M&A Deal Summary

act! Acquires Interact Commerce

On February 15, 2013, act! acquired software company Interact Commerce from Sage

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is act!’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is act!’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is act!’s 1st transaction in Arizona.
Investment Fate
  • Interact Commerce was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2014.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-02-15
Target Interact Commerce
Sector Software
Buyer(s) act!
Sellers(s) Sage
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Interact Commerce

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Interact Commerce Corporation is a software developer and produces SalesLogix and Act, two client-management programs. The Company was formed in 1995 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

act!

Denver, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

act! is a provider of customer relationship management software and related information management solutions to small-and-medium-sized businesses. act! was founded in 2001 and is based in Denver, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Arizona M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-14 Interact Commerce

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Interact Commerce Corporation is a software developer and produces SalesLogix and Act, two client-management programs. The Company was formed in 1995 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sage

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Software
Employees10,740
Revenue 2.3B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Sage office in Reston, Virginia.
Sage office in Reston, Virginia.

Sage provides business management software and services for small and medium-sized businesses. Sage was founded in 1981 and is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 11
Sector: Software M&A 3 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 11
State: Arizona M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 5
Year: 2013 M&A 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-15 Abila

Austin, Texas, United States

Abila, Inc. is a provider of software and services to associations and nonprofit organizations that help them improve decision-making, execute with greater precision, increase engagement, and generate more revenue. With Abila solutions association and nonprofit professionals can use data and personal insight to make better financial and strategic decisions, enhance member and donor engagement and value, operate more efficiently and effectively, and increase revenue to better activate their mission. Abila combines decades of industry insight with technology know-how to serve nearly 8,000 customers across North America.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-02 I Car Systems

Indre-et-loire, France

I'Car Systems develops I’Car DMS, a dealer management system (DMS) software dedicated to the automotive industry. I'Car Systems also provides project management, training, and customer support services in addition to solutions for automotive repairers, multi-brands automotive distributors, and automotive spare parts warehouses. I'Car Systems was founded in 1979 and is Based in Indre-et-Loire, France.

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