M&A Deal Summary

Autodesk Acquires ProEst

On December 16, 2021, Autodesk acquired software company ProEst

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Autodesk’s 35th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Autodesk’s 33rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Autodesk’s 13th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-12-16
Target ProEst
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Autodesk
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ProEst

San Diego, California, United States
ProEst is a cloud-based estimating solution that enables construction teams to create estimates, perform digital takeoffs, generate detailed reports and proposals and manage bid-day processes. ProEst was founded in 1976 and is based in San Diego, California.

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Buyer

Autodesk

San Rafael, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Software
Employees15,300
Revenue 6.1B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Autodesk's corporate headquarters in Mill Valley, California.
Entrance to Autodesk's corporate headquarters in Mill Valley, California.

Autodesk is a provider of design software for customers in the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, digital media, consumer, and entertainment industries. Autodesk's sophisticated software products enable customers to experience their ideas before they are real. Customers are able to imagine, design, and create their ideas by visualizing, simulating and analyzing real-world performance early in the design process by creating and manipulating digital prototypes. Autodesk's professional software products are sold globally, both directly to customers and through a network of resellers and distributors. Additionally, the Company sells a line of consumer products for digital art, personal design and creativity, and home design. Autodesk was founded in 1982 and is based in San Rafael, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 57 of 61
Sector: Software M&A 35 of 37
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 51 of 55
State: California M&A 13 of 15
Country: United States M&A 33 of 36
Year: 2021 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-15 Upchain

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Upchain is a provider of instant-on, cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) and product data management (PDM) solutions. Upchain has created a unified cloud platform that eliminates the boundaries of traditional PLM and PDM technologies, helping manufacturers manage complexity across teams by putting data at the center of the product development process. Upchain was founded in 2015 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-19 Moxion

Los Angeles, California, United States

Moxion is a developer of a powerful, cloud-based platform for digital dailies used by leading filmmakers on some of the world's most complex and challenging productions, including "The Midnight Sky," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," and "The Matrix Resurrections." Moxion was founded in 2015 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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