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Vector Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Vector Capital has acquired 4 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Vector Capital’s most common sectors for investment aresoftware (32%) and internet software and services (24%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include going private (32%) and secondary buyout (18%). In total, Vector Capital has invested in 16 US states and 6 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2021 when it acquired Cornerstone OnDemand for $5.2B.

In the last 3 years, Vector Capital has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (55%). Vector Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2020 when it sold Saba Software for $1.4B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity82
    • M&A Buy Activity49
    • M&A Sell Activity33
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 34
  • M&A Advisors 17

Vector Capital

Vector Capital

One Market Street, Steuart Tower, 23rd Floor,
San Francisco, California 94105
United States
(415) 293-5000
www.vectorcapital.com

Vector Capital is a private equity firm specializing in spinouts, buyouts and recapitalizations of established technology businesses. Vector targets both public and private company investments. Prospective businesses typically have strong customer bases, high gross margins, and at least $30 million in sales. Vector Capital was formed in 1997, after spinning out from Ziff Brothers Investments. The Firm is based in San Francisco, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Environmental, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Media, Safety/Security, Software, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase, Venture, Merger

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 30 -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 41 4 2 1 1 - 49
vol $6.2B $9.7B $130M $16.0B
Sell (0.6/yr) # 30 1 1 1 - - 33
vol $5.3B $355M $5.6B
  82

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Bigtincan Holdings Ltd. 2024-12-05 130M AUD Going Private
Waltham, Massachusetts · www.bigtincan.com
Riverbed Technology LLC 2023-05-30 - Secondary Buyout
San Francisco, California · www.riverbed.com
MarkLogic Corp. 2023-01-03 355M USD Trade Sale
Redwood City, California · www.marklogic.com
Neovia Logistics Services LLC 2022-11-01 - Recapitalization
Irving, Texas · www.neovialogistics.com
Malwarebytes, Inc. 2022-09-21 - Growth Capital
Santa Clara, California · www.malwarebytes.com
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. 2022-04-27 - Secondary Sale
Seattle, Washington · www.watchguard.com
MarkLogic Corp. 2021-11-23 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Redwood City, California · www.marklogic.com
Cheetah Digital 2021-10-21 - Merger
Chicago, Illinois · www.cheetahdigital.com
Iris Holdings L.P. 2021-10-21 - Growth Capital
Nashville, Tennessee · www.meetmarigold.com
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. 2021-08-05 5.2B USD Going Private
Santa Monica, California · www.cornerstoneondemand.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. 2021-08-05 SumTotal Systems LLC 2022-06-13 2
Santa Monica, California · www.cornerstoneondemand.com Gainesville, Florida · www.sumtotalsystems.com
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. 2021-06-15 Busuu Online SL 2021-11-29 1
New York City, New York · www.mheducation.com Madrid, Spain · www.busuu.com
Mood Media Corp. 2020-12-01 PlayNetwork, Inc. 2021-09-21 2
Austin, Texas · www.moodmedia.com Redmond, Washington · www.playnetwork.com
IPVALUE Management, Inc. 2014-07-07 Longitude Licensing Ltd. 2016-07-18 1
Santa Clara, California · www.ipvalue.com Dublin, Ireland · www.longitudelicensing.ie
Vispero 2015-09-01 Optelec BV 2015-11-16 1
Clearwater, Florida · www.vispero.com Barendrecht, Netherlands · www.optelec.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 3 (16%) - 16 (32%) 2.3B (14%)
Internet Software and Services 5 (26%) 5.2B (52%) 12 (24%) 5.9B (37%)
Information Technology 5 (26%) 250M (3%) 10 (20%) 3.1B (19%)
Technology Hardware - - 3 (6%) 108M (1%)
Media 1 (5%) - 2 (4%) -
Education 1 (5%) 4.5B (45%) 1 (2%) 4.5B (28%)
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (2%) 138M (1%)
Business Services 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Products 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Financial Services 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Life Science - - 1 (2%) -
Transportation 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 19 $10.0B 50 $16.0B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 16 (84%) 10.0B (100%) 42 (84%) 15.8B (99%)
  California 5 (26%) 5.2B (52%) 15 (30%) 6.0B (37%)
  Texas 2 (11%) - 5 (10%) 1.6B (10%)
  New York 2 (11%) 4.6B (46%) 3 (6%) 4.8B (30%)
  Washington 2 (11%) - 3 (6%) 151M (1%)
  Connecticut - - 3 (6%) 1.6B (10%)
  Georgia - - 2 (4%) 100M (1%)
  Illinois - - 2 (4%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (5%) 130M (1%) 1 (2%) 130M (1%)
  Tennessee 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Florida 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Arizona 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (2%) 780M (5%)
  Maryland - - 1 (2%) 634M (4%)
  Utah - - 1 (2%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (2%) -
United Kingdom 2 (11%) - 2 (4%) -
Israel 1 (5%) - 2 (4%) 160M (1%)
Canada - - 2 (4%) 77M (< 1%)
  Quebec - - 1 (2%) 77M (< 1%)
  Ontario - - 1 (2%) -
France - - 1 (2%) -
Austria - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 16 (84%) 10.0B (100%) 42 (84%) 15.8B (99%)
Cross-border 3 (16%) - 8 (16%) 237M (1%)
Total 19 $10.0B 50 $16.0B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Going Private 3 (16%) 5.5B (55%) 16 (32%) 11.3B (70%)
Secondary Buyout 7 (37%) 4.5B (45%) 9 (18%) 4.6B (29%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (5%) - 8 (16%) 138M (1%)
Growth Capital 6 (32%) - 7 (14%) -
Divestiture - - 4 (8%) -
Recapitalization 1 (5%) - 2 (4%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (5%) - 2 (4%) -
Venture - - 2 (4%) -
Total 19 $10.0B 50 $16.0B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 12 (36%) 4.2B (75%)
Secondary Sale 9 (27%) -
Trade Sale 7 (21%) 1.4B (25%)
Merger 2 (6%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (3%) -
IPO 1 (3%) -
Stake Sale 1 (3%) -
Total 33 $5.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citi
 1
Lazard
 1
Baird
 1
Legal Deals
Paul Hastings
 5
Sidley
 4
Kirkland & Ellis
 4

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 4 $12.6B
$100M to $1B 12 $3.2B
< $100M 2 $177M
TOTAL $16.0B
Largest Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
$5.2B (2021-08-05)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $2.4B
$100M to $1B 8 $3.2B
TOTAL $5.6B
Largest Saba Software, Inc.
$1.4B (2020-02-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
22%
11 (22%)
Strategic(s)
8%
4 (8%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
27%
9 (27%)
Strategic(s)
61%
20 (61%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

4.0B USD

Established

1997

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Alex Slusky

Founder, Managing Director & CIO

Andy Fishman

Managing Director

Anupam Banerjee

Managing Director

David Fishman

Managing Director

David Ramazetti

Managing Director

FAQ

When was Vector Capital founded?

Vector Capital was founded in 1997.

What type of investor is Vector Capital?

Vector Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Vector Capital headquartered?

Vector Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

How much capital does Vector Capital have under management?

Vector Capital has 4.0B USD under management.

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