Byggfakta Group Acquires NBS from LDC and RIBA

Stirling Square, TA Associates and Macquarie Capital Complete Buyout of Byggfakta

January 5, 2024

Data & Analytics

A consortium of private investors — Stirling Square, TA Associates and Macquarie Capital (via Giant BidCo) — has completed a recommended public offer to acquire Byggfakta, taking the Swedish construction data and software company private. Byggfakta, headquartered in Ljusdal, Sweden, serves over 50,000 customers, has more than 2,000 employees and will be positioned to accelerate international growth and strategic M&A under the consortium's ownership.

BuildTec Software Group Acquires SORBA EDV AG

August 26, 2024

Software

BuildTec Software Group, a European construction-software platform backed by funds advised by BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital (and supported by VIA Equity), has acquired SORBA EDV AG, a St. Gallen–based provider of modular construction ERP software. The deal adds SORBA’s roughly 80+ employees and more than 2,500 Swiss construction customers to the BuildTec platform and is intended to accelerate growth and cross-border expansion in Switzerland and the wider DACH region.

RIB Group Acquires Majority Stake in Building Systems Design (BSD SpecLink)

June 6, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

RIB Group (RIB Software SE) has acquired a majority ownership stake in Building Systems Design, Inc. (BSD), the provider of BSD SpecLink specification software and SpecLink Cloud. The deal is intended to accelerate cloud-based BIM integration, expand BSD's international reach and advance digital capabilities across the construction industry; BSD's leadership team will remain in place and Caltius Structured Capital will no longer be involved.

LDC Invests in Building Cost Information Service (BCIS)

June 13, 2022

Data & Analytics

LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has taken an investment stake in the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), enabling BCIS to become an independent company while the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) retains a minority share. The funding will support further investment in BCIS's technology platform, data assets and online services to enhance its cost benchmarking and valuation offerings for the construction, facilities management and insurance sectors.

TIBCO Software Acquires Information Builders (ibi)

January 5, 2021

Software

TIBCO Software Inc. has completed its acquisition of Information Builders, Inc. (ibi), adding ibi’s data management and analytics capabilities — including the WebFOCUS platform — to TIBCO’s Connected Intelligence portfolio. The deal, announced in October 2020 and closed in early January 2021, is intended to broaden TIBCO’s analytics and data integration offerings and accelerate customers' data-driven transformation.

Abacus Group Acquires Tribeca Technology Group

June 18, 2024

IT Services

Abacus Group, a global managed IT and cybersecurity provider for financial services, has acquired UK-based Tribeca Technology Group to strengthen its presence in the United Kingdom and expand capabilities in the financial MSP market. The deal will allow Abacus to extend its abacusFlex platform and cybersecurity services to Tribeca clients while scaling resources and maintaining continuity of service for existing customers.