Accenture has acquired Bionest, a strategy and consulting firm dedicated to addressing complex strategic decisions for leading biopharma organizations across innovative areas of science including precision medicine and diagnostics, oncology, cell & gene therapy (CGT), and rare diseases. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in New York with a European office in Paris, Bionest’s…
KnowBe4, Inc. (KnowBe4), the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced the completion of its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm. “Today’s acquisition is a significant milestone for the entire KnowBe4 team. It’s representative of our achievements to date, as well as our potential for continued long-term…
Uniphore, a leader in conversational AI and automation, announced it has acquired Red Box, an open enterprise platform for capturing voice, screen and metadata from conversations. With the acquisition of Red Box, Uniphore will now deliver seamless access to AI-ready voice and screen recording data from 100% of conversations to drive automation and analytics at scale in the…
Plusgrade , the provider of ancillary revenue solutions for the global tourism industry, announced the acquisition of UpStay, a growing provider of upgrade solutions and ancillary revenue for the hospitality industry. UpStay serves hundreds of hotels in 17 countries by enabling hoteliers to generate higher ancillary revenue through multiple value-added revenue streams offered to their guests, a…
CropX Technologies, a global leader in digital solutions for agronomic farm management, announced its acquisition of Tule Technologies, a precision irrigation company based in California, U.S. This acquisition brings new data capture technologies to the CropX Agronomic Farm Management System and expands its market in California drip-irrigated specialty crops, a statement said. The CropX system offers its users…
Samvardhana Motherson International Private Limited (formerly Motherson Sumi Systems Limited) announced it has acquired 51% stake in Saddles International Automotive and Aviation Interiors Private Limited (SIAAIPL). SIAAIPL is engaged in manufacturing of premium upholstery for passenger vehicles applications. According to the company’s exchange filing, “The Board of Directors of Samvardhana Motherson International Limited (formerly Motherson…
EaseMyTrip.com, an online travel tech platform, announced that it has acquired a 55% majority stake in cheQin through the primary route. cheQin is a unique real-time marketplace which allows travellers bargain with hoteliers without any effort. The unique bargaining algorithm of cheQin brings in top 5 lowest offers by the hoteliers. The company encourages the…
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (together with its subsidiaries and/or its associated companies, Sun Pharma) and Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Concert) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Sun Pharma will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Concert by way of a tender offer for an initial cash payment of 8.00…
LG Chem, Ltd., a global chemical company, announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of AVEO Oncology (AVEO), a commercial stage, oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering medicines that provide a better life for patients with cancer, in an all-cash transaction with an implied equity value of $571M on a fully diluted basis.…
KKR, a global investment firm, announced the closing of KKR’s previously announced investment in Clinisupplies, a market leader in continence care products in the UK, from Healthium. In addition to Claus Bjerre, KKR Senior Advisor and former Chief Executive Officer of Atos Medical AB and former President, North America, of Coloplast, who will serve as Chairman of Clinisupplies’ Board of Directors,…
S&P Global announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Engineering Solutions business to investment funds managed by KKR, a global investment firm and a longstanding customer of S&P Global, for $975 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. S&P Global currently anticipates the divestiture to result in after-tax proceeds of approximately $750…
Global music technology platform Orfium has acquired London-based Soundmouse in a deal that brings together the global market leaders in digital music and broadcast rights management and reporting. Rob Wells, Orfium CEO and former Universal Music Group President of Global Digital, commenting: “Bringing Soundmouse into the Orfium family, we are moving to a place where we…
RattanIndia Enterprises Limited has completed acquisition of 100% shareholding in the electric motorcycles market leader Revolt Motors. Henceforth, Revolt Motors will be 100% wholly owned subsidiary of RattanIndia Enterprises Ltd. Revolt Motors is the highest selling electric bike in the country with its manufacturing facility in Manesar, Haryana. Revolt Motors has expanded its footprint pan-India…
Larsen & Toubro, an Indian multi-national engaged in EPC projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing and Services announced that the Group’s engineering services company, LTTS will acquire L&T’s Smart World & Communication (SWC) Business. The Smart World & Communication (SWC) Business was founded in 2016 to cater to the demands in smart cities, smart utilities, and digital infrastructure.…
Xpansiv, the premier infrastructure provider for environmental markets, announced the completion of its acquisition of Evolution Markets Inc., a provider of transaction and advisory services in global carbon, renewable energy, and energy transition markets. The combination of the two companies will expand Xpansiv’s service offerings and product development capabilities to help empower the energy transition.…