Longshore Capital Partners Invests in DemandTec
September 4, 2025
Longshore Capital Partners completed a strategic growth investment in DemandTec, the AI-powered retail pricing and merchandising software provider, establishing DemandTec as an independent, PE-backed company. The transaction (reported as a sale of the DemandTec business by Acoustic, L.P.) positions DemandTec to accelerate its AI and product investments, expand commercial reach, and deepen leadership in pricing, promotions, markdown optimization and trade fund management for retailers and CPGs.
- Buyers
- Longshore Capital Partners
- Targets
- DemandTec
- Sellers
- Acoustic, L.P.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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