Depth Without Compromise.
Vertical expertise and data mastery aren't separate disciplines for us — they're the same. Our Software & Technology depth changes how we analyze data, enabling us to know exactly what it reveals, what it means for value, and how to tell the story that produces the right outcome.
Where We Focus
Every vertical we serve carries its own institutional framework, regulatory dynamics, and transaction complexity. Navigating them effectively requires more than just financial expertise, it requires absolute immersion in the vertical. Our focused transaction experience across each of the following sectors has formed the foundation of our execution.
Government Technology
The digital backbone of public administration across state, local, and federal ecosystems.
Public Safety & Security Technology
Where physical safety and digital security converge to protect citizens, communities, and organizations from every form of threat.
Legal Technology
The technology connecting every dimension of the legal ecosystem, from courtrooms to law firms to dispute resolution.
Financial Infrastructure & Payment Technology
The platforms keeping capital, data, and value in constant flow across the financial ecosystem.
Governance, Risk & Compliance Technology
The platforms organizations depend on to govern smarter, manage risk proactively, and navigate an ever-expanding compliance landscape.
Power, Energy & Utilities Technology
Software & Technology enabling the grids, systems, and infrastructure that power communities, enterprises, and the next generation of innovation.
Construction & Property Technology
The technology transforming how the built environment gets planned, constructed, managed, and sold.
Supply Chain Management Technology
The enterprise platforms engineered to optimize global logistics, streamline distribution, and solve compounding supply chain complexity.
Recent Ascend Case Studies
We let the work speak for itself. Here's a closer look at how we've partnered with founders and sponsors across the Software & Technology verticals we know best.
Kaseware
An innovative public safety and security software provider joins forces with a leading investment firm to accelerate growth and enhance solutions in investigation and case management.
RecDesk
Industry-leading recreation management platform across North America partners with global membership and club-management software to strengthen footprint and enhance capabilities in the recreation market.
Recent Transactions
Acquired
Long-term buy-side advisement aimed at expanding technical and geographical capabilities resulting in eight acquisitions since October 2020.
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Industry-leading recreation management platform across North America partners with global membership and club-management software to strengthen footprint and enhance capabilities in the recreation market.
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Acquired
GovTech client committed to meeting the ever-changing demands of government agencies makes highly strategic acquisition of a reputable community development software platform.
Received a Strategic Investment From
Innovative sell-side client looking for expertise and resources finds the perfect partner to extend its impact as increased sophistication of cyber-attacks heightens demand.
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Innovative recreational booking and management software platform with unique transaction requirements gains a partner with long-term strategic planning and operational expertise while satisfying complex deal requirements.
Received a Strategic Investment From
An innovative public safety and security software provider joins forces with a leading investment firm to accelerate growth and enhance solutions in investigation and case management.
Acquired by
A Portfolio Company Of
Sell-side transaction with multiple LOIs during the height of the pandemic was highly transformative to the cybersecurity industry by creating the world’s only cybersecurity platform aligning the entire security lifecycle to the goal of reducing risk.
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Buy-side turned sell-side client resulting in the union of two innovative, industry-leading GovTech players bringing positive digital interactions between citizens and their local governments.
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Sports-Tech client with a strong customer base and market-leading platform partners with a world-class sports media company to create a dominant force in the endurance market.
Working With Ascend
"The combination of Ascend’s understanding of our investment strategy, expertise in our sector, and ability to articulate our value proposition is incredibly powerful. The Ascend team continues to represent us well, finding the right strategic opportunities that fit our mandate and culture. They have been instrumental in our corporate development strategy and helping position us for strong growth ahead."
John Wissel
Chief Corporate Development Officer, Fidelity BSG
"The Ascend team spent endless hours with our family prior to launching a transaction to understand our collective and individual objectives. They were knowledgeable and responsive, helping us not just maximize value but find a partner we could feel truly good about taking on our family’s legacy and providing our employees, customers, and products new opportunities to flourish and thrive."
Sandy Rowe
President & CEO, Interware
"The Ascend team impressed me early on with their eagerness to negotiate the deal terms most important to us and create transparency through a data-driven approach. My appreciation only grew as they navigated us through the complexities of the transaction, ensuring we were well-represented throughout the process."
Buck Nye
President, HC Nye
"The combination of Ascend’s understanding of our investment strategy, expertise in our sector, and ability to articulate our value proposition is incredibly powerful. The Ascend team continues to represent us well, finding the right strategic opportunities that fit our mandate and culture. They have been instrumental in our corporate development strategy and helping position us for strong growth ahead."
John Wissel
Chief Corporate Development Officer, Fidelity BSG
"The Ascend team spent endless hours with our family prior to launching a transaction to understand our collective and individual objectives. They were knowledgeable and responsive, helping us not just maximize value but find a partner we could feel truly good about taking on our family’s legacy and providing our employees, customers, and products new opportunities to flourish and thrive."
Sandy Rowe
President & CEO, Interware
"The Ascend team impressed me early on with their eagerness to negotiate the deal terms most important to us and create transparency through a data-driven approach. My appreciation only grew as they navigated us through the complexities of the transaction, ensuring we were well-represented throughout the process."
Buck Nye
President, HC Nye