Software Acquisitions in North Carolina

Argano has acquired Advantco International, a provider of enterprise integration software and services, from Montage Partners. The acquisition (closed December 2025) expands Argano's Data & Integration practice and AI-driven integration capabilities by adding Advantco's SAP/Oracle adapters and integration IP.

CSI (Computer Services Inc.) has completed the acquisition of Apiture, an API-first digital banking platform for U.S. banks and credit unions. The deal integrates Apiture’s digital banking, account opening and fintech integrations into CSI’s core banking, customer engagement and lending suite to expand CSI’s digital banking capabilities and accelerate innovation for community and regional financial institutions.

Precisely, the Burlington, Massachusetts-based data integrity provider, has acquired DTS Software, a global mainframe storage optimization software vendor. The acquisition expands Precisely’s mainframe optimization capabilities by adding DTS’s storage management products used by large enterprises across industries such as insurance, banking and retail.

TMA Systems, a Silversmith Capital Partners–backed provider of CMMS/EAM software, has acquired EQ2 HEMS (EQ2 LLC), a healthcare-focused CMMS vendor based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The acquisition is an add-on to TMA’s platform intended to expand its clinical engineering and healthcare facility management capabilities.

Valsoft Corporation has acquired Chordline Health, a provider of managed-care workflow and analytics software, from HCAP Partners. The strategic buyer intends to continue investing in Chordline's ACUITYnxt platform to scale its managed care and population-health capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

Curious (a long-term holding company/VC) has acquired Polymer, an applicant tracking system built for small businesses and startups. Polymer will continue to be led by CEO Jessica Gertig as Curious integrates the product into its portfolio and scales the hiring platform.

Uptiq.AI has acquired UpSwot to integrate UpSwot's Financial Data Gateway into Uptiq's AI Workbench, enhancing data integration and enabling AI agents to query and embed third-party accounting, banking, payroll, ERP, and CRM data. The acquisition strengthens Uptiq.AI's enterprise AI platform for financial institutions and accelerates product capabilities for use cases such as personalized customer interactions, loan origination, compliance, and portfolio management.

Carta has acquired Tactyc, a Morrisville, North Carolina-based provider of portfolio forecasting and planning software for private funds. The acquisition integrates Tactyc's real-time forecasting, planning and portfolio management capabilities into Carta's fund administration platform to give fund CFOs and GPs data-driven insights for capital allocation and fund performance optimization.

Dotmatics has acquired Virscidian, a provider of analytical chemistry solutions and automated chromatography and mass spectrometry data processing, to enhance its laboratory informatics and analytics capabilities. The deal expands Dotmatics' Luma Scientific Intelligence Platform with Virscidian's Analytical Studio, strengthening support for high-throughput experimental design and small-molecule R&D workflows.

Advent International, joined by Leonard Green & Partners, has made a strategic growth investment in Prometheus Group, a Genstar Capital portfolio company and provider of enterprise asset management software. Genstar and Prometheus founder and CEO Eric Huang will retain meaningful stakes; the capital will support product development, go-to-market expansion and international growth, particularly in Europe and Asia.

Apryse has acquired LEAD Technologies, the developer of the LEADTOOLS AI-powered SDK suite, adding LEAD's document-imaging, OCR/IDP and medical imaging capabilities to Apryse's platform. The deal brings approximately 85 employees and two offices to Apryse and expands its product portfolio and healthcare (DICOM/PACS) capabilities.

PSPDFKit acquired Integrify, a low-code process automation and workflow platform, to expand its low-code document lifecycle offering with business process automation capabilities. The deal adds integrations with systems like Salesforce, SAP and Oracle and strengthens PSPDFKit's ability to deliver high-volume document processing and document AI across SaaS, cloud and on-premises deployments.

e-Emphasys Technologies has merged with CDK Global Heavy Equipment to form a combined enterprise software leader for the heavy equipment and industrial machinery industry, operating under the e-Emphasys name and headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. The transaction is backed by private equity sponsors TA Associates and True Wind Capital; Jeffrey Hart was named CEO and the combined company has a global employee base of nearly 700 and serves roughly 4,200 dealer rooftops.

Symphony Technology Group (STG) has made a growth investment in Accelerated Technology Laboratories (ATL), a provider of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) serving water/wastewater, environmental, food & beverage and manufacturing customers. The investment will support ATL’s product innovation and growth to help laboratories automate workflows, improve data accuracy, and meet regulatory requirements.

Fishbowl Inventory, a Diversis Capital-backed provider of ERP and inventory management software, has acquired Sellware, a Cary, North Carolina-based multi-channel e-commerce listing, inventory and order management provider. The deal is an add-on acquisition intended to expand Fishbowl's e-commerce and marketplace integrations and accelerate product integration and capability growth for Fishbowl's manufacturing and warehousing customers.

IgniteTech has completed an asset acquisition of AnswerHub, Inc., a knowledge-management and developer community platform. The acquisition will add AnswerHub's Q&A, knowledge base and community capabilities to IgniteTech's enterprise software portfolio and make the product available through IgniteTech's 'Unlimited' subscription program.

Personify, a Pamlico Capital–backed community and association software provider, has acquired Charlotte-based GTR Event Technology to expand its event management capabilities. The deal adds registration, badge printing, lead retrieval and attendance tracking to Personify’s Community Experience Platform and brings GTR’s CEO Travis Tucker into Personify as Head of Events Business Strategy.

StarRez has acquired Residential Management Systems, Inc. (RMS), the developer of the Mercury Residential Housing Platform. The deal expands StarRez's product capabilities and customer base in student housing and residential community management, adding RMS's offices in Raleigh, NC and Newcastle, UK and contributing to a combined customer base of over 1,300 and more than 3 million beds under management.

Idera, Inc. has acquired Hexawise, a market-leading software test case design tool, and will integrate it into Idera’s DevOps and Testing Tools business unit alongside brands such as TestRail and Ranorex. The acquisition expands Idera’s testing and DevOps capabilities and broadens the product portfolio offered to enterprise customers across insurance, banking, travel and healthcare industries.

Slate Technologies, an AI software platform for the construction industry, has acquired Splash Modular, a North Carolina–based software designer focused on Industrialized Construction and DFMA. Splash will operate as part of Slate and its toolset will be integrated into Slate's Scripting as a Service (SCaaS) and digital assistant to expand Slate's industrialized construction capabilities.

TradePending, a Capstreet-backed provider of vehicle valuation and merchandising software, has acquired AutoAPR, a Charlotte-based provider of website engagement and lead-generation plug-ins for automotive, powersports, RV and marine dealers. The add-on deal will integrate AutoAPR's tools and team into TradePending to expand product capabilities and cross-sell to hundreds of dealer customers; financial terms were not disclosed.

Paradigm has acquired TrustBooks, a cloud-based accounting and trust-accounting software built for law firms. TrustBooks co-founders Tom Boyle and Chad Todd join Paradigm as Co-General Managers, and the acquisition expands Paradigm's suite of legal practice management, payments and accounting products (PracticePanther, Bill4Time, MerusCase, Headnote).

FORTNA, a consulting, engineering and software firm for warehousing and distribution, has acquired Optricity, a provider of warehouse optimization and slotting software. The acquisition brings Optricity's algorithm-driven inventory optimization tools and management team into FORTNA to expand its warehouse software and analytics capabilities globally.

Fullsteam, a payments and vertical software company backed by Aquiline Capital Partners, has acquired Kaleida Systems, a Matthews, North Carolina-based provider of cloud-based home care agency management software (eRSP). The acquisition expands Fullsteam’s vertical software capabilities in the home- and senior-care market and will be an add-on to its existing platform.

Marlin Equity Partners has completed a majority-control growth investment in ImagineSoftware, a provider of medical billing automation and revenue cycle management software. The partnership will support investments in product development and growth to strengthen ImagineSoftware's position serving hospitals, medical practices and billing companies.

Next Coast ETA led an investment in ScribSoft alongside operators Chris Lueck, Ben Knoll (Alamar Partners) and several search investors. The capital will support ScribSoft's expansion of its digital records and workflow automation platform for schools and government entities amid rising demand for government IT modernization.

Park Place Technologies has acquired the NetSure+ inventory and logistics management solution from Charlotte-based SiteGrid, with SiteGrid CEO Brett Ganey and his team joining Park Place. The asset expands Park Place's IT infrastructure maintenance offering by adding OEM-compliant inventory, sparing and analytics capabilities to its global service portfolio.

3Pillar Global has acquired Software Development Europe, a North Carolina–based software development firm with development labs in the Czech Republic, to expand its European delivery footprint and engineering capacity. DecisionPoint served as exclusive financial advisor to Software Development Europe on the transaction; the acquisition adds regional delivery capability to 3Pillar's global product engineering platform.

The CapStreet Group completed a majority recapitalization of TradePending, a Carrboro, North Carolina-based provider of software for car dealerships. Stellus Capital Management provided unitranche senior debt financing in support of the transaction; the deal positions TradePending for accelerated organic growth, product investment and potential add-on acquisitions.

International private equity firm Cinven has agreed to make a significant growth investment in Drake Software, a Franklin, North Carolina–based provider of professional tax preparation software. The capital will support Drake's technology platform renewal, product enhancement, and market expansion while Jamie Stiles remains CEO; financial terms were not disclosed and the deal is subject to customary antitrust approvals.

MRI Software, a global real estate software provider, acquired AMTdirect, a North Carolina-based provider of lease accounting, lease administration and facilities management solutions. The acquisition (sold by Luminate Capital Partners) expands MRI's occupier-sector capabilities and lets AMTdirect customers access MRI's broader suite of lease, space management and AI-powered lease abstraction tools.

Simpli.fi, a Fort Worth-based programmatic advertising platform (backed by GTCR), has acquired The Advantage Software Company, a Mooresville-based agency ERP and media-management software provider. The deal (a majority exit by Carousel Capital) combines omni-channel programmatic capabilities with agency accounting, project and media management to serve over 1,000 agencies and create an integrated workflow across media planning, buying, tracking and reconciliation.

Symphony Technology Group (STG), a Palo Alto-based private equity firm, has acquired Warpwire, a Durham, North Carolina-based educational video management platform. The deal is STG's third investment into a unified professional-education platform following its earlier acquisitions of EthosCE and CadmiumCD, expanding the platform's video delivery and content capabilities for associations, healthcare organizations, hospitals, and universities.

SolarWinds has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SentryOne, a provider of database performance monitoring and DataOps solutions for SQL Server and the Microsoft Data Platform. The acquisition expands SolarWinds' database performance management capabilities to better serve Microsoft and Azure environments across mid-market and larger organizations; the transaction is expected to close later this month.

Pluribus Technologies completed the acquisition of LogicBay Corporation through its portfolio company The Learning Network. LogicBay, a provider of Partner Relationship Management (PRM), Learning Management System (LMS) and the FUSE digital ecosystem for manufacturers, will be integrated to expand The Learning Network's capabilities and scale Pluribus's B2B software platform in manufacturing and adjacent industries.

iPipeline has acquired IFS (Impact Financial Systems), a Charlotte-based provider of service request automation and low-code/no-code workflow solutions for broker-dealers, RIAs, banks and insurance companies. The deal brings IFS's workflow engine and automation capabilities into iPipeline's SSG Digital platform to expand advisor-facing automation, compliance workflows and low-code product offerings.

NantHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: NH) acquired The OpenNMS Group, an open-source network management platform provider, with the transaction closing on July 22, 2020. NantHealth said the acquisition expands its cloud, SaaS and AI capabilities and supports broader penetration into the healthcare market by adding OpenNMS's network monitoring and analytics technology.

JDM Technology Group has acquired TeamWORKS Solutions, a Raleigh-based provider of computerized maintenance management software (CMMS). TeamWORKS will retain its brand and staff and will combine with JDM-owned MPulse Software to strengthen JDM’s maintenance software division and expand its CMMS footprint.

Genstar Capital has made a strategic growth investment in insightsoftware, the Raleigh-based provider of ERP and EPM reporting software, joining existing investor TA Associates. The capital will support insightsoftware’s product expansion and global growth into EMEA and APAC while the company continues to scale its cloud reporting and financial reporting solutions.

Raptor Technologies, a Houston-based provider of K-12 school security solutions, acquired LobbyGuard Solutions, a Raleigh-based visitor management and front office automation provider. The deal integrates LobbyGuard's self-service kiosk and visitor management products into Raptor's safety platform to expand capabilities across K-12, commercial, and government markets.

Genstar Capital has acquired Prometheus Group from Francisco Partners for over $1 billion. Prometheus, a Raleigh-based provider of plant maintenance and optimization software with over 300 employees, will continue to be led by founder and CEO Eric Huang, who will remain a significant shareholder while Francisco Partners retains a minority stake.

Evolving Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVOL) has acquired RateIntegration, Inc., d/b/a Sixth Sense Media, a Durham, North Carolina–based provider of real-time analytics and mobile marketing solutions for wireless carriers. The all-cash deal (~$10.0 million in two payments) is intended to accelerate Evolving Systems' move into mobile marketing and advertising by combining Sixth Sense Media's Real-time Lifecycle Marketing platform with Evolving Systems' activation and mobile data enablement products.

3D Systems completed the acquisition of Geomagic, Inc. for $55 million in cash. The purchase adds Geomagic's 3D sculpting, modeling, scanning and inspection software to 3D Systems' portfolio, is expected to contribute about $17 million of revenue in 2013 and strengthens 3D Systems' 3D authoring platform and reseller coverage.

SAS has acquired code and hired select employees from rPath to strengthen its ability to automate deployment and management of SAS solutions across virtual, private and public cloud environments. The deal adds rPath technology and personnel to SAS Research and Development to accelerate cloud, on-demand and virtualization capabilities for SAS products.

Emergent Game Technologies, a venture-capital funded developer of the Emergent Platform, acquired NDL, the developer of the Gamebryo 3D graphics engine, and merged the two companies to form a single provider of game development tools, infrastructure and services. Leadership was combined (Geoffrey Selzer named CEO of the merged company; John Austin named senior VP of business development and strategy) to accelerate engineering, sales and marketing and broaden the combined product portfolio for game developers and publishers.

Infowave Software agreed to acquire the assets of rival wireless enterprise provider HiddenMind Technology L.L.C. in an all-stock transaction that includes Infowave issuing roughly 15 million shares and a $3 million private investment from HiddenMind's controlling member. HiddenMind's controlling member Jerry Trooien will purchase about 30 million Infowave shares, join Infowave's board, and together with HiddenMind will hold about 40% of Infowave's common shares following the deal.