Marlin Equity Partners
Marlin Equity Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2005 and based in Hermosa Beach, California, with an office in London. The firm focuses on creating value through investments in growth equity, management buyouts, carve-outs, add-on acquisitions, restructurings, and other special situations across multiple industries. It targets software and technology, services, healthcare, consumer, industrials, manufacturing, distribution and logistics, aerospace and defense, and media, with emphasis on software, fintech, telecommunications, and internet-enabled businesses. Marlin pursues opportunities globally, including North America, Europe, South America, Australia, and Asia, typically investing in companies with revenues roughly ranging from 10 million to 2 billion and EBITDA from about 8 to 25 million, and it often takes a board seat to guide strategic direction. The firm also provides bridge financing and supports companies undergoing operational, financial, or market-driven change, drawing on an extensive network of resources to strengthen portfolio companies.
Past deals in Compliance
Didomi
Acquisition in 2025
Didomi offers a cloud-based consent and preference management platform that helps brands and businesses collect, store, and leverage customer consents and preferences across web, mobile, and offline channels. The platform provides widgets such as banners, notices, pop-ups, and forms to collect consents, and includes automated scanning and auditing of websites and apps, privacy compliance assessments, and generation of privacy and cookie policies, along with comprehensive consent management to support regulatory compliance and build consumer trust. Founded in 2017 and based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, Didomi serves organizations of various sizes.
Didomi
Private Equity Round in 2025
Didomi offers a cloud-based consent and preference management platform that helps brands and businesses collect, store, and leverage customer consents and preferences across web, mobile, and offline channels. The platform provides widgets such as banners, notices, pop-ups, and forms to collect consents, and includes automated scanning and auditing of websites and apps, privacy compliance assessments, and generation of privacy and cookie policies, along with comprehensive consent management to support regulatory compliance and build consumer trust. Founded in 2017 and based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, Didomi serves organizations of various sizes.
Napier
Acquisition in 2025
Napier is a developer of compliance software focused on detecting suspicious activities and ensuring anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. The company offers an intelligent compliance platform that integrates big data technologies with artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance efficiency and mitigate financial and reputational risks. Napier's software includes features such as transaction monitoring, transaction screening, client screening, and client activity reviews, allowing users to address compliance obligations effectively. The platform is designed to be fast, scalable, and user-friendly, enabling organizations across various sectors to strengthen their AML defenses and trade compliance capabilities while focusing on specific outcomes.
Tennaxia
Acquisition in 2023
Tennaxia SA is a company based in Laval, France, that specializes in software development and consulting services aimed at enhancing sustainable performance for businesses. Founded in 2001, Tennaxia offers a range of cloud-based software solutions focused on environmental, health, and safety (EHS) regulatory compliance, greenhouse gas reporting, and sustainability reporting for corporate social responsibility (CSR). The company assists clients in generating internal and supplier sustainability reports, managing regulatory compliance, and evaluating performance, thus enabling them to improve their CSR initiatives and mitigate risks. With over 10,000 customer sites across more than 70 countries, Tennaxia serves a diverse clientele, including small to medium enterprises and large industrial conglomerates.
CE Broker
Private Equity Round in 2022
CE Broker is a company that specializes in developing continuing education management and license verification software tailored for the healthcare sector. Its platform offers tools for tracking compliance progress, managing posted continuing education courses, and generating reports. Additionally, CE Broker provides access to compliance transcripts and course completion information, which assists clients in streamlining and automating their compliance processes. This functionality helps to reduce administrative burdens and costs, making it easier for healthcare professionals to meet their continuing education requirements.
Pentana
Acquisition in 2021
Pentana Compliance is a software provider specializing in internal audit, compliance, and risk management solutions. The company's offerings are designed to help regulated businesses effectively manage risks and ensure compliance with industry standards. By leveraging advanced technology, Pentana enables audit teams to gain visibility into current and emerging risks across the organization, facilitating informed decision-making that aligns business strategy with operational performance. The software supports various functions, including performing risk assessments, managing audits, tracking issues, and delivering comprehensive reports, thereby addressing the challenges firms face under the Certification Regime. Pentana's solutions aim to enhance organizational governance and operational efficiency while promoting transparency and stakeholder engagement.
StarCompliance
Acquisition in 2020
StarCompliance is a provider of web-based regulatory compliance software for the financial services industry. The platform consolidates processes to manage employee conflicts of interest and risk across the organization, enabling personal trading review, insider trading surveillance, gifts and entertainment tracking, political activity controls, outside activity disclosures, and document collection and certification, with reporting and analytics. It supports implementation, training and support services and offers a configurable, 360-degree view of employee activity to help prevent violations and strengthen policy enforcement. The company serves asset managers, investment banks, broker-dealers, private equity firms and stock exchanges worldwide. It maintains strategic alliances with ByAllAccounts, Interactive Data Corporation and Microsoft. Founded in 2000, StarCompliance operates from Rockville, Maryland, with additional offices in York (UK), London (UK) and New York City.
SmartSearch
Private Equity Round in 2019
SmartSearch offers an online Anti-Money Laundering verification service, compliant with UK regulatory bodies. It provides Business checks in under 3 minutes and Individual checks in around 3 seconds, including Sanction & PEP checking.
Fidelis Cybersecurity
Private Equity Round in 2018
Fidelis Cybersecurity, Inc. specializes in providing visibility and control products and services designed to detect, investigate, and prevent sophisticated cyber-attacks for both commercial enterprises and government clients globally. The company's key offerings include the Fidelis XPS platform, which helps organizations identify and mitigate advanced threats throughout the attack lifecycle, and the Resolution1 Endpoint solution, which enhances incident response and enables security teams to manage security events effectively. Additionally, Fidelis Endpoint 6.1 provides real-time insights into security incidents, facilitating quicker investigations. The company also offers deployment services, product training, and consulting services such as incident response and security assessments. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with an office in Bethesda, Maryland, Fidelis Cybersecurity was formerly known as General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions, Inc. and rebranded in May 2015.
ABIT GmbH
Acquisition in 2017
ABIT GmbH is a software and consulting company based in Meerbusch, Germany, specializing in credit, debtor, and debt management solutions. Established in 1986, the company offers a wide range of software products and services focused on credit management, claims management, process management, and business intelligence. Its offerings include solutions for debt collection, regulatory compliance, and public administration, such as administrative enforcement software and health insurance applications. Additionally, ABIT provides insurance software, consulting services for process optimization and automation, and customized IT solutions, including strategic software development and online services. With a reputation for innovation and expertise, ABIT has successfully completed numerous integration and development projects, establishing itself as a prominent IT solutions provider in the German market.
Duncan Solutions
Acquisition in 2016
Duncan Solutions, Inc. is a prominent provider of parking management products and services, serving municipal and commercial clients globally. Established in 1936 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company specializes in a comprehensive range of solutions, including parking meters, enforcement devices, citation processing, and integrated on-street parking management. Its hosted AutoPROCESS citation processing system oversees the entire lifecycle of parking citations, including processing, appeals, permit management, and payment processing. Additionally, Duncan Solutions offers outsourced services such as data entry, document imaging, call center operations, and vehicle booting and towing programs. The company also provides debt collection services, which include custom notices and a multi-tiered skip trace process, along with toll collection and vehicle registration retrieval services. Formerly known as Duncan Parking Technologies, Inc., the company rebranded to Duncan Solutions, Inc. in 2006 and operates as a subsidiary of Navient Corporation.
Fidelis Cybersecurity
Private Equity Round in 2015
Fidelis Cybersecurity, Inc. specializes in providing visibility and control products and services designed to detect, investigate, and prevent sophisticated cyber-attacks for both commercial enterprises and government clients globally. The company's key offerings include the Fidelis XPS platform, which helps organizations identify and mitigate advanced threats throughout the attack lifecycle, and the Resolution1 Endpoint solution, which enhances incident response and enables security teams to manage security events effectively. Additionally, Fidelis Endpoint 6.1 provides real-time insights into security incidents, facilitating quicker investigations. The company also offers deployment services, product training, and consulting services such as incident response and security assessments. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with an office in Bethesda, Maryland, Fidelis Cybersecurity was formerly known as General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions, Inc. and rebranded in May 2015.
Fidelis Cybersecurity
Acquisition in 2015
Fidelis Cybersecurity, Inc. specializes in providing visibility and control products and services designed to detect, investigate, and prevent sophisticated cyber-attacks for both commercial enterprises and government clients globally. The company's key offerings include the Fidelis XPS platform, which helps organizations identify and mitigate advanced threats throughout the attack lifecycle, and the Resolution1 Endpoint solution, which enhances incident response and enables security teams to manage security events effectively. Additionally, Fidelis Endpoint 6.1 provides real-time insights into security incidents, facilitating quicker investigations. The company also offers deployment services, product training, and consulting services such as incident response and security assessments. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with an office in Bethesda, Maryland, Fidelis Cybersecurity was formerly known as General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions, Inc. and rebranded in May 2015.
Click Commerce
Acquisition in 2009
Click Commerce, based near Portland, Oregon, has been delivering web-based enterprise solutions since 1996, with a focus on software for research administration and compliance since 2002. The company specializes in integrating complex research-related business processes through its eResearch Portal, which serves as a comprehensive electronic solution for research institutions. Click Commerce has a strong track record of successfully executing large-scale projects within prominent academic medical centers and hospitals. Its client base includes several leading institutions funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In addition to its research administration solutions, the company also provides supply and demand chain management software and consulting services, encompassing areas such as service parts planning, master data management, and contract management.
Capario
Acquisition in 2008
Capario specializes in streamlining the healthcare reimbursement process, aiming to expedite and enhance payment accuracy for providers. The company achieves this through CaparioOne, a robust web-based portal, or by directly integrating with a provider's practice management system. Capario facilitates the exchange of medical claim and clinical information among doctors, hospitals, laboratories, and insurance payers, enabling real-time transparent messaging of administrative, financial, and clinical data. Their offerings include processing services for healthcare transactions such as claims, Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA), eligibility checks, claims status updates, referral authorizations, and encounters.
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