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

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Solera M&A Summary

Solera has acquired 41 companies of its own, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 7 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Solera’s largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired Audatex North America for $975M. Solera has acquired in 13 different US states, and 13 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (40%) and internet software and services (35%).

Solera Ownership

Who owns Solera?

Solera is owned by Vista Equity Partners. It was acquired on September 14, 2015.

Is Solera PE-backed?

Yes. Solera is owned by private equity investor Vista Equity Partners.

Was Solera formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Solera was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Solera Business Overview

Where is Solera headquartered?

Solera is headquartered in Westlake, Texas.

How many employees does Solera have?

Solera has 3,600 employees.

What sector is Solera in?

Solera is a software company.

When was Solera founded?

Solera was founded in 1966.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity40
    • M&A Buy Activity40
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 13
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 2

Solera

Solera Holdings, Inc.

7 Village Circle, Suite 100,
Westlake, Texas 76262
United States,
(817) 961-2100
www.solera.com

Solera is a provider of risk and asset management data and software as a service solution for the automotive and insurance industries. Solera is active in over 90 countries across six continents, and has over 235,000 customers and partners, including many of the largest U.S. and European P&C insurance companies and most of the world’s largest vehicle OEMs, as well as many national governments, financial institutions, vehicle dealerships, vehicle repair shops, salvage yards, and vehicle buyers and sellers. Solera was formed in 1966 and is based in Westlake, Texas.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 34 1 4 1 - - 40
vol $2.5B $2.5B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  40

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Spireon, Inc. 2022-02-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Knoxville, Tennessee · www.spireon.com
ENData Pty Ltd. 2021-07-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Brisbane, Australia · www.endataclaims.com
eDriving LLC 2021-06-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Cape May Court House, New Jersey · www.edriving.com
DealerSocket, Inc. 2021-05-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Irving, Texas · www.dealersocket.com
Omnitracs LLC 2021-05-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Dallas, Texas · www.omnitracs.com
InSyPro 2020-12-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Sint-Gillis-Waas, Belgium · www.insypro.com
in4mo Oy 2019-02-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Espoo, Finland · www.in4mo.com
Colimbra Holding B.V. 2017-06-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Hoofddorp, Netherlands · www.colimbra.com
Digidentity B.V. 2017-01-24 - Add-on Acquisition
The Hague, Netherlands · www.digidentity.eu
Autodata Ltd. 2017-01-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Maidenhead, United Kingdom · www.autodata-group.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 16 (40%) 1.8B (71%) - -
Internet Software and Services 14 (35%) - - -
Business Services 5 (13%) 589M (23%) - -
Automotive 1 (3%) 143M (6%) - -
Information Services 1 (3%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (3%) - - -
Insurance 1 (3%) - - -
Retail 1 (3%) - - -
Total 40 $2.5B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 18 1.9B - -
  Texas 3 - - -
  Minnesota 3 520M - -
  California 2 975M - -
  Tennessee 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Nevada 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Kansas 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Florida 1 143M - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
Netherlands 6 - - -
United Kingdom 4 589M - -
Australia 2 - - -
Germany 2 - - -
Austria 1 - - -
Belgium 1 - - -
Brazil 1 - - -
Chile 1 - - -
Finland 1 - - -
Italy 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
Turkey 1 - - -
Domestic 18 (45%) 1.9B (77%) - -
Cross-border 22 (55%) 589M (23%) - -
Total 40 $2.5B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Barclays Investment Bank
1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 6 $2.5B
TOTAL $2.5B
Largest Audatex North America, Inc.
$975M (2006-04-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
15%
6 (15%)
Strategic(s)
13%
5 (13%)

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