Senzing Acquires Placekey

Yext Acquires Places Scout

February 20, 2025

Data & Analytics

Yext has acquired Places Scout, a location intelligence and local search analytics platform, to deepen its competitive intelligence, benchmarking, and AI-driven insights for multi-location brands. The deal integrates Places Scout’s proprietary local search and reputation data into Yext’s digital presence platform to enhance visibility, benchmarking, and action-oriented recommendations at national and local levels.

Precisely Acquires PlaceIQ

January 19, 2022

Data & Analytics

Precisely, a global data integrity software company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PlaceIQ, a location data and technology provider used for marketing and business decisions. The deal expands Precisely’s data integrity portfolio with mobile location data to support advertising measurement, attribution, and broader enterprise data management offerings.

Insurity Acquires SpatialKey, Inc.

January 8, 2020

Data & Analytics

Insurity completed the acquisition of SpatialKey, Inc. (closed December 30, 2019) to expand its data and analytics capabilities for the property & casualty insurance market. The deal brings SpatialKey’s geospatial analytics, data enrichment and risk-intelligence solutions into Insurity’s cloud platform to enhance underwriting, exposure management and claims analytics; terms were not disclosed.

Rizing Acquires Transcend Spatial Solutions

August 19, 2019

IT Services

Rizing, LLC has acquired Transcend Spatial Solutions, a Charlotte-based GIS and LiDAR services firm, to integrate geospatial capabilities with Rizing's SAP enterprise asset management offerings. The acquisition, supported by Rizing's investment partner One Equity Partners, aims to expand geospatially-enabled EAM solutions across transportation, utilities and oil & gas customers.

Foursquare Acquires Placed from Snap Inc.

May 30, 2019

Data & Analytics

Foursquare has signed an agreement to acquire Placed from Snap Inc., adding Placed Attribution to Foursquare’s location technology product suite. The deal is supported by a $150 million investment in Foursquare led by The Raine Group to fund the acquisition and accelerate R&D; Placed founder David Shim will join Foursquare’s executive team.

KEYW Corporation Acquires Sensage, Inc.

September 13, 2012

Cybersecurity

KEYW Corporation announced it will acquire Sensage, Inc., a Redwood City-based provider of SIEM and event data warehousing software, to expand KEYW's commercial market opportunity and support its Project G Cyber Awareness and Response Platform. The transaction consideration is up to $34.5 million (cash and KEYW stock) and is expected to close in October 2012, subject to Sensage equity holder approval and customary closing conditions.