M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2025-10-22 |
| Target | Highwire |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Buyer(s) | Veriforce |
| Sellers(s) | Summit Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Advisor(s) | Harris Williams (Financial) Choate Hall & Stewart (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Sector | Information Technology |
Veriforce is a provider of integrated compliance, safety, and training solutions specifically tailored to energy operators and their contractors within the upstream, midstream, and downstream segments of the energy industry. Veriforce was founded in 1993 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 4 of 4 |
| State: Massachusetts M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-03 |
Global Worker Pass
Houston, Texas, United States Global Worker Pass is a provider of software solution designed to streamline the process of verifying workers qualifications and certifications in real-time. Global Worker Pass is based in Houston, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 39.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Summit Partners is a private investment and asset management firm focused on venture, growth, credit, and public equity investing. Sectors of interest include business services, communications technology and services, consumer products, energy, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, industrial products, internet/information services, media/entertainment, semiconductors, electronics, and software. Summit Partners is known for having a proactive business development group for sourcing transactions. Summit will consider both minority or majority investment stakes and is willing to commit as little as $10 million or as much as $500 million in combined debt/junior capital per transaction. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America and Europe. Summit Partners was formed in 1984 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 294 of 294 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 29 of 29 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 131 of 131 |
| State: Massachusetts M&A | 34 of 34 |
| Country: United States M&A | 254 of 254 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 6 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 |
Philz Coffee
Oakland, California, United States Philz Coffee operates coffee shops across the Bay Area, Southern California, and Washington, D.C. The company specializes in custom blends and handcrafted drip coffee. Philz Coffee was founded in 2003 and is based in Oakland, California. |
Sell | $145M |
