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KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL), a CJK Group Company, Acquires Origin Editorial
March 4, 2025
Synopsis:
KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL), the leading provider of transformative content solutions and part of CJK Group, Inc., has acquired peer review and associated scholarly publishing services provider, Origin Editorial. Based in Arvada, CO, Origin offers a full complement of peer review management, copyediting/proofreading, and production services.
Seller:
Origin Editorial
Based in Arvada, CO, and employing a wide network of experienced editorial professionals, Origin offers a full complement of peer review management, copyediting/proofreading, and production services, as well as consultancies, for a wide range of journal and other publishing needs.
Buyer Parent:
CJK Group
Buyer:
KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.
KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) is the leading provider of editorial, peer review, production, management consulting, online hosting, and transformative content services of all types. KGL offers a offer a full range of technology, delivery, and business solutions that accelerate revenue growth.
LLYC ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF LAMBERT GLOBAL
February 19, 2024
Synopsis:
Llorente & Cuenca (LLYC), a communications firm in Spain, Portugal and Latin America, has acquired Lambert Global, a strategic communications and advisory firm. Lambert specializes in public relations, investor relations and integrated marketing. The company helps clients across the globe to build brand awareness, drive sales and scale business.
Seller:
Lambert Global
Lambert is a strategic communications and advisory firm. Lambert specializes in public relations, investor relations and integrated marketing. The company helps clients across the globe to build brand awareness, drive sales and scale business.
Buyer:
LLYC
Llorente & Cuenca (LLYC) is the leading communications, reputation management and public affairs consultancy firm with a presence in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. It has twenty three partners and more than 480 professionals. It currently operates in 13 countries through 16 offices.
Springer Nature Acquires protocols.io
July 26, 2023
Synopsis:
Springer Nature, the world’s leading publisher of protocols, has acquired protocols.io - a secure platform for developing and sharing reproducible methods. With protocols.io joining Springer Nature’s leading protocol offering, researchers will now have the option to make their protocols openly available on the protocols.io platform.
Seller:
protocols.io
protocols.io was conceived in 2012 by geneticist Lenny Teytelman, and computer scientists Alexei Stoliartchouk and Irinia Makkaveeva to facilitate science communication. The protocols.io platform enables academic and industry researchers to record and share detailed up to date methods for research.
Buyer:
Springer Nature
Based in Germany, Springer Nature has been advancing discovery by providing the best possible service to the whole research community for over 180 years. Springer Nature helps researchers uncover new ideas, and makes sure all the research is significant, robust and stands up to objective scrutiny
Bigtincan (ASX:BTH) Acquires Modus
July 21, 2023
Synopsis:
Bigtincan, the global leader in sales enablement automation, has acquired Modus, a sales enablement platform that helps businesses to create meaningful engagements. Modus makes it easy for teams to share content, for sellers to find that content to advance deals, and for operations to prove value.
Seller:
Modus
Modus is a sales enablement platform that helps businesses to create meaningful engagements. Modus makes it easy for teams to share content, for sellers to find that content to advance deals, and for operations to prove value.
Buyer:
Bigtincan
Bigtincan helps sales and service teams increase win rates and customer satisfaction. The company’s AI-powered sales enablement automation platform features the industry’s premier user experience that empowers reps to more effectively engage with customers and encourages team-wide adoption.
Edanz Acquires Scribendi
April 12, 2023
Synopsis:
M3, Inc. has announced the acquisition via its subsidiary Edanz Inc,. of Scribendi Inc., which provides global editing and proofreading services. Canada-based Scribendi owns an editing and proofreading platform with approximately 400 active freelancers and provides services to 28,000 clients annually.
Seller:
Scribendi.com
Canada-based Scribendi owns an editing and proofreading platform with approximately 400 active freelancers and provides services to 28,000 clients annually, including the global academic community, students, researchers, authors, companies, and individuals for whom English is a second language.
Buyer Parent:
M3, Inc.
Buyer:
Edanz Inc.
Edanz owns a freelance platform with approximately 500 top-class scientific and medical research professionals, supporting the drafting and editing of research papers mainly within the medical field. They are a globally leading company within English editing services for research papers.
Courtroom Connect Announces its Acquisition by Greybull Stewardship
March 27, 2023
Synopsis:
Courtroom Connect has been acquired by Greybull Stewardship, a private investment firm focused on small, growing businesses. Founded in 2001, Courtroom Connect is a leading provider of litigation support connectivity and specializes in developing technology solutions and online platforms to expand access to legal proceedings.
Seller:
Courtroom Connect
Courtroom Connect, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, provides a comprehensive selection of connectivity services, including video, audio, evidence, and text streaming, as well as videoconferencing for remote attendance at trials, hearings, depositions, and arbitration.
Buyer:
Greybull Stewardship
Greybull Stewardship is a private investment firm comprised of experienced operators, dedicated to helping small, growing businesses realize their full potential.
Berkery Noyes Represents Telelanguage in its Acquisition by Propio Language Services
August 4, 2022
Synopsis:
Propio Language Services a technology-enabled interpreting and translation service provider, announced the acquisition of Telelanguage, a Portland-based enterprise language service provider specializing in remote interpreting.
Seller:
Telelanguage
Telelanguage is a Portland-based enterprise language service provider specializing in remote interpreting. Founded in 1991, Telelanguage has a history of providing high-quality remote interpretation services for over 350 languages.
Buyer Parent:
TT Capital Partners
Buyer:
Propio Language Services
Founded in 1998, Propio Language Services is an industry leader in over-the-phone interpretation, video remote interpretation, in-person interpretation, and document translation services.
Prodege Builds Upon Acquisition Strategy with AdGate Media to Grow Consumer Audience
July 11, 2022
Synopsis:
Prodege, a cutting-edge marketing and consumer insights platform, announced that it has acquired AdGate Media, a digital advertising company that connects users of popular websites and apps with premium brands. This acquisition furthers Prodege’s mission to help its clients reach engaged audiences.
Seller:
AdGate Media
Founded in 2011, AdGate Media helps mobile app developers maximize their revenues. They accomplish this by using non-intrusive advertising that rewards users for engagement with premium brands.
Buyer Parent:
Great Hill Partners LLC
Buyer:
Prodege, LLC
Prodege is a cutting-edge marketing and consumer insights platform that leverages its global audience of reward program members to power its business solutions. Its innovative offerings enable leading brands and agencies to gather insights and market to their target audiences.
Backstage Announces Acquisition of FilmFreeway
September 8, 2021
Synopsis:
Backstage, the leading freelancer marketplace and application suite for creators, announced that it has acquired FilmFreeway. FilmFreeway is the world's leading film festival marketplace and one the most visible and beloved companies in independent film, trusted by the world's top film festivals and brands.
Seller:
FilmFreeway
FilmFreeway is the world's leading film festival marketplace and one the most visible and beloved companies in independent film, trusted by the world's top film festivals and brands including HBO, ESPN, NBC-Universal, Lionsgate, PBS, NPR, and more.
Buyer Parent:
TA Associates
Buyer:
BackStage
Backstage enables productions, brands, marketing agencies and businesses to efficiently discover and work with highly skilled creative talent. The company’s mission is to make the content creation process more efficient, effective and scalable.
ATTOM Acquires GeoData Plus, Continuing Its Mission To Increase Real Estate Transparency
July 7, 2021
Synopsis:
ATTOM, curator of the nation's premier property database, announced it has acquired GeoData Plus, the leading application for in-depth property research, valuation, and prospecting tools. GeoData's clients are appraisers, real estate agents, investors, mortgage companies and tax reduction professionals.
Seller:
GeoData Plus
GeoData Plus is a data source used by thousands of real estate professionals throughout the states of New York and New Jersey. GeoData's clients are appraisers, real estate agents, investors, mortgage companies and tax reduction professionals.
Buyer Parent:
Lovell Minnick Partners
Buyer:
ATTOM Data Solutions
ATTOM Data Solutions provides premium property data to power products that improve transparency, innovation, efficiency, and disruption in a data-driven economy. The ATTOM Data Warehouse fuels innovation in many industries through flexible data delivery solutions.
McGraw Hill Acquires Kidaptive, an Adaptive and Personalized Learning Company
March 16, 2021
Synopsis:
NEW YORK, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw Hill today announced that it has acquired Kidaptive, Inc., an adaptive learning platform company with industry-leading expertise in learning science, early learning, and data analytics worldwide.Kidaptive's world-class team of learning scientists, psychometricians, data scientists and engineers will j
Seller:
Kidaptive
Kidaptive, Inc. is an adaptive learning platform company with industry-leading expertise in learning science, early learning, and data analytics worldwide. Kidadaptive is the brainchild of Stanford alumni P.J. Gunsagar and Dylan Arena.
Buyer:
McGraw-Hill
McGraw Hill is a learning science company that delivers personalized learning experiences that drive results for students, parents, educators and professionals. They focus on educational equity, affordability and learning success to help learners build better lives.
Berkery Noyes Represents Bluespire in Their Acquisition by GlynnDevins
February 25, 2021
Synopsis:
GlynnDevins, a leader in data- and technology-enabled marketing solutions, has acquired Bluespire, an integrated marketing company with a proprietary scalable services platform. The acquisition adds proven marketing services and technology expertise to GlynnDevins and improves the solutions and value they provide to clients and the broader market.
Seller Parent:
High Road Capital Partners
Seller:
Bluespire Marketing
Bluespire is a performance marketing agency that focuses on the healthcare, senior living, and finance industries. The company's proprietary platform enables clients to stand up digital properties fast, convey their brand message, and execute high-performing awareness and acquisition experiences.
Buyer Parent:
CIP Capital
Buyer:
GlynnDevins
GlynnDevins is the leading data, analytics and marketing technology company. With a diverse portfolio of products and services driven by data science and insights, GlynnDevins has a proven reputation of supporting companies’ sales efforts with lead generation and conversion.
Berkery Noyes Represents CheckMarket in its Acquisition by Medallia
February 24, 2021
Synopsis:
Medallia, a pioneer and market leader in Experience Management, has acquired CheckMarket. CheckMarket is a survey platform in Belgium that enables organizations to conduct insightful surveys and gain actionable feedback from customers, employees, and more.
Seller:
CheckMarket
CheckMarket is a survey platform in Belgium that enables organizations to conduct insightful surveys and gain actionable feedback from customers, employees, and more. CheckMarket allows users to quickly create and edit surveys and provides extensive reports from multiple channels.
Buyer:
Medallia
Medallia is the pioneer and market leader in Experience Management. The company's award-winning SaaS platform, the Medallia Experience Cloud, leads the market in the understanding and management of experience for customers, employees and citizens.
Berkery Noyes Represents Networld Media Group in its Divestiture of Mobile Payments Today to Industry Dive
February 3, 2021
Synopsis:
Industry Dive, a leader in business journalism, announced its acquisition of Mobile Payments Today, an information resource focusing on mobile payments projects and technology. The addition of the Mobile Payments Today to Industry Dive’s growing media portfolio furthers the company’s offering to a new cross-section of business leaders.
Seller Parent:
Networld Media Group
Seller:
Mobile Payments Today
Mobile Payments Today is a premier news and information site dedicated exclusively to the fast-growing mobile payments market. They cover topics like banking, retail, restaurants, remittance, apps, online gaming and mobile POS.
Buyer Parent:
Falfurrias Capital
Buyer:
Industry Dive
Industry Dive is a leading business journalism company. More than 11 million decision-makers across 21 competitive industries rely on its exclusive insight and analysis delivered through 22 publications. Industry Dive has continued growth since its founding in 2012.
Greens Farms Capital and Landon Capital Partners Acquire Majority Stake in 919 Marketing Company
January 5, 2021
Synopsis:
Private equity firms Greens Farms Capital LLC and Landon Capital Partners, LLC have acquired a majority stake in 919 Marketing Inc., an award-winning content marketing agency. 919 helps their clients to tell their amazing brand stories to the audiences that control the destiny of their companies.
Seller:
919 Marketing
919 Marketing is an award-winning content marketing agency. 919 helps their clients to tell their amazing brand stories to the audiences that control the destiny of their companies. Their services include brand strategy, content marketing, PR, social media marketing, and more.
Buyer:
Greens Farms Capital
Buyer:
Landon Capital Partners
Greens Farms Capital and Landon Capital Partners are private equity firms. Greens Farms Capital makes control and non-control investments in growing lower-middle market companies. Landon Capital Partners invests in middle market private equity opportunities primarily in the United States.
ChannelPro Network Acquires Leading Technology Brands Serving the Biometrics and Mobile Identification Markets
December 14, 2020
Synopsis:
ChannelPro Network, a division of EH Media LLC, has announced the acquisition of technology brands from Canadian-based TopickZ Inc. The brands include FindBiometrics, an industry resource for all information on biometric identification and Mobile ID World, a provider of premier content on mobile authentication solutions and application providers.
Seller:
TopickZ
TopickZ Inc. is a progressive information resource company. Its brands include FindBiometrics, the leading industry resource for all information on biometric identification and Mobile ID World, a provider of premier content on mobile authentication solutions and application providers.
Buyer Parent:
EH Media
Buyer:
The ChannelPro Network
The ChannelPro Network provides targeted business and technology information for IT channel partners who serve small and midsize businesses (SMBs). Via its websites, live events and a monthly magazine, The ChannelPro Network delivers expert opinion, analysis, news, product reviews, and more.
Berkery Noyes Represents Voxnest in its Acquisition by iHeartMedia
October 23, 2020
Synopsis:
iHeartMedia, the No. 1 audio company in America and the No. 1 commercial podcast publisher globally, will acquire Voxnest, the leading consolidated marketplace for podcasts and the best-in-class provider of podcast analytics, enterprise publishing tools, programmatic integration, and targeted ad serving.
Seller:
Voxnest
Voxnest provides professional solutions for podcasters and brands looking to engage with listeners. The company's comprehensive tools for podcast creation, distribution, management, measurement, monetization, and advertising include Spreaker, Spreaker Enterprise, and Dynamo.
Buyer:
iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia is the number one audio company in the United States, reaching nine out of 10 Americans every month. The company’s services include more than 850 live broadcast stations in over 160 markets nationwide and is available across more than 250 platforms and 2,000 devices.
Berkery Noyes Represents HighWire Press in its Acquisition by MPS Limited
July 1, 2020
Synopsis:
MPS Limited, a leading provider of content, learning, and platform solutions, has completed the acquisition of HighWire Press, a US company that provides digital content development and hosting services to ~140 influential societies, university presses and independent publishers that produce journals, books, and other scholarly publications.
Seller Parent:
Accel-KKR
Seller:
HighWire Press
HighWire is a US company that provides digital content development and hosting services to ~140 influential societies, university presses and independent publishers that produce journals, books, and other scholarly publications. It was founded by Stanford University Libraries in 1995.
Buyer:
MPS Limited
MPS provides platform, learning, and content solutions and is a global partner to the world’s leading enterprises, publishers, learning companies, and content aggregators.
Lift & Co. and MCI USA Announce Strategic Partnership to Grow Lift & Co.’s Events Portfolio
April 7, 2020
Synopsis:
Lift & Co. is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with MCI USA, a recognized leader in meetings, events, and conferences, to grow Lift & Co.’s events portfolio. MCI USA will assume operational control of Lift & Co.’s event portfolio and will begin to work with the Company on the newly scheduled Toronto Expo 2020.
Seller:
Lift & Co.
Started in 2016, the Lift & Co. events portfolio serves over 40,000 attendees and 500 exhibitors annually. Lift & Co.'s events are a pillar of the North American cannabis industry,
Buyer:
MCI Group SA
Based in Switzerland, MCI Group is the global leader in engaging and activating audiences. MCI helps organizations harness the power of community by applying strategic engagement solutions to build unforgettable online and offline experiences that inspire, educate and enhance business performance.
Berkery Noyes Represents UNSILO in its Acquisition by Cactus Communications
January 28, 2020
Synopsis:
Cactus Communications, a global scientific communications company, has acquired UNSILO, a Denmark-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing company that specializes in text analytics, linguistics, and data science. UNSILO provides AI tools and solutions for publishers to grow their business and improve customer experience.
Seller Parent:
Infosys Limited
Seller:
UNSILO
UNSILO is a Denmark-based AI and Natural Language Processing company that specializes in text analytics, linguistics, and data science. UNSILO provides AI tools and solutions for publishers to grow their business and improve customer experience through the company's various products.
Cactus is a global scientific communications company that offers scholarly, medical communications, and technology solutions to the scientific community. Cactus helps overcome language barriers, geography, and reach, spread research through innovative technology, and create meaningful impact.
Berkery Noyes Represents Pharos in its Acquisition by International Market Centers (“IMC”), a Portfolio Company of The Blackstone Group
January 15, 2020
Synopsis:
International Market Centers announced its launch of IMC_di, a wholly-owned, stand-alone, B2B e-commerce division, with the acquisition of Pharos (formerly a division of Whereoware). Pharos is an integrated sales, marketing and commissioning software tailor-made for the gift and home furnishings industry.
Seller:
Pharos by Whereoware
Pharos enables Vendors and their Sales Rep partners to modernize their business through easy-to-use and affordable e-commerce, marketing, and sales software. Pharos is a one-stop-shop for an impressive and effective online experience.
Buyer Parent:
Blackstone Group LP
Buyer:
International Market Centers
International Market Centers (IMC) is the world’s largest operator of premier showroom space for furniture, gift, home décor, rug, and apparel industries. IMC owns and operates nearly 20 million square feet of world-class exhibition space in High Point, N.C., Las Vegas and Atlanta.
Berkery Noyes Represents MedTouch in its Acquisition by Perficient
January 6, 2020
Synopsis:
Perficient, Inc., a leading digital transformation consulting firm, has acquired MedTouch LLC, an award-winning digital healthcare marketing and technology consultancy. The acquisition of MedTouch broadens and deepens Perficient’s healthcare consulting capabilities, bringing strategic digital marketing solutions and services focused on the patient.
Seller:
MedTouch, LLC
MedTouch empowers health systems to be on the leading edge of consumer experience by transforming every digital step along the patient journey. MedTouch designs, develops, and measures effective digital marketing programs for health systems to meet each business' goals and marketing challenges.
Buyer:
Perficient, Inc.
Perficient is a leading digital transformation consulting firm. With information technology, management consulting, and creative capabilities, Perficient and its Perficient Digital agency deliver vision and value with outstanding digital experience, business optimization, and industry solutions.
Berkery Noyes Advises OpenConnect in its Sale to ActiveOps
August 1, 2019
Synopsis:
UK headquartered ActiveOps Ltd, a leader in digital operations management solutions has acquired OpenConnect Inc, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. OpenConnect is the leader in process intelligence and workforce analytics solutions that automatically discover, automate, and improve service processes and optimize workforce productivity.
Seller:
OpenConnect
OpenConnect is the leader in process intelligence and workforce analytics solutions that automatically discover, automate, and improve service processes and optimize workforce productivity. OpenConnect enables clients to more quickly address and adapt to operational and competitive challenges.
Buyer:
ActiveOps Ltd
ActiveOps is a leading provider of digital operations management solutions to financial services, shared services, BPOs, government, healthcare and other service industries. Their cloud-based solutions are proven to optimise operations, reduce costs, and improve service delivery.
New Capital Partners Invests in ARMCO
July 22, 2019
Synopsis:
New Capital Partners (NCP), a private equity firm in Birmingham, Ala., has partnered with Pompano Beach, Fla.-based ACES Risk Management Corp. (ARMCO), the leader in web-based quality assurance software for the financial services industry. ARMCO provides range of mortgage quality control, compliance and transaction risk management technologies.
Seller:
ARMCO
Over half of the top 20 mortgage lenders in the U.S. choose ACES Risk Management (ARMCO) as their provider for transaction risk management software. ARMCO’s product line includes loan quality enterprise software, services, data and analytics.
Buyer:
New Capital Partners
New Capital Partners (NCP) is a private equity firm comprised of former operators headquartered in Birmingham, Ala. NCP makes investments in niche, tech-enabled services companies in the healthcare, financial and business services industries.
Evidera to Acquire Medimix, Expanding Solutions for Real-World Research
May 30, 2019
Synopsis:
Evidera, a business unit of PPD, LLC, and a provider of evidence-based solutions demonstrating the real-world effectiveness and safety of health care products, will acquire Medimix International, a global technology company providing real-world evidence (RWE) insights and information to the pharmaceutical, diagnostic and medical device industries.
Seller:
Medimix International
Medimix International specializes in providing business understanding, real-world evidence insights to the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Medimix’s primary solution, LiveTracker™, is a cloud-based platform that provides real-time monitoring of clients’ particular therapeutic markets.
Buyer Parent:
Carlyle Group
Buyer:
Evidera
Evidera, a PPD business unit, is a leading provider of evidence-based solutions to demonstrate the real-world effectiveness, safety and value of health care products. They help biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies generate the evidence needed to optimize the market access.
Berkery Noyes Advises eLearnSecurity in its Acquisition by INE, a Portfolio Company of Providence Equity
May 14, 2019
Synopsis:
eLearnSecurity, a security training company, has been acquired by INE, a provider of technical training for the IT industry and a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners. Based in Santa Clara, California, eLearnSecurity has become the premier provider of online cybersecurity training courses and virtual labs for IT Security professionals.
Seller:
eLearnSecurity
Based in Santa Clara, California and with offices in Italy and the U.A.E., eLearnSecurity has become the premier provider of online cybersecurity training courses and virtual labs for IT Security professionals. Its flexible, self-paced e-learning courses include real-world cybersecurity scenarios.
Buyer Parent:
Providence Equity Partners Inc.
Buyer:
INE
INE is the premiere provider of Technical Training for the IT Industry. INE’s portfolio of trainings is built for levels of technical learning specializing in advanced networking technologies, next generation security and infrastructure programming and development.
Berkery Noyes Advises Fosina Marketing Group in its Acquisition by Digital Media Solutions
November 13, 2018
Synopsis:
Digital Media Solutions (DMS), the fastest-growing independent agency focused on performance marketing, announced it acquired Fosina Marketing Group, Inc. Fosina is an innovative and data-driven marketing firm with customized direct-to-consumer subscription marketing solutions for clients including Harper Collins Publishing and Save The Children.
Seller:
Fosina Marketing Group
Fosina Marketing Group, Inc. is an innovative and data-driven marketing firm with customized direct-to-consumer subscription marketing solutions for clients including Harper Collins Publishing, Save The Children, National Wildlife Federation, Amora Coffee, Meredith Corp. and Highlights for Children.
Buyer Parent:
Clairvest Group Inc.
Buyer:
Digital Media Solutions
Founded by a team of lifelong athletes, Digital Media Solutions, LLC (DMS) is the fastest-growing independent agency focused on performance marketing. DMS deploys diversified and data-driven digital media customer acquisition solutions that deliver scalable and measurable marketing results.
Berkery Noyes Advises Aries Systems in its Acquisition by Elsevier
September 10, 2018
Synopsis:
Elsevier, the global information analytics business specializing in science and health, announced it has acquired Aries Systems, a leader in scientific publication workflow solutions headquartered outside Boston, MA. Aries' offerings are used for manuscript submission, peer review, production tracking and eCommerce.
Seller:
Aries Systems Corp.
Aries Systems transforms the way scholarly publishers bring high-value content to the world. The company’s innovative and forward-looking workflow solutions manage the complexities of modern print and electronic publishing.
Buyer Parent:
RELX Group plc
Buyer:
Elsevier B.V.
Elsevier is a global information analytics business that helps institutions and professionals progress science, advance healthcare and improve performance for the benefit of humanity. Elsevier provides digital solutions in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, and more.
Perficient Acquires Stone Temple Consulting
July 16, 2018
Synopsis:
Perficient, Inc., the leading digital transformation consulting firm serving Global 2000 and other large enterprise customers throughout North America, announced it has acquired Stone Temple Consulting Corporation, an award-winning Boston-based digital marketing agency.
Seller:
Stone Temple Consulting
Originally founded as a small consultancy in 1997 by Eric Enge - a top SEO practitioner and co-author of the book The Art of SEO - Stone Temple Consulting has since expanded into an acclaimed full-service digital marketing agency providing a broad range of white hat SEO and digital marketing
Buyer:
Perficient, Inc.
Perficient is a leading digital transformation consulting firm. With information technology, management consulting, and creative capabilities, Perficient and its Perficient Digital agency deliver vision and value with outstanding digital experience, business optimization, and industry solutions.
iContracts Acquires PolicyMedical
July 6, 2018
Synopsis:
iContracts, a leading provider of cloud-based contract, compliance, and revenue management solutions announced that it has acquired Toronto, Canada based PolicyMedical, an industry-leading provider of cloud-based policy lifecycle management solutions.
Seller:
PolicyMedical
Toronto, Canada based PolicyMedical is an industry-leading provider of cloud-based policy lifecycle management solutions. Their comprehensive SaaS-based solutions enable healthcare organizations to centralize and standardize the administration of policies and procedures.
Buyer:
iContracts, Inc
iContracts is a leading cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of contract management and compliance solutions for healthcare, education and industrial customers.
EnsembleIQ Acquires Media Brands from Lebhar-Friedman
June 29, 2018
Synopsis:
EnsembleIQ, the Chicago-based retail intelligence firm, has purchased substantially all media, digital and event assets from New York-based media company Lebhar-Friedman. The acquired brands comprise several leading retail brands, including Drug Store News, Chain Store Age and Hardware and Building Supply Dealer.
Seller:
Lebhar-Friedman, Inc.
Lebhar Friedman is the leading business-media resource for the retail industry, delivering actionable information, solutions, and networking opportunities through high-value content and engaging live events.
Buyer Parent:
RFE Investment Partners
Buyer:
EnsembleIQ
EnsembleIQ is a premier business intelligence resource that exists to help people and their organizations succeed. It is structured to serve the business-to-business needs of retailers, consumer goods manufacturers, technology providers, hospitality and healthcare professionals, and more.
Renovus Capital Partners Acquires Continuing Education Alliance and Practicing Clinicians Exchange
January 8, 2018
Synopsis:
Renovus Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on the education, training and human capital sectors, has acquired a controlling interest in Continuing Education Alliance, LLC and Practicing Clinicians Exchange (PCE). Based in Stamford, CT, PCE is the national leader in education for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Seller:
Practicing Clinicians Exchange
Practicing Clinicians Exchange (PCE) is an innovative multichannel CME (Continuing Medical Education) company specifically focused on nurse practitioners and physician assistants. PCE provides live, home study, and online CME designed to meet the real-world clinical needs of NPs and PAs.
Buyer:
Renovus Capital
Founded in 2010, Renovus Capital Partners is an education, training and human capital focused private equity firm. Renovus is based outside of Philadelphia and manages $485 million in assets under management through two SBIC funds.
Higher Logic Acquires Marketing Automation Platforms Informz and Real Magnet
October 16, 2017
Synopsis:
Higher Logic, an industry leader in cloud-based community platforms, has acquired Real Magnet, Inc. Real Magnet is a leading marketing automation platform that helps businesses attract, engage and deliver better email, marketing, social and mobile campaigns.
Seller:
Real Magnet, LLC
Real Magnet is a leading marketing automation platform that helps businesses attract, engage and deliver better email, marketing, social and mobile campaigns. Real Magnet simplifies marketing automation with its intuitive design.
Buyer Parent:
JMI Equity
Buyer:
Higher Logic
Higher Logic is an industry leader in cloud-based community platforms. Organizations worldwide use Higher Logic to bring like-minded people all together by giving their community a home where they can meet, share ideas, answer questions and stay connected.
Berkery Noyes Advises PatientSafe Solutions in its Majority Recapitalization by HighBar Partners
September 25, 2017
Synopsis:
PatientSafe Solutions (PatientSafe), a leader in mobile clinical workflow and communication solutions, has closed a round of financing led by HighBar Partners with participation from Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Camden Partners, Psilos Group, and TPG.
Seller:
PatientSafe Solutions
PatientSafe Solutions, Inc., is a San Diego-based provider of software and hardware products, including handheld devices for nurses, bar-coded patient wrist bands and bed side patient portals that interface with hospital information systems to provide patient safety and increase clinical quality.
Buyer:
HighBAR Partners
Buyer Parent:
Merck & Co., Inc.
Buyer:
Psilos Group
Buyer:
TPG Capital
HighBar Partners is a private investment firm focused on strategic growth capital investments in enterprise and infrastructure software companies. Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Camden Partners, Psilos Group, and TPG are investment companies.
IO Education Acquires eSchoolData, Expanding Northeast Presence
September 19, 2017
Synopsis:
IO Education, a market leader in helping educators use data to improve student outcomes, has acquired eSchoolData, a provider of student and data management solutions for K-12 school districts. eSchoolData's comprehensive, web-based solution features a teacher gradebook, a parent and student portal, data analytics capabilities, and more.
Seller:
eSchoolData, LLC
eSchoolData provides a web-based Student Management System that features a teacher gradebook, a parent and student portal, a transportation management module, data analytics capabilities, and more. eSchoolData gives schools the power to turn data into knowledge and knowledge into informed decisions.
Buyer Parent:
LLR Partners
Buyer:
IO Education
IO Education is on a mission to empower educators with data to improve educational outcomes. They focus on developing innovative solutions that break down data silos and improve outcomes for three areas of school districts: student achievement, educator effectiveness and operational efficiency.
Rubicon Announces Investment from Quad Partners
September 10, 2017
Synopsis:
Rubicon, the leading provider of curriculum design and instructional decision making solutions for the K-12 marketplace announced an investment by Quad Partners, a private investment firm focused exclusively on the education industry.
Seller:
Rubicon International
Rubicon partners with innovative education leaders to improve student performance and instructional practice with curriculum management and assessment data integration software alongside professional development services.
Buyer:
Quad Partners
Quad Partners was founded in 2000 to make value-added private investments in the education industry. Today, Quad is one of the most active investors in privately-owned education companies in the United States.
Berkery Noyes Advises BE Press, a Leading Service Provider Used by Academic Institutions to Showcase Their Research, in its Acquisition by Elsevier
August 2, 2017
Synopsis:
Elsevier, the global information analytics business specializing in science and health, acquired Bepress, a Berkeley, California-based business that helps academic libraries showcase and share their institutions' research for maximum impact.
Seller:
Bepress
Founded by professors in 1999, Bepress exists to serve academia. Bepress builds hosted solutions that let academic institutions showcase and share their works for maximum impact. The Bepress model is unlimited, cloud-based, and fully hosted, and includes dedicated consulting and support.
Buyer Parent:
RELX Group plc
Buyer:
Elsevier B.V.
Elsevier is a global information analytics business that helps institutions and professionals progress science, advance healthcare and improve performance for the benefit of humanity. Elsevier provides digital solutions in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, and more.
LoyaltyExpress Announces Investment from New Capital Partners to Accelerate Innovation and Growth
June 28, 2017
Synopsis:
LoyaltyExpress, a provider of marketing automation and cloud-based CRM solutions for mortgage companies and banks, announced an investment from New Capital Partners (NCP), a private equity firm focused on financial and health care services.
Seller:
LoyaltyExpress
LoyaltyExpress simplifies CRM and marketing automation for banks and mortgage companies. Its flagship solution, CustomerManager, is an enterprise-wide, Software-as-a-Service platform that combines lead management, email and direct mail campaigns with a 360-degree view of a loan officer's customers.
Buyer:
New Capital Partners
New Capital Partners is focused on building great companies by investing in high-growth businesses and partnering with management teams in the healthcare, financial services, and business services industries. New Capital Partners is headquartered in Birmingham, AL and has an office in Dallas, TX.
Frontline Education Acquires Teachers-Teachers
April 18, 2017
Synopsis:
Frontline Education has acquired Teachers-Teachers, a national job search resource that connects more than 2,000 educational organizations nationwide with the best of more than one million candidates.
Seller Parent:
FTL Capital, LLC.
Seller:
Teachers-Teachers.com
Teachers-Teachers is a job search resource dedicated to elevating the quality of education worldwide by efficiently connecting outstanding educators with school systems. This service provides an effective way to find great education jobs nationwide.
Buyer Parent:
Insight Venture Partners
Buyer:
Frontline Education
Bringing together the best education software solutions into one unified platform, Frontline makes it possible to efficiently and effectively manage the needs of the education community including Recruiting & Hiring, Absence & Time, Professional Growth and Student Solutions.
Berkery Noyes Advises Verisys’ Shareholders on the Company’s Growth Investment from Spectrum Equity and Cressey & Company
March 15, 2017
Synopsis:
Verisys Corporation, a leading provider of technology solutions and primary-source data on healthcare professionals and businesses, announced that Spectrum Equity, along with Cressey & Company and Verisys CEO John P. Benson, have made a significant growth equity investment in the Company.
Seller:
Verisys Corporation
Verisys is the leading provider of health care credentialing services with the most current, accurate, and comprehensive data and technology tools. Since 1992, Verisys has been leading the health care industry by providing the highest quality data coupled with deep health care industry experience.
Buyer:
Spectrum Equity
Buyer:
Cressey & Co.
Spectrum Equity is a leading growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support to innovative Internet, software and information services companies. Cressey & Company LP is a private investment firm focused exclusively on investing in and building leading healthcare businesses.
Berkery Noyes Advises Core Informatics in its Acquisition by Thermo Fisher Scientific
March 6, 2017
Synopsis:
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced that it has acquired Core Informatics, which provides a cloud-based platform supporting scientific data management. Core’s offerings will enhance Thermo Fisher’s existing informatics solutions and complement its cloud platform, which supports the company’s genetic analysis, qPCR and proteomics systems.
Seller:
Core Informatics LLC
Core Informatics partners with customers in biopharma, genomics, and other industries to deliver lab informatics solutions to derive more value and insight from scientific data. Core Informatics provides the scalable Platform for Science that enables customers to build workflows for specific needs.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. offers an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive support. They help customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity.
Renovus Capital Partners Invests in Red Nucleus, the Premier Provider of Learning Solutions for the Life Sciences Industry
October 28, 2016
Synopsis:
Renovus Capital Partners announced an investment in Red Nucleus Solutions LLC. Red Nucleus is a life sciences learning solutions company headquartered in Yardley, PA. Red Nucleus designs and produces a suite of learning elements which include, e-learning modules, mobile applications, virtual preceptorships and more.
Seller:
Red Nucleus Solutions LLC
Red Nucleus is a leading full-service design and development provider of learning solutions for the life sciences industry. Red Nucleus designs and produces a suite of learning elements which include, e-learning modules, mobile applications, virtual preceptorships, print modules and job aids.
Buyer:
Renovus Capital
Renovus Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on providing capital and strategic assistance to small and mid-sized education companies. Its team has a combined 41 years of experience investing in education and has helped more than 20 education companies grow and succeed.
Vocera Acquires Extension Healthcare
October 27, 2016
Synopsis:
Vocera Communications, Inc., the leading healthcare communications company, announced that it has acquired Extension Healthcare for approximately $55 million in an all-cash transaction. Extension Healthcare is a leading provider of clinical, event-driven communication and workflow collaboration software for the hospital environment.
Seller:
Extension Healthcare
Extension Healthcare’s Engage™ “one platform” approach improves clinical communication, collaboration, care coordination, and workflow with a specific focus on reducing unnecessary clinical interruptions and improving response to critical patient events.
Buyer:
Vocera Communications, Inc.
Vocera Communications, Inc. offers the most robust clinical communications system in healthcare. Vocera delivers secure, integrated and intelligent communication solutions that enable care teams to collaborate more efficiently by delivering the right information.
Veronis Suhler Stevenson “VSS” Invests in Connexion Point, LLC
October 18, 2016
Synopsis:
VSS, a private investment firm focused on the information, tech-enabled business services, healthcare IT, and education industries, announced its investment in Connexion Point, LLC. Connexion Point is a leading provider of technology-enabled healthcare services, specializing in communication lifecycle services for the healthcare industry.
Seller:
Connexion Point
Connexion Point is a leading provider of technology-enabled healthcare services, specializing in communication lifecycle services for the healthcare industry. Connexion Point facilitates communication, throughout the lifecycle of the consumer, that connects the healthcare industry to their consumer.
Buyer:
Veronis Suhler Stevenson
Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS) is a leading private investment firm that invests in the information, business services, healthcare IT, education, media and marketing services industries in North America and Europe.
HousingWire Announces Acquisition by Riomar Capital
May 4, 2016
Synopsis:
HousingWire, the nation’s leading source of news and information covering the U.S. residential housing finance marketplace, announced that Charlotte-based Riomar Capital has acquired the media platform. HousingWire currently hosts more than 3 million professional readers each year across its web, email and print-based channels.
Seller:
HousingWire
HousingWire is by far the nation's most influential source of news and information for U.S. mortgage markets, boasting a readership that spans lending, servicing, investments and real estate market participants as well as financial market professionals.
Buyer:
Riomar Capital
Riomar Capital is an entrepreneurial investment firm formed to acquire, operate and grow one established private business in the media, finance and business services industries. Founded in 2014 by Clayton Collins, Riomar Capital is backed by an experienced group of entrepreneurs and investors.
Medstreaming Announces Acquisition of Registry Software Vendor M2S
March 29, 2016
Synopsis:
Medstreaming, a leading provider of innovative healthcare cardiovascular and radiology workflow software solutions, announced the acquisition of M2S, a leading provider of registry software technology designed for healthcare quality improvement.
Seller Parent:
Altaris Capital Partners
Seller:
M2S
M2S, Inc. provides medical image, data management, and and outcomes analysis services for the improvement of patient outcomes. It offers image management solutions to allow customers to collect, view, and manage imaging data.
Buyer:
MedStreaming, LLC
Medstreaming is a provider of innovative healthcare cardiovascular and radiology workflow software solutions. Since 2006, Medstreaming has become a leader in delivering specialty-based workflow applications that function as a “best of breed” application for over 20 different clinical specialties.
FTV Capital Leads Growth Equity Investment in True Potential
January 29, 2016
Synopsis:
True Potential LLP, the leading UK-based integrated investor and wealth management technology platform serving advisers and retail clients in the UK, announced it had sold a significant minority share of its group business to FTV Capital, its first institutional investor.
Seller:
True Potential LLP
True Potential LLP is the leading UK-based integrated investor and wealth management technology platform serving advisers and retail clients in the UK.
Buyer:
FTV Capital
FTV Capital is a growth equity investment firm that has raised over $1.8 billion since inception to invest in high-growth companies offering a range of innovative solutions in three sectors: enterprise solutions, financial services, and payments/transaction processing.
Chronos Solutions to Acquire Cutting Edge Mortgage Technology Company Cogent Road
December 15, 2015
Synopsis:
Chronos Solutions, a national real estate finance services provider, has acquired Cogent Road, a San Diego-based mortgage technology company. Cogent Road develops three core products for the mortgage origination market: Funding Suite, Tax Door and Roohmz.
Seller:
Cogent Road, Inc.
Cogent Road, Inc. provides enterprise-wide Web based software applications for the mortgage industry. Its solutions are Funding Suite, an AVM management solution, AVAIL, assists mortgage originators, Roohmz Mortgage, a workflow automation solution, and Gravity, a mortgage industry CRM solution.
Buyer:
Chronos Solutions LLC
Chronos Solutions is a national technology enabled real estate finance services provider delivering elite mortgage and real estate services across the industry. Chronos offers customized transactional and business process management services to private sector and government clients.
Aptean Enters Healthcare Industry With Acquisition of Medworxx Solutions, Inc.
October 15, 2015
Synopsis:
Aptean, Inc., a leading provider of industry-focused mission critical enterprise software solutions, announced the completion of its acquisition of Medworxx Solutions Inc., a leader in clinical patient flow, and compliance and education solutions.
Seller:
MedWorxx, Inc.
Medworxx helps hospitals meet patient flow challenges and requirements for compliance and education. Medworxx Clinical Criteria, the flagship component of Medworxx Patient Flow, is currently used to manage 32% of the acute-care beds in Canada as well as acute-care beds in the United States.
Buyer Parent:
Vista Equity Partners
Buyer:
Aptean
Aptean is a provider of industry-focused mission critical enterprise software solutions. They build and acquire solutions to support the evolving operational needs of their customers. Their solutions help nearly 5,000 organizations by satisfying their customers and continuing to operate efficiently.
Pearson Sells Family Education Network to Sandbox Partners
May 21, 2015
Synopsis:
Sandbox & Co., an industry-focused investor committed to building businesses at the intersection of the digital, learning and media sectors, has acquired Family Education Network (FEN) from Pearson. FEN is an online consumer network of the world's best learning and information resources, personalized to help parents, teachers, and students.
Seller Parent:
Pearson plc
Seller:
Family Education Network
Family Education Network is the best of the Internet's content, resources, and shopping for parents, teachers, and kids. The company's mission is to be an online consumer network of the world's best learning and information resources, personalized to help parents, teachers, and students.
Buyer:
Sandbox & Co.
Sandbox is an industry-focused investor committed to building and supporting businesses at the intersection of the digital, learning and media sectors. Founded in 2014, the partners of Sandbox have a long track-record of acquiring, transforming and scaling businesses and brands internationally.
Telecom Expense Management Firm Asentinel Acquired by Marlin Equity Partners
January 12, 2015
Synopsis:
Asentinel, LLC, a leading provider of Telecom Expense Management (TEM) software and complementary services that help streamline and automate fixed and mobile telecom spend, has been acquired by Marlin Equity Partners, a global investment firm with over $3 billion of capital under management and a successful track record in the technology industry.
Seller:
Asentinel LLC
Asentinel, a leading provider of Telecom Expense Management (TEM) software, meets the needs of customers by providing telecommunications lifecycle management solutions and services that are delivered through a customer-focused, technology-driven SaaS technology platform.
Buyer:
Marlin Equity Partners
Marlin Equity Partners is a global investment firm with over $3 billion of capital under management. The firm is focused on providing corporate parents, shareholders and other stakeholders with tailored solutions that meet their business and liquidity needs.
Ellie Mae Completes AllRegs Acquisition
October 1, 2014
Synopsis:
Ellie Mae®, a leading provider of innovative on-demand software solutions and services for the residential mortgage industry, announced that it has completed its acquisition of AllRegs, a leading information provider for the mortgage industry.
Seller:
AllRegs
AllRegs is used by virtually all of the top 100 lenders as well as throughout numerous governmental agencies, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, VA, and Ginnie Mae. The Company is the exclusive electronic publisher of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Single and Multifamily Seller/Servicer Guides.
Buyer:
Ellie Mae, Inc.
Ellie Mae, Inc. is a provider of automation solutions for the mortgage industry. The company's offerings include the Encompass® and Encompass360® mortgage management software systems. Ellie Mae also hosts the Ellie Mae Network™.
MSCI Completes Acquisition of GMI Ratings
August 12, 2014
Synopsis:
MSCI Inc., a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, announced that it has completed the acquisition of GMI Ratings, a provider of corporate governance research and ratings on over 6,000 companies worldwide.
Seller:
GMI Ratings
GMI Ratings is an independent provider of research and ratings on environmental, social, governance and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies. They help investors assess the sustainable investment value of corporations.
Buyer:
MSCI Inc.
MSCI is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to around 6,200 clients worldwide, ranging from large pension plans to boutique hedge funds. They offer a range of products and services - including indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and governance tools.
The Roberts Group Announces Strategic Investment from Polaris Partners
April 3, 2014
Synopsis:
Polaris Partners has invested in The Roberts Group. The Roberts Group, of New York, provides market data cost and inventory management solutions to the financial services industry. They are the developer of the Financial Information Tracking System, FITS, a market data inventory management solution available to the Financial Services Industry.
Seller:
The Roberts Group
The Roberts Group (TRG) is the developer of the Financial Information Tracking System, FITS, the most comprehensive market data inventory management solution available to the Financial Services Industry. TRG provides market data consulting services ranging from FITS Consulting to Systems Deployment.
Buyer:
Polaris Venture Partners
Polaris Venture Partners is a group of investors and technology executives with a successful track record of investing in and partnering with early-stage entrepreneurs in both information and medical technology.
Wasserstein & Co. Acquires Recorded Books LLC From Haights Cross Communications
February 3, 2014
Synopsis:
Wasserstein & Co., LP , on behalf of its private equity fund Wasserstein Partners III, has acquired all of the assets of Recorded Books LLC, one of the leading worldwide providers of unabridged audiobooks, digital content, and services to the library, school, and retail markets, from Haights Cross Communications, Inc.
Seller Parent:
Haights Cross Communications, LLC
Seller:
Recorded Books Inc.
Recorded Books is the largest independent publisher of unabridged audiobooks and provider of digital content to the library, school, and retail markets. The Company owns an exclusive catalog of over 13,500 audiobook titles narrated by professional, award-winning actors.
Buyer:
Wasserstein & Co., LP
Wasserstein & Co. is an independent private equity and investment firm, with offices in New York and Los Angeles. The Wasserstein & Co. investment team has completed over 50 platform and add-on transactions, representing over $3 billion of enterprise value.
SirsiDynix Acquires EOS International Business
November 4, 2013
Synopsis:
SirsiDynix, a library management technology company, announced the acquisition of EOS International, a California-based technology company that develops award-winning solutions for legal, government, corporate, medical, and other special library customers.
Seller:
EOS International
For over 30 years, Electronic Online Systems (EOS) International has been developing, marketing and supporting award-winning library automation and knowledge management solutions for thousands of special libraries worldwide.
Buyer Parent:
Vista Equity Partners
Buyer:
SirsiDynix
SirsiDynix connects people with knowledge at more than 23,000 libraries around the world. Through library management technology and search and discovery tools, libraries using SirsiDynix technology bring relevant resources and the power of knowledge to their users and communities.
Riverside Acquires BankersEdge as Add-On to OnCourse Learning Platform
September 5, 2013
Synopsis:
The Riverside Company has added Corporate Training Technologies, LLC (dba BankersEdge) to its OnCourse Learning (OnCourse) platform. Based in Norristown, Pennsylvania, BankersEdge provides regulatory, employment, and leadership training as well as compliance solutions for bank and credit union workers.
Seller:
BankersEdge
BankersEdge provides regulatory, employment, and leadership training as well as compliance solutions for bank and credit union workers. Its courses are used for comprehensive training and regulatory updates by bankers, mortgage professionals and other financial services employees.
Buyer Parent:
The Riverside Company
Buyer:
OnCourse Learning
OnCourse Learning is an education and compliance solutions provider for individuals, companies, educators, and government agencies seeking educational excellence, professional compliance, occupational tools, customized training solutions, and new careers.
The Intellectual Property & Science Division of Thomson Reuters Acquires BioWorld
July 8, 2013
Synopsis:
BioWorld and its companion publication Medical Device Daily (MDD) have been acquired by Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. BioWorld covers news on public companies and hard-to-find information on private companies.
Seller Parent:
Thompson Media Group LLC
Seller:
BioWorld
BioWorld covers news on public companies and hard-to-find information on private companies. This news coverage of the biotechnology industry is 100 percent original and available only at BioWorld.
Buyer:
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. It combines industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers.
Berkery Noyes Represents Cengage Learning In The Sale Of NetLearning To HealthcareSource
December 4, 2012
Synopsis:
HealthcareSource® announced that it has acquired NetLearning, a leading provider of learning management software and content for the healthcare industry. The combination of HealthcareSource and NetLearning results in the first company to provide a complete, end-to-end talent management solution designed specifically for healthcare.
Seller Parent:
Apax Partners
Seller:
NetLearning, Inc.
NetLearning is an e-learning solutions provider developing products specifically for the healthcare industry since 1995. The NetLearning product suite allows for the deployment, management, and reporting of training-related activities.
Buyer Parent:
Insight Venture Partners
Buyer:
HealthCare Source
HealthcareSource is the leading provider of talent management software for the healthcare industry. HealthcareSource helps healthcare organizations source, hire, assess, develop and retain the best workforce possible in order to reduce costs and to improve patient satisfaction and safety.
GLM Acquires E-Commerce Events Group From Vertical Web Media, Publisher Of Internet Retailer Media
November 9, 2012
Synopsis:
GLM announced its acquisition of the events group of Vertical Web Media (VWM), including Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition (IRCE), the leading e-commerce event in the United States, and two allied events – Internet Retailer Mobile Marketing & Commerce Forum (MMCF) and Internet Retailer Web Design and Usability Conference (IRWD).
Seller:
Vertical Web Media LLC
Vertical Web Media is the largest media group exclusively covering the e-commerce field. It operates Internet Retailer Magazine, two information and research web sites, two e-mail newsletters and seven research publications and databases, all directed to various aspects of the e-commerce business.
Buyer Parent:
Providence Equity Partners Inc.
Buyer:
GLM
George Little Management (GLM) creates face-to-face and online buying, selling and networking platforms for designers, product developers, manufacturers, reps, retailers and operators through tradeshow and event production, online community development and association management.
Berkery Noyes Represents Healthx In Its Majority Recapitalization By Frontier Capital
January 5, 2012
Synopsis:
Frontier Capital is pleased to announce that it has partnered with existing management to complete a majority recapitalization of Healthx, Inc., a leading provider of online healthcare portals to health insurers, medical providers, and employers.
Seller Parent:
Liberty Partners
Seller:
Healthx, Inc.
Healthx develops and manages the most widely adopted portals and applications for the healthcare and human resources markets. Healthx was formed to meet the unique communication needs of the healthcare industry by helping payers and employers deliver benefits faster and at a lower cost.
Buyer:
Frontier Capital
Frontier Capital is a Charlotte-based growth equity firm focused exclusively on technology enabled business services. Frontier partners with management teams that can benefit from capital to accelerate growth, fund acquisitions, or generate shareholder liquidity.
SFW Capital Partners Completes Majority Investment in Buyers Laboratory
December 14, 2011
Synopsis:
SFW Capital Partners (SFW) announced that it has completed a majority investment in Buyers Laboratory, Inc., the leading provider of analytical testing and competitive intelligence services to the digital imaging and document management industry.
Seller:
Buyers Laboratory Inc.
Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) is the leading authority and provider of critical intelligence on the imaging industry. BLI's comprehensive array of products and services provide clients with the most credible source for global competitive intelligence.
Buyer:
SFW Capital Partners
SFW Capital Partners is the leading private equity firm investing with management in mid-sized companies providing analytical tools and related services, including instruments, information and software, and outsourced analytical services.
The New York Times Company Completes Sale of Baseline to Project Hollywood LLC
October 7, 2011
Synopsis:
The New York Times Company has sold its Baseline unit to Project Hollywood LLC, a privately held company which is majority owned by media and Internet entrepreneurs Laurie S. Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein. Baseline is a leading online subscription database and research service for information on the film and television industries.
Seller Parent:
The New York Times Company
Seller:
Baseline StudioSystems
Baseline StudioSystems is a leading online subscription database and research service for information on the film and television industries, and a provider of premium film and television data to Web sites.
Buyer:
Project Hollywood LLC
Project Hollywood LLC is majority owned by Laurie S. Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein, who previously founded the SyFy Channel and MovieTickets.com. Ms. Silvers and Mr. Rubenstein currently own a variety of Internet properties including Hollywood.com, Spill.com, and Hollywood Wiretap.
Berkery Noyes Represents Class.com in its Sale to Cambium
September 23, 2011
Synopsis:
Cambium Learning Group, Inc., a leading educational company focused primarily on serving the needs of at-risk and special student populations, announced that the Company has purchased the assets of Class.com, an industry-leading provider of online learning solutions.
Seller:
Class.com, Inc.
Class.com equips educators with the tools to help every student succeed by providing schools and organizations with high-quality, research-based, online learning solutions that cater to the needs of 21st-century learners.
Buyer Parent:
Veronis Suhler Stevenson
Buyer:
Cambium Learning Group, Inc.
Cambium Learning Group is the leading educational company focused primarily on serving the needs of at-risk and special student populations. The company operates three core divisions: Voyager, Sopris, and Cambium Learning Technologies.
Berkery Noyes Announces its Representation of G2 Web Services, LLC in its Investment Partnership with Primus Capital
September 1, 2011
Synopsis:
Primus Capital, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies within the business services, healthcare and education industries, announced the acquisition of G2 Web Services, LLC, the leading provider of merchant compliance monitoring and e-commerce risk management services to the payments industry.
Seller:
G2 Web Services, LLC.
G2 Web Services is the leader in merchant compliance monitoring and e-commerce risk management. G2 works with acquiring banks, independent sales organizations, and other acquiring value chain members to identify, mitigate and monitor risk posed by their merchants’ online presences.
Buyer:
Primus Capital Funds
Primus Capital is a private equity firm that invests in profitable growth companies in the lower middle market. Primus provides expansion capital and leads buyout and minority recapitalization transactions in the healthcare, business services, and for-profit education industries.
Berkery Noyes Represents Strata Decision Technology In Its Sale To Veronis Suhler Stevenson
July 21, 2011
Synopsis:
Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a leading global private investment firm, announced that an affiliate has acquired financial software company Strata Decision Technology, LLC (SDT). Strata Decision Technology develops, markets and implements web-based financial analytics and performance management software tools.
Seller:
Strata Decision Technology
Strata Decision Technology is a pioneer in the development of innovative software tools for financial and business analytics in the U.S. healthcare industry. Strata Decision Technology is a trusted technology partner to leading hospitals, academic medical centers, and healthcare systems.
Buyer:
Veronis Suhler Stevenson
Veronis Suhler Stevenson, founded in 1981, is a leading private equity firm that makes buyout and mezzanine investments in the information, education and media industries in North America and Europe.
The H.W. Wilson Company's Merger with EBSCO Publishing
June 3, 2011
Synopsis:
EBSCO Publishing, the producer of EBSCOhost®, the world’s premier for-fee online research service, and The H.W. Wilson Company, the provider of the highest-quality references in the world, have merged in what is being viewed by the companies as an ideal match. H.W. Wilson offers more than 80 databases on the acclaimed WilsonWeb platform.
Seller:
H.W. Wilson Company Incorporated
For more than a century, H.W. Wilson has provided libraries with the highest-quality references in the world. The Company offers more than 80 databases on the acclaimed WilsonWeb platform: full text databases; retrospective databases; biography databases; image databases, and more.
Buyer Parent:
EBSCO Industries, Inc.
Buyer:
EBSCO Publishing, Inc.
EBSCO Publishing is the producer of EBSCOhost®, the world’s premier for-fee online research service, including full-text databases, subject indexes, point-of-care medical reference, historical digital archives, and e-books.
Berkery Noyes Represents Nolo In Its Sale To Internet Brands
May 2, 2011
Synopsis:
Internet Brands announced the acquisition of Nolo, Inc., a market leader in consumer-friendly legal information and marketing services, through it's subsidiary ExpertHub. Nolo, Inc. offers consumers plain-English legal information through thousands of high-quality original books, articles, blogs, podcasts, videos, and much more.
Seller:
Nolo, Inc.
Nolo, Inc. is a market leader in consumer-friendly legal information and marketing services. It offers consumers plain-English legal information through thousands of high-quality original books, articles, blogs, podcasts, videos, and much more.
Buyer Parent:
Hellman & Friedman LLC
Buyer:
ExpertHub
ExpertHub, Inc. owns and operates online advertisement communities for professionals including lawyers, plastic surgeons, and dentists. The company offers expertPLANNER, a proposal generator; expertSYNDICATION, which is a content contribution program; and expertSTATS, a reporting dashboard.
Berkery Noyes Represents Bookette Software in its Sale to McGraw-Hill Education
March 3, 2011
Synopsis:
McGraw-Hill Education has acquired Bookette, a privately held software company, adding key capabilities in online performance measurement. Bookette's smart-scoring engine evaluates high volumes of student writing responses, enabling assessments to incorporate writing while easing the burden of scoring.
Seller:
Bookette Software Company
Bookette Software, located in Monterey, Calif., specializes in creating software for the development, administration, scoring and reporting of computer-based curriculum assessment. It was founded in 1990 by Dr. Ronald Loiacono.
Buyer Parent:
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Buyer:
CTB/McGraw-Hill
One of the first American publishers to introduce objective, standardized achievement tests to schools, CTB/McGraw-Hill is a leader in testing with recognized products for online formative, adult, and language proficiency assessment.
Medpage Today LLC Sold to Everyday Health, Inc.
December 15, 2010
Synopsis:
Everyday Health, Inc., a leading provider of online health solutions, announced that it has acquired MedPage Today, LLC, a news organization serving healthcare professionals. The acquisition immediately provides Everyday Health with a significant offering for healthcare professionals.
Seller Parent:
Milestone Venture Partners
Seller:
MedPage Today Inc.
MedPage Today is a news organization serving healthcare professionals. The company's daily, peer-reviewed news coverage delivered via the web and several mobile applications allows healthcare professionals to put breaking medical news into practice.
Buyer:
Everyday Health, Inc.
Everyday Health is a leading provider of health solutions. The company provides consumers, healthcare professionals, and brands with content and advertising-based services across a broad portfolio of over 25 websites that span the health spectrum.
Compass Knowledge Holdings, Inc Merger With Embanet Corporation
October 26, 2010
Synopsis:
Embanet and Compass Knowledge Group announced that they have merged, creating a combined company that is positioned to provide an industry-leading comprehensive suite of online learning services to universities and colleges.
Seller:
Compass Knowledge Group
Compass Knowledge has been the pioneer and premier provider of distance learning services to prominent non-profit higher education institutions, helping them plan, implement, and operate successful online undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Buyer Parent:
Technology Crossover Ventures
Buyer:
Embanet Corporation
Embanet is the world leader in providing a full range of online learning services to postsecondary educational institutions. Embanet provides capital and expertise in program development, marketing and enrollment, student services and technology support.
Mortgage Cadence Teams with Investment Partner to Support Growth, Advance Offerings and Further Solidify Leadership Position
August 10, 2010
Synopsis:
Mortgage Cadence, LLC, a leading provider of Enterprise Lending Solutions (ELS), Loss Mitigation Technology and Document Services for the financial services industry, announced that Monitor Clipper Partners has invested in the company.
Seller:
Mortgage Cadence, Inc.
Mortgage Cadence is the leading provider of Enterprise Lending Solutions ("ELS") which employ an extensive financial services data model wrapped with a native rules engine to deliver data-driven workflow automation tools to mortgage banks, lenders, service providers and servicers.
Buyer Parent:
The Monitor Group
Monitor Clipper Partners ("MCP") is a private equity firm investing in middle market management buyouts, recapitalizations and growth equity financings. MCP partners with strong management teams that can benefit from MCP's privileged relationship with Monitor Group.
Berkery, Noyes & Co. represents Mobeon AB in its sale to Ericsson
March 20, 2007
Synopsis:
Berkery, Noyes & Co., LLC, a leading independent investment bank serving the information and technology markets, represented Mobeon AB, the world's leader in IP-messaging components for mobile and fixed networks, in its sale to Ericsson. Mobeon's IP-based voice and video mail are the key elements of Ericsson's Enriched Messaging solution.
Seller:
Mobeon
Mobeon is a leading global telecom software provider focused on maximizing messaging revenue through providing specialized, next-generation software, to tier-one telecom vendors. Mobeon's CompEdge messaging platform provides flexible tools for a range of different services.
Buyer Parent:
Ericsson AB
Buyer:
LM Ericsson Telephone Co
Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.
