Insight Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Venture Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Insight Partners has acquired 6 companies. It has also invested in 4 others.

Insight Partners’ most common sectors for investment aresoftware (40%) and internet software and services (25%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (30%) and growth capital (26%). In total, Insight Partners has invested in 22 US states and 12 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2021 when it acquired Inovalon Holdings for $7.3B.

In the last 3 years, Insight Partners has exited 10 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (48%). Insight Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Turnitin for $1.8B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity119
    • M&A Buy Activity86
    • M&A Sell Activity33
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 12
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 62
  • M&A Advisors 17

Insight Partners

Insight Venture Management, LLC

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor,
New York, New York 10036
United States
(212) 230-9200
www.insightpartners.com
growth@insightpartners.com

Insight Partners is a growth capital investment firm focused on early to later stage investments principally in the software sector. Insight Partners was formed in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Information Services, Internet Software and Services, Software, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Venture

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.8/yr) # 72 4 5 3 2 - 86
vol $11.9B $1.1B $13.3B $4.4B $30.7B
Sell (2.6/yr) # 21 3 5 3 1 1 34
vol $1.9B $1.2B $1.2B $4.3B
  120

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Jama Software, Inc. 2024-03-14 1.2B USD Secondary Sale
Portland, Oregon · www.jamasoftware.com
Exiger LLC 2023-12-19 - Secondary Buyout
New York, New York · www.exiger.com
Alteryx, Inc. 2023-12-18 4.4B USD Going Private
Irvine, California · www.alteryx.com
Flipp Corp. 2023-08-16 - Secondary Sale
Toronto, Ontario · www.flipp.com
Semperis 2022-05-24 - Venture
Hoboken, New Jersey · www.semperis.com
Kpler Holding SA 2022-04-13 - Growth Capital
Brussels, Belgium · www.kpler.com
Studio Moderna d.o.o. 2022-04-13 - Sold to Management
Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia · www.studio-moderna.com
Certified Kernel Tech LLC 2022-04-06 - Venture
New York, New York · www.certik.com
Six Waves Inc. 2022-01-19 - Trade Sale
Hong Kong, China · www.6waves.com
HawkEye 360, Inc. 2022-01-06 - Stake Sale
Herndon, Virginia · www.he360.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Aptean, Inc. 2012-08-07 Momentis 2024-02-14 46
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.aptean.com Montreal, Quebec · www.momentis.com
CivicPlus, Inc. 2021-05-13 Monsido LLC 2023-11-14 1
Manhattan, Kansas · www.civicplus.com Manhattan, Kansas · www.monsido.com
Network Merchants, Inc. 2017-09-07 Sphere Commercial Division 2023-10-12 5
Roselle, Illinois · www.nmi.com Nashville, Tennessee
Professional Datasolutions, Inc. 2016-05-24 Blue Cow Software LLC 2023-02-15 25
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.pdisoftware.com Middleton, Massachusetts · www.bluecowsoftware.com
Network Merchants, Inc. 2017-09-07 Agreement Express, Inc. 2022-12-06 4
Roselle, Illinois · www.nmi.com Vancouver, British Columbia · www.agreementexpress.com
Aptean, Inc. 2012-08-07 Groupe Mistral 2022-12-01 45
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.aptean.com Clermont-Ferrand, France · www.mistral.fr
Aptean, Inc. 2012-08-07 Merlin Business Software Ltd. 2022-10-24 44
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.aptean.com Chesterfield, United Kingdom · www.merlinbusinesssoftware.com
CoreLogic, Inc. 2021-02-04 HomeVisit 2022-10-11 2
Irvine, California · www.corelogic.com Chantilly, Virginia · www.homevisit.com
AMCS Group 2018-04-30 Quentic GmbH 2022-05-12 8
Limerick, Ireland · www.amcsgroup.com Berlin, Germany · www.quentic.com
Aptean, Inc. 2012-08-07 JET ERP Betriebsgesellschaft mbH 2022-01-12 43
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.aptean.com Vienna, Austria · www.datasystems.at

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 19 (35%) 5.5B (26%) 34 (40%) 12.7B (41%)
Information Technology 15 (28%) 9.2B (43%) 21 (24%) 10.3B (34%)
Internet Software and Services 14 (26%) 624M (3%) 21 (24%) 1.5B (5%)
Information Services 2 (4%) 6.0B (28%) 3 (3%) 6.2B (20%)
E-Commerce 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Business Services 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Consumer Services 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Gaming - - 1 (1%) -
Life Science 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Retail - - 1 (1%) -
Total 54 $21.4B 86 $30.7B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 43 (80%) 20.2B (95%) 69 (80%) 29.5B (96%)
  California 10 (19%) 10.4B (49%) 18 (21%) 12.6B (41%)
  Florida 6 (11%) - 8 (9%) -
  Massachusetts 4 (7%) 780M (4%) 7 (8%) 780M (3%)
  New York 6 (11%) 624M (3%) 6 (7%) 624M (2%)
  Georgia 3 (6%) 1.1B (5%) 4 (5%) 1.1B (4%)
  New Jersey 3 (6%) - 4 (5%) -
  Illinois 3 (6%) - 3 (3%) -
  Texas - - 3 (3%) 7.1B (23%)
  Kansas 2 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
  District of Columbia - - 2 (2%) -
  Maryland 1 (2%) 7.3B (34%) 1 (1%) 7.3B (24%)
  Tennessee 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Ohio 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Nebraska 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Michigan 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Colorado 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Washington - - 1 (1%) -
  Virginia - - 1 (1%) -
  Rhode Island - - 1 (1%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (1%) -
  Kentucky - - 1 (1%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (1%) -
United Kingdom 3 (6%) - 3 (3%) -
Ireland 1 (2%) - 3 (3%) -
Sweden 2 (4%) 1.2B (5%) 2 (2%) 1.2B (4%)
Switzerland 2 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
  Ohio 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Germany 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Belgium 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Denmark 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Canada - - 1 (1%) -
  Ontario - - 1 (1%) -
China - - 1 (1%) -
Israel - - 1 (1%) -
Slovenia - - 1 (1%) -
Total 54 $21.4B 86 $30.7B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Venture 16 (30%) - 25 (29%) -
Growth Capital 13 (24%) - 22 (26%) -
Secondary Buyout 10 (19%) 1.2B (5%) 19 (22%) 2.2B (7%)
Going Private 5 (9%) 19.4B (91%) 7 (8%) 26.6B (87%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (6%) 780M (4%) 4 (5%) 1.9B (6%)
Consolidation 3 (6%) - 3 (3%) -
Divestiture 2 (4%) - 3 (3%) -
Recapitalization 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Acquisition Financing 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 54 $21.4B 86 $30.7B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 17 (50%) 2.4B (55%)
Trade Sale 5 (15%) 1.8B (42%)
IPO 3 (9%) -
Merger 2 (6%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (6%) -
Divestiture 1 (3%) 130M (3%)
Recapitalization 1 (3%) -
Sold to Management 1 (3%) -
SPAC 1 (3%) -
Stake Sale 1 (3%) -
Total 34 $4.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Evercore Group
 3
William Blair
 3
Morgan Stanley
 2
Legal Deals
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
 13
Goodwin Procter
 2
Kirkland & Ellis
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 7 $28.0B
$100M to $1B 5 $2.6B
< $100M 1 $100M
TOTAL $30.7B
Largest Inovalon Holdings, Inc.
$7.3B (2021-08-19)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $4.1B
$100M to $1B 1 $130M
< $100M 1 $43M
TOTAL $4.3B
Largest Turnitin LLC
$1.8B (2019-03-06)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
22%
19 (22%)
Strategic(s)
3%
3 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
50%
17 (50%)
Strategic(s)
35%
12 (35%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Venture Capital Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

80.0B USD

Established

1995

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Jeff Horing

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Alison Sullivan

Executive Vice President

Adam Berger

Managing Director

Allyson White

Managing Director

Anika Agarwal

Managing Director

FAQ

When was Insight Partners founded?

Insight Partners was founded in 1995.

What type of investor is Insight Partners?

Insight Partners is a venture capital firm.

Where is Insight Partners headquartered?

Insight Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Insight Partners have under management?

Insight Partners has 80.0B USD under management.

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