Category: Data Storage and Security

Lucite deal toy marking the acquisition of San Francisco-based app marketing data firm AppScotch. The acquirer, app analytics firm App Annie, is also based in San Francisco.

Custom deal toy commemorating the acquisition by Ingram Micro Cloud of Odin. Odin is a cloud automation platform used primarily by telcos.

Lucite deal tombstone marking the acquisition of human capital management technology firm Ceridian UK and Ceridian Ireland. Ceridian is best known as the developer of the HR cloud application Dayforce HCM.

Lucite deal toy  commemorating the acquisition of Biel’s Information Technology, a document management firm. The acquiring firm, InStream, is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Deal tombstone marking the purchase by private equity firm Ardian of Gantner, the world’s largest provider of contactless technology to the fitness sector. Gantner produces high-tech wristbands and smartphones apps primarily for access control and payment, used by gyms but also by pools and theme parks.

Lucite deal toy commemorating the acquisition of Verian, a cloud-based provider of purchase-to-pay services. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based firm was purchased by Finland’s Basware.

Padlock-themed tombstone recognizing financing for the acquisition of cloud security startup Elastica. The purchaser, security hardware provider Blue Coat Systems, is owned by Bain Capital.

Deal tombstone marking financing for the acquisition of Billhighway, a  payment processing software firm. Billhighway specifically focuses on payment processing for associations and non-profits.

Crystal deal toy with cloud theme commemorating the sale of Skype by eBay. The purchasers were a group of private investors that included Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen.