Tai is a transportation management solution for freight brokers
BOSTON, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL), a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm, is pleased to have advised on the sale of Tai Software (Tai), an AI-powered transportation management solution for freight brokers, to Descartes Systems Group (Descartes). Tai was a portfolio company of Accel-KKR, a global software and technology-focused private equity firm. BGL's Supply Chain Software investment banking team served as the exclusive financial advisor to Tai Software in the transaction.
Headquartered in California, Tai provides an AI-powered transportation management platform serving as the system of action for freight brokers, orchestrating the entire shipment lifecycle across truckload (TL), less-than-truckload (LTL), drayage, and cross-border freight. Tai's platform automates broker operations and boosts productivity by unifying quoting, carrier sourcing, load execution, tracking, billing, and customer engagement in a single workflow. Tai's AI agents extract quote requests from inbound emails, conduct automated check calls, and audit carrier invoices against rate confirmations before payment. These capabilities allow brokers to increase load volume and scale efficiently while strengthening customer and carrier relationships.
Transaction Details
The acquisition expands Descartes' transportation management capabilities for freight brokers and adds valuable transaction, carrier, and shipment execution data to the Descartes Global Logistics Network™. Increasingly dynamic and complex transportation networks require freight brokers to digitize by adopting solutions that streamline freight execution, enhance customer and carrier relationships, and improve operating margins. Descartes' strategic acquisition of Tai deepens digital integration and automation in broker-focused technology.
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About Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm focused on the global middle market. The firm advises private and public corporations and private equity groups on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructurings, business valuations and opinions, and other strategic matters. BGL has offices in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, and New York. The firm is also a founding member of REACH Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions, enabling BGL to service clients in 30 countries around the world. Securities transactions are conducted through Brown, Gibbons, Lang & Company Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Brown Gibbons Lang & Company LLC and a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC. For more information, please visit www.bglco.com.
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