Constant Contact Acquires CardStar, Inc.

Constant Contact Acquires SharpSpring

June 22, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Constant Contact, backed by Clearlake Capital and Siris Capital, agreed to acquire SharpSpring in an all-cash transaction valued at about $240 million (approximately $17.10 per share), with the deal announced June 22, 2021 and closed September 1, 2021. The acquisition integrates SharpSpring's marketing automation and lead management capabilities into Constant Contact's SMB-focused digital marketing platform to expand CRM and automation offerings and cross-sell across Constant Contact's customer base.

Constant Contact Acquires Txtify Technologies' Business

October 10, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Constant Contact has acquired the business of Txtify Technologies to add mobile-first lead generation microsites and survey capabilities to its marketing platform. The acquisition expands Constant Contact's ability to help small businesses convert social media engagement into owned contacts and revenue; Txtify co-founders John Stewart and Eric Dewhirst will join Constant Contact to lead integration of the technology.

Blackhawk Network Acquires CashStar for $175 Million

August 31, 2017

Payments & Fintech

Blackhawk Network Inc. acquired CashStar Inc., a Portland-based provider of gift card commerce solutions, for approximately $175 million in cash. The deal strengthens Blackhawk's position in the first-party digital gift card market and is expected to be earnings neutral in fiscal 2017 and accretive in 2018 after synergies.

Constant Contact Acquires Moosend from Sitecore

June 6, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Constant Contact has acquired Moosend, the email marketing and automation platform, from Sitecore to strengthen its presence in Europe and complement its SaaS marketing product suite. The deal will allow investment in Moosend's product portfolio and expand Constant Contact's capabilities for serving small businesses and marketing teams internationally; terms were not disclosed.

Welocalize Acquires SearchStar

June 12, 2019

Marketing & Advertising

Welocalize has acquired SearchStar, a Bath-based digital media buying and analytics agency, to deepen its digital marketing performance capabilities, including paid search, programmatic media buying, and analytics. The acquisition integrates SearchStar with Welocalize’s multilingual content and data transformation platform to better serve clients running global, multilingual digital campaigns.

Persistent Systems Acquires Starfish Associates

July 3, 2024

Software

Persistent Systems acquired New Jersey–based Starfish Associates to expand its AI-driven contact center and unified communications capabilities. The deal (reported at approximately $20.7 million) brings Starfish’s enterprise communications automation platform and integration expertise into Persistent’s digital engineering and AI automation offering to better serve large enterprise clients and Fortune 500 customers.