Kofax - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Kofax M&A Summary

Kofax has acquired 15 companies of its own, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Kofax’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Nuance Communications - Document Imaging Division for $400M. Kofax has acquired in 5 different US states, and 7 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (60%) and information technology (20%).

Kofax Ownership

Who owns Kofax?

Kofax is owned by Clearlake Capital and TA Associates. It was acquired on April 26, 2022.

Is Kofax PE-backed?

Yes. Kofax is owned by private equity investors Clearlake Capital and TA Associates.

Was Kofax formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Kofax was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Kofax Business Overview

Where is Kofax headquartered?

Kofax is headquartered in Irvine, California.

What sector is Kofax in?

Kofax is an information technology company.

When was Kofax founded?

Kofax was founded in 1985.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity15
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 1

Kofax

Kofax, Inc.

15211 Laguna Canyon Road,
Irvine, California 92618
United States,
(949) 727-1733
www.kofax.com

Kofax provides an intelligent automation software platform and solutions to enable organizations to digitally transform content-intensive workflows. The company supports customers in realizing faster time-to-value and increased competitiveness, growth, and profitability by combining Kofax’s cognitive capture, robotic process automation, process orchestration, analytics, and mobile capabilities while helping increase business resiliency and mitigating compliance risk. Kofax was formed in 1985 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 11 - 2 2 - - 15
vol $606M $606M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Ephesoft, Inc. 2022-08-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.ephesoft.com
Tungsten Corp. 2022-06-20 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.tungsten-network.com
Printix 2021-08-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Herlev, Denmark · www.printix.net
PSIGEN Software, Inc. 2021-06-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Huntsville, Alabama · www.psigen.com
Top Image Systems Ltd. 2019-02-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Ramat Gan, Israel · www.topimagesystems.com
Nuance Communications, Inc. - Document Imaging Division 2018-11-12 400M USD Divestiture
Burlington, Massachusetts
Aia Holding BV 2015-03-02 20M USD Add-on Acquisition
Nijmegen, Netherlands · www.aiasoftware.com
Softpro GmbH 2014-09-02 35M USD Add-on Acquisition
Boeblingen, Germany · www.softpro.de
Kapow Technologies, Inc. 2013-07-31 48M USD Add-on Acquisition
Palo Alto, California · www.kapowtech.com
Expert Systems Development Svenska AB 2013-05-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Täby, Sweden · ww.expertsystems.se
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 9 (60%) 159M (26%) - -
Information Technology 3 (20%) 48M (8%) - -
Internet Software and Services 3 (20%) 400M (66%) - -
Total 15 $606M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 552M - -
  Massachusetts 2 443M - -
  California 2 48M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 14M - -
  Alabama 1 - - -
Germany 3 35M - -
Denmark 1 - - -
Israel 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 20M - -
Sweden 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 7 (47%) 552M (91%) - -
Cross-border 8 (53%) 54M (9%) - -
Total 15 $606M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
B. Riley Financial
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $400M
< $100M 6 $206M
TOTAL $606M
Largest Nuance Communications, Inc. - Document Imaging Division
$400M (2018-11-12)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
7%
1 (7%)
Strategic(s)
7%
1 (7%)

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