XTEL Acquires Perfect Category from Kantar Group

Provident Acquisition Corp. Completes Business Combination with Perfect Corp.

October 28, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Provident Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, completed its business combination with Perfect Corp., a provider of AR and AI SaaS solutions for the beauty and fashion industries. The combined company will operate as Perfect Corp. and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols PERF and PERF WS on October 31, 2022, providing the company access to public capital to expand its AR/AI SaaS offerings and industry coverage.

Capacity Acquires Textel

January 19, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Capacity, an AI-powered support automation platform, acquired Textel, a cloud-based business texting platform, to add AI-enabled two-way SMS capabilities to its product suite. Textel will operate as a subsidiary and remain headquartered in St. Louis, with the terms of the transaction kept confidential.

Xtel Communications Acquires Global Telecom (GTB)

December 19, 2022

Telecommunications

Xtel Communications has acquired Global Telecom (GTB), a Maryland-based CLEC and longstanding VoIP/UCaaS provider, expanding Xtel's footprint into the Baltimore–DC–VA region. The acquisition adds GTB's VoIP, UCaaS and managed security capabilities and customer relationships in healthcare, legal and government verticals to Xtel's telecom, cloud and cybersecurity portfolio.

TransPerfect Acquires Webcertain Group Ltd.

August 24, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

TransPerfect has acquired Webcertain Group Ltd., a York- and Barcelona-based international digital marketing agency. The acquisition strengthens TransPerfect’s TPT Digital division by adding Webcertain’s SEO, SEM, social media and international content capabilities to support global B2B clients; financial terms were not disclosed.

iQSTEL Acquires 51% Stake in QXTEL

January 23, 2024

Telecommunications

iQSTEL Inc. has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 51% of the capital stock of QXTEL, a wholesale telecommunications provider with offices across Miami, London, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Belgrade and Dubai. Management said the deal nearly doubles iQSTEL's revenue, brings new wholesale carrier customers and executive talent, and will be integrated to drive operating efficiencies and margin expansion.

Simpli.fi Acquires Bidtellect

March 13, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Simpli.fi has completed its acquisition of Bidtellect, a contextual and native demand-side platform, combining Bidtellect’s contextual/native advertising capabilities with Simpli.fi’s programmatic CTV, mobile, and display solutions to create a unified omnichannel advertising platform. The deal strengthens Simpli.fi’s product capabilities for agencies, brands, and media companies; Simpli.fi is backed by private equity firms Blackstone and GTCR.