Accel-KKR Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Accel-KKR has acquired 15 companies. It has also invested in 18 others.

Accel-KKR’s most common sectors for investment aresoftware (44%) and internet software and services (26%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (46%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (23%). In total, Accel-KKR has invested in 26 US states and 14 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2016 when it acquired Jaggaer for $509M.

In the last 3 years, Accel-KKR has exited 22 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (54%). Accel-KKR’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold Kerridge Commercial Systems for $1.2B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity160
    • M&A Buy Activity110
    • M&A Sell Activity50
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 14
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 57
  • M&A Advisors 16

Accel-KKR

2180 Sand Hill Road, Suite 300,
Menlo Park, California 94025
United States
(650) 289-2460
www.accel-kkr.com
inquiries@accel-kkr.com

Accel-KKR is a private equity firm that seeks control and growth-oriented investments in middle-market technology companies. The Firm targets investments in public and private companies with revenues ranging from $15 to $150 million. Accel-KKR pursues transactions across multiple segments of the technology industry, including software, hardware and internet technologies, and IT enabled services. Accel-KKR's first fund was created in 2000 by Accel Partners and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. to invest in technology assets and businesses that were outside of each firm's core focus. Accel-KKR is based in Menlo Park, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Life Science, Publishing, Software, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 15 150
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (9.4/yr) # 63 14 16 11 4 2 110
vol $680M $428M $1.1B
Sell (5.0/yr) # 25 3 3 13 1 5 50
vol $5.0B $1.6B $1.7B $8.2B
  160

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
IntegriChain, Inc. 2023-11-08 - Secondary Sale
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.integrichain.com
FM:Systems, Inc. 2023-07-17 455M USD Trade Sale
Raleigh, North Carolina · www.fmsystems.com
Kerridge Commercial Systems Ltd. 2023-07-13 1.2B GBP Secondary Sale
Hungerford, United Kingdom · www.kerridgecs.com
Loftware, Inc. 2023-03-28 - Secondary Buyout
Portsmouth, New Hampshire · www.loftware.com
Storeforce Solutions, Inc. 2023-03-22 - Secondary Buyout
North York, Ontario · www.storeforcesolutions.com
ClickDimensions LLC 2023-02-09 - Trade Sale
Atlanta, Georgia · www.clickdimensions.com
Cloud 9 Software 2023-01-05 - Trade Sale
Roswell, Georgia · www.cloud9.software
Salary.com, Inc. 2022-10-04 - Secondary Buyout
Waltham, Massachusetts · www.salary.com
Teamcore 2022-08-30 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Santiago, Chile · www.teamcore.net
Singletrack Systems Ltd. 2022-06-27 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.singletrack.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
GPS Insight LLC 2021-05-19 Certified Tracking Solutions 2022-10-11 4
Scottsdale, Arizona · www.gpsinsight.com Edmonton, Alberta · www.titangps.ca
Springbrook Software, Inc. 2020-01-07 PUBLIQ LLC 2022-02-09 3
Portland, Oregon · www.springbrooksoftware.com Spartanburg, South Carolina · www.publiqsoftware.com
GPS Insight LLC 2021-05-19 FieldAware 2021-12-01 3
Scottsdale, Arizona · www.gpsinsight.com Plano, Texas · www.fieldaware.com
GPS Insight LLC 2021-05-19 InSight Mobile Data, Inc. 2021-05-19 2
Scottsdale, Arizona · www.gpsinsight.com California, Maryland · www.insightmobiledata.com
GPS Insight LLC 2021-05-19 Track What Matters, LLC 2021-05-19 1
Scottsdale, Arizona · www.gpsinsight.com Argyle, Texas · www.rhinofleettracking.com
SugarCRM, Inc. 2018-08-15 W-Systems Corp. 2020-11-05 5
Cupertino, California · www.sugarcrm.com Cupertino, California · www.w-systems.com
Aircraft Technical Publishers 2015-11-17 Flightdocs, Inc. 2020-06-18 2
Brisbane, California · www.atp.com Bonita Springs, Florida · www.flightdocs.com
iSolved HCM 2016-09-06 HK Payroll Services, Inc. 2019-05-15 6
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.isolvedhcm.com Dubuque, Iowa · www.hkpayroll.com
SugarCRM, Inc. 2018-08-15 Collabspot Pte Ltd. - Email Integration Products 2019-03-07 4
Cupertino, California · www.sugarcrm.com Singapore, Singapore
iSolved HCM 2016-09-06 The Sage Group plc - Sage Payroll Solutions 2019-01-15 5
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.isolvedhcm.com , United States

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 25 (42%) 428M (100%) 48 (44%) 1.1B (99%)
Internet Software and Services 17 (29%) - 28 (25%) 10M (1%)
Information Technology 12 (20%) - 22 (20%) -
Business Services 1 (2%) - 3 (3%) -
Staffing 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Financial Services 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Life Science - - 1 (1%) -
Marketing 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Media 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (1%) -
Publishing - - 1 (1%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (1%) -
Total 59 $428M 110 $1.1B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 37 (63%) 428M (100%) 77 (70%) 978M (88%)
  California 8 (14%) 428M (100%) 13 (12%) 469M (42%)
  Texas 4 (7%) - 8 (7%) -
  Massachusetts 3 (5%) - 6 (5%) -
  Georgia 1 (2%) - 6 (5%) -
  Pennsylvania 3 (5%) - 5 (5%) -
  Colorado 2 (3%) - 5 (5%) -
  Florida 3 (5%) - 4 (4%) -
  North Carolina 2 (3%) - 4 (4%) 509M (46%)
  New Jersey 1 (2%) - 3 (3%) -
  Illinois 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
  Oregon 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
  New York 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
  Nebraska 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
  Washington - - 2 (2%) -
  Maryland - - 2 (2%) -
  Connecticut 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Arizona 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Tennessee 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Ohio 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  New Hampshire 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Michigan 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Idaho - - 1 (1%) -
  Wisconsin - - 1 (1%) -
  Virginia - - 1 (1%) -
  Kansas - - 1 (1%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (1%) -
United Kingdom 8 (14%) - 9 (8%) 63M (6%)
Australia 2 (3%) - 5 (5%) 10M (1%)
Canada 1 (2%) - 4 (4%) 58M (5%)
  Ontario 1 (2%) - 4 (4%) 58M (5%)
Chile 3 (5%) - 3 (3%) -
Norway 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
New Zealand 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Sweden - - 2 (2%) -
Germany 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Spain 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Colombia 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Poland 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
South Africa 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Ireland - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 37 (63%) 428M (100%) 77 (70%) 978M (88%)
Cross-border 22 (37%) - 33 (30%) 131M (12%)
Total 59 $428M 110 $1.1B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 32 (54%) - 50 (45%) 10M (1%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 (12%) - 25 (23%) 41M (4%)
Secondary Buyout 12 (20%) - 17 (15%) 63M (6%)
Divestiture 6 (10%) 428M (100%) 9 (8%) 486M (44%)
Venture - - 4 (4%) -
Acquisition Financing - - 2 (2%) -
Stake Purchase 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Going Private - - 1 (1%) 509M (46%)
Total 59 $428M 110 $1.1B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 15 (30%) 4.8B (58%)
Secondary Sale 15 (30%) 3.4B (41%)
Trade Sale 13 (26%) 52M (1%)
IPO 3 (6%) -
Merger 2 (4%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (2%) -
Divestiture 1 (2%) -
Total 50 $8.2B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Solomon Partners
 1
ABG Sundal Collier
 1
Houlihan Lokey
 1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
 6
Morales & Besa
 2
Brodies LLP
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $937M
< $100M 4 $171M
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest Jaggaer
$509M (2016-05-31)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $3.4B
$100M to $1B 12 $4.7B
< $100M 2 $87M
TOTAL $8.2B
Largest Kerridge Commercial Systems Ltd.
$1.2B (2023-07-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
16%
18 (16%)
Strategic(s)
8%
9 (8%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
30%
15 (30%)
Strategic(s)
60%
30 (60%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

10.0B USD

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Tom Barnds

Founding Partner & Managing Director

Rob Palumbo

Co-Managing Partner

Dean Jacobson

Managing Director

Greg Williams

Managing Director

Jason Kurtz

Managing Director

FAQ

When was Accel-KKR founded?

Accel-KKR was founded in 2000.

What type of investor is Accel-KKR?

Accel-KKR is a private equity firm.

Where is Accel-KKR headquartered?

Accel-KKR is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

How much capital does Accel-KKR have under management?

Accel-KKR has 10.0B USD under management.

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