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Lincoln International Adds Christin Zindrick as Managing Director, Expanding Application Software and Financial Technology Coverage

Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Christin Zindrick as Managing Director in its Technology Group. Based in the firm’s Chicago office,… Read More

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Christin Zindrick

Christin provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to private equity firms, founders and large corporations across the technology sector. She leverages nearly two decades of experience to help hardworking… Read More

Alpine has sold a majority stake in Innovative Systems to GTCR

Innovative Systems Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Mitchell, South Dakota, Innovative Systems provides an integrated suite of mission-critical operating and billing software systems (OSS / BSS) as well as… Read More

Arlington Capital Partners has Formed Neumo, a New Leader in Integrated Software and Payments Solutions for Local, State & Federal Governments

Neumo Neumo was created to transform and modernize the relationship between governments and their constituencies. Formed through the merger of Avenu Insights & Analytics (Avenu) and Intellectual Technology, Inc. (ITI),… Read More

Avedon Capital Partners has agreed to sell Kinly to Yorktel, a portfolio company of One Equity Partners

Kinly Kinly is the leading European provider of enterprise-grade, business-critical audiovisual (AV) and collaboration services. Supported by Avedon Capital Partners and headquartered in Amsterdam, Kinly provides a consult-led end-to-end offering… Read More

ECM has sold Intermate Group to Samy Alliance, a portfolio company of Bridgepoint

Intermate Media GmbH Founded in 2015, Intermate is the largest end-to-end influencer and social media marketing firm in Germany with 250 employees. The company leverages its AI-enabled proprietary technology platform… Read More

Communication Systems has been sold to InfoGuard

Communication Systems Communication Systems (Com-Sys), based in Germany, is a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions that specializes in managed detection and response (MDR) and managed security services (MSS). The company… Read More

EMS Quarterly Review Q2 2025

In Q2 2025, the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sector continued to demonstrate operational discipline amid persistent geopolitical uncertainty, tariff-related headwinds and ongoing supply chain realignment. Industry participants accelerated reshoring and… Read More

KaraFun has been sold to Vendis Capital and Verlinvest

KaraFun Founded in 2005, KaraFun is a leading global player in interactive music entertainment, created by music lover for music lovers. The France-based company serves users in more than 50… Read More

SigmaTron International, Inc. has been taken private by Transom Capital Group

SigmaTron International, Inc. Headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, SigmaTron International, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: SGMA) is a global provider of electronic manufacturing services (EMS), offering printed circuit board assemblies, electro-mechanical… Read More

Aurora Capital Partners has sold FMG Suite to GTCR

FMG Suite Founded in 2011, FMG provides marketing automation solutions to wealth advisory and insurance professionals, helping advisors and agents drive organic growth through omnichannel marketing solutions while ensuring compliance… Read More

Real Deals | Decoding PE’s Playbook for SaaS Value Creation

Originally published by Real Deals on July 14, 2025 In an increasingly saturated sector, private equity firms are growing Software as a Service (SaaS) companies with a focus on sector… Read More

New York Private Finance | Building Tech Banking on the West Coast

Originally published by New York Private Finance on July 8, 2025 Will Bowmer, Managing Director and co-head of Technology, recently appeared on the New York Private Finance podcast to discuss… Read More

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Sam Duggan

Sam provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and growth capital advisory services to software companies. He works closely with both emerging and established software vendors and their shareholders, guiding them through… Read More

Seven2 has launched a continuation fund to support the future development of two strategic assets

Client: Seven2 SAS Client Location: France Target: Marlink and Crystal Target Location: France Seven2 has established a €400m continuation fund and transferred its entire minority stake in Marlink and a… Read More

Equistone has sold TIMETOACT GROUP to H.I.G. Capital

Client: TIMETOACT GROUP Client Location: Germany Target: TIMETOACT GROUP Target Location: Germany Acquirer: HIG Acquirer Location: United Kingdom Target Description: Burroughs is an OEM-agnostic technology service provider offering full lifecycle management… Read More

Smartlinx, a portfolio company of Lone View Capital, has acquired Bektek and Stafferlink Bektek

Bektek Founded in 2011, Bektek is a market leader in timekeeping and payroll in the healthcare sector. Utilizing a single integrated solution for human resources (HR), timekeeping, payroll and onboarding,… Read More

Black Swan Data has been sold to Mintel

Black Swan Data Black Swan Data is a leading provider of AI-powered consumer trend analytics, helping global brands predict emerging demand by analyzing billions of real-time data points from online… Read More

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Tech Services: Pivotal Strategies Amid Tariff Disruptions in 2025

After two years of relative softness for tech services firms, investor optimism was building as 2025 began. Corporates and financial sponsors projected a more consistent growth trajectory for the technology… Read More

Industrial Software Spring 2025 Market Report

Disruptions in the global supply chain have highlighted the importance of high-impact, hard-dollar return on investment supply chain management (SCM) software tools that improve speed, cost, compliance and quality. In… Read More

EMS Quarterly Review Q1 2025

In Q1 2025, the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry experienced relatively flat performance amid ongoing macroeconomic headwinds, including persistent inflationary pressure, supply chain volatility, elevated tariff regimes and geopolitical uncertainty.

Fortra has agreed to sell JAMS to PSG Equity and 2ndWave Software

JAMS JAMS, a division of Fortra, is a leading workload automation and job scheduling software provider that empowers IT operations teams with robust automation frameworks for orchestrating critical scheduled and… Read More

CNBB Equity Partners has refinanced Spotler

Spotler Spotler specializes in providing AI-powered, omnichannel marketing software solutions to mid-market marketeers in the B2B, eCommerce, Events and Government verticals. Spotler is working at the technological frontier with AI-powered… Read More

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Cyber Roadmap: 2025 and beyond

Tenzing has made an investment in ScreenCloud

ScreenCloud Founded in 2015, ScreenCloud is a leading provider of digital signage software solutions helping global organizations of all sizes have “screens that communicate” with employees and customers. The company… Read More