Acquisitions in North Carolina in 2015

SolutionsIQ has acquired Davisbase Consulting, an Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) services firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina, to extend its national footprint and large-scale Agile adoption capabilities. The deal expands SolutionsIQ's southeast and southwest presence and combines teams to create a larger pure-play Agile consultancy serving Fortune 500 clients across financial, healthcare and logistics industries.

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.

ChyronHego has acquired Newsroom Solutions, a Charlotte-based provider of data-driven ticker and specialty graphics used by hundreds of U.S. TV stations. The deal strengthens ChyronHego's live-TV news production software suite by adding real-time data presentation capabilities and expands Newsroom Solutions' access to ChyronHego's global product and customer base.

Wilmington plc has acquired the trading assets and assumed certain liabilities of Financial Research Associates LLC (FRA), a U.S. conference and networking provider focused on healthcare and finance, for up to $20.6 million. The deal strengthens Wilmington's networking capability within its Finance and Insight divisions and expands the Group's presence in North America; FRA's founding management will remain with the business.

Midatech Pharma PLC entered into a merger agreement to acquire DARA BioSciences, with DARA shareholders receiving Midatech ordinary shares via ADRs and a contingent value right (CVR). The deal gives Midatech a U.S. commercial footprint and an expanded oncology supportive-care portfolio; closing was expected in Q3/Q4 2015 subject to customary conditions and ADR listing.

Mediware Information Systems, Inc. has acquired AlphaCM, Inc., a provider of software and services for the behavioral and mental health market. The acquisition expands Mediware's capabilities and footprint across mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse care by integrating AlphaCM's payer- and provider-focused solutions with Mediware's existing community services platform.

Greensboro, North Carolina-based private equity firm New Page Capital has acquired Engineered Steel Products, a Sophia, N.C.-headquartered structural steel fabrication company. The deal establishes a succession plan for the business: co-founders Rob Braswell and Richard Flournoy remain in executive roles while Rick Ramsey becomes president; Bundy Group and The Forrest Firm served as advisor and legal counsel, respectively.