAISE Investissement, with Paragon Fund III (an affiliate of NovumIP’s majority shareholder) participating as a financial investor in Questel.

Strattam Capital Makes Majority Growth Investment in NETSTOCK

October 14, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Strattam Capital completed a majority growth investment in NETSTOCK, a cloud-based inventory planning and optimization software provider, to accelerate the company’s expansion in North America. NETSTOCK’s founders remain significant owners, Tony Sinton will continue as CEO, and the platform serves over 1,600 customers across distribution, manufacturing and retail.

Questel Acquires Majority Stake in Yoomap

June 20, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Questel has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Yoomap, a Paris-based provider of open-innovation software. The deal expands Questel's intellectual property suite by integrating Yoomap's corporate/startup relationship and innovation management platform with Questel's IP search, analytics and services.

Questel Acquires Majority Stake in Concur IP

February 4, 2019

Legal Services

Questel has made a majority investment in Concur IP, an India- and U.S.-based intellectual property services firm known for patent drafting and standard-essential patent (SEP) expertise. The acquisition expands Questel’s end-to-end IP services offering by adding patent drafting, international filing and SEP/licensing capabilities while Concur IP’s co-CEOs Nitin Agrawal and Sachin Sinha will continue to lead the business.