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THE DEAL REGISTER · AUGUST 25, 2026
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RealPage (Thoma Bravo) acquires Cherre.
Also today: Mainsail Partners and Ardian land new platforms and bolt-ons.
10 Deals | 8 Sectors • 3 Platform | 7 Strategic • 1 Funds Raised
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CONSTRUCTION/AEC
Skimmer (Mainsail Partners) acquires Pool Builder Geek and Poologics
Pool construction project management, estimating, permitting, job costing, and AI-powered visualization software for pool builders and renovation contractors
DEVTOOLS/INFRASTRUCTURE
Elastic acquires Deductive AI
Est. $85M Deal Value — AI SRE agent that connects to engineering teams' code, telemetry, and organizational knowledge to automate root-cause analysis and incident investigation for software engineering organizations
FINTECH
Heron Intelligence acquires Paragon Intel
Executive analytics SaaS platform (ManagementTrack) that rates and ranks 6,500+ public company C-suite leaders to help hedge funds and asset managers forecast company performance and generate alpha
Genstar Capital; Stone Point Capital recapitalizes Ascensus
Retirement plan recordkeeping, third-party administration, and 529/ABLE savings program technology and services platform serving financial advisors, plan sponsors, financial institutions, and state governments
GOVTECH
Nayax acquires IPS Group
$350M Total Consideration — Smart parking meters, enforcement and permitting software, mobile payments, and curb analytics for municipalities, universities, and private parking operators
HEALTHCARE
Ardian acquires Pflegia
AI-powered reverse-recruiting platform matching nursing and healthcare professionals with permanent roles at hospitals, care homes, and medical practices across Germany
INDUSTRIAL/MANUFACTURING
Cyncly (TA Associates +1) acquires imos AG
CAD/CAM, integration and automation software for panel-based custom and semi-custom furniture manufacturers, turning design intent into validated CNC-ready production data
REAL ESTATE/PROPTECH
RealPage (Thoma Bravo) acquires Cherre
Real estate data management and intelligence platform unifying property, portfolio, and fund-level data for institutional owners, asset managers, investors, and lenders
HORIZONTAL SAAS
ZenaTech acquires ESM Software
Strategy execution, OKR, performance management, and cybersecurity compliance SaaS for government, healthcare, financial services, utilities, and education organizations
VRC Companies, LLC (Windjammer Capital) acquires AskTuring
Private, SOC 2-compliant RAG-based enterprise AI platform enabling SMBs to query and analyze their proprietary documents and data without LLM training on their content
FUNDS RAISED
Blackbird Ventures closes Fund VI
A$1.05bn · Australia and New Zealand-focused venture capital firm investing in early-stage and growth-stage technology and software companies, including Canva, Airwallex, SafetyCulture, and CultureAmp
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