Tracked deals
197
197 tracked deals across 2010-2026.
Tracked deals
197
197 tracked deals across 2010-2026.
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
176 strategic · 59 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2022
35 tracked deals announced in 2022.
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| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constellation Software Inc. | 5 | Public company that acquires, manages, and builds industr... | Strategic |
| Volaris Group | 4 | Operating group that acquires and operates vertical marke... | Strategic |
| Banneker Partners | 3 | Private equity firm focused on investing in and growing e... | PE |
| Banyan Software, Inc. | 3 | Permanent-capital acquirer and operator of niche enterpri... | PE |
| JDM Technology Group | 3 | Global, family-owned operator of B2B software businesses ... | Strategic |
| Thoma Bravo | 3 | Private equity firm focused on software and technology-en... | PE |
| Valsoft Corporation | 3 | Acquirer and operator of vertical market software busines... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Aptean | 2 | Global provider of purpose-built, industry-specific enter... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Banyan Software | 2 | Acquirer of enterprise software businesses using permanen... | PE |
| Battery Ventures | 2 | Global, technology-focused investment firm that invests a... | PE |
Last 9 years
Supporting Data
Hexagon agreed to acquire Toronto-based geotechnical and engineering software company Rocscience for an enterprise value of approximately $535 million. TA Associates, Rocscience’s founders, and management are selling parties; completion is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary conditions.
Solen Software Group acquired distrib-u-tec, the ERP business of InterSect Business Systems, to deepen its smrtr platform’s food distribution ERP capabilities. distrib-u-tec will join smrtr, continue operating from British Columbia with its existing team and customer relationships, and expand resources for product development and long-term growth.
Define Capital acquired Synergy Gateway Verified (SGV), a Canadian compliance automation and credential-verification software platform serving more than 40 colleges and universities. The transaction closed in the second quarter of 2026; Define plans to invest in SGV’s product, sales and marketing capabilities, and expansion in Canada and abroad.
Nimonik acquired LegiNation, the owner of the U.S. legislative and regulatory tracking platform BillTrack50. The deal officially closed on July 31, 2026, and will combine Nimonik’s global regulatory/standards compliance platform with BillTrack50’s real-time tracking of state and federal legislation across all 50 states. LegiNation will continue operating independently under the BillTrack50 brand, with founder Karen Suhaka remaining President.
Solifi acquired Inovatec Systems Corporation, a cloud-based lending technology provider serving financial institutions and specialty lenders. The acquisition adds digital application, loan origination, and servicing capabilities to Solifi’s secured-finance platform, while expanding its reach in automotive and specialty finance and strengthening its presence in Canada.
Vena Solutions entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Morpheo AI, a Toronto-based enterprise agentic data platform, subject to customary closing conditions. The deal will combine Morpheo’s Omega orchestration platform with Vena’s FP&A software to create “Vena Omega,” a cumulative context engine intended to reduce decision latency and deepen AI capabilities for finance and business performance.
Constellation Software’s subsidiary Harris Computer acquired Toronto-based restaurant point-of-sale and management software provider TouchBistro for about $100 million, according to multiple reports. The deal follows a December 2023 recapitalization that left Francisco Partners controlling TouchBistro, and the sale provided limited or no value to former common shareholders, while Harris plans to continue investing in the business.
Novara announced its acquisition of Ensogo, an AI-native sustainability and ESG software platform. The deal is intended to expand Novara’s AI-powered operational risk management platform by integrating Ensogo’s sustainability technology into Novara’s Flex platform.
Thoma Bravo’s affiliate completed its all-cash acquisition of kneat.com, inc. for approximately C$650 million. Kneat shareholders received C$6.50 per share and the company was delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Bridge Growth Partners has closed a US$790 million continuation vehicle in a secondary transaction for Solace, its real-time data and agentic AI platform. The deal brings in new co-lead investors (including Apogem Capital, Golub Capital, HSBC Asset Management, and Schroders Capital) and allows existing investors—such as Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)—to roll equity into the new vehicle, while Bridge Growth retains a reduced but significant stake.
QuestionPro, a global survey and research technology provider, announced the acquisition of Fathom, a text analytics platform for open-ended survey data and customer feedback. The deal will integrate Fathom’s AI-powered text analytics into QuestionPro’s Enterprise-grade platform, including “Fathomer,” an agentic research system for faster open-ended analysis.
Bluesky Digital Assets Corp. entered into a share exchange agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding common shares of ChessGold Inc. The transaction will be implemented in exchange for 10,000,000 Bluesky consideration shares and 20,000,000 milestone warrants tied to user, revenue, and EBITDA milestones.
SOVRA announced it has acquired Edilex, a Quebec-based legal technology company specializing in contract authoring automation for public sector procurement teams. SOVRA plans to integrate Edilex’s Edilexpert and Legalflo technologies as a foundational component of its next-generation, AI-powered contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform for government procurement across Canada and the United States.
Global investment firm Carlyle, through its Global Credit platform, provided a structured capital solution to Peloton Computer Enterprises Ltd. to support investment in its platform and long-term growth strategy. Silver Lake, TriWest, and HarbourVest—who invested in Peloton in 2017—will be exiting as part of the transaction, while co-founder and CEO Glen Gray will continue to lead the company.
Valsoft Corporation, a Montreal-based vertical market software acquirer, has announced the acquisition of DigitalEd, a provider of online learning solutions for STEM education. DigitalEd’s Möbius platform supports math-based and STEM courses through interactive lessons, assessments, and digital learning tools for universities and colleges.
Thoma Bravo has completed its acquisition of Dayforce, a global human capital management (HCM) software company, for approximately US$12.3 billion. Dayforce stockholders received US$70.00 per share in cash, and Dayforce has ceased trading and will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Volaris Automotive, a division of Volaris Group, acquired TSI Auto Solutions, a Canadian provider of enterprise reporting and performance analysis software for automotive OEMs and dealerships. The deal follows TSI’s prior ownership by US-based NCM Associates, which acquired it in 2018.
KEV Group, the company behind SchoolCash, announced that it has acquired ebase, Canada’s largest facilities management and rentals software provider based in St. Catharines, Ontario. The combined platform is intended to help K–12 districts unify school finance (including student activity funds) with facilities and rental operations, serving more than 28,000 schools across North America.
Qvantel Oy completed its acquisition of Optiva Inc. via a statutory plan of arrangement, acquiring all issued and outstanding common shares of Optiva. The transaction paid Optiva shareholders C$0.25 per common share, cancelled Optiva's US$108.6 million PIK notes with consideration to noteholders (including purchaser shares, purchaser-issued senior secured notes and warrants), and will result in Optiva being dissolved and delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange. The combined company expands Qvantel's telecom monetization and digital operations portfolio and supports more than 70 operators with a global workforce exceeding 1,000 professionals.
Prometheus Group has acquired Actenum Corporation to integrate Actenum’s AI-powered Decision Support and Optimization scheduling technology into Prometheus’s enterprise asset management platform. The acquisition, which adds advanced AI scheduling and scenario-planning capabilities for asset-intensive industries, is intended to expand Prometheus’s operational AI capabilities across oil & gas, utilities, mining, and manufacturing; financial terms were not disclosed.
Univerus Media Inc., a subsidiary of Univerus Software, acquired Capital Networks Limited, a Toronto-based digital signage software company. The transaction closed on December 10, 2025 and expands Univerus's digital signage and media-content capabilities across hospitality, healthcare, education and corporate markets.
Banyan Software has acquired Octopus ITSM, a Montreal-based provider of cloud-based ITSM and CMMS software. Octopus, founded in 2010, serves primarily healthcare and education customers across Canada and France and supports more than 250,000 users; Banyan says it will support the company's growth while preserving founder leadership.
Clio completed its $1 billion acquisition of vLex, combining vLex’s legal intelligence (Vincent AI) with Clio’s legal AI platform to form an “Intelligent Legal Work Platform.” The deal closed alongside Clio’s $500 million Series G led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with additional equity participation from TCV, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Sixth Street Growth, and JMI Equity, and a $350 million debt facility led by Blackstone and managed by Blue Owl Capital.
Genius Solutions, the Québec City–based maker of Genius ERP, has acquired CDID, developer of the Prextra ERP platform. The undisclosed deal adds approximately 100 CDID employees, expands Genius's product portfolio into distribution, project management and services, and accelerates its AI-driven ERP development while growing headcount to over 225.
Northrim Horizon, a Mesa, Arizona-based permanent capital investment firm, made a strategic growth investment in Solutions360 USA, Inc., a Newmarket, Ontario-based provider of ERP/PSA software for systems integrators. The capital will fund accelerated AI and automation development, new platform modules, and expanded partner integrations; Solutions360 also appointed Nate Gardner as CEO while founder Brad Dempsey remains CTO.
Funds advised by Permira have made a strategic minority growth investment in Versaterm, a Banneker Partners portfolio company that provides public safety software. The investment will fund product and technology development, accelerate market expansion, and support Versaterm's AI-driven roadmap and M&A strategy.
Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (CMG) has acquired SeisWare International Inc., a Calgary- and Houston-based geoscience software company, for an estimated US$6.6 million. SeisWare — which reported approximately US$3.4 million of recurring revenue in the 12 months ended March 31, 2025 and has a team of over 40 employees — will join CMG's seismic solutions group as a platform to expand CMG's seismic interpretation capabilities.
Suno, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based music technology company, has acquired WavTool, an AI-accelerated browser-based digital audio workstation (DAW). The acquisition brings WavTool's editing technology and core team into Suno to expand its professional-grade music production and editing capabilities for songwriters and producers.
Crisp, the Bentonville-based retail data and collaborative commerce platform, has acquired Cantactix, a retail category management and planogram automation solutions provider. The acquisition brings Cantactix’s space-planning software and consulting capabilities into Crisp’s platform to deliver end-to-end shelf and floor space optimization for CPG manufacturers and retailers; terms were not disclosed.
Volaris Group has acquired 4Site, an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software provider headquartered in Thunder Bay, Ontario. 4Site will join the AssetWorks Appraisal – Asset Management business unit (part of the AssetWorks platform within Volaris), and the company's prior owner Rohit Diesh will remain on as a consultant.
Print ePS, the print operating unit of eProductivity Software, has acquired Canadian print MIS provider Avanti Systems from Ricoh. The acquisition (completed 2 June) brings Avanti's workflow automation and cloud-based MIS capabilities and its ~45 employees into Print ePS to strengthen its midmarket print offering and expand its global technology portfolio.
Rentsync, a Toronto-based software and data company serving Canada’s rental housing industry, has raised a significant growth investment led by Boston-based growth equity firm Silversmith Capital Partners. The capital will fund technology investment, team expansion, and strategic acquisitions; Silversmith is joining the company's board through senior advisors and partners to support scaling.
Valsoft Corporation Inc. has acquired UnionWare and MemberTrak, two North American providers of union and association management software. The acquisitions expand Valsoft's vertical-market software portfolio and aim to preserve existing teams and client continuity while accelerating product innovation and operational support.
Perforce Software has acquired Snowtrack (now P4 One), an intuitive version control client aimed at artists and designers, to extend Perforce’s P4 Platform and bridge collaboration between technical and creative teams. P4 One is available in closed beta with a full global launch planned for later in 2025, and the acquisition strengthens Perforce’s offerings for game development, media & entertainment, and other creative industries.
Gulmohar Capital Partners LP has acquired CurrentWare, a provider of employee productivity, monitoring and insider threat detection software. GC Partners will appoint David Leal as CEO and plans to support CurrentWare's growth and product innovation while the company's founder and majority shareholder Neel Lukka transitions following the transaction.
Remsoft secured a strategic investment from private equity firm Banneker Partners to accelerate its Forest Intelligence platform and pursue strategic acquisitions. As the first step under the partnership, Remsoft acquired Lim Geomatics, adding geospatial intelligence, LiDAR, and forest machine telematics capabilities to its cloud-enabled forestry planning and operations platform.
Adventure Box Technology AB completed the acquisition of all shares in Lion Gaming Group Inc. for approximately SEK 467 million, settled via issuance of consideration shares at SEK 0.40 per share. The transaction makes Lion shareholders the majority owners (≈94.88%), and strengthens Adventure Box's technology capabilities and global footprint in the iGaming sector.
FCT, a leading Canadian title insurance and real estate technology provider, has made a majority investment in Fintracker Inc., a Canadian digital identity verification and KYC/AML compliance provider for real estate transactions. The partnership will integrate Fintracker's identity verification technology into FCT's services to streamline home-buying workflows, enhance data security, and improve regulatory compliance across the Canadian real estate ecosystem.
French private equity firm Naxicap Partners has acquired VuWall, a Montreal-based provider of video wall control and visualization solutions. The deal aligns VuWall with Naxicap’s existing portfolio companies Guntermann & Drunck (G&D) and Tritec Electronic to drive product and go-to-market synergies across control-room hardware and software; AQ Technology Partners served as VuWall’s exclusive financial advisor.
Banyan Software has acquired youRhere Inc., a Calgary-based provider of customizable interactive digital information hubs that combine hardware and software for building directories and signage. The deal brings youRhere into Banyan's permanent-capital software platform to support growth, preserve the company's legacy, and expand its market impact across Canada and internationally.
ThoughtExchange has acquired Sparrow Connected, integrating Sparrow’s AI-powered omnichannel employee communications platform into ThoughtExchange’s engagement and survey SaaS. The deal expands ThoughtExchange’s capabilities—combining engagement insights with multi-channel communications—to better serve K-12, enterprise, and public sector customers.
KeyMark, a South Carolina-based intelligent automation provider and value-added reseller, acquired FileHold Systems Inc., a developer of enterprise-grade document and records management software, effective December 31, 2024. The acquisition brings FileHold's product, IP and customer base into KeyMark's portfolio to close a product gap and expand KeyMark’s document management and automation capabilities.
Valsoft Corporation has acquired Exeevo, a Montreal-based provider of AI-powered CRM software for the life sciences industry. Valsoft said it will support Exeevo’s growth while preserving the existing leadership team as it expands its presence in the life sciences software market.
Volunteer management software provider Better Impact has been acquired by investment firm The Brydon Group. The deal brings software executives Houston Goodwin and Timothy Sarazen into leadership alongside founders Tony Goodrow and Dan Plaskon to accelerate product innovation and expand the company's global reach.
DealBuilder and Deal Studio announced a merger to combine DealBuilder's AI capabilities with Deal Studio's 20+ years of broker software experience, creating an integrated CRM and deal-management platform for business brokers. The combined platform will offer expanded CRM, marketing, deal-management and AI-powered features aimed at improving broker efficiency.
Lynx Software Technologies has acquired Core Avionics & Industrial (CoreAVI), a provider of safety-critical GPU graphics and compute software for avionics, defense, automotive and industrial markets. The acquisition expands Lynx’s mission-critical edge software portfolio with certified GPU-enabled graphics and AI/compute capabilities to address safety- and security-critical systems.
Irth Solutions LLC, a Blackstone portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of OneSoft Solutions Inc. through its subsidiary irth Acquisition Corp., purchasing all outstanding shares for CAD $0.88 per share (approx. CDN $113.4 million total equity value). OneSoft — developer of the OneBridge Cognitive Integrity Management SaaS platform for energy infrastructure operators — will be delisted from the TSXV and integrated into Irth's asset integrity and infrastructure software offerings.
JDM Technology Group has acquired Degama Systems, a Toronto-based provider of cloud-based ERP and trucking management software, from Streamline Transportation Technologies and Tom Greenwood. The acquisition, which closed October 15, 2024, expands JDM's ERP portfolio and its capabilities serving mid-size and large trucking firms across Canada and the United States.
Epicor Software Corporation has acquired Solenium Group Inc. and its sister company Visual SKUs Inc., long-standing Epicor partners and providers of Product Information Management (PIM) and Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions for the Automotive Aftermarket. The dual acquisition strengthens Epicor's catalog and e-commerce offerings for the automotive aftermarket; financial terms were not disclosed, and Schwartz Advisors served as exclusive sell-side advisor to Solenium Group.
KORT Payments, a Toronto-based omnichannel payments platform, has acquired Canadian POS software provider Barnet Technologies to integrate payment processing into Barnet's point-of-sale systems. The deal aims to scale Barnet's technology, create recurring revenue streams and expand KORT's capabilities in regulated verticals such as licensed liquor and cannabis retail.
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Find buyers actively acquiring software companies.
You’ll see recurring themes around AI-enabled platforms, workflow tools (such as contract lifecycle management and human capital management), and vertical software (including restaurant POS and STEM education).
Recent deal locations prominently include Ontario and Quebec, with additional coverage in Alberta and Canada more broadly.
Many of the announcements describe integration—such as combining acquired products into an acquirer’s platform or suite (for example, AI orchestration and text analytics into existing software offerings).
Yes. The page includes take-private activity (e.g., Thoma Bravo and kneat.com) and a large acquisition where the target ceased trading and was delisted (e.g., Thoma Bravo and Dayforce).