TA Associates Acquires smartTrade Technologies; Hg and Keensight Exit
April 3, 2025
TA Associates has completed a strategic investment to acquire the stake in smartTrade Technologies, with CEO David Vincent and the management team investing alongside TA. Keensight Capital has sold its entire stake and Hg has fully exited its majority investment; TA's backing will support product innovation (including AI), geographic expansion and continued SaaS growth.
- Buyers
- TA Associates, David Vincent and the smartTrade management team
- Targets
- smartTrade Technologies
- Sellers
- Keensight Capital, Hg
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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