ZMC Makes Strategic Investment in CommentSold

DATA Communications Management Corp. Acquires Zavy Limited

November 4, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

DATA Communications Management Corp. (DCM) has acquired 100% of the shares of Zavy Limited, a New Zealand–based SaaS provider of social media analytics and social listening, in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition expands DCM’s martech capabilities and provides Zavy with access to DCM’s large North American client base to accelerate growth in that market.

CommentSold Acquires Social Retail Success (SRS)

March 23, 2022

Data & Analytics

CommentSold, the Huntsville-based live and social commerce platform, has acquired Social Retail Success (SRS), an advanced business analytics suite designed for retailers on the CommentSold platform. The acquisition brings SRS founder Tim Gallagher into CommentSold as Director of Retail Strategy and adds enhanced BI and reporting capabilities to help merchants optimize sales, inventory and customer lifetime value.

CommentSold Acquires Vizzlie

January 5, 2022

E-Commerce

CommentSold, the live and social commerce platform based in Huntsville, Alabama, has acquired Vizzlie, a social media message customization and scheduling tool. The acquisition integrates Vizzlie’s post/comment scheduling and messaging templates into CommentSold’s platform to help SMB retailers automate and personalize marketing across Facebook and Instagram; Vizzlie CEO Ryan Barnard will join CommentSold in a senior leadership role. Terms were not disclosed.

Permira Invests in CommentSold

August 18, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Permira made a strategic investment in CommentSold, a Huntsville-based live and social commerce SaaS platform, with previous investor ZMC exiting its position. The funding will be used to accelerate product and geographic expansion as CommentSold scales its live-selling platform for thousands of SMB retailers.

Insight Partners Makes Strategic Investment in CommerceHub

December 2, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Insight Partners made a strategic growth investment in CommerceHub to accelerate the company’s platform innovation and expand its digital supply chain solutions. CommerceHub — an e-commerce enablement SaaS provider serving thousands of retailers, brands and distributors — will continue to be supported by existing investors GTCR and Sycamore Partners.

ZMC Acquires Controlling Stake in IT Renew

November 2, 2017

IT Services

Affiliates of private equity firm ZMC acquired a controlling stake in IT Renew, a Silicon Valley–headquartered data center decommissioning and IT lifecycle management provider. The investment is intended to support IT Renew’s continued innovation in data security and data center lifecycle management, with Aidin Aghamiri named CEO and founder Mostafa Aghamiri remaining as Chairman.