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IAS Announces Completion of Acquisition by Novacap

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Integral Ad Science, a leading global media measurement and optimization platform, announced the successful completion of its acquisition by Novacap, a leading North American private equity firm, in an all-cash transaction that values IAS at approximately $1.9 billion.

“We’re excited to officially enter IAS’s next chapter as a private company, with the support and resources to enhance our leadership in global media measurement and optimization and provide even greater value for our customers around the world,” said Lisa Utzschneider, CEO of IAS. “Our AI-powered platform is already setting the standard for trust and transparency in digital media quality and, with Novacap, we will be well positioned to move even faster to deliver breakthrough solutions that help brands succeed in a complex digital world.”

“IAS is a category leader with significant opportunity to build on their momentum, and we’re thrilled to fuel their continued growth on the path ahead,” said Samuel Nasso, Partner, Technologies, at Novacap. “We look forward to working closely with Lisa and the talented team of IAS employees, with a focus on investing in innovation, scaling globally, and creating transformative value for advertisers and publishers.”

Under the terms of the agreement, IAS shareholders will receive $10.30 in cash for each share of IAS common stock they own. With the completion of the transaction, IAS common stock has ceased trading and IAS will no longer be publicly listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Advisors

Jefferies LLC is serving as exclusive financial advisor to IAS, and Kirkland & Ellis is serving as legal advisor to IAS.

Evercore is serving as financial advisor to Novacap, and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is serving as legal advisor to Novacap.

About IAS

http://integralads.comIntegral Ad Science (IAS) is a leading global media measurement and optimization platform that delivers the industry’s most actionable data to drive superior results for the world’s largest advertisers, publishers, and media platforms. IAS’s software provides comprehensive and enriched data that ensures ads are seen by real people in safe and suitable environments, while improving return on ad spend for advertisers and yield for publishers. Our mission is to be the global benchmark for trust and transparency in digital media quality. For more information, visit integralads.com

About Novacap

Novacap is a leading North American private equity investor and one of Canada’s most experienced private equity firms. Founded in 1981 to partner with visionary entrepreneurs, Novacap focuses on control buyouts of middle market and lower-middle market companies across four core strategies: Technologies, Digital Infrastructure, Industries and Financial Services. Novacap combines deep sector expertise and strategic and operational excellence to partner with entrepreneurs and management teams. Since its inception, the firm has made primary and add-on investments in more than 250 companies. With over US $10 billion in assets under management and a presence across offices in Montreal, Toronto, and New York, Novacap accelerates value creation through strategic growth initiatives and a strong focus on execution.

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Valcon acquires Bricobomba Consultancy to expand Nordic footprint

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Utrecht/ Stockholm: Valcon, a leading European consultancy specialising in AI and data-driven business transformation, is pleased to announce it has signed a binding agreement to acquire Bricobomba, a Stockholm-based Swedish firm specialising in data and AI. The acquisition will significantly strengthen Valcon’s capabilities in the Nordics, enhancing its ability to deliver end-to-end data and AI-enabled transformation services across Europe.

Bricobomba, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Stockholm, brings deep expertise in data infrastructure, cloud-based platforms, business intelligence, data analytics and machine learning. Its ‘data platform framework’ supports cloud native architecture, spanning Azure, AWS and GCP and enables clients to build scalable, cost efficient and future proof data foundations.

With an established consulting base in Sweden, the integration of the Bricobomba team, technology and frameworks into Valcon’s broader data and AI capabilities will significantly expand the company’s offering in the Nordic region and bolster its pan European reach, to support its goal of accelerating growth across Europe.

The acquisition marks the first add-on since Rivean completed its controlling investment in Valcon in February 2025. Completion of the transaction is still subject to approval by competent authorities.

Geert van den Goor, CEO of Valcon commented: “This agreement marks an important milestone in Valcon’s strategic growth journey. By joining forces with Bricobomba, we are combining their sharp technical expertise and innovative cloud-native data platforms with Valcon’s proven track record in delivering enterprise-scale transformation. This union strengthens our ability to help organisations across Europe to build future proof, AI-ready data foundations and derive real business impact and value.”

Björn Leufstedt, CEO of Bricobomba commented: “We are very excited to become part of Valcon’s European organisation. Our team believes in delivering value add to clients, giving them the tools and knowledge they need to transform how they use data. Valcon’s scale, resources and ambition make it the right moment for us to take the next step, and we look forward to combining nimble Nordic innovation with pan-European delivery capability.”

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About Valcon
Valcon is a leading European consultancy specialising in AI and data-driven business transformation. A trusted partner for multiple European enterprises, Valcon’s 1700 skilled consultants are experts at connecting the critical links between strategy and operations, helping organisations create value in their transformation programmes. Valcon’s four core capabilities are data, AI, technology and consulting. Valcon’s clients include large organisations across multiple sectors, including financial services, retail, public sector, industrials and infrastructure. Valcon is backed by private equity firm, Rivean Capital. For more information, please visit: www.valcon.com

About Bricobomba
Bricobomba is a Stockholm-based AI and data consultancy, founded in 2019. With a growing team of 35 data professionals, Bricobomba specialises in data engineering, cloud data platform architecture, business intelligence, analytics and machine learning. Building end to end data solutions, Bricoboma focuses on helping clients unlock actionable insights and create value from their data. For more information please visit: https://www.bricobomba.se/en

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Fusable leverages Reltio’s real-time intelligence capabilities to revolutionize its customer data solutions.

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Redwood Shores, CA and Charlotte, NC — December 1, 2025 — Reltio®, a leader in real-time data intelligence, and Fusable, a leader in data-driven solutions for the trucking, agriculture, and construction industries, today announced their collaboration using Reltio Data Cloud to deliver enhanced functionality to Fusable’s customers as well as improved internal efficiencies.

Fusable’s decision to select Reltio was the result of a vigorous evaluation process, centered on a thorough review of business requirements and a successful proof of concept (POC). A key factor that stood out was the Reltio POC team’s expertise, which provided exceptional detail and helped Fusable translate its requirements into actionable solutions. The POC successfully validated Reltio’s ability to ingest and manage data from multiple sources, ensure data quality and governance, manage complex company hierarchies, and enable real-time data synchronization.

“Our search for a unified, trusted data solution was driven by two needs–to improve the efficiency of our data management and to provide an enhanced experience for our customers,” said Matthew Cox, Chief Data Officer at Fusable. Our data landscape spans complex and diverse sources, making data unification across fragmented datasets challenging and resource-intensive. With Reltio’s capabilities, we can now deliver a unified, seamless view of our data—creating a powerful competitive advantage for our customers.”

Since going live, Fusable has achieved its goal of gaining a unified view of its product data—a significant milestone. The implementation automatically clusters records from multiple distinct sources, revealing new business opportunities through cross-source data. The consolidation has had an immediate impact on data quality, drastically reducing the manual stewardship workload.

Reltio’s unified data capabilities are central to Fusable’s long-term strategy, empowering it to deliver a single, trusted view of data across all products. This unified foundation will fuel the next generation of Fusable solutions—from prospecting and market intelligence to risk assessment and performance management. In the near term, Fusable is expanding Reltio mastering to include internal corporate data and developing a robust data governance framework, with Reltio serving as the core platform for our data stewards.

“We were pleased to collaborate with Fusable on their quest to tap into the tremendous power of their data using our innovative platform, which helps them build trust and get the most value from this unified data,” said Ansh Kanwar, Chief Product Officer at Reltio. “Organizations across all industries rely on data from myriad sources tracking information about their customers, suppliers, geographic markets, regulatory compliance and much more. The need for accurate, real-time insights generated from unified data will become even more critical as organizations continue to embrace agentic AI to better serve their customers.”

“Reltio” is a registered trademark, and “Reltio AgentFlow” and “Reltio Data Cloud” are each trademarks of Reltio, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

About Fusable

Fusable is a leading provider of data-driven solutions for industrial and infrastructure markets and the financial services ecosystem that supports them. Focused on innovation and customer-centricity, Fusable leverages extensive datasets to help businesses understand markets, drive sales and manage risk. Fusable is known for its flagship brands, including EDA, Iron Solutions, Central Analysis Bureau, RigDig BI, Price Digests, and EquipmentWatch. Discover more at fusable.com.

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Aviva Ventures Completes Strategic Investment in Indico Data to Accelerate AI-Driven Insurance Automation

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Boston, MA and London, UK – October, 28th, 2025, Indico Data, the leader in AI-powered automation for insurance operations, today announced a strategic investment from Aviva Ventures, the corporate venture capital fund for Aviva plc, one of the UK’s largest insurers. The investment reinforces Indico’s growing leadership in the London Market and its expanding adoption among global property and casualty carriers.

 

As part of the investment, Arslan Hannani, Chief Innovation Officer at Aviva, will join Indico’s Board of Directors as a Board Observer and Advisor.

 

“This partnership underscores the increasing demand for intelligent automation that transforms how insurers handle the critical ‘front door’ of their business, from submission ingestion to claims intake to policy servicing and beyond,” said Tom Wilde, CEO of Indico Data. “Aviva’s investment and Arslan’s participation on our board validate Indico’s vision for the agentic insurance enterprise and our mission to help carriers turn unstructured data into competitive advantage.”

 

Aviva Ventures invests in companies driving transformation across insurance and financial services through emerging technologies and new business models.

 

“Indico’s technology is reshaping how insurers operate by bringing AI deeper into core workflows,” said Arslan Hannani, Chief Innovation Officer at Aviva. “We’ve seen firsthand the impact Indico is having in streamlining operations and unlocking new efficiencies, particularly in complex markets like London and beyond. We’re excited to support its continued growth.”

 

This investment builds on Indico’s growing footprint among top global carriers, who leverage its Agentic AI platform to automate underwriting, claims, and operations processes that depend on unstructured data.  Aviva’s investment follows a strategic investment from Guidewire earlier in 2025.

 

About Indico Data

Indico Data is the leading provider of AI solutions that automate complex insurance operations by transforming unstructured data into actionable insights. Trusted by leading carriers across North America and the London Market, Indico’s Agentic AI platform enables insurers to streamline underwriting, claims, and policy operations while improving accuracy, speed, and compliance.
www.indicodata.ai

 

About Aviva Ventures

Aviva Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund for Aviva plc, one of the UK’s leading insurance, wealth, and retirement businesses. Aviva Ventures invests in early- and growth-stage companies driving innovation across insurance, financial services, and sustainability.
 www.aviva.com

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Kubrick recognised with multiple awards for excellence in data and AI partnerships

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Bowmark-backed Kubrick, a leading technology consultancy specialising in data, AI and cloud solutions, has received three industry awards recognising its innovation and impact as a technology partner.

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At the 2025 Snowflake Partner Network Awards, Kubrick was named ‘Innovation Excellence – Services Partner of the Year’. The award recognises the company’s pioneering approach to helping organisations realise value from data, AI and cloud capabilities.

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Kubrick also received the ‘Managed Service Excellence’ award at the 2025 Starburst Data Visionary Awards, acknowledging the company’s outstanding implementation expertise, customer satisfaction, and its ability to drive transformative outcomes through high-impact Starburst deployments.

Dan Anderson, strategic account director at Starburst said: “Kubrick has been an invaluable partner in supporting our clients to grow their Starburst capability and drive meaningful adoption.”

In addition, Harry Hazelwood, the capability lead in data and governance at Kubrick​, was named ‘Collibra Ranger of the Year’ at the 2025 Collibra Partner Excellence Awards. The accolade recognises outstanding leadership in helping organisations design and implement effective data governance strategies. Under Harry’s guidance, Kubrick has established a ‘Collibra Centre of Excellence’ and now has six Collibra-certified Rangers supporting more than 30 clients worldwide.

Harry Hazelwood, data management practice lead​ at Kubrick said: “I’m so proud of the partnership we’ve built between Collibra and Kubrick – this award is thanks to the support of my whole team.”

These awards reflect Kubrick’s growing impact in helping organisations harness AI and data to drive transformation, while developing the next generation of data talent.

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Redox and Kno2 Form Strategic Alliance to Transform Healthcare Data Exchange Nationwide

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Oct 16, 2025

MADISON, WI and BOISE, ID – October 16, 2025 – Redox, healthcare’s leading interoperability company powering flexible data exchange in real-time, and Kno2, the company leading the future of healthcare communication and a federally designated Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN), today announced a strategic alliance that solves healthcare’s dual challenge of moving clinical data at scale between the major healthcare networks and systems as well as making it instantly usable.

Combined, Redox and Kno2 transact over 40 billion annual transactions and connect nearly 160,000 provider organizations. This represents 75% of health systems and 80% of providers from non-acute settings such as therapies, post-acute, EMS and others, and constitutes the largest and most comprehensive healthcare network of provider systems, EHRs, and HIT vendors in the United States. Together, the alliance delivers a complete solution to securely connect, transform, enrich, and orchestrate clinical data exchange with nearly any EHR or provider system, nationwide.

Solving Both Sides of the Interoperability Equation

“Kno2 excels at moving data at scale across any channel, from fax to FHIR, while Redox provides the expertise, a network of connected solutions, and infrastructure to scalably transform that data into actionable information,” said Therasa Bell, President and Co-Founder of Kno2. “Together, we’re making data both movable and meaningful across the entire healthcare ecosystem.”

The partnership addresses critical industry needs through:

  • Unified Integration: Single connection point providing access to the combined network’s full reach
  • Scalable Architecture: Connectivity for everything from small EHRs to enterprise health systems and payers, with bi-directional data flow for complex workflows
  • Universal Data Translation: Scale and normalization to HL7v2, FHIR, X12, CDA, and several other formats – including proprietary formats – ensuring compatibility across any system
  • Nationwide TEFCA Connectivity: Access to federal health information networks through Kno2’s QHIN designation, integrated directly into the Redox platform

Transforming Healthcare Connectivity at Scale

“It’s no secret that healthcare organizations have struggled for years to solve the interoperability problem created by fragmented data and incompatible systems,” explained Trip Hofer, CEO of Redox. “Our partnership with Kno2 closes these critical gaps for technology platforms, providers, and payors across the ecosystem by enabling teams to essentially plug in once to access an entire nationwide ecosystem, instead of developing and maintaining hundreds of custom integrations.”

The collaboration is particularly significant as healthcare faces increasing pressure to meet federal interoperability requirements while managing diverse connectivity needs. While billions of clinical documents flow through national frameworks, many critical workflows still require direct system-to-system connections. This partnership enhances both approaches, providing meaningful access to nationwide networks and bringing scale to purpose-built integrations.

Existing customers of both companies can learn more about the integrated solution now by working with your account teams. New customers will be able to access the combined offering through either Redox or Kno2 in early 2026.

About Kno2
Kno2 is leading the future of healthcare communication by providing the nation’s largest comprehensive communication network including as a federally designated Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) and CMS Aligned network. Kno2 enables secure, effortless exchange of patient information across providers, payers, patients, and technology vendors, processing billions of transactions annually. Learn more at www.kno2.com.

About Redox
Redox is your healthcare data interoperability partner. We help providers, payers, digital health vendors/independent service providers, EHRs, and life sciences companies power better care with seamless data interoperability. Our secure platform’s read/write capabilities translate, normalize, enrich, and orchestrate complex healthcare data in real time. With a connected network of nearly 12,000 live integrations, organizations use the Redox Engine to accelerate connected healthcare across a wide range of systems, applications, and workflows. For more information, visit www.redoxengine.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

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Clearlake-Backed Dun & Bradstreet Announces the Appointment of Stephen Tulenko as Chief Executive Officer

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Data and Analytics Industry Veteran to Drive Innovation and AI Solutions at Dun & Bradstreet

Jacksonville, FL, Sept. 3, 2025/PRNewswire/

Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”), today announced Stephen Tulenko as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Mr. Tulenko joins from Moody’s Corporation, where he built a distinguished 35-year career, most recently serving as President of Moody’s Analytics. Mr. Tulenko succeeds Anthony Jabbour, who will continue to serve in an advisory capacity to ensure a seamless transition.

James Pade, Partner and Managing Director at Clearlake said, “Steve is the ideal leader to guide Dun & Bradstreet into its next phase of growth and innovation. Building on a strong record of driving results at Moody’s Analytics, Steve brings deep understanding of the business and is a thought leader in innovating with Generative AI. His leadership, respected across the industry, will help Dun & Bradstreet uncover new opportunities to drive innovation and support its customers in leveraging the full potential of their data.”

“Dun & Bradstreet provides data and analytical insights that power global commerce, and I am excited to have the opportunity to build upon a remarkable legacy,” said Tulenko. “As we move forward together as a private company, my focus will be to drive growth that springs forth through the trust and confidence Dun & Bradstreet brings to every business relationship. For over 180 years, this organization has been delivering value to customers, and as we look to the agentic future, we believe the best is yet to come. Our customers’ success is our success, and we aim to generate a lot of it.”

“I believe Steve not only brings the right experience and vision to guide Dun & Bradstreet forward, but also a genuine appreciation for the capabilities that we have and the transformation that we have achieved,” said Jabbour. “His impressive tenure at Moody’s Analytics is marked by a history of driving meaningful results and energizing teams, a testament to the caliber of leadership he brings to this role. To support this transition, I look forward to remaining engaged in an advisory capacity, as Steve leads the team forward. I would also like to thank the incredibly talented team at Dun & Bradstreet for all their contributions to our business.”

About Dun & Bradstreet
Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, enables companies around the world to improve their business performance. Dun & Bradstreet’s Data Cloud fuels solutions and delivers insights that empower customers to accelerate revenue, lower cost, mitigate risk, and transform their businesses. Since 1841, companies of every size have relied on Dun & Bradstreet to help them manage risk and reveal opportunity. For more information on Dun & Bradstreet, please visit www.dnb.com.

About Clearlake
Clearlake Capital Group is a global investment firm managing integrated platforms spanning private equity, liquid and private credit, and other related strategies. Founded in 2006, the firm has more than $90 billion of assets under management and has led or co-led over 400 investments globally. With deep knowledge and operational expertise across the technology, industrials, and consumer sectors, Clearlake seeks to partner with experienced management teams, providing patient, long-term capital and aiming to drive value through its active hands-on operating approach, O.P.S.® (Operations, People, Strategy). Headquartered in Santa Monica, Clearlake maintains a global footprint with offices in Dallas, New York, London, Dublin, Luxembourg, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore. For more information, please visit clearlake.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

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Clearlake Completes Acquisition of Dun & Bradstreet

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Clearlake Completes Acquisition of Dun & Bradstreet

Santa Monica, CA and Jacksonville, FL – August 26, 2025

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with certain of its affiliates, “Clearlake”) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (“Dun & Bradstreet”), a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics. The transaction was previously announced on March 24, 2025, and approved by Dun & Bradstreet stockholders on June 12, 2025.

As a result of the completion of the transaction, Dun & Bradstreet stockholders will receive $9.15 in cash for each share of Dun & Bradstreet common stock that they own. Dun & Bradstreet is now a privately held company, and its stock has ceased trading and will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.

Advisors
Financial advisors to Clearlake included Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Rothschild & Co., Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Santander, and Wells Fargo. Ares Capital Management, Morgan Stanley, Golub Capital, Blue Owl Credit, and Clearlake served as Joint Lead Arrangers on the financing for the transaction. Sidley Austin LLP served as legal counsel to Clearlake. Bank of America Securities served as financial advisor and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP served as legal counsel to Dun & Bradstreet.

About Dun & Bradstreet
Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, enables companies around the world to improve their business performance. Dun & Bradstreet’s Data Cloud fuels solutions and delivers insights that empower customers to accelerate revenue, lower cost, mitigate risk, and transform their businesses. Since 1841, companies of every size have relied on Dun & Bradstreet to help them manage risk and reveal opportunity. For more information on Dun & Bradstreet, please visit www.dnb.com.

About Clearlake
Clearlake Capital Group is a global investment firm managing integrated platforms spanning private equity, liquid and private credit, and other related strategies. Founded in 2006, the firm has more than $90 billion of assets under management and has led or co-led over 400 investments globally. With deep knowledge and operational expertise across the technology, industrials, and consumer sectors, Clearlake seeks to partner with experienced management teams, providing patient, long-term capital and aiming to drive value through its active hands-on operating approach, O.P.S.® (Operations, People, Strategy). Headquartered in Santa Monica, Clearlake maintains a global footprint with offices in Dallas, London, Dublin, Luxembourg, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore. More information, please visit clearlake.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

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Helio Intelligence acquires Dods’ EU business

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Bowmark-backed Helio Intelligence, the newly named group incorporating DeHavilland and Forefront Advisers, has acquired Dods’ EU business, strengthening the group’s position as the leading provider of political intelligence and monitoring services across Europe. The group did not acquire Dods’ UK business.

 

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This acquisition expands the breadth and depth of Helio’s coverage in the EU. It includes Dods Germany and Dods France to add to the group’s list of national monitoring products, alongside DeHavilland Scotland, DeHavilland Cymru and DeHavilland Northern Ireland – all recently added through the acquisition of devolved nation specialist, NewsDirect.

Following the acquisition, a further 300 clients will join the group, which will now serve over 1,000 clients across the European public affairs market. This enhances its position as the leading provider of political intelligence through its existing DeHavilland and Forefront brands.

Helio’s clients will all benefit from its major product transformation project, set to become the new standard in political intelligence. This combines cutting edge technology with expert human insight and over 25 years of political intelligence to create a leading platform that will advance the public affairs industry.

Andrew Himsley, Group CEO, said: “This acquisition combines the two founding organisations of modern political monitoring in Brussels, both strong believers in the importance of human-led services. The group’s client base of over a thousand organisations will benefit from access to the most experienced analysts, the most advanced technology and the greatest political insight available to public affairs professionals in Europe.”

Igor Kostadinovski, Head of Dods EU Political Intelligence, said: “Together we will provide an unrivalled service for public affairs professionals in Brussels, which will only be enhanced by the product improvements the group has been investing in. Having seen the ambitious plans the group has set out, I’m looking forward to now being part of the organisation that is leading the future of the sector.”

David Torbet, Partner at Bowmark Capital, said: “We are delighted to support Helio’s strategic expansion across Europe. Acquiring Dods EU reflects the company’s strong growth ambitions and positions it to meet the growing demand for comprehensive political intelligence solutions.”

 

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WGSN acquires IWSR, enhancing its AI, data analytics and business intelligence capabilities for the alcoholic beverage industry

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WGSN, the world’s leading trend forecaster, has announced today that it has acquired IWSR, the global leader in data, analytics and insights for the beverage alcohol industry, from Bowmark Capital, the mid-market private equity fi rm. Funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (“Apax”) acquired WGSN in January 2024 and supported the IWSR acquisition.

The move supports WGSN’s strategy to expand its market-leading trend forecasting capabilities, AI, data analytics and insights across a broad range of consumer industries.

WGSN signalled this ambition with the launch of its Food & Drink platform in 2020, and the acquisition of IWSR is a decisive step in providing a holistic solution in this space.

Carla Buzasi, CEO at WGSN, commented: “We are delighted to be able to combine the depth of data and specifi c market expertise that IWSR possesses with WGSN’s proven trend forecasting methodology, which has been guiding the world’s biggest brands for almost 30 years. We believe that this move marks an important watershed for both WGSN and the food and beverage industry as a whole, as it illustrates the transformative power unleashed when data science and human expertise are combined.”

This move also provides IWSR with additional expertise in consumer behaviour tracking and trend forecasting as part of their product-led growth strategy

Julie Harris, CEO at IWSR, commented: “Joining forces with WGSN represents an exciting next phase for IWSR. Thanks to the expertise of our teams and deep customer trust we have built over the last four decades, IWSR is today the single source of truth for the beverage alcohol industry. Combining our proprietary data and analytics expertise with WGSN’s global leadership in consumer trend forecasting will deliver a truly world-class experience for clients worldwide.”

Mark Sykes, Principal at Apax, commented: “The pace of innovation at WGSN has been truly impressive, especially as it expands its insights, data, and forecasting capabilities across a range of consumer-facing sectors. The addition of IWSR, a clear market leader in the beverage alcohol space, will further enhance the products and services WGSN provides and create significant value for customers of both companies.”

Fiona McCormick, partner at Bowmark, commented: “Since 2021, we have supported the IWSR team in accelerating the company’s growth through product innovation, investment in technology and enhancement of its client proposition. With the expertise and reach of WGSN, IWSR is now ideally positioned to capitalise on its unique position in a dynamic market, delivering further value to its customers.”

The transaction closed in June 2025.

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