Ascent Technologies Acquires Waymark

Edgewater Equity Partners Acquires Ascent Technologies

January 18, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Edgewater Equity Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has acquired Ascent Technologies, a Chicago-headquartered provider of AI-enabled compliance automation for financial services. The acquisition will support accelerated development of Ascent's regulatory compliance platform and expansion of its AI-driven capabilities for financial institutions.

Horizon Capital Majority Investment in Ascent Software; Ascent Acquires TechHuddle

December 8, 2019

IT Services

Horizon Capital has made a majority investment in Ascent Software and simultaneously completed the acquisition of TechHuddle in a combined £30m transaction. The deal creates a scaled technology services platform headquartered in Reading (with delivery centres in Malta and Bulgaria), giving Ascent over 100 clients and more than 300 developers to accelerate organic growth and further buy-and-build activity.

Guideway Care Acquires Waypoint Healthcare Solutions

March 6, 2026

Healthcare Services

Guideway Care announced it acquired Waypoint Healthcare Solutions and plans to integrate Waypoint’s team and technology into its enterprise “patient activation intelligence” platform. The combined solution is intended to improve execution across healthcare journeys by coordinating pre-encounter and post-encounter interactions and helping ensure patients complete recommended actions.

Montagu Acquires Waystone; Hg Joins as Strategic Investor

July 1, 2021

Financial Services

Montagu has completed its acquisition of Waystone, a Dublin-based provider of fund governance, risk and compliance services, with Hg joining as a strategic investor and joint shareholder. The deal — in which MML Capital Partners exited its investment — will support Waystone's further geographic and product expansion and accelerated M&A-driven growth; the transaction has been reported at around $1.3 billion. Waystone serves clients with more than US$1 trillion in AUM and will continue to be led by CEO Derek Delaney alongside the new investor group.

ATS Automation, Inc Acquires WayPoint Systems, Inc

July 7, 2021

Electrical Services

ATS Automation, Inc. has acquired WayPoint Systems, Inc., a Roswell, Georgia–based provider of building technology and facility engineering services. The deal expands ATS’s footprint in the Southeast, enhances its building controls and energy-management capabilities, and strengthens support for national account clients under the new name ATS Waypoint, Inc.

Acuity Knowledge Partners Acquires Ascent

September 18, 2025

IT Services

Acuity Knowledge Partners has exchanged an acquisition of Ascent, a European AI-powered digital transformation services provider. The transaction is expected to close on 30 September 2025 and is aimed at expanding Acuity’s Data and Technology Services (DTS) division, including technology and AI-led advisory offerings.