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THE DEAL REGISTER · AUGUST 28, 2026
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EQT takes Kakaku.com, Inc.
Also today: Summit Partners, Vista Equity Partners, Audax Private Equity, and 4 more each land a software deal.
15 Deals | 10 Sectors • 4 Platform | 8 Strategic | 3 Growth • 2 Venture Watch
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CYBERSECURITY
Echo acquires Minimus
Hardened open-source container image platform delivering minimal, source-built images with signed SBOMs and real-time CVE threat intelligence for DevSecOps and cloud-native engineering teams
DEVTOOLS/INFRASTRUCTURE
H.I.G. Growth Partners (HIG) invests in Rewind Software Inc.
SaaS backup, recovery, and data governance platform protecting business-critical data across 16 cloud applications — including Jira, Confluence, GitHub, Shopify, and QuickBooks Online — for over 25,000 organizations
EDUCATION
engage2learn (Leeds Equity Partners) acquires Instructional Coaching Group
Research-based instructional coaching frameworks, professional development institutes, and a coaching platform for K-12 principals, coaches, and teachers, built on Jim Knight's three decades of research
FIELD SERVICES
D-Tools, Inc. (Greybull Stewardship) acquires Portal.io
Proposal creation, product catalog, and payment software for AV, security, and IT integration dealers and installers
FINTECH
BitGo Holdings, Inc. acquires NYDIG Institutional Trading Business
Institutional bitcoin spot and derivatives trading, structuring, and financing platform serving asset managers, hedge funds, corporations, and family offices
Bain Capital Tech Opportunities takes a minority stake in RQD Clearing
$74M Invested — Cloud-native correspondent clearing, custody, and execution platform for broker-dealers, RIAs, and foreign financial institutions accessing U.S. equities, options, and ETF markets
Summit Partners invests in Socure
$156M Valuation — AI-native identity verification, fraud detection, and compliance decisioning platform serving banks, fintechs, government agencies, and large enterprises across more than 190 countries
Socure acquires Fravity
Agentic AI platform automating KYC, KYB, AML, sanctions screening, and fraud investigation workflows for financial services compliance and fraud operations teams
HEALTHCARE
Banyan Software acquires Besco
Nomenclature, billing, and administration software plus sterile processing department instrument-tracking SaaS (SteMaTo) for hospitals, healthcare facilities, and insurers in Belgium
BVP Forge (Bessemer Venture Partners) acquires Nevvon
Compliance and e-training software for home care, home health, and facility-based care agencies, serving over 650,000 caregivers with state-required certification and regulatory compliance courses
LEGAL
Jusbrasil acquires MinutaIA
Generative AI platform for drafting complex Brazilian legal documents — petitions, rulings, and court filings — for lawyers, law firms, courts, and public prosecutors
MARTECH
Integrate (Audax Private Equity) acquires CaliberMind
Multi-touch attribution, marketing mix modeling, and GTM intelligence platform for enterprise B2B marketing and revenue operations teams
MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT
EQT takes Kakaku.com, Inc. private
¥682B (~$4.2B) Deal Value — Japanese consumer internet marketplace operating price-comparison platform Kakaku.com, restaurant discovery and reservation service Tabelog, and job search platform Kyujin Box
HORIZONTAL SAAS
Tenzing acquires Pimcore
Unified PIM, MDM, DAM, and DXP platform centralising product, customer, and asset data as a single source of truth for enterprise commerce and marketing teams
Nasuni (Vista) acquires DryvIQ
AI-powered platform for discovering, classifying, migrating, and governing unstructured data across 40+ cloud and on-premises repositories for large enterprises
VENTURE WATCH  vertical software rounds worth knowing
Spark Capital leads a round in CivilGrid
$26M Invested — Pre-construction site intelligence SaaS aggregating utility, environmental, and geotechnical data into interactive maps for civil engineers, developers, utilities, and municipalities
Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives (Goldman Sachs Growth Equity) leads a round in Owner
$240M Invested — Online ordering, website, CRM, loyalty, and AI marketing automation software for independent restaurants competing against large chains
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