Mergers and Acquisitions – July, 20, 2019

mergers and acquisitions

MDS Global Ltd, a Warrington, England BSS-as-a-Service provider has been acquired by Volaris Group (read more)

Kerauno, a global Communications SaaS provider, acquired Inverse-Square, an Indianapolis-based custom software development firm (read more).

IDScan.net, a developer of identity verification and information gathering technologies, acquired IDScanningLaws.com, a legal resource website that tracks and provides analysis on laws and legislation related to ID scanning and the storage of personal information in all 50 states and U.S. territories (read more).

Giant Partners, a Southern California-based data provider, acquired marketing agency Worxstudio (read more).

SecurCapital Corp, a Californian supply chain and financial services provider, acquired the lending business of Breakout Capital Finance, a fintech company and nationwide small business lender (read more).

DroneBase, a global drone services company, acquired Betterview’s drone roof inspection software and services (read more).

EMMAC Life Sciences Ltd, a European independent medical cannabis and wellness company, acquired Terra Verde, LDA, a Portuguese genetics and cultivation company (read more).

Ezlo Innovation, a global leader in the development of smart solutions for homes and businesses, acquired Centralite Systems, the Alabama-based maker of the Centralite line of consumer and white-labeled smart home devices (read more)

Tendril and Simple Energy have merged their business operations and formed Uplight (read more).

Universal Pure Holdings LLC, an independent provider of high pressure processing services in North America and a portfolio company of Tilia Holdings, acquired Stay Fresh Foods LLC (read more).

Young Living Essential Oils, the essential oils world leader, acquired Nature’s Ultra, which operates more than 1,500 acres of hemp farms in Colorado (read more).

DHG, Inc., a private investment and holding company, completed the acquisition of assets from The Hydroseeding Company LLC dba Epic Manufacturing (read more).

AllTrails, a digital guide to the outdoors, acquired Trails.com, a platform for outdoor recreation (read more).

Legends, a global experiential agency with Global Planning, Global Sales and Hospitality divisions, bought MainGate LLC, a premier event retail and merchandise company (read more)

HKA, a construction claims and dispute resolution firm, acquired The Kenrich Group LLC, an expert, business and litigation consulting firm with more than 100 professionals in 11 offices throughout the United States (read more).

Ellkay, LLC, a provider of healthcare connectivity and interoperability solutions, acquired the assets of Tampa-based Legal Easy, Inc., including the X-Link medical software interfacing solution (read more).

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Manhattan, Kansas-based Darrell Phillips, Inc., dba DPI Benefits, an independent benefits broker and consultant offering qualified retirement plans and group benefits to hospitals and other businesses throughout the state of Kansas (read more).

AE Industrial Partners, LP, a private equity firm specializing in Aerospace, Defense & Government Services, Power Generation, and Specialty Industrial markets, is to acquire Columbia Helicopters, a provider of heavy-lift rotorcraft services with extensive manufacturing and MRO capabilities (read more).

Breville Group, a global kitchen appliance maker, bought ChefSteps, a Seattle-based food and technology company (read more).

Building automation and energy services platform Albireo Energy acquired Alabama Controls, Inc., a provider of building automation and HVAC control solutions as well as equipment and parts sales (read more)

Arsenal Capital Partners, a specialized private equity firm investing in specialty industrials and healthcare companies, is to acquire a controlling interest in Revolution, a provider of sustainable, closed-loop plastic products serving the agricultural, consumer, and industrial markets (read more)

Orion Business Innovation, a global technology services firm and a portfolio company of One Equity Partners, acquired two companies: Behavior Design and Cabeus (read more).

Vitagene, a platform for personalized health products, is to acquire In-Video Impressions, an audience targeting, digital advertising, and customer acquisition company (read more).

Frontline Education, a provider of school administration software for the K-12 education community, is to acquire Perennial EdTech, a group of education software companies with a mission to improve K-12 school administration software ecosystems (read more).

Power management company Eaton (NYSE:ETN) completed the acquisition of Innovative Switchgear Solutions, Inc., a specialty manufacturer of medium-voltage electrical equipment serving the North American utility, commercial and industrial markets (read more).

Huntington Solutions, a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital, acquired Texas Foam, a manufacturer of customized extended-duration shippers (XDS™) and temperature-sensitive protective foam packaging solutions for the medical, instrumentation, pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries, among others (read more).

FNZ, a global financial technology company, acquired JHC Systems Ltd, a UK-based provider of platform software to the wealth management industry (read more).

Fresh Direct Produce, Ltd., a portfolio company of HKW, a middle-market private equity firm focused on growth-oriented companies, acquired Emperor Specialty Foods, a distributor of mushrooms, pears, and other specialty fruits and vegetables (read more).

IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX) acquired Velcora Holding AB and its Roplan and Steridose businesses from FSN Capital Partners for cash consideration of 1.28 billion Swedish kronor (~$137m) (read more).

Avisto Capital Partners, LLC, acquired The Resource Group (TRG), a Tulsa-based oil and gas accounting firm, as part of an expansion of its strategic advisory and bookkeeping services targeted to serve the energy market (read more).

8×8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT), a cloud provider of voice, video, chat and contact center solutions for users worldwide, acquired Wavecell Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based global Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) provider, for approximately USD $125m in cash and stock (read more).

FIN Title is to acquire Titleology Abstract Inc., a provider of non-insurance title reporting products serving the national market (read more).

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, completed the acquisition of Logical Glue Ltd., a London-based provider of a patented Explainable AI (XAI) platform with financial clients in the UK and Europe (read more).

TMP Worldwide, a global leader in talent acquisition technologies, acquired Perengo, a programmatic recruitment platform that helps large companies automate and improve their recruitment process (read more).

Houston-based Leslie Doggett Industries through its Doggett Truck Group has acquired privately-held Truck Enterprises Inc., an authorized Western Star, Detroit Diesel and extreme heavy duty trailer dealer located in El Paso, Texas and Carlsbad, New Mexico (read more).

Conner Industries, Inc., a provider of lumber, industrial wood crates & pallets, and packaging solutions, acquired RoseMill Packaging Resources, an industrial packaging company based in Lewisburg, TN (read more).

Dods Group Plc, a business intelligence, media and events company, acquired Meritgroup Limited, a specialist data engineering and technology provider to the B2B media and information sector, for £22.4m (read more).

Ekinops (Euronext Paris: EKI) (Euronext Paris: FR0011466069), a supplier of telecommunications solutions for telecom operators, completes the acquisition of the OTN-Switch (Optical Transport Network) platform developed by Padtec, an optical communications system manufacturer based in Brazil (read more).

Vobile Group (HKG: 3738), a provider of a solution for the protection, measurement and monetization of video content, it to acquire the RightsID and ChannelID assets from ZEFR, a contextual targeting platform for brands, for $90m (read more).

Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., a leader in sickle cell disease treatment, and MYnd Analytics, Inc. have completed the announced merger transaction (read more).

Legato Healthcare Marketing acquired Fresh Digital Marketing, a Wisconsin-based digital agency nationally renowned for healthcare patient acquisition and engagement, and lead generation in various business-to-business industries (read more).

Gallop.ai, a next generation Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing travel technology company, is merging with Amnet, a US based travel management company servicing US & Japan (read more).

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19/07/2019

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