HealthTrust (and CoreTrust) Acquire EasiBuy

CoreTrust Acquires BuyQ to Expand into Charter and Private School Procurement

November 20, 2025

Education

CoreTrust has acquired BuyQ, a group purchasing organization serving charter and private schools, expanding CoreTrust’s procurement platform into a $22+ billion segment serving more than 4,000 schools. BuyQ will retain its brand and leadership (President Daniel Casselli; founders Marco and Christine Rafanelli remain involved) and the acquisition closed on November 18, 2025, with CoreTrust positioning the deal as a strategic entry into the K–12 charter and private school market.

CORE Business Technologies Acquires Secure Instant Payments and eGov Strategies

February 1, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

CORE Business Technologies acquired Utah-based Secure Instant Payments (SIP) and Indiana-based eGov Strategies LLC to expand its government-focused payment and citizen engagement offerings. The transactions bring payment facilitation, virtual terminal capabilities and web/content management solutions into CORE's SaaS-based revenue management platform, strengthening back-office integrations and digital experiences for local and state government clients.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Health-E Commerce from BPOC

June 18, 2024

E-Commerce

An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital has completed the acquisition of Health-E Commerce, the Dallas-based e-commerce retailer operating FSAstore.com, HSAstore.com and the Caring Mill private label. The majority stake in Health-E Commerce was previously held by BPOC (since 2019); H.I.G. will partner with management to expand product selection, telehealth services and technology integrations with third-party administrators to drive growth.

Entrust Acquires HyTrust

January 14, 2021

Cybersecurity

Entrust Corporation acquired HyTrust, Inc., a Mountain View–based provider of virtualized and multi‑cloud data encryption, key management, and cloud security posture management solutions. The acquisition adds encryption, cryptographic key management and cloud security policy capabilities to Entrust’s identity and data protection portfolio; terms were not disclosed.

Simplex Wellness Acquires HealthEase

August 9, 2022

Healthcare Services

Simplex Wellness, a Philadelphia‑area provider of turnkey corporate fitness and wellness solutions, has acquired HealthEase, a 30‑year corporate fitness facility design and management firm. HealthEase founder Armand Tecco will remain involved as Chief Strategist and VP of Business Development while Simplex Wellness founder David Rambo will lead HealthEase as President and CEO to expand integrated wellness offerings and client reach in the Philadelphia metro area.

EQT Private Equity to Acquire Billtrust

September 28, 2022

Payments & Fintech

EQT Private Equity (via its EQT X fund) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BTRS Holdings Inc. (Billtrust), a B2B accounts receivable automation and integrated payments leader. The transaction represents a PE buyout of the Nasdaq-listed company to accelerate growth and expand capabilities in AR automation and payments.