Nuance Solutions - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Nuance Solutions M&A Summary

Nuance Solutions has acquired 31 companies of its own, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 13 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Nuance Solutions’ largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired Dictaphone for $357M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold Nuance Communications - Document Imaging Division to Kofax for $400M. Nuance Solutions has acquired in 11 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (43%) and information technology (20%).

Nuance Solutions Ownership

Who owns Nuance Solutions?

Nuance Solutions is owned by Hospeco Brands Group. It was acquired on June 25, 2024.

Was Nuance Solutions formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Nuance Solutions was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Nuance Solutions Business Overview

Where is Nuance Solutions headquartered?

Nuance Solutions is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

What is Nuance Solutions’ revenue?

Nuance Solutions disclosed revenue of 1,479M USD for 2020 and 1,823M USD for 2019.

How many employees does Nuance Solutions have?

Nuance Solutions has 7,100 employees.

What sector is Nuance Solutions in?

Nuance Solutions is a software company.

When was Nuance Solutions founded?

Nuance Solutions was founded in 1992.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity28
    • M&A Buy Activity26
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 16
  • M&A Advisors 7

Nuance Solutions

Nuance Communications, Inc.

1 Wayside Road,
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
United States,
(781) 565-5000
www.nuance.com

Nuance Solutions is a provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Nuance technologies, applications and services enable users calling directory assistance, getting account information, dictating patient records, telling a navigation system their destination, or digitally reproducing documents that can be shared and searched. Nuance Solutions was formed in 1992 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 25 - 1 - - - 26
vol $1.2B $1.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $400M $400M
  28

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Saykara, Inc. 2021-02-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Seattle, Washington · www.saykara.com
Nuance Communications, Inc. - Document Imaging Division 2018-11-12 400M USD Divestiture
Burlington, Massachusetts
Voicebox Technologies Corp. 2018-05-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Bellevue, Washington · www.voicebox.com
Agnitio SL 2016-10-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Madrid, Spain · www.agnitio-corp.com
TouchCommerce, Inc. 2016-07-21 215M USD Add-on Acquisition
Agoura Hills, California · www.touchcommerce.com
Accelarad, Inc. 2014-04-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Atlanta, Georgia · www.accelarad.com
Emdat, Inc. 2014-01-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Madison, Wisconsin · www.emdat.com
Varolii Corp. 2013-10-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Seattle, Washington · www.varolii.com
Viecore Federal Systems Division, Inc. 2013-04-02 - Divestiture
Eatontown, New Jersey
VirtuOz, Inc. 2013-01-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Emeryville, California · www.virtuoz.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 11 (42%) 224M (18%) 1 (50%) -
Information Technology 5 (19%) 265M (21%) - -
Business Services 4 (15%) 161M (13%) - -
Internet Software and Services 3 (12%) 215M (17%) 1 (50%) 400M (100%)
Communications 2 (8%) 23M (2%) - -
Technology Hardware 1 (4%) 357M (29%) - -
Total 26 $1.2B 2 $400M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 22 1.2B 2 400M
  California 5 378M - -
  Georgia 4 265M - -
  Washington 4 - - -
  Massachusetts 2 - 1 400M
  New Jersey 1 - 1 -
  New Hampshire 1 84M - -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Florida 1 161M - -
  Connecticut 1 357M - -
  Wisconsin 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Israel 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Domestic 22 (85%) 1.2B (100%) 2 (100%) 400M (100%)
Cross-border 4 (15%) - - -
Total 26 $1.2B 2 $400M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Pagemill Partners
2
Evercore Group
2
BofA Securities
1
Legal Deals
Baker & McKenzie
1
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
1
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $1.1B
< $100M 2 $107M
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest Dictaphone Corp.
$357M (2006-02-08)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $400M
TOTAL $400M
Largest Nuance Communications, Inc. - Document Imaging Division
$400M (2018-11-12)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
31%
8 (31%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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