Docker announced general availability of the Docker Desktop for Mac [Apple Silicon], enabling developers to leverage the advantages of the latest Macs powered by the M1 chip and extending the reach of their Docker collaborative application development platform to a new architecture.
Exadel announced that Sun Capital Partners, a private investment firm, has completed an acquisition of the company. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed.
Sun Capital Partners, Inc. is a global private equity firm focused on partnering with outstanding management teams and recognized for its operational experience. Since 1995, Sun Capital has invested in more than 420 companies worldwide with revenues in excess of $50 billion across a broad range of industries and transaction structures. The firm has built a reputation as a trusted partner to growing businesses the Business Services, Consumer, Healthcare, Industrial, and Technology sectors.
“It was critical for us to work with a firm that has deep expertise in supporting and growing founder-owned businesses through both strategic acquisitions and operational improvements, and Sun Capital emerged as the clear choice,” said Fima Katz, Founder, President and CEO of Exadel. “With the resources and operational experience Sun Capital brings to Exadel, we are well-positioned to continue to advance our capabilities and expand to serve a growing global market.”
“Sun Capital has invested in technology and technology-enabled services businesses over our history, and we are very excited that Exadel is our first tech platform investment since we formalized our focus on the technology vertical and formed a dedicated team,” said Marc Leder, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Sun Capital. “We look forward to leveraging our experience in building founder-owned businesses to accelerate Exadel’s growth.”
“Sun Capital is excited to work with Fima and the talented team at Exadel to support their continued growth and provide capital for the Company to acquire other businesses and additional talent to serve clients in this fragmented space,” added Elizabeth de Saint-Aignan, Managing Director, who leads the technology vertical at Sun Capital. “In addition, we will look to drive growth by applying the Sun Transformation System to enhance operations and bring Exadel’s solutions to the increasing number of companies pursuing digital transformation.”
Industry News
Software AG announced new innovations of its webMethods platform for APIs, Integration and Microservices. With this release, companies can simplify and accelerate their digital transformation initiatives while also speeding their adoption of cloud.
Skuid, a toolkit for creating unique and adopted Salesforce experiences, introduced the Skuid Chicago release, a set of features and enhancements providing more declarative support to app designers and builders.
SmartBear has integrated TestComplete, its UI test automation tool, with BitBar, its native mobile device cloud.
Elastic announced an expanded strategic partnership with Confluent to deliver the best integrated product experience to the Apache Kafka and Elasticsearch community.
Threat Stack announced its ability to support AWS Graviton2-based instances through the Threat Stack Cloud Security Platform.
Broadcom and Google Cloud announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate innovation and strengthen cloud services integration within the core software franchises of Broadcom.
Nylas announced the launch of Components, JavaScript UI/UX solutions that allow developers to bring productivity features to market faster without needing to design front-end elements from scratch.
Perforce Software announces its new version control desktop client — Helix Sync — enabling non-coders such as artists and designers to version digital assets, with a simple drag-and-drop UI.
ShiftLeft introduced ShiftLeft CORE, a unified code security platform.
GrammaTech announced a new version of its CodeSonar SAST (static application security testing) product that helps developers build safer and more secure code without disrupting workflows.
Panaya announced a strategic partnership with Being Guided, a Salesforce Consulting Partner, specializing in the CRM and Salesforce ecosystem, to bring Panaya's ForeSight solution to a wider audience.
Palo Alto Networks announced the second generation of Checkov, the static analysis tool for infrastructure as code (IaC).
Postman now allows any team with up to three members to collaborate in Postman with unlimited shared workspaces and unlimited shared requests at no cost.
Taos, an IBM company, has announced 24x5 managed service availability.