Columbus - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Information TechnologyCompany

Columbus M&A Summary

Columbus has acquired 11 companies. It has also divested 1 asset.

It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2020, when it sold To-Increase BV to Rivean Capital for $127M. Columbus has acquired in 4 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (55%) and information technology (37%).

Columbus Business Overview

Where is Columbus headquartered?

Columbus is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.

What is Columbus’ revenue?

Columbus disclosed revenue of 1,540M DKK for 2023 and 1,389M DKK for 2022.

How many employees does Columbus have?

Columbus has 1,600 employees.

What sector is Columbus in?

Columbus is an information technology company.

When was Columbus founded?

Columbus was founded in 1989.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Columbus

Columbus A/S

Lautrupvang 6,
Ballerup, 2750
Denmark,
+45 70 20 50 00
www.columbusglobal.com

Columbus is an international consultancy serving customers worldwide. Columbus was founded in 1989 and is based in Ballerup, Denmark.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 11 - - - - - 11
Sell (0.2/yr) # - 1 - - - - 1
vol $127M $127M
  12

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
To-Increase BV 2020-12-21 127M EUR Divestiture
Veenendaa, Netherlands · www.to-increase.com
HiGH Software 2018-01-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Amstelveen, Netherlands · www.highsoftware.com
iStone AB 2018-01-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Stockholm, Sweden · www.istone.com
Tridea Partners LLC 2017-01-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Solana Beach, California · www.trideapartners.com
Cambridge Online Systems Ltd. 2016-12-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.cambridgeonline.net
Client Strategy Group LLC 2016-07-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Valley View, Ohio · www.csgax.com
SYSTEMHOSTING 2016-02-01 - Add-on Acquisition
, Denmark
Sherwood Systems 2015-07-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Phoenix, Arizona · www.sherwood.com
MW data a/s 2015-05-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Viborg, Denmark · www.mwdata.dk
InterDyn Business Microvar, Inc. (dba InterDyn BMI) 2015-02-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Roseville, Minnesota · www.interdynbmi.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 6 (55%) - 1 (100%) 127M (100%)
Information Technology 4 (36%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (9%) - - -
Total 11 - 1 $127M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Netherlands 3 - 1 127M
United States 4 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  Minnesota 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
Denmark 2 - - -
Sweden 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (18%) - - -
Cross-border 9 (82%) - 1 (100%) 127M (100%)
Total 11 - 1 $127M

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $127M
TOTAL $127M
Largest To-Increase BV
$127M (2020-12-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

 Subscribe to unlock this and 207,963
investor and company profiles

Sign-up today to get full access

  • check  Unlimited Searches
  • check  Unlimited Profile Views
  • check  Build and Export Lists of
    • PE Backed Companies
    • Direct Investors & Acquirers
    • Advisors
    • Deals
    • & More

What's Mergr?

We built Mergr to save people the arduous and time-consuming process of tracking when companies are bought, sold, and who currently owns them.

Every day, new opportunities emerge around M&A and we help professionals of all types comb through transactions, investors, and corporate acquirers via an easy-to-use web database that is accessible to anyone.

Try us for 1 week free today!

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE and M&A DB


Key Benefits

  • Stay informed on events in your industry
  • M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
  • Better understand your customers and prospects
  • Discover active buyers (or sellers)
Search
  • 4.6K Private Equity Firms
  • 200K M&A Transactions
  • 203K Companies Involved in M&A
    (Buyer, Seller, or Target)
  • 3.6K M&A Advisors
    (Investment Banks and Law Firms)
  • 81K M&A Contacts
    (PE and M&A Advisors)

Ready to try?

Join FREE for 1 Week

No obligation. Cancel anytime.