Software

RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG) acquired Glip, Inc., a company which designs and develops a cloud-based conversation platform to plan, share, and organize work.

ASC Services LLC acquired ISMS Solutions, Inc., a company which provides software solutions to comply with data security for securing data systems.

Groupon, Inc. (NasdaqGS:GRPN) acquired Venuelabs, a location-based analytics and storefront intelligence company that develops and delivers a social media marketing platform for retail chains, restaurant chains, and franchises in the United States and internationally.

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. acquired Advent Software, Inc., a company which provides software products and services worldwide.

Gravity4, Inc. acquired CrossGraph, a company which develops a cloud-based social marketing platform.

Investors acquired KnowledgeOwl, a company which comprises the business that develops a tool that allows users to create and share online manuals, handbooks, help pages, user guides, and software documentation.

Vista Equity Partners acquired Pearson Education, Inc.’s Student Information Systems Businesses, which offer Web-based student information systems PowerSchool, PowerSchool SMS, Gradespeed, and eSIS Forms.

LocoMobi, Inc. acquired Ultimate Systems Solutions, LLC, a company which develops and offers parking access and revenue control systems.

Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) acquired Whetlab, a company which develops machine learning technologies based on artificial intelligence software.

Schulman Associates IRB, Inc. acquired Absolute Research, LLC, a company which develops web based tool to enable research institutes to monitor and analyze guidance from regulatory agencies that affect the conduct of research.