Mergers & Acquisition Archives

Basware acquisition of Trustpair for payment fraud prevention

Basware to Acquire Trustpair: Extending Financial Control to Payment Integrity

By Andrew Bartolini August 26, 2026News, Solution Providers, Technology

Basware to Acquire Trustpair: Extending Financial Control to Payment Integrity Ardent Partners examines the Basware Trustpair acquisition and how it could extend Basware’s invoice controls into supplier verification, bank account…

Ardent Analysis: Coupa Board Accepts Thoma Bravo $8B Bid to be Taken Private

By Andrew Bartolini December 14, 2022News, Technology

Posted by Andrew Bartolini & John Yuva It may be December, but that doesn’t mean merger and acquisition activity has ceased. This week, news broke that Coupa Software, a leader…

Best of 2015: Instant Analysis: Lexmark Plans to Capture Kofax for $1 Billion

By Andrew Bartolini January 8, 2016Best Practices, News

Editor's Note: As 2015 draws to a close, it is the time of year when we revisit some of our best articles from the past year. Over the next week, the…

Best of 2015: Ardent Analysis: Oildex Buys ADP’s OpenInvoice

By Andrew Bartolini December 30, 2015Solution Providers, Technology

Editor's Note: As 2015 draws to a close, it is the time of year when we revisit some of our best articles from the past year. Over the next two weeks, the…

Ardent Analysis: Oildex Buys ADP’s OpenInvoice

By Andrew Bartolini September 1, 2015News, Solution Providers, Technology

In late June, Oildex announced that it acquired ADP’s accounts payable automation business, including the “OpenInvoice” solution—for an undisclosed purchase price. The acquisition has two immediate consequences: ADP’s exit from…

Payables News Weekly: Tradeshift Creates a New Executive Role, Bottomline Gets a New CFO

By Andrew Bartolini May 7, 2015News

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is excited to announce the launch of its 2015 “State of ePayables” market research survey, available here. All participants of this landmark research survey will receive a complimentary…

Instant Analysis: Lexmark Plans to Capture Kofax for $1 Billion

By Andrew Bartolini March 26, 2015News, Solution Providers

Over the past few years, Lexmark (NYSE: LXK), the longstanding manufacturer of laser printers and print supplies, has made an aggressive push into software and services. On Tuesday, March 24, it continued…

Softpro Acquisition Latest Bright Star in Kofax Constellation

By Andrew Bartolini September 24, 2014News, Solution ProvidersNo Comments

In its third acquisition in less than two years, Kofax (NASDAQ: KFX; LSE: KFX) announced on September 2 that it had purchased Softpro GmbH, a provider of eSignature verification software, for $34.7…

Instant Analysis: SAP Announces Plans to Acquire Concur for $8.3 Billion

By Andrew Bartolini September 22, 2014News, Solution ProvidersNo Comments

Thursday afternoon, global software provider SAP AG (NYSE – SAP) announced its intent to purchase Seattle-based travel, expense and invoice management solution provider Concur (Nasdaq - CNQR) for approximately $8.3 billion (based upon the announced acquisition…

Lexmark Increases Bid for ReadSoft in Wake of Competing Offer

By Andrew Bartolini July 1, 2014News, TechnologyNo Comments

Lexmark International (NYSE: LXK) on June 18 increased its initial tender offer for Swedish AP automation provider ReadSoft AB (NASDAQ OMX: RSOF-B) to 43 kronor per share, a 7.4% increase…