M&A Deal Summary

Keensight Capital Acquires SoftCo

On March 5, 2024, private equity firm Keensight Capital acquired software company SoftCo

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Keensight Capital’s 10th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Keensight Capital’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2024-03-05
Target SoftCo
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Keensight Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

SoftCo

Dublin, Ireland
SoftCo is a developer of best-of breed Accounts Payable Automation software, as well as adjacent modules in the Procure-to-Pay value chain, including Document Management, eProcurement, Vendor Management, Contract Compliance and Payments. SoftCo’s solutions streamline financial processes, deliver greater control and visibility over spend and reduce the need for manual intervention. Soft was founded in 1990 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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Keensight Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 5.5B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Keensight Capital is a private equity investment firm focused on majority and minority growth capital investments in Western European companies. Keensight makes equity investments in a number of situations including the provision of capital to finance growth, either organically or through acquisitions, or the buying out of existing shareholders. The Firm looks to invest €10 to €600 million and will consider business with up to €400 million in revenue. Keensight Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 50 of 50
Sector (Software) 10 of 10
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 18 of 18
Country (Ireland) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 3 of 3
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2024-02-06 Plat4mation

Utrecht, Netherlands

Plat4mation is a global pure-play ServiceNow Elite partner. The Company helps ServiceNow customers across the entire value chain, offering a comprehensive suite of advisory, implementation, and managed services solutions. Plat4mation was founded in 2013 and is based in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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