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PE add-on buyers for small software companies

Private equity buyers often run a platform-and-add-on model: a larger software business plus tuck-ins. Founders of smaller companies may sell into a platform rather than to a permanent holdco. The list below is buyers tagged as private equity (platform & add-on) in our directory. Some of these firms also do much larger deals — read each profile's stated criteria and recent transactions.

10 matching buyers in the directory:

Togetherwork

Private equity (platform & add-on)AssociationsPet careCommunity organisations

Deal size: Not publicly stated

Geography: US

Latest: PetExec (2024-11)

Xplor Technologies

Private equity (platform & add-on)Fitness & wellnessChildcareField services

Deal size: Not publicly stated

Geography: Global

Latest: Bitlancer (2026)

The Access Group

Private equity (platform & add-on)Mid-market business softwareCharityHospitality

Deal size: Not publicly stated

Geography: UK, Europe, APAC

Latest: Talent Funnel (2026-08)

Visma

Private equity (platform & add-on)AccountingPayrollTax

Deal size: Not publicly stated

Geography: Europe, LatAm

Latest: MaisMei (2026)

Main Capital Partners

Private equity (platform & add-on)B2B enterprise software

Deal size: Not publicly stated

Geography: Europe, US

Latest: Ferranti (2026-05-28)

Accel-KKR

Private equity (platform & add-on)SoftwareTech-enabled services

Deal size: Companies with revenue up to $200M+ (stated)

Geography: Global

Latest: Whip Around (2026)

Mainsail Partners

Private equity (platform & add-on)Bootstrapped B2B software

Deal size: Not publicly stated

Geography: Not publicly stated

Latest: Steelhead Technologies (2026)

Diversis Capital

Private equity (platform & add-on)SoftwareLogistics techFintech

Deal size: Not publicly stated

Geography: US

Latest: Tideworks Technology (majority) (2026-10)

Turn/River Capital

Private equity (platform & add-on)SoftwareCybersecurityIT ops

Deal size: Not publicly stated

Geography: US, Europe

Latest: StarLIMS (strategic investment) (2026-01-13)

Rubicon Technology Partners

Private equity (platform & add-on)B2B software

Deal size: Not publicly stated

Geography: US

Latest: Procede Software (2026)

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