TELUS Acquires Blacksmith Applications from Strattam Capital for $275M

Blacksmith Applications Acquires T-Pro Solutions

January 29, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Blacksmith Applications, a Strattam Capital-backed SaaS provider of trade promotion management software, has acquired T-Pro Solutions of Columbus, Ohio to add trade promotion optimization and predictive analytics capabilities. Blacksmith will retain the T-Pro brand, name T-Pro CEO Terry Ziegler as General Manager of the T-Pro product division, and invest in product enhancements to expand its end-to-end trade promotion and optimization offering.

Blacksmith Applications Acquires TABS Analytics

December 15, 2020

Data & Analytics

Blacksmith Applications, a Strattam-backed SaaS provider of trade promotion management and revenue management solutions, has acquired TABS Analytics, a technology-enabled analytics and shopper-insights firm. The deal combines Blacksmith's trade promotion software with TABS' data science, virtual shopper research and category management capabilities to expand revenue-management and analytics offerings for CPG and retail clients.

Blacksmith Applications Acquires Food Sales Enablers

September 1, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Blacksmith Applications, a SaaS provider of trade promotion management and optimization software, has acquired Food Sales Enablers (FSE) of Buffalo, New York to combine trade management, promotion optimization and sales enablement for CPG manufacturers. Blacksmith will retain the FSE brand and application as its principal CRM/sales enablement platform; FSE CEO Rick Heavern will join Blacksmith as General Manager of the Food Sales Enablers product division. Blacksmith is backed by Strattam Capital.

Bell Acquires Stratejm and CloudKettle

July 9, 2024

IT Services

Bell has acquired Canadian technical services firms Stratejm and CloudKettle Inc., adding managed cybersecurity and Salesforce professional services to its capabilities. Both businesses will join Bell's group of companies and report into FX Innovation to strengthen Bell's cloud, security and AI-powered enterprise offerings.

TELUS Corporation Acquires TELUS Digital

October 31, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

TELUS Corporation completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of TELUS Digital for US$4.50 per share (approximately US$539 million aggregate consideration), taking TELUS Digital private and making TELUS the 100% owner. The deal is intended to accelerate integration of AI-powered digital customer experience, SaaS capabilities and cross‑company growth opportunities across TELUS’ telecommunications, health, agriculture and consumer goods businesses while delivering operational synergies.

CTI Group Acquires Silverchip

July 6, 2022

Software

CTI Group, an LDC-backed digital transformation group headquartered in Manchester, has acquired mobile app and bespoke software agency Silverchip. The acquisition adds mobile app expertise to CTI’s full-service offering and is CTI’s first deal since securing a £25m investment from PE firm LDC, supporting the group’s acquisitive growth strategy.