M&A Deal Summary

Progress Software Acquires MarkLogic

On January 3, 2023, Progress Software acquired software company MarkLogic from Vector Capital and Monroe Capital for 355M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Progress Software’s 17th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Progress Software’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Progress Software’s 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Progress Software’s 6th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-01-03
Target MarkLogic
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Progress Software
Sellers(s) Vector Capital
Monroe Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 355M USD
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)
Paul Hastings (Legal)

Target

MarkLogic

Redwood City, California, United States
website
MarkLogic is a provider of enterprise data integration and data management solutions. MarkLogic’s technology simplifies the integration of enterprise data across silos to provide immediate business value. MarkLogic Data Hub Service is a fully managed cloud data platform that is able to reliably assemble raw data, index it in real-time for powerful semantic search, and provide the ability to securely run operational and analytical applications at scale. MarkLogic was founded in 2001 and is based in Redwood City, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Progress Software

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

website


Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Software
Employees1,796
Revenue 602M USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Progress Software is a software company that simplifies the development, deployment and management of business applications on-premise or in the cloud, on any platform or device, to any data source, with enhanced performance, minimal IT complexity and low total cost of ownership. Progress Software was founded in 1981 and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 23
Sector (Software) 17 of 17
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 23 of 23
State (California) 6 of 6
Country (United States) 18 of 18
Year (2023) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-23 KEMP

Melville, New York, United States

KEMP is a provider of load balancer and application delivery controller (“ADC”) solutions and services. Leveraging an agile per-app load balancing / ADC consumption model, predictive analytics and automated issue resolution, Kemp is radically simplifying how customers optimize, analyze and secure their applications across private and multi-cloud environments. KEMP was founded in 2000 and is based in Melville, New York.

Buy $258M

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Vector Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 33
Sector (Software) 13 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 18 of 18
State (California) 11 of 11
Country (United States) 28 of 28
Year (2023) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-21 Malwarebytes

Santa Clara, California, United States

Malwarebytes provides anti-malware and anti-exploit software designed to protect businesses and consumers against zero-day threats that consistently escape detection by traditional antivirus solutions. Malwarebytes was founded in 2008 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-30 Riverbed

San Francisco, California, United States

Riverbed is a provider of software for mobile computing applications services. Riverbed delivers application performance for the globally connected enterprise. It helps clients in implementing strategic initiatives such as virtualization, consolidation, cloud computing, and disaster recovery. Riverbed was founded in 2002 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy -
SELLER

Monroe Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website


Category Lender
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 14.1B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Monroe Capital is a provider of senior and junior debt and equity co-investments to middle-market companies in the US and Canada. Investment types include unitranche financings, cash flow and enterprise value based loans, asset based loans, acquisition facilities, mezzanine debt, second lien or last-out loans and equity co-investments. Monroe Capital is a generalist investor and will consider companies in the healthcare, technology, media, retail, consumer sectors. Monroe Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Chicago.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 51
Sector (Software) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 24 of 25
State (California) 8 of 8
Country (United States) 49 of 51
Year (2023) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-27 AutoCruitment

New York City, New York, United States

AutoCruitment provides a direct-to-patient, web-based technology platform that seamlessly recruits, qualifies and automatically refers the right patients for your clinical trials. AutoCruitment was founded in 2014 and is based in New York.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-18 Edustaff

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Edustaff is a provider of outsourced substitute, paraprofessional, and support staff solutions to K-12 school districts and community colleges. The company serves as the exclusive outsourced substitute teacher management provider to its expanding base of clients across the nation. Its turn-key offering supports recruitment, substitute management, and payroll processing for employees provided to its client districts. Edustaff was formed in 2010 and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Buy -