Category: Acquisition

Keyloop Acquires RAPID RTC and enquiryMAX

Keyloop, a supplier of technology solutions to the automotive industry, has announced its acquisition of both RAPID RTC and enquiryMAX, bringing their first-rate lead aggregation, lead response, enquiry management and showroom applications into the Keyloop product portfolio. “These are amongst the first actions Keyloop (formerly known as the International division of CDK Global) is taking…

Accenture to Acquire Industrial Robotics and Automation Solutions Provider Pollux

Accenture has agreed to acquire Pollux, a provider of industrial robotics and automation solutions, headquartered in Joinville, Brazil. The acquisition will expand Accenture’s capabilities for clients in consumer goods, pharmaceutical and automotive industries seeking to make their factories, plants and supply chains productive, safe and sustainable. Pollux provides solutions to optimize manufacturing and logistics processes.…

Atradius Collections announces global expansion with acquisition of Gestifatura

Atradius Collections, a financial services company that provides trade invoice collection services in 96% of the countries across the world, announced it has acquired the Portuguese collections agency Gestifatura. The company has expanded its presence to 34 countries around the globe. After opening new offices in Dubai, Morocco, and Indonesia in the past two years,…

HARMAN acquires 5G Edge and V2X leader Savari

HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, has announced the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Savari, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based automotive technology company developing vehicle-to-everything communications (V2X) technology in 5G Edge and automotive devices. Savari’s software and hardware technology will…

Reliance acquires majority equity stake in skyTran

Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited (RSBVL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, announced that it has acquired additional equity stake in its investee company skyTran Inc. for a consideration of $26.76 million increasing its shareholding to 54.46% on a fully diluted basis.  skyTran is a technology company incorporated under the laws of Delaware,…

Acclime establishes foothold in Australia with the acquisition of CoSec Corporate Services

Acclime, the premier corporate services provider in Asia, has completed the acquisition of CoSec Corporate Services, a firm specialising in assisting foreign clients enter and operate in Australia. With this acquisition, in addition to the presence in nine key Asian jurisdictions and a European sales office in the Netherlands, Acclime’s footprint now extends into Australia,…

ADVIK acquires Hanon Systems’ Bangalore operations

ADVIK Hi-Tech, a leading global automotive component manufacturer, announced it has completed the acquisition of Hanon Bangalore Operations Pvt. Ltd. (Hanon Bangalore), from Hanon Systems, South Korea.  This acquisition is a strategic fit as it accelerates ADVIK Hi-Tech’s global manufacturing and R&D expertise in the powertrain systems market, enabling it to deliver a comprehensive portfolio…

Cision to acquire Brandwatch

Cision announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brandwatch, a global leader in digital consumer intelligence and social media listening, for $450 million. This strategic move will combine two leaders in their respective industries and will bring to customers the substantial benefits of their complementary capabilities to deliver the future of…

Pearson acquires Spotlight Education

Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, announced the acquisition of Spotlight Education, a company that utilizes unique, proprietary technology to turn education data into personalized video reports available in over 30 languages. The reports provide clear, useful information and infographics that help families from all backgrounds and education levels understand data about student performance and…

ADVIK acquires Hanon Bangalore Operations Pvt. Ltd. from Hanon Systems

ADVIK Hi-Tech, a global automotive component manufacturer, has completed the acquisition of Hanon Bangalore Operations Pvt. Ltd. (Hanon Bangalore), from Hanon Systems, South Korea. “This acquisition is a strategic fit as it accelerates ADVIK Hi-Tech’s global manufacturing and R&D expertise in the powertrain systems market, enabling it to deliver a comprehensive portfolio for pumps which…

Diligent announces acquisition of Steele Compliance Solutions

Diligent Corporation, the modern governance company with a platform used by nearly 700,000 board directors and leaders across 19,000 clients, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Steele Compliance Solutions, Inc. (Steele), a global leader in ethics and compliance SaaS. The acquisition is expected to close in early March. Financial details of the…

Wisdom Capital acquires ImagineSales, launches Wisdom CRM

Wisdom Capital, a Wisdom Group flagship company, has recently taken over a start-up, Imagine Sales – a customer relationship management (CRM) company, and launched Wisdom CRM. “The idea is to provide CRM software, cloud telephony, Artificial Intelligence(AI) enabled chatbots with voice command functionality, encrypted data transfer, Whatsapp messaging services, bulk emailing, social media embedded tools,…

OLX Group acquires Obido, a real estate platform for the primary market

OLX Group, a global network of trading platforms, has acquired Obido, a real estate platform connecting housing developers and clients in Poland. Obido will join OLX Group’s local portfolio in Poland alongside its other well-known brands including OLX and Otodom. “The transaction will allow OLX Group to develop its real estate offering, by reaching homeseekers…

UST Acquires ServiceNow Business from abhra, Inc.

UST, a digital transformation solutions company, has completed the acquisition of abhra, Inc’s business of providing consulting, implementation, extension, and integration services and ongoing support to users of ServiceNow software. abhra, Inc. is an IT automation solutions company focused on developing and implementing Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms that help customers realize total value…

E-learning platform Kahoot! acquires Whiteboard.fi

Kahoot!, the global learning platform company, announced the acquisition of Whiteboard.fi, an online whiteboard tool for teachers and classrooms that helps engage students both in the physical classroom and through remote learning.  Through this acquisition, Kahoot! plans to expand its platform and provide more powerful learning and engagement tools for 7.5 million teachers on the…