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Richardson-Based RealPage Is Acquired by Thoma Bravo in $10B Deal

by | Dec 21, 2020
The real estate software and data analytics provider expects to continue operating under Chairman and CEO Steve Winn and his existing leadership team in Richardson. Winn founded the company, which now serves some 12,200 clients worldwide, in 1998.

In an earnings call in February, Winn said, “This is a good time to be in the real estate technology space.” The company is committed to the “North Star of Innovation and simplification,” he said at the time.
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Dallas-Based Life Insurance Startup Bestow Lands $70 Million Series C
by | Dec 16, 2020
The insurance innovator has raised $145 million in total funding to date as it readies for expansion. In 2020, Bestow has closed a $50M Series B round, launched a nonprofit, and acquired Centurion Life Insurance Company.
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Fort Worth-Based Southwest Elevator Closes 3 Big Deals, Moves on U.S. Expansion
by | Dec 15, 2020
Growth-oriented PE firm Align Capital Partners made an initial investment in the elevator and escalator service company in 2019. It's been a busy year since.
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Solera Acquires Provider of Auto Body Shop Management Software to Accelerate Tech Expansion
by | Dec 14, 2020
To Solera, tomorrow’s body shop needs innovative technology. The Westlake-based provider of intelligent data automation for the automotive industry has purchased InSyPro to do just that.
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Jacobs Strengthens its Mission-Critical Cyber Solutions With a New Acquisition

by | Nov 24, 2020
Dallas-based Jacobs, which just released its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended financial results, will strengthen its cyber artificial intelligence capabilities by acquiring The Buffalo Group. Jacobs generated $807 million in fiscal 2020 cash flow from operations and $689 million of free cash flow.
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Dallas’ Signify Health Acquires Tech Company PatientBlox To Accelerate Value-Based Care Transition
by | Nov 23, 2020
By using PatientBlox's blockchain technology, Signify Health also hopes to build its prospective provider payment capabilities out faster.
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Irving-Based RollKall Acquires Fellow Off-Duty Security Provider Cover Your Assets
by | Nov 17, 2020
Following the acquisition, RollKall is now the nation’s leading provider of off-duty and “extra-duty” law enforcement staffing solutions and services in an industry that's estimated to be worth $12 billion.
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Fort Worth Convenience Store Operator Yesway Raises $235M For an Extensive ‘Raze and Rebuild’
by | Oct 28, 2020
Yesway, which moved its headquarters to Fort Worth two months ago, closed $235M in equity funding for a store remodel campaign across its portfolio. The move is part of the five-year-old convenience store operator's fast-growth track that was kickstarted when it acquired the 304-store Allsup's Convenience Store chain last year.
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Align Capital Acquires Transportation Tech Company to Speed Scale, Mobility Solutions

by | Aug 10, 2020
Richardson-based Electronic Transaction Consultants, a toll tech leader that processes billions of transactions each year, plans to extend into markets where mobility-as-a-service and intelligent transportation systems merge.
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North Texas De Novo TYME Bank Withdraws Application With the FDIC
by | Jul 28, 2020
One of just two de novo applications in Texas last year, the withdrawal is a casualty of “the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.” But founders of the proposed locally owned community bank are looking at options to refile in the near future.
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Fort Worth’s ECI Software Solutions Opens to a New Market With Latest Acquisition
by | May 11, 2020
ECI, which provides cloud-based business management solutions, will now be able to reach smaller custom builders and home remodelers with the acquisition of BuildTools.
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Dallas HR Tech Firm Lands Majority Investment From Private Equity Firm
by | Mar 3, 2020
OutMatch's talent intelligence platform has accelerated growth and increased employee performance for major global brands like 7-Eleven, American Airlines, Brinker International, and more.
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Bio-Rad Laboratories Acquires Fort Worth’s Exact Diagnostics

by | Feb 24, 2020
Quality check: Based at the UNT Health Science Center, Exact Diagnostics produces and sells samples of viruses that labs can use to test their own equipment.
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Follow the Money: Align Capital Closes Second Fund at $450M, AWH Capital Raises $129.8M, VitalTech Makes Acquisition
by | Feb 20, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas, you’ll also find news from TPG, Dean Foods, Caregiver Inc., Blue River Partners, Neuro-Pro Monitoring, and StarRFoam.
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Follow the Money: Gas-to-Liquids Developer Greenway Nets $118K, FlyLine Pre-Seeds $500K
by | Feb 13, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Cysiv, Integrity Marketing, iDonate, DocSynk, Varsity Brands, Cushman & Wakefield, and more.
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Follow the Money: Shiftsmart Raises $16.3M, Alto Scores $6M, BG Staffing Makes $21.6M Acquisition
by | Feb 6, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger and acquisition activity in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Worlds, Tricolor, Puration, Atos, Kriya Capital, Kofile, and more.
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