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

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Smarsh M&A Summary

Smarsh has acquired 9 companies of its own, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Smarsh’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Micro Focus International - Digital Safe business for $375M. Smarsh has acquired in 5 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (56%) and information technology (34%).

Smarsh Ownership

Who owns Smarsh?

Smarsh is owned by K1 Investment Management. It was acquired on January 1, 2016.

Is Smarsh PE-backed?

Yes. Smarsh is owned by private equity investor K1 Investment Management.

Smarsh Business Overview

Where is Smarsh headquartered?

Smarsh is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

What sector is Smarsh in?

Smarsh is an information technology company.

When was Smarsh founded?

Smarsh was founded in 2001.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Smarsh

Smarsh, Inc.

851 SW 6th Avenue Suite 800,
Portland, Oregon 97204
United States,
(503) 946-5980
www.smarsh.com

Smarsh provides hosted solutions for archiving electronic communications, including email, instant messaging, and social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Solutions help organizations manage and enforce flexible, secure, and cost-effective compliance and record retention strategies. Smarsh was founded in 2001 and is based in Portland, Oregon.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 5 2 1 1 - - 9
vol $375M $375M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
TeleMessage Ltd. 2022-05-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Acton, Massachusetts · www.telemessage.com
Micro Focus International - Digital Safe business 2021-11-03 375M USD Divestiture
Newbury, United Kingdom
Digital Reasoning Systems, Inc. 2020-11-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Franklin, Tennessee · www.digitalreasoning.com
Entreda, Inc. 2020-05-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Santa Clara, California · www.entreda.com
Actiance, Inc. 2018-09-26 - Merger
Redwood City, California · www.actiance.com
Cognia 2017-08-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Basingstoke, United Kingdom · www.cognia.com
MobileGuard, Inc. 2016-12-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Raleigh, North Carolina · www.mobileguard.com
Presensoft, Inc. 2015-02-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.presensoft.com
AdvisorSquare 2012-06-18 - Divestiture
Manhattan Beach, California · www.advisorlaunchpad.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 5 (56%) 375M (100%) - -
Information Technology 3 (33%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (11%) - - -
Total 9 $375M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 - - -
  California 3 - - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Tennessee 1 - - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
United Kingdom 2 375M - -
Domestic 7 (78%) - - -
Cross-border 2 (22%) 375M (100%) - -
Total 9 $375M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $375M
TOTAL $375M
Largest Micro Focus International - Digital Safe business
$375M (2021-11-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
1 (11%)
Strategic(s)
22%
2 (22%)

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