AI’s Potential Impact on Software Engineering

The rise of OpenAI’s ChatGPT has captured the world’s attention and drawn tremendous interest to the rapidly progressing world of artificial intelligence (AI). Natural language processing models (NLPs) have advanced so much in recent years that generative AI tools can now pass the bar and US medical licensing exams. Public companies have taken note of these … Continued

Clearsight Advises Enforce Consulting on the Divestiture of its Australian Business to Deloitte Australia

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to share another successful transaction in its Digital, Data & Cloud Practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to Enforce, LLC (“Enforce” or the “Company”) on the divestiture of its Australian business to Deloitte Australia. Enforce is a leading Ceridian consulting partner, utilizing Dayforce to bring organizations to … Continued

Clearsight’s Gretchen Frary Seay Named to Dallas 500 for Third Consecutive Year

Congratulations to Clearsight Co-Founder and Managing Director Gretchen Frary Seay on being named to D CEO’s 2023 Dallas 500. The Dallas 500 celebrates the most powerful and influential business leaders in North Texas. Gretchen was previously honored by Dallas 500 in 2021 and 2022, and won D CEO Magazine and ACG Dallas-Fort Worth’s Investment Banker … Continued

Clearsight Advises AustinCSI in its Acquisition by Cognizant

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its industry-leading Digital Transformation and Consulting practices. Clearsight served as financial advisor to AustinCSI, LLC (“AustinCSI” or the “Company”) in its acquisition by Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH). AustinCSI is a premier digital transformation consultancy specializing in enterprise cloud and data analytics advisory services. Founded … Continued

Clearsight Advises Inovalon on the Divestiture of Avalere to Fishawack Health

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its Healthcare & Life Sciences practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to Inovalon, Inc. (“Inovalon”) on the divestiture of its healthcare consulting and advisory business, Avalere Health, LLC (“Avalere”), to Fishawack, Ltd. (“Fishawack”), a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Advisers, Ltd. (“Bridgepoint”). … Continued

Clearsight Advises USEReady on an Investment by Abry Partners

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another landmark transaction in its Cloud, Data & Analytics practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to USEReady Inc. (“USEReady” or the “Company”) on a growth capital investment by Abry Partners (“Abry”). USEReady is a pioneering data and analytics firm specializing in Visual Analytics, Cloud Data, … Continued

Clearsight Advises Modus Create on an Investment by JLL Partners

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its leading Digital Transformation and Cloud practices. Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to Modus Create, Inc. (“Modus” or the “Company”) on a strategic growth investment by  JLL Partners (“JLL”). Modus is a premier cloud-native product development firm and digital transformation consultancy … Continued

Data Analytics Services 2021 Market Update

The data and cloud sectors have been incredibly active within a thriving M&A market. High demand from investors and strategic acquirers alike has created a unique environment for business owners. For more details on the current market, download the full report below.   Download Now Contact Us for More Information Alex Johnston Director, Clearsight Advisors … Continued

Clearsight Advises Unify Square in its Acquisition by Unisys

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its Disruptive Media & Communications and IT Services practices. Clearsight served as the exclusive advisor to Unify Square, Inc. (“Unify Square” or “The Company”) in its acquisition by Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) (“Unisys”). Headquartered in Bellevue, WA, Unify Square is a leading global … Continued

Clearsight Advises DAS42 on an Investment by M/C Partners

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its market-leading Data Analytics and Digital Transformation Practices. Clearsight served as exclusive financial advisor to DAS42, LLC (“DAS42” or “The Company”) on a growth investment from M/C Partners. This transaction reaffirms Clearsight as a leading advisor to the highly coveted Cloud & Data … Continued

Clearsight Advises 9Gauge in its Acquisition by E78 Partners

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight” ) is pleased to announce another successful transaction at the convergence of high-end services and technology. Clearsight served as exclusive advisor to 9Gauge Partners, LLC (“9Gauge” or “The Company”) in its acquisition by Element78 Advisors, LLC (“E78 Partners”). This deal underscores Clearsight’s position as a market-leading advisor to innovative, high-end professional … Continued

Clearsight Advises NovoScale on its Merger with Evergreen Systems and Cerna Solutions

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce the completion of another successful transaction in its IT & Cloud Services practice.  Clearsight served as advisor to NovoScale (“NovoScale” or “The Company”) on its merger with  Evergreen Systems, Inc. (“Evergreen”) and Cerna Solutions, LLC (“Cerna”), backed by Sunstone Partners (“Sunstone”). This deal further underscores Clearsight’s position … Continued

Clearsight Advises Covestic in its Acquisition by Milestone Technologies

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its IT Services practice.  Clearsight served as the exclusive advisor to Covestic, Inc. (“Covestic” or “The Company”) in its acquisition by Milestone Technologies, Inc. (“Milestone”), a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, LLC. This deal highlights Clearsight’s position as a top advisor to Cloud … Continued

Snowflake and Friends: 2020’s Tech IPO Wave

Despite the widespread economic implications of the COVID-19 crisis –including record unemployment and rising national debt— public markets are experiencing a remarkable bull market. In fact, the S&P 500 reached a record high of 3,386.78 in August after gaining more than 50% from its low in March. This rebound was especially relevant for the technology … Continued

Four Ways Consulting Firms Are Innovating to Deliver in a COVID-19 World

During times of crisis, ingenuity can make the difference between weathering the storm and succumbing to the storm. This is especially true of the high-end professional services industry that relies heavily on face-to-face contact to conduct projects, audits, oversight, and assessments, among other functions. While some regulation has been levied to assist professional services during … Continued

Infogain Acquires Silicus Technologies

On October 1, 2019, Infogain Corporation (“Infogain”), a global provider of software platform engineering services, agreed to acquire Silicus Technologies, LLC (“Silicus”), a Microsoft Gold Partner and Microsoft Azure Expert MSP. Silicus, a Houston, TX-based company, focuses on cloud-enabled digital initiatives in software, analytics, IT infrastructure, IoT, and the digital workplace. Check out Clearsight’s analysis … Continued

Clearsight Advises Navigator Management Partners in its Acquisition by Avaap

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its market-leading Technology Consulting practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Navigator Management Partners (“Navigator”) in its acquisition by Avaap, an NMS Capital portfolio company. This transaction reiterates Clearsight’s position as the leader in advising IT Consulting and Management … Continued

Clearsight Advises roundCorner in its Acquisition by Salesforce.org

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its market-leading Public Sector and Non-Profit Software Practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive strategic and financial advisor to roundCorner in its acquisition by Salesforce.org. This transaction further demonstrates Clearsight’s position as the industry leader in advising software and cloud services firms. roundCorner, the … Continued

Vista Equity Partners Acquires Apptio

Vista Equity Partners announced this week the acquisition of Apptio, the leading technology business management software provider, for $1.94 billion. As a result, Apptio will go private and focus on growing their software platform. Read more about the transaction to get Clearsight’s perspective on the continued evolution of the technology business management space. We believe … Continued

Cloudera, Hortonworks, and the Big Data “Game of Thrones”

Two of the most powerful houses in the big data world have long been Cloudera and Hortonworks. Once fierce adversaries, you can think of them as the Starks and Targaryens of the market. In a surprising announcement several weeks ago, these two rivals joined forces to take on their own “Army of the Dead.” In … Continued

Clearsight Advises Gorilla Logic in its Growth Investment from Sverica Capital Management

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its market-leading Digital Transformation practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Gorilla Logic, LLC (“Gorilla Logic”) in its growth investment from Sverica Capital Management. Founded in 2002, Gorilla Logic provides custom digital product development services and is based in … Continued

The Clearsight Team Shares Key Takeaways From ServiceNow’s Knowledge18 Conference

It’s mid-May, which means that ServiceNow, the rapidly-growing enterprise software platform for IT service management (and much more), has just completed its annual Knowledge conference for partners, customers and employees. The Clearsight team was on hand at Knowledge18, where the optimism and excitement about the company’s trajectory was palpable, both on the convention floor and … Continued

5 Takeaways from AWS re:Invent

Last week Clearsight was in Las Vegas for Amazon’s annual cloud computing conference, AWS re:Invent. Although to call this simply a conference would be an understatement – with 40,000+ attendees across four venues, the strip was overrun by AWS devotees energized by the tech giant’s latest round of breathtaking releases for the platform. This event … Continued

Clearsight Advises IBB Consulting in its Acquisition by Accenture

Clearsight Advisors (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its market-leading Professional Services Practice.  Clearsight served as the exclusive strategic and financial advisor to IBB Consulting (“IBB”) in its acquisition by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).  This transaction reinforces Clearsight’s preeminent position as the investment banking leader in advising high-end strategy and digital consulting firms. … Continued

Clearsight Advises Market Force in its Recapitalization by Main Street Capital

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce the completion of another highly successful transaction in its technology-enabled services and customer experience practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Market Force Information, LLC in its recapitalization by Main Street Capital. Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) (“Main Street”) has made a … Continued

Accenture Acquires DayNine, Marking One Final Step Toward Complete Consolidation of the Original Workday Boutiques

It was announced last week that Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will acquire DayNine Consulting, one of the leading global Workday (NYSE: WDAY) services boutique partners. The deal not only represents another move by Accenture to become one of the top enterprise cloud services providers in the world, but it also marks a final step towards complete … Continued