Wunderkind Acquires SmarterHQ

Cornerstone OnDemand Acquires SkyHive's Skills-Intelligence Capabilities

May 22, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Cornerstone OnDemand acquired the workforce skills intelligence capabilities and team from SkyHive Technologies Holdings Inc., integrating SkyHive's AI-powered skills platform and labor-market data into Cornerstone Galaxy. The deal expands Cornerstone's reskilling and talent-intelligence capabilities, adding predictive labor-market insights, automated job architecture management, and domain experts to accelerate customers' skills-based workforce transformation.

Cornerstone Advisors Acquires BankSmart

July 12, 2023

Professional Services

Cornerstone Advisors, a management and technology consultancy for banks, credit unions and fintechs, has acquired BankSmart, a boutique consulting firm specializing in bank operations, vendor selection, project management and payments. Cornerstone said it will integrate BankSmart’s team and its "SmartKits" operational tools into Cornerstone’s product suite to expand services and deliver new products to community-focused financial institutions nationwide.

WNS Acquires The Smart Cube and OptiBuy to Bolster Procurement and Analytics Capabilities

December 16, 2022

IT Services

WNS (Holdings) Limited has acquired London-based The Smart Cube and Warsaw-based OptiBuy to strengthen its procurement, supply chain analytics, and procurement platform implementation capabilities. The Smart Cube deal was valued at $125.0 million (including earn-outs) and adds ~800 employees and analytics platform capabilities; OptiBuy was purchased for €30.0 million (including earn-outs) and brings ~90 employees and European procurement platform expertise.

SmartBug Media Acquires Worth eCommerce

June 9, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

SmartBug Media has acquired Worth eCommerce, a Portland-based digital marketing agency that specializes in email and SMS marketing for e-commerce clients. The acquisition adds B2C e-commerce marketing capabilities and a Klaviyo platinum partner to SmartBug's inbound marketing and HubSpot-focused services, and Worth will continue operating under its name as a SmartBug Media company with a remote-first model.

NPM Capital Acquires Futurewhiz from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

December 24, 2020

Education

NPM Capital has acquired a majority stake in Futurewhiz, the parent company of Squla, WRTS and Scoyo, from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. The Amsterdam-based education technology group (about 70 employees) operates online learning platforms across the Netherlands, Germany and Poland; NPM says the investment will support Futurewhiz's domestic and international growth ambitions.

NexTag Acquires Product Recommendation Engine Wize

July 13, 2010

E-Commerce

NexTag, the San Mateo-based comparison shopping site, acquired Wize, a Burlingame-based product recommendation research engine, to integrate review content and improve shopping recommendations for consumers. Wize will retain its Burlingame offices and management team, with CEO Tom Patterson reporting to NexTag leadership; financial terms were not disclosed.