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Axiom GRC has announced the acquisition of The DPO Centre, a leading UK-based provider of outsourced Data Protection Officer (DPO) and privacy services. The deal underscores the growing importance of data protection expertise as organizations face heightened regulatory and technological risks.
A consortium led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, including Blackstone, has acquired a majority stake in NAVEX, a global provider in ethics, risk, and compliance software, in a deal that demonstrates growing investor appetite for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platforms amid increasing regulatory complexity.
Anecdotes, an AI-powered Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platform, has announced the successful closing of its expanded Series B funding round, raising an additional $30 million to bring the total funding for the round to $55 million. The extended round was led by DTCP, following an initial $25 million raised from Glilot, Vertex, and Red Dot. With this latest infusion of capital, Anecdotes has now raised a total of $85 million to date.
Compyl, a provider of unified Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solutions, has recently announced it has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Venture Guides, with participation from existing investors including Contour Venture Partners, Armory Square Ventures, nvp capital, Alpine Meridian Ventures, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, and Zelkova Ventures.
Salesforce has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Informatica, a cloud-based data management company, for approximately $8 billion in equity value. This transaction, which is expected to close by early fiscal year 2027, will see Salesforce pay $25 per share in cash to Informatica’s Class A and Class B-1 common stockholders.
Diligent has acquired Vault, an AI-powered ethics and compliance platform, to enhance its governance, risk and compliance capabilities. The deal comes as organizations continue to struggle with outdated ethics systems that fail to meet evolving regulatory requirements.