synopsis: BlackRock announced that it has made a binding offer and entered into an exclusive agreement to acquire 100% of the equity interests in eFront, the world’s leading end-to-end alternative investment management software and solutions provider, from private equity firm Bridgepoint and eFront employees.

synopsis: Clinigence, LLC and QualMetrix, Inc., two pioneering healthcare information technology companies providing advanced, cloud-based platforms that enable healthcare organizations to shift to value-based care reimbursements and to provide population health management, have completed their merger.

synopsis: Inverness Graham Investments, a private investment firm, announced that it has acquired Corsica Technologies. Based in Centreville, MD, Corsica is an innovative provider of turnkey managed IT services, including systems monitoring, network management, help desk support, and onsite services.

synopsis: Spark Networks SE, a leading global dating company, announced its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Zoosk, Inc., a leading online dating company that personalizes the dating experience to help singles find the person and relationship that’s just right for them.

synopsis: ClickDimensions announced it is expanding its comprehensive marketing platform for Microsoft Dynamics 365 with Sweetspot, a leader in the marketing dashboard space. By providing easy access to the information that marketers need, Sweetspot removes the complexity of data while enabling flexibility, control and collaboration for marketing teams.

synopsis: Axway acquired 100% of the share capital of Streamdata.io, a software publisher based in France and the United States specializing in real-time data distribution. They provide three sets of software and service: Distribute™, Journey™ and Discover™.

synopsis: Fishawack, a leading independent healthcare communications specialist, has acquired Dudnyk, the Philadelphia-based healthcare communications agency. Dudnyk is an award-winning, full-service agency that specializes in creating insight-driven, authentic brand experiences that unite specialty physicians and their patients.

synopsis: Civica Group, a leader in business-critical software, digital solutions and managed services, has acquired TranSend Solutions, a UK-based company that develops supply chain proof of delivery and route planning software. TranSend provides solutions for route optimisation, electronic proof of delivery, transport compliance and delivery intelligence.

synopsis: St. Joseph Communications is to acquire all seven of Rogers Media’s consumer print and digital magazine brands including Maclean’s, Chatelaine (English and French), Today’s Parent, HELLO! Canada, digital publications FLARE and Canadian Business, as well as the company’s Custom Content business.

synopsis: The E.W. Scripps Company is acquiring eight television stations in seven markets from the Nexstar Media Group, Inc., one of the largest local TV station operators in the country. The acquisition includes WPIX, KASW, WSFL, KSTU, WTKR, WGNT, WTVR and WXMI.

synopsis: Emerald Group, the global provider of research and learning resources based in West Yorkshire, announced the acquisition of UK's Mind Tools, one of the world's most popular digital learning and performance support solutions.

synopsis: Teladoc Health, a global virtual care leader that offers comprehensive virtual care solutions, has acquired MédecinDirect, a French leader in telemedecine. MédecinDirect provides personalized medical advice to patients online and by telephone via a secure and independent online application.

synopsis: Pine Labs, a leading merchant platform company in India, will acquire Qwikcilver, a provider of gift cards and stored value solutions for retail and corporate customers in India. Qwikcilver enables businesses of all sizes to offer more engaging options to their end-customers. The company offers pre-paid cards, gift cards, discount cards, and more.

synopsis: Dentsu Aegis has reached an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Redder Advertising Co. Ltd. Initially established in 2012 as a full service digital marketing agency that specialized in PR and activations, Redder has developed into one of Vietnam’s leading digital creative agencies.

synopsis: Conversocial, the leading digital customer experience platform, is acquiring Assist, pioneers in messaging automation, to offer scalable, conversational customer experiences that strike the right balance between adaptive automation and human support.

synopsis: Grand Capital Ventures announced that it has completed the acquisition of Yuka Clothing. In business for nearly twenty years, YUKA has developed trusted relationships with leading e-commerce sales sites, helping to leverage its expertise to increase brand audience exposure and sales throughout the world for their clients.

synopsis: SimplyBiz, the largest provider of compliance support and business consultancy services in the UK, will acquire Defaqto, a UK-based financial information business. Defaqto's independent fund and product information helps banks, insurers and fund managers with designing and promoting their propositions.

synopsis: EdgeMakers announced that they have merged with Canada's STEM Learning Lab. By offering learning camps, STEM Learning Lab helps student explore, create, and play in order to learn about the world around them. EdgeMakers provides the curriculum and professional development that empower K-12 educators to deliver disciplines of the 21st century.

synopsis: Allovue, an edfintech startup that empowers educators at every level to allocate resources to best support the needs of students, has acquired Equiday, an edtech startup that provides software and strategic support to help K-12 public school districts design and implement equitable school funding models.

synopsis: Cinedigm Corp, a leading independent content distributor, will acquire Future Today, Inc, a market-leading OTT platform and one of the largest AVOD channel networks in the world. Future Today’s cloud-based platform manages OTT services for more than 350 content owners, producers, distributors and major media companies.

synopsis: Signify Health, a provider of technology-enabled, in-home care and complex care management services, has acquired TAVHealth, a platform for collaborating with risk-bearing and community-based organizations to address social determinants of health (SDOH). TAVHealth is used to safely share information, coordinate services, and more.

synopsis: Accenture Interactive has acquired Storm Digital, a full service digital marketing agency specializing in search, social and programmatic advertising services that transforms customer experiences through strategic, technological, analytical and creative solutions.

synopsis: Minute Media, a leading global technology and publishing platform, announced the acquisition of The Big Lead, an American news blog. The website mainly covers sports news, although it also touches on a varying degree of other news topics ranging from politics to pop culture.

synopsis: CoinFabric, a global Management Consultancy that transforms Blockchain, and crypto, projects or companies into agile global businesses, has acquired CoinBeat, a cryptocurrency website that brings the latest digital media and current news from around the globe. CoinBeat strives to provide breaking news which is accurate, unbiased and transparent.

synopsis: MobileXpense, a Belgian company that provides worldwide mobile solutions for travel expense management, has acquired eBuilder Travel from eBuilder, a Swedish provider of smartphone insight. eBuilder Travel is a cloud-based travel expense management solution in Sweden that supports the end-to-end expense process for travellers and their employers.

synopsis: Asteri Holdings announced the acquisition of the digital assets of Prima Games from DK Publishers. Prima Games was founded in 1990 and was shut down in November 2018 after a 28-year run. The digital assets of Prima Games include its website, which is a portal to gaming news and guide content.

synopsis: Lightstream, an innovator in live streaming technology, has acquired Arsenal.gg, the industry-leading discovery and analytics tool for live video game streaming content. Lightstream delivers innovative, creative broadcasting technology and products that empower storytellers and address the biggest challenges streamers and content creators face.

synopsis: The Ōnin Group, a privately held multi-regional staffing agency serving the continental United States, has acquired Labor Temps and LTI Services. Labor Temps is a professional staffing agency that helps organizations meet their business objectives. LTI Services is a full-service employment agency providing solutions for human capital management.

synopsis: Boxlight Corporation, a leading provider of interactive technology solutions for the global education market, announced it has completed the acquisition of Modern Robotics, a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education company with programing and robotics solutions for the K-12 education market.

synopsis: Singularity University, a global learning and innovation community using exponential technologies to tackle the world’s biggest challenges, has acquired Futurism, a media company focused on the breakthrough science and technology that will shape the future of humanity. Futurism's website provides the latest in world news, products, and narratives.

synopsis: Omnitracs, LLC, a global pioneer of fleet management solutions to transportation and logistics companies, announced the acquisition of Blue Dot Solutions, a leading provider of cloud-based workflow software applications and platform solutions for the transportation industry.

synopsis: American InterContinental University (AIU), a for-profit university that offers online and on-campus education, has acquired Trident University International (TUI) from Summit Partners, a global alternative investment firm. TUI is an online university offering regionally accredited degrees at the doctoral, masters, bachelors, and associates levels.

synopsis: Deloitte has acquired Converging Data, a cybersecurity consulting firm in Australia. Converged Data works closely with Splunk, among other ISVs (independent software vendors).

synopsis: HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, and Galen College of Nursing, one of the largest educators of nurses in the U.S., announced that HCA Healthcare will become the majority owner of the parent company of Galen.

synopsis: Prometric, a trusted provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment solutions, has acquired Schroeder Measurement Technologies, Inc. (SMT), a company that specializes in providing comprehensive exam development and administration services to certification organizations and licensing agencies.

synopsis: Prometric, a trusted provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment solutions, has acquired DL Roope Administrations Inc., a leader in the administration of NIC State Board licensure examinations in cosmetology and related sub-specialities. DL Roope provides online application processing, exam administration, and score reporting services.

synopsis: Apple confirmed it has acquired Silicon Valley-based machine learning startup called Laserlike. Laserlike is a search engine app powered by machine learning that is tailored to people's individual interests. People can follow the topics they care about, with news, web, video, local, and more. They are based in Mountain View, CA.

synopsis: Incisive Media, an award-winning B2B information and events business, has acquired The Financial Services Forum (FSF), a membership group in the UK dedicated to improving marketing effectiveness in financial services (FS). The FSF delivers an extensive calendar of seminars and conferences on topical agendas across all sectors of the FS industry.

synopsis: Bruker Corporation announced that it has acquired Arxspan LLC, a provider of cloud-based scientific software and workflow solutions. Arxspan is known for its line of cloud-based products for the management of research data under the Arxlab®brand. The company has a focus on serving pharmaceutical and biopharma customers.

synopsis: Elemica, the leading Digital Supply Network for the process industries, acquired EMNS, the leading material quality compliance company and makers of GSQA. Since 1996, GSQA has helped manufacturers to easily connect and collaborate with their suppliers improving material quality and simplifying ongoing regulatory compliance.

synopsis: Navis announced that it has acquired Miami-based Octopi, the leading developer of cloud based software solutions for port terminal operators. Navis is a provider of operational technologies and services that unlock greater performance and efficiency for the world’s leading organizations across the shipping supply chain.

synopsis: Mastercard, a technology company in the global payments industry, will acquire Transfast, a global cross-border account-to-account money transfer network. Transfast's payment network enables person-to-person, business-to-person and business-to-business payments services to their partners via APIs, SFTP, web and mobile product applications.

synopsis: Daxko, a leading provider of mission critical software to member-based health and wellness organizations, has acquired GroupEx PRO, a private, web-based group exercise management portal. GroupEx PRO enables group exercise department managers to more efficiently run their programs and engage participants in their overall wellness journey.

synopsis: TriBuild, Inc., a provider of SaaS solutions for the construction industry, announced the acquisition of RADAR Construction Software, a provider of cloud-based construction management software.

synopsis: Animal Dynamics, a UK-based company that develops the most efficient and useful vehicles and systems, has acquired Accelerated Dynamics, a UK-based company that develops AI driven robot operating platforms. Accelerated Dynamics' AD mission control platform is a high level mission control platform for automated fleet management of UAVs.

synopsis: RebateMango.com, an online cashback and loyalty platform in Southeast Asia, will acquire DeeDee Cashback, the first cashback site in Thailand. DeeDee Cashback allows members to earn cashback every time they shop online with their favorite online stores.

synopsis: EvolveHer acquired Chicago Woman Magazine for the sole purpose of launching the glu, a multi-channel media platform created to amplify women's voices, expertise and unique stories around the world. Chicago Woman is the only magazine and media brand that speaks directly to professional women who live, work and play in Chicago.

synopsis: Proof Network Ventures Inc., a technology development and data solutions company serving the beverage alcohol industry, announced its acquisition of Drync, a private-label mobile application and ecommerce solution for beverage alcohol retailers.

synopsis: mPhase Technologies, Inc., an innovative development company specializing in the fabrication of Smart Surfaces and devices, has acquired Travel Buddhi, a travel technology platform in India. Travel Buddhi offers trip planning and scrapbook making tools that allow business travelers and tourists to customize their travel experience.

synopsis: mPhase Technologies, Inc., an innovative development company specializing in the fabrication of Smart Surfaces and devices, has acquired Travel Buddhi, a travel technology platform in India. Travel Buddhi offers trip planning and scrapbook making tools that allow business travelers and tourists to customize their travel experience.

synopsis: Mobile performance platform leader HeadSpin announced the acquisition of application performance testing company NimbleDroid. With NimbleDroid, Android application speeds are 2-5 times faster and a projected battery life that is nearly 1-2 hours longer.

synopsis: CycloMedia, the leading Dutch supplier of accurate public space data and data analysis, has acquired Floating Point FX, a 3D modeling company that produces highly detailed 3D visualizations of street level environments.

synopsis: Iridium Technology is a global firm focused specifically on business intelligence (BI) for legal and professional services firms, has acquired the legal industry division of Decision Pace Inc. Decision Pace is a unique light weight BI software development platform. Decision Pace allows businesses to quickly produce nearly any analytic deliverable.

synopsis: Delfi, a major internet portal in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, has acquired LOGIN Conferences from Small Talk Ideas, a conference organiser in Lithuania. LOGIN is the largest innovation and technology conference in the Baltic states. LOGIN gathers creatives, techies, and entrepreneurs together to generate new thoughts and accelerate changes.

synopsis: Okta, the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, has acquired Azuqua, a company that helps the world’s leading companies integrate their SaaS applications and automate time-consuming, repetitive work so they can deliver better employee and customer experiences and increase productivity.

synopsis: Philips, a leading health technology company focused on improving people’s health, will be acquiring CareStream's Healthcare Information Systems (HCIS) business. Carestream’s HCIS business unit provides imaging IT solutions to multi-site hospitals, radiology services providers, imaging centers and specialty medical clinics around the world.

synopsis: UK's mortgage technology expert, Mortgage Brain, has completed the acquisition of leading criteria based sourcing solution, Criteria Hub. UK’s Criteria Hub provides the most comprehensive source of lender criteria for mortgage advisors.

synopsis: CubeLogic, the leader in business intelligence enabled risk management solutions, has acquired FERDEC, a German technology and consulting firm dedicated to energy and commodity traders. FERDEC’s flagship transaction surveillance software is a data analytics engine that processes information from multiple sources to identify suspicious activities.

synopsis: Affle, a Singapore-based provider of mobile commerce and marketing solutions, has acquired Shoffr Pte. Ltd, an Online to Offline (O2O) platform in Singapore that converts online consumer engagement into in-store walk-ins for brands and retailers. Shoffr allows retailers to expose store inventory to their customers via API and programmatic links.