Peoplesafe Acquires Canada-headquartered Ok Alone

SafetyCulture Acquires Lone Worker Safety App SHEQSY

April 5, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

SafetyCulture has acquired SHEQSY, a cloud-based lone worker safety app founded in 2017 by Hays Bailey. The acquisition integrates SHEQSY's mobile-first lone worker monitoring and duress features into SafetyCulture's workplace operations platform to accelerate SHEQSY's freemium offering and international expansion, particularly into the U.S. and Europe.

LoneTree Makes Growth Investment in Safety Plus

December 15, 2021

Professional Services

LoneTree, a New York-based growth capital firm, announced a significant growth investment in Safety Plus, a Mobile, Alabama-based provider of safety management, contractor management, and compliance software and services. The investment will fund strategic growth initiatives, platform innovation, and enable Safety Plus to pursue strategic M&A while supporting continued headcount and customer growth.

ECI Partners Makes Growth Investment in Send For Help (Peoplesafe)

May 29, 2019

Professional Services

ECI Partners has made an investment in Send For Help (now rebranded as Peoplesafe) to support the company's growth strategy and internationalisation. The lone worker protection provider operates brands including Skyguard, Peoplesafe and Guardian 24 and supplies personal safety devices, mobile apps and a 24/7 Alarm Receiving Centre to public-sector and corporate customers in the UK and Ireland.

Simplify Compliance Acquires BasicSafe

February 25, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Simplify Compliance, a Leeds Equity Partners–backed portfolio company, has acquired BasicSafe, a web-based EHS (environmental, health and safety) management software. The deal is an add-on to Simplify Compliance's BLR/EHS Hero safety platform and is intended to expand the company's EHS SaaS capabilities and product offering.

Totalmobile Acquires Lone Worker Solutions and Global Rostering System (GRS)

July 1, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

UK field-service software provider Totalmobile, backed by Horizon Capital, has acquired Lone Worker Solutions (LWS) and Software Enterprises (maker of the Global Rostering System, GRS). The acquisitions expand Totalmobile's SaaS FSM product suite—adding lone-worker safety and advanced rostering capabilities—and are expected to drive ~25% revenue growth and roughly a 30% increase in ARR.

Ekinops Acquires Olfeo

May 30, 2025

Cybersecurity

Ekinops has completed the acquisition of 100% of Olfeo's share capital through its holding company Oscar SAS, buying the cybersecurity software provider from its founding shareholders, financial investors and employee shareholders. The deal brings Olfeo's SSE/SASE web security capabilities (SaaS and on-premises) into Ekinops, adding ~60 employees, €6.3m ARR (2024) and over 500 customers to accelerate Ekinops' push to become a leading European network cybersecurity (SASE) player.