{"id":107429,"date":"2018-10-26T12:42:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T16:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techvibes.com\/?p=107429"},"modified":"2018-10-26T12:42:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T16:42:11","slug":"assent-compliance-announces-130-million-growth-equity-investment","status":"publish","type":"magazine","link":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/magazine\/assent-compliance-announces-130-million-growth-equity-investment","title":{"rendered":"Assent Compliance Announces $130 Million Growth Equity Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assent Compliance, a supply chain data management software provider, has received a $130 million CAD investment from global private equity firm Warburg Pincus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Assent offers cloud-based software and services to help organizations manage their supply chain data through automation. The growth equity investment from Warburg Pincus will help Assent make improvements to their data management platform and expand their solutions offerings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to partner with Warburg Pincus \u2013\u00a0one of the leading growth equity firms in the world. Warburg\u2019s enviable software domain experience complements our remarkable supply chain data management expertise and will help accelerate Assent\u2019s rapid growth,\u201d said Andrew Waitman, CEO of Assent Compliance. \u201cTheir thoughtful selection of Assent reinforces our market leadership and will enable us to continue to deliver innovative solutions that protect companies from third-party risks within their supply chains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Assent\u2019s rapid growth over the past few years \u2013 and the reasons behind it \u2013 are what caught the attention of Warburg Pincus, which specializes in growth investing and has a global portfolio of over 170 companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAssent\u2019s innovative technology offerings and unmatched regulatory expertise have supported the company\u2019s rapid growth, and cemented its leadership position in the supply chain data management sector,\u201d said Justin Sadrian, Managing Director of Warburg Pincus. Sadrian and his colleague Sam Lipsick will join the Board of Directors for Asset Compliance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe company has taken supply chain transparency to a new level and created a clear category-leading platform. In doing so, Assent has earned an outstanding reputation for providing world class solutions and client support \u2013 making Assent the partner of choice for enterprise and mid-market companies around the world,\u201d said Sadrian. \u201cWe look forward to working with Assent\u2019s leadership team as the company embarks on its next chapter of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will be Assent\u2019s third, and largest, funding round since 2016, having raised <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borndigital.com\/2016\/05\/04\/assent-compliance-2016-05-04\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$20 million in Series A<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borndigital.com\/2017\/07\/14\/assent-compliance-announces-40-million-funding-round\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$40 million in Series B.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assent Compliance, a supply chain data management software provider, has received a $130 million CAD investment from global private equity firm Warburg Pincus. Assent offers cloud-based software and services to help organizations manage their supply chain data through automation. 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