LOS ANGELES and LONDON, September 16, 2021 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Smarp, a leading Finland-based global provider of employee communications and advocacy software. Smarp will be merged with COYO, a Marlin portfolio company, combining COYO’s ...
2021
Marlin portfolio company Clarus Commerce acquires PrizeLogic
LOS ANGELES, September 9, 2021 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired PrizeLogic, the largest independent provider of digital consumer engagement and incentivization solutions. Through its Engage™ platform, the company combines industry-leading insights with turnkey data activation to power highly engaging incentive programs ...
Marlin completes majority investment in Rydoo
LOS ANGELES and LONDON, September 1, 2021 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has completed a majority investment in Rydoo, a leading global SaaS solution for managing expense reports and business travel. The company’s software platform offers end users and finance departments the ability ...
Marlin portfolio company nShift (formerly Unifaun and Consignor) acquires Returnado and launches unified brand
LOS ANGELES and LONDON, August 23, 2021 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Returnado, a Stockholm-based e-commerce returns and shipment management provider by Unifaun and Consignor, which were merged in February 2021. The merged businesses, along with Returnado, have been rebranded as nShift ...
Marlin portfolio company Talkwalker acquires Reviewbox
LOS ANGELES and LONDON, August 23, 2021 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired Reviewbox, a unified review analytics and management platform. The company’s software enables global brands to analyze and manage e-commerce reviews, while also improving their understanding of customers’ needs and ...
Marlin portfolio company COYO acquires Jubiwee
LOS ANGELES and LONDON, July 20, 2021 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired Jubiwee, a leading employee engagement analytics platform. The company’s software provides powerful engagement analytics and smart surveys that enable organizations to communicate and engage with their employees more effectively, ...
Marlin signs definitive agreement to complete growth equity investment in Learning Pool
LOS ANGELES and LONDON, June 16, 2021 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement to complete a majority growth investment in Learning Pool, a market-leading eLearning company. Headquartered in Derry, Northern Ireland, Learning Pool serves over 1,100 middle-market and enterprise customers across ...
Marlin Equity Partners closes €675 million for second Europe fund
LOS ANGELES and LONDON, June 7, 2021 – Marlin Equity Partners, a leading global investment firm, is pleased to announce the final closing of Marlin Heritage Europe II, L.P. (“Heritage Europe II” or the “Fund”), with €675 million of total capital commitments, more than double the size of its ...
Marlin signs definitive agreement to complete growth equity investment in iBanFirst
LOS ANGELES and LONDON, May 27, 2021 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement to complete a growth investment in iBanFirst SA (“iBanFirst”), a cloud-based, financial services provider delivering solutions across banking borders. The company’s self-serve B2B FX management platform ...
Marlin completes growth equity investment in Exegy and Vela
LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2021 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has completed a growth equity investment in Exegy and Vela, two leading providers of global market data solutions that power the mission-critical trading operations of financial institutions. Marlin has merged the two companies ...