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Strategic advisory for critical technology themes including Cloud, Internet of things, Security, Digital Transformation, Tech/non-tech industry convergence, FinTech and blockchain.

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We focus on private sell-side transaction across all subsectors of technology, including software/SaaS, hardware, IT distribution and IT services.

ACRE.io

CARBON PROJECT MANAGEMENT SAAS
Consulting

ACRE IO is an end-to-end multi-tenant SaaS platform serving the nature-based carbon removals and reductions sector.

e-Emphasys

ASSET MANAGEMENT SAAS
Acquired by: TA Associates and True Wind Partners

e-Emphasys is a global IT solutions company, providing ERP software to Dealerships and Rental companies of heavy equipment for the agriculture, forestry, construction, mining, and material handling industries.

EFC Systems

DIGITAL AGRONOMY AND ERP SOLUTIONS FOR AGRIBUSINESS
Acquired by: Banneker Partners and Ever.Ag

EFC Systems empowers the agribusiness supply chain’s ability to seamlessly interact with wholesalers, retailers, and growers. Through the use of its industry-leading solutions, Merchant Ag, its comprehensive Ag focused ERP accounting and operations solution, and FieldAlytics, its digital agronomy operations platform, both retailers and their growers are able to improve the efficiency and profitability of their operations.

ESC

LOYALTY REWARDS PROGRAM
Acquired by: TSYS

Enhancement Services Corporation (ESC) provides targeted loyalty consulting and travel, as well as gift card and merchandise reward programs to more than 40 national and regional financial institutions in the United States.​

eSmartLoan

MORTGAGE ORIGINATION
Acquired by: Capital One

eSmartloan is a leading online originator of home equity loans and mortgages. At the time of its acquisition by Capital One, the company originated more than 12,000 loans representing more than $1 billion in volume.​

Farm Market ID

AG MARKET INTELLIGENCE SAAS
Consulting 

Farm Market iD aggregates farm-level intelligence to help agribusinesses find and reach customers for their solutions.

FarmShots

SATELLITE AND DRONE IMAGERY
Acquired by: Syngenta

FarmShots is a platform to view and analyze satellite and drone imagery for agronomic decision support and the evaluation of relative farm performance for financial and actuarial purposes.​

FlexBen

HEALTHCARE IT AND FINANCE TECH
Acquired by: WageWorks

FlexBen provides an administrative, planning, and data management platform for consumer-driven tax-advantaged spending accounts for health and dependent care. Products include flexible spending (FSA), health reimbursement (HRA), and health savings (HSA).

Clear Ag

AGRICULTURE & WEATHER ANALYTICS FOR AGRONOMIC DECISION SUPPORT
Acquired by: DTN

ClearAg is a global leader in decision support for agriculture, offering best-in-class solutions for customers throughout the agriculture supply chain.  ClearAg offers real-time, hyperlocal weather information and land surface models to make predictive agronomic solutions. 

Lonesource

BUSINESS SOFTWARE
Acquired by: Staples

Lonesource sells and delivers 200,000 consumables to businesses of all sizes. The company distinguishes itself in the marketplace by combining its extensive offerings with business process optimization services and state-of-the-art e-procurement technology.​

Manna Irrigation

IRRIGATION SAAS
Consulting

Manna, an irrigation intelligence leader, provides growers with the actionable information for irrigation decisions. Its sensor-free, software-only approach leverages high-resolution, frequently refreshed satellite data and hyper-local weather information to deliver highly affordable and accessible solutions for site-specific irrigation recommendations

Microsystem Integration Packaging

SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING (DOD, NIH)
Acquired by: Insight Equity and Micross Components

Microsystem Integration and Packaging (Subsidiary of RTI International) provides value-added semiconductor services for government and commercial clients.

Mission Solutions Engineering

DEFENSE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE

Mission Solutions Engineering provides systems software engineering and integration services and products for mission-critical defense systems: network-centric command and control, high-fidelity advanced display systems, weapons control software architecture, and sensor management solutions.

MPR Associates

BUSINESS SERVICES & EDUCATION CONSULTING (DOE)
Acquired by: RTI International
F&Co. was Buy Side Advisor

MPR Associates is a privately held research and consulting firm that conducts research in K–12 through adult education and is committed to expanding education access for children and adults.

Observant

IOT AND DIGITAL FARMING
Acquired by: Jain Irrigation

Observant Pty Ltd. is a leading technology platform offering products and services to optimize water management efficiencies for agriculture. Smart, connected software, sensors, and infrastructure enhance water management for connected customers to improve sustainability and profitability on the farm.

Paradigm

AG GENETIC SERVICES
Acquired by: o-BASF Chemical Company

Paradigm is a biotechnology company providing a platform focusing on an integrated suite of technologies on the product development cycle, from target discovery to subsequent enhancement of the safety and efficacy profiles of development candidates in agriculture and human health.​

PQA

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER & POLICY MANAGEMENT SAAS (EPA, MULTIPLE STATE & INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES)
Acquired by: SRA International

PQA is a world leader in the billion-dollar air-quality and climate-change markets.  PQA developed and supports carbon registry platform module components for the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN).  PQA provides substantial organizational and logistical support to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and has developed major web-based information systems supporting critical agency missions.

Safe-Guard

FINANCE AND INSURANCE TECH
Acquired by: HIG Capital

Safe-Guard is a leading F&I platform providing after-market warranty products and services for new, used, and leased motor vehicles.​

SciQuest

LAB SUPPLIES PROCUREMENT SAAS (DOE)
Acquired by: AKKR

SciQuest makes cloud-focused software that focuses on streamlining and lowering the cost of purchases between buyers and suppliers.

Syntegrity

TECH-ENABLED SERVICES
Acquired by RTI International (F&Co. was Buy Side Advisor)

Syntegrity enables organizations to streamline large group interaction to efficiently achieve solutions through IP through sophisticated algorithms and software rooted in neurology, cybernetics, and advanced mathematical models.​

szl.it – Tanjo

MACHINE LEARNING
Capital Provided by: Drake Software

Tanjo is a machine learning platform that helps companies without market segments and personas create them. Tanjo feeds data into a proprietary algorithm, creating an interest graph that generates Animated Personas that lie at the cutting edge of AI and Machine Learning.

ZedX, Inc.

DIGITAL FARMING
Acquired by: o-BASF Chemical Company

ZedX, Inc. is a world leader in advanced information technology for integrated decision support and agricultural business intelligence and has been a pioneer in “cloud biology,” or the convergence of data analytics, cloud computing, and biological expertise. ​

RTI International

TECHNICAL AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Consulting and Buy Side M&A Advisory

Advised RTI on initiatives serving agricultural entrepreneurs (farmers) and sustainability initiatives worldwide through USAID and other governments / NGO programs.

SlantRange

COMPUTER VISION ANALYTICS FOR ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Acquired by: Hiphen

SlantRange is a platform to view, analyze and provide decision support for research, development and management purposes, primarily related to phenotyping for crop performance.