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

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Perforce M&A Summary

Perforce has acquired 11 companies of its own, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Perforce has acquired in 5 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (70%) and internet software and services (20%).

Perforce Ownership

Who owns Perforce?

Perforce is owned by Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners. It was acquired on January 10, 2018.

Is Perforce PE-backed?

Yes. Perforce is owned by private equity investors Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners.

Was Perforce formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Perforce was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Perforce Business Overview

Where is Perforce headquartered?

Perforce is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

What sector is Perforce in?

Perforce is a software company.

When was Perforce founded?

Perforce was founded in 1995.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity10
    • M&A Buy Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 1

Perforce

Perforce Software, Inc.

400 First Avenue North #200,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
United States,
(612) 517-2100
www.perforce.com

Perforce is a provider of enterprise-scale software solutions to technology developers and development operations (“DevOps”) teams requiring productivity, visibility, and scale during all phases of the development lifecycle. Perforce was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 5 1 2 1 - 1 10
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  10

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Delphix, Inc. 2024-02-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Redwood City, California · www.delphix.com
Puppet, Inc. 2022-04-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Portland, Oregon · www.puppet.com
BlazeMeter LLC 2021-09-30 - Divestiture
Palo Alto, California · www.blazemeter.com
21 Labs 2021-05-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Campbell, California · www.21labs.io
Methodics, Inc. 2020-07-20 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.methodics.com
Rogue Wave Software, Inc. 2019-01-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Boulder, Colorado · www.roguewave.com
Perfecto Mobile Ltd. 2018-10-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Burlington, Massachusetts · www.perfecto.io
Programming Research Ltd. 2018-05-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Surrey, United Kingdom · www.prqa.com
Hansoft Technologies AB 2017-09-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Uppsala, Sweden · www.hansoft.com
Seapine Software, Inc. 2016-11-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Mason, Ohio · www.seapine.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 7 (70%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 2 (20%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (10%) - - -
Total 10 - - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 8 - - -
  California 4 - - -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
Sweden 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 8 (80%) - - -
Cross-border 2 (20%) - - -
Total 10 - - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lincoln International
2

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
2 (20%)
Strategic(s)
10%
1 (10%)

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