Tracked deals
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49 tracked deals across 2009-2026.
Tracked deals
49
49 tracked deals across 2009-2026.
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
38 strategic · 21 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2021
12 tracked deals announced in 2021.
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| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak Rock Capital | 4 | Middle-market private investment firm investing in equity... | PE |
| ECI Software Solutions | 2 | Provider of industry-specific, cloud-based business manag... | Strategic |
| OceanSound Partners | 2 | Middle‑market private equity firm investing in technology... | PE |
| AML RightSource | 1 | Technology-enabled managed services firm providing AML, K... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Accel-KKR | 1 | Technology-focused private equity firm investing in softw... | PE |
| Aegis Software (Aegis Industrial Software) | 1 | Global provider of manufacturing execution and operations... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Alpine 4 Holdings, Inc. | 1 | NASDAQ-traded conglomerate that acquires and operates sma... | Strategic |
| Amtech, LLC | 1 | Provider of manufacturing ERP, MES and business managemen... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Aptean | 1 | Global provider of industry-specific ERP, supply chain ma... | Strategic |
| Archer | 1 | Provider of integrated risk management (GRC) software and... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
Last 9 years
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OceanSound Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired Automated Financial Systems (AFS), a provider of commercial loan servicing and loan lifecycle management software. The deal will support accelerated product innovation, increased investment in sales and customer support, and AFS appointed Edward Jenkins as CEO to lead the company’s growth and modernization efforts.
Aegis Software has completed its acquisition of Simio, combining Aegis’ manufacturing execution and operations software with Simio’s digital twin simulation and advanced planning and scheduling capabilities to create an integrated manufacturing operations platform. The deal, backed by Peak Rock Capital (Aegis' sponsor), expands Aegis’ product breadth and positions the combined company to serve global manufacturers with end-to-end execution, planning, and simulation tools; Simio’s founder will remain a shareholder.
Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) acquired Versatile Credit, a consumer-financing software provider that connects merchants, lenders, and consumers through point-of-sale solutions. The acquisition brings Versatile’s multi-source financing platform and reporting capabilities into Synchrony to accelerate its consumer-financing technology roadmap while Versatile will continue serving other lenders and merchants.
An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital has completed the acquisition of Aegis Industrial Software, a Horsham, Pennsylvania–based provider of FactoryLogix, an IIoT-based manufacturing execution system (MES) used across aerospace & defense, medical devices, consumer electronics, and diversified industrial markets. Aegis' founders will remain shareholders and continue in their management roles while Peak Rock intends to accelerate product investment, geographic expansion, and pursue strategic acquisitions to grow the business.
Caselle, a Provo, Utah-based provider of government accounting and utility billing software, has acquired Dallas Data Systems of Pottstown, Pennsylvania to expand its regional footprint and service capacity for local governments. The deal brings Dallas Data Systems' municipal software and high-touch client support into Caselle's Govineer Solutions platform, which is backed by private equity firm Peterson Partners.
Banyan Software has acquired Gemini Shale Solutions, a provider of water-management metering hardware and digital ticketing software for the oil & gas sector. The acquisition brings Gemini's real-time on-truck monitoring, GPS verification and automated ticketing capabilities into Banyan's portfolio of niche enterprise software businesses to accelerate growth and expand Banyan's energy-focused software offerings.
Amtech, LLC has acquired Label Traxx, adding the label-printing and flexible-packaging software suite to its industrial software platform. The deal, backed by Peak Rock Capital, expands Amtech's ERP/MES/MIS capabilities and broadens its customer footprint across packaging end markets globally.
Synopsys entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ansys, combining Synopsys’ semiconductor EDA capabilities with Ansys’ simulation and analysis portfolio. Under the terms, Ansys shareholders will receive $197 in cash and 0.3450 shares of Synopsys common stock per Ansys share, valuing the deal at about $35 billion.
Mitratech has acquired Syntrio, an ethics and compliance software and e-learning platform, from Philadelphia-based private equity firm Inverness Graham. The transaction expands Mitratech’s governance, risk & compliance (GRC) and HR technology portfolio; terms were not disclosed.
Lynx Software Technologies, an OceanSound Partners portfolio company, has acquired Timesys Corporation, a provider of development tools, cybersecurity solutions, and engineering services for open-source embedded and edge software. The deal expands Lynx's Mission Critical Edge capabilities by adding Timesys' Linux expertise, SCA/SBOM tooling, and managed services to the LYNX MOSA.ic platform.
REDYREF Interactive Kiosks has acquired Livewire Digital to combine REDYREF's kiosk design and manufacturing with Livewire's interactive kiosk software and services. The acquisition expands REDYREF's end-to-end capability across industries such as retail, hospitality, healthcare, entertainment and transportation, and aims to accelerate development of next-generation self-service solutions.
Signant Health has acquired DSG, a provider of electronic data capture (EDC) and direct data capture (DDC) technology, to extend its unified eClinical solution suite for traditional, hybrid, and decentralized clinical trials. The acquisition adds DSG's site-friendly EDC/DDC capabilities and operational efficiencies to Signant's software, analytics, and logistics offerings, strengthening Signant's end-to-end digital trial platform.
Dotmatics has acquired SoftGenetics, a bioinformatics software company that provides genetic analysis tools for research, clinical, and forensic applications. The acquisition expands Dotmatics' R&D scientific software portfolio by adding SoftGenetics' suite of sequencing and genotyping products while allowing SoftGenetics to operate as a standalone business within Dotmatics.
Carrick Capital Partners has closed a growth investment in LegalSifter, the Pittsburgh-based contracts-focused legal technology company, with Carrick portfolio company Factor investing alongside. As part of the deal Carrick principals Jim Madden and Ivan Whittey — and Factor CEO Varun Mehta — will join LegalSifter’s board; the company will use the funding to expand its AI-driven contract products and scale operations.
TMA Systems, a portfolio company of Silversmith Capital Partners, has acquired Prime Technologies, a provider of calibration management software, to integrate Prime’s ProCal/PCX capabilities into TMA’s WebTMA CMMS/EAM platform. The add-on expands TMA’s calibration and compliance functionality for customers across life sciences, healthcare, food & beverage, manufacturing and other regulated industries.
Archer has acquired Atlas — a workflow, content governance and collaboration capability previously part of numo llc (a PNC subsidiary) — to expand its Policy Program Management and Regulatory/Corporate Compliance offerings. The Atlas capabilities will be integrated into Archer Document Governance to improve policy and document creation, publication, review workflows, version control and auditability for enterprise customers.
Roper Technologies has completed an all-cash acquisition of Frontline Education from private equity firm Thoma Bravo for approximately $3.725 billion. Frontline, a provider of K-12 administration software for human capital, student programs and business operations, will join Roper's portfolio to expand its presence in vertical education software.
Edmunds GovTech, Inc. has merged with Municipal Software, Inc., combining their local government financial and utility billing software offerings. Municipal Software will continue to operate from its Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania location with existing leadership and staff retained.
ECI Software Solutions acquired Data Inventions, Inc. (maker of the Alora manufacturing intelligence platform) and Lojic LLC (provider of visualization and data analytics for shop floor insights). The acquisitions (closed August 5, 2022) integrate Alora and Lojic with ECI's ERP offerings to expand ECI's manufacturing intelligence, analytics and real-time shop-floor visualization capabilities for SMB manufacturers.
ServiceTitan has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Schedule Engine, a provider of online booking and live-scheduling technology for home and commercial service contractors. The acquisition bolsters ServiceTitan’s product suite by adding advanced online booking, automated messaging, and live chat/voice booking capabilities to improve contractor customer experience and capture more jobs online.
N. Harris Computer Corporation (Harris) has acquired PrismRBS LLC, a campus retail software provider whose suite includes point-of-sale, back-office ERP, mobile and e-commerce solutions. PrismRBS' products and team will join Harris Education Solutions to expand Harris' footprint and capabilities in the higher education retail market, where PrismRBS serves 500+ campus locations across North America.
BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) has acquired ProModel Corporation, a provider of simulation-based predictive analytics software for manufacturing, healthcare, shipbuilding and other industries. The acquisition advances BigBear.ai’s commercial growth strategy by adding ProModel’s modeling applications, customers and channel relationships to expand capabilities in operational AI and accelerate market penetration.
Tricentis, the enterprise continuous testing leader, has acquired Tx3 Services, a provider of automated digital validation and compliance testing solutions for life sciences organizations. The acquisition integrates Tx3's life-sciences-focused validation capabilities into Tricentis' AI-powered testing platform to expand capabilities and better serve healthcare and life sciences customers.
Cygna Labs has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Diamond IP from BT, bringing the DDI (DNS/DHCP/IPAM) business into Cygna’s portfolio to accelerate product innovation and global DDI support. The deal makes Diamond IP a standalone DDI vendor within Cygna Labs while enabling BT to resell Diamond IP to its global customers.
Litera has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Prosperoware, an enterprise software provider that delivers collaboration adoption and governance solutions for legal teams. The acquisition will integrate Prosperoware’s platform with Litera’s legal workflow and collaboration tools to improve matter creation, governance and secure collaboration across systems; financial terms were not disclosed and Prosperoware founders will join Litera.
An affiliate of private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG) has acquired eProductivity Software (EPS) from Electronics for Imaging (EFI), making EPS an independent, standalone global software company. EPS — a Pittsburgh-based provider of ERP and production software for the packaging and print industries with more than 4,000 customers — will receive STG backing to accelerate technology investments and pursue organic and inorganic growth.
Alpine 4 Holdings (A4) has acquired Identified Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based drone mapping software and managed services provider. The business will be integrated into Alpine 4's A4 Aerospace portfolio to add drone mapping and analytics capabilities to the company's aerospace offerings.
Certara, Inc. completed the acquisition of Pinnacle 21, a provider of SaaS solutions for clinical data standardization, validation and regulatory-submission readiness. Equity holders of Pinnacle 21 received approximately $250 million in cash and 2,239,717 restricted shares of Certara common stock; Certara said the deal expands its data-sciences and software capabilities and is expected to be accretive to revenue and adjusted EBITDA.
Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) has made a strategic growth investment in Odessa, a Philadelphia-based provider of asset finance and leasing software. The investment will fund Odessa's platform roadmap, capability expansion across financial services, geographic growth (U.S. and international), and potential M&A activity to accelerate product and market expansion.
ECI Software Solutions has completed the acquisition of Deacom, Inc., a Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania-based provider of ERP software for batch and process manufacturers. Deacom will join ECI's Manufacturing Division and be leveraged as ECI's global platform for serving batch and process manufacturers; terms were not disclosed.
AML RightSource, a Gridiron Capital-backed anti-financial crime managed services provider, has acquired QuantaVerse, a data-science-driven financial crime identification and investigation platform. The deal adds QuantaVerse's RPA and machine-learning capabilities to AML RightSource's global advisory and managed services to expand tech-enabled AML/KYC offerings and accelerate investigation efficiency.
An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital has completed the acquisition of Amtech LLC and New Futura Services LLC (together, Amtech Software), a provider of manufacturing ERP software and technology services for the packaging and other manufacturing industries. Amtech, headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, will continue to be led by founder and CEO Cosmo DeNicola, who remains a shareholder; Peak Rock views Amtech as a platform for product development and strategic add-on acquisitions to drive growth.
ParkHub, a Dallas-based B2B parking technology provider, has acquired CurbTrac, a parking payment management platform. ParkHub will integrate CurbTrac's payment-management software into its subscription platform and CurbTrac's CEO, Charley DeBow, has joined ParkHub to help direct the product's growth.
Titan Cloud Software, a PE-backed fuel-retail software provider, has acquired Philadelphia-based Canary Compliance to expand its environmental compliance and tank-monitoring offerings into the SMB retail fuel segment. The deal, supported by Titan’s investor M33 Growth, will integrate Canary’s remote tank monitoring and managed connectivity solutions to broaden Titan’s reach to small operators while enhancing its wetstock and compliance product suite.
Clearlake Capital has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Confluence Technologies from TA Associates, with Clearlake becoming the majority shareholder and TA retaining a minority stake. The investment will support Confluence's global expansion and Clearlake's buy-and-build strategy to grow the company's software and data solutions for the investment management industry.
Gimmal LLC, a Houston-based information governance software provider and portfolio company of Rubicon Technology Partners, has acquired Sherpa Software, a Pittsburgh-based enterprise data governance and eDiscovery solutions provider, effective May 4, 2021. The acquisition adds full data governance and eDiscovery capabilities to Gimmal's Discover product suite and represents an add-on to Gimmal's platform to expand its information governance offerings.
Resurgens Technology Partners, a software-focused private equity firm, has made a strategic investment in State College, Pennsylvania-based EnergyCAP, Inc., a provider of utility bill accounting and energy management software used by thousands of organizations. The partners plan to scale EnergyCAP's platform by expanding sales, marketing, technology innovation and pursuing add-on acquisitions; terms were not disclosed.
Modernizing Medicine, a Boca Raton-based specialty EHR and healthcare software provider, has acquired Exscribe, an orthopedic-focused electronic health records (EHR) vendor. The deal combines two specialty orthopedic EHR teams to accelerate product innovation, expand practice management and analytics capabilities, and support orthopedics customers with integrated EHR and practice management solutions.
Featheringill Capital acquired a majority interest in InvestEdge, Inc., a provider of compliance, portfolio management, and UMA software for wealth managers. The investment provides InvestEdge with capital to strengthen its financial position and accelerate product development and customer support, with senior management supporting and participating in the transaction.
Accel-KKR has made a significant growth investment in Blue Mountain Quality Resources to help the company scale its enterprise asset management (EAM) software for the life sciences industry. Software Equity Group served as exclusive advisor to Blue Mountain on the transaction, which will support product capability expansion and global growth.
Symphony Technology Group (STG) has acquired EthosCE, a Philadelphia-based healthcare learning management system (LMS), as an add-on to STG's CadmiumCD platform. The deal expands STG's purpose-built software platform for associations, healthcare and life sciences organizations by adding sophisticated LMS capabilities to CadmiumCD's event and content management offerings.
Marlin Equity Partners and its portfolio company Bazaarvoice have acquired Curalate and will merge Curalate into Bazaarvoice to expand visual commerce and user-generated content (UGC) capabilities. Curalate — a provider of shoppable social, influencer marketing and UGC solutions used by more than 1,000 brands and retailers — will broaden Bazaarvoice's offerings for brands and retailers across social and e-commerce channels.
Partnerize has acquired BrandVerity, a SaaS provider of brand protection and compliance monitoring solutions. BrandVerity's paid-search monitoring and web-compliance capabilities will be integrated into the Partnerize Partnership Automation Platform to deliver enhanced brand safety and compliance for enterprise clients; terms were not disclosed.
Majesco (NASDAQ: MJCO) entered into a merger agreement to acquire InsPro Technologies Corporation, a U.S.-based provider of policy administration software for the life and annuity insurance market. The cash-for-stock transaction (approximately $12 million of consideration) is intended to expand Majesco's capabilities and scale in the life & annuity, group and voluntary benefits segments; InsPro brings over 50 employees and an established policy administration platform serving large insurers and third-party administrators.
IFS has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Astea International, a global field service management software provider headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania. The deal expands IFS's field service management capabilities and global footprint; Astea founder Zack Bergreen will serve as Senior Advisor while Marne Martin (IFS) will lead the combined service management business.
FPX, the B2B Selling Cloud, has acquired Intelliquip, a specialist CPQ provider for the fluid handling equipment industry, adding more than 70 customers and domain expertise. The deal, supported by FPX majority investor HGGC, expands FPX's purpose-built manufacturing selling solutions and integrates Intelliquip's team into FPX's product and go-to-market.
Uniguest, a Nashville-based provider of secure public-space technology and an Atlantic Street Capital portfolio company, has acquired Touchtown, an Oakmont, Pennsylvania-based senior living community engagement software provider. Touchtown will retain its brand and team while integrating Uniguest’s hardware and managed-service offerings to expand product capabilities and software-based recurring revenue for senior living and hospitality customers.
Aptean, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software, acquired Apprise, a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based provider of ERP and supply chain management solutions for importers and distributors of consumer goods. The acquisition expands Aptean’s ERP and SCM capabilities (cloud and on‑premise) and aims to accelerate growth by leveraging Aptean’s global scale and go-to-market resources.
Google Inc. has acquired ReCAPTCHA Inc., a Carnegie Mellon University spin-off founded by Luis von Ahn that developed reCAPTCHA puzzles to both protect websites from bots and help digitize printed text. The Pittsburgh-based startup and its technology will be integrated into Google’s engineering operations, with von Ahn joining Google’s Pittsburgh office while remaining on the CMU faculty.
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Find buyers actively acquiring software companies.
The deals skew toward enterprise and industry-focused software—especially manufacturing/industrial operations, clinical trials technology, governance/risk/compliance, and specialized finance or municipal systems.
Recurring names include Peak Rock Capital, OceanSound Partners, HGGC, Aegis Software (Aegis Industrial Software), Banyan Software, Caselle, and Mitratech, alongside other one-off buyers such as Synopsys and Synchrony in specific transactions.
No—while many transactions involve Pennsylvania-based targets or operations, the targets span multiple subsectors (manufacturing, healthcare trials, consumer financing, energy field services, and municipal software).
Yes. Several summaries describe capability additions into existing suites or platforms—for example, Signant Health extending its eClinical offering with EDC/DDC, and Aegis Software combining manufacturing operations software with simulation and planning capabilities.