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Their latest acquisition was Pequity on October 29, 2025.\n\nDate\n\nInvestment Stage\n\nCompanies\n\nValuation\n\nValuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, o", "source_url": "http://cbinsights.com/company/automatic-data-processing/financials", "verified": true, "verified_reason": "high" }, { "speaker": "adp acquisition record", "text": "more\n\nValuation\n\n$XXM\n\n$XXM\n\n$XXM\n\n$XXM\n\n$XXM\n\nTotal Funding\n\n$22.5M\n\n$60.17M\n\n$19.3M\n\n$XXM\n\nNote\n\nAcquired\n\nAcquired\n\nAcquired\n\nSubscribe to see more\n\nSubscribe to see more\n\nSources\n\n3\n\n3\n\n2\n\n10\n\n10\n\nLearn more by requesting a demo\n\n## ADP Investments\n\n7 Investments\n\nADP has made 7 investments. 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