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

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QAD M&A Summary

QAD has acquired 9 companies of its own, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

QAD’s largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired Precision Software Limited for $15M. QAD has acquired in 4 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (75%) and information technology (13%).

QAD Ownership

Who owns QAD?

QAD is owned by Thoma Bravo. It was acquired on June 28, 2021.

Is QAD PE-backed?

Yes. QAD is owned by private equity investor Thoma Bravo.

QAD Business Overview

Where is QAD headquartered?

QAD is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.

What is QAD’s revenue?

QAD disclosed revenue of 308M USD for 2021 and 311M USD for 2020.

What sector is QAD in?

QAD is a software company.

When was QAD founded?

QAD was founded in 1979.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity8
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

QAD

QAD, Inc.

100 Innovation Place,
Santa Barbara, California 93108
United States,
(805) 566-6100
www.qad.com

QAD is a provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturing companies. The company's applications provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with customers, suppliers, and partners to make and deliver the right product, at the right cost and at the right time. QAD was founded in 1979 and is based in Santa Barbara, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 4 1 2 - 1 - 8
vol $26M $26M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
RedZone Robotics, Inc. 2023-02-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Warrendale, Pennsylvania · www.redzone.com
Advanced E Media, Inc. 2021-12-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Aliso Viejo, California · www.webjaguar.com
QAD Precision 2021-04-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Downers Grove, Illinois · www.precisionsoftware.com
Allocation Network GmbH 2020-12-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Munich, Germany · www.allocation.net
PT Iris Sistem Inforindo 2018-08-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Jakarta, Indonesia · www.iris.co.id
CEBOS, Ltd. 2012-12-31 5M USD Add-on Acquisition
Brighton, Michigan · www.cebos.com
DynaSys SA 2012-06-07 7M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Schiltigheim, France · www.dys.com
Precision Software Limited 2006-09-20 15M USD Add-on Acquisition
Downers Grove, Illinois · www.precisionsoftware.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 6 (75%) 26M (100%) - -
Information Technology 1 (13%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (13%) - - -
Total 8 $26M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 20M - -
  Illinois 2 15M - -
  California 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 5M - -
France 1 7M - -
Germany 1 - - -
Indonesia 1 - - -
Domestic 5 (63%) 20M (74%) - -
Cross-border 3 (38%) 7M (26%) - -
Total 8 $26M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 3 $26M
TOTAL $26M
Largest Precision Software Limited
$15M (2006-09-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
2 (25%)

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