M&A Deal Summary

Appfire Acquires Anova Apps - Product Portfolio

On May 19, 2021, Appfire acquired internet software and services company Anova Apps - Product Portfolio from Anova Apps

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Appfire’s 7th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Appfire’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Appfire’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-05-19
Target Anova Apps - Product Portfolio
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Appfire
Sellers(s) Anova Apps
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Anova Apps - Product Portfolio

San Mateo, California, United States
Product Portfolio consists of 46 apps includes its widely used Power Scripts and many other top-selling products on the Atlassian Marketplace.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Appfire

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Appfire is a provider of software applications for Atlassian developers. The company’s portfolio of products include workflow automation, business intelligence, reporting, administration, and testing tools. Appfire was formed in 2005 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 20
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 7 of 9
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 5
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 6 of 7
Year: 2021 M&A 4 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-04 Lizard Brain

Berlin, Germany

Lizard Brain is a self-taught developer who started building apps for the Atlassian Marketplace. Lizard Brain developed 11 Jira apps that are used by thousands of teams today. Some of their most popular apps include Planning Poker, Clockify Integration for Jira, and Toggl Integration. Lizard Brain was founded in 2016 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-30 SoftwarePlant

Warsaw, Poland

SoftwarePlant develops advanced project portfolio management solutions used by more than three million people around the world. Its Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool BigPicture provides an innovative approach to how data is aggregated and managed for multiple teams, supporting both bottom-up reporting and top-down planning a significant advantage compared to the typical integration that other PPM vendors offer. SoftwarePlant was formed in 2015 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Anova Apps

San Mateo, California, United States

Category Company
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Anova Apps is a provider of a comprehensive suite of add-ons, tools, plugins, apps, and capabilities for Jira Administrators, Atlassian consultants, Business users, and other functional Atlassian stakeholders across Jira Cloud, Server, and Data Center. Anova Apps is based in San Mateo, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-09 Nuum Solutions

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Nuum Solutions is a specialized consultancy providing software solution services in the field of engineering at large, including the internet of things, AI, and business processes. Nuum fills the gap when it comes to deploying Atlassian tools and agile development methodologies into software and non-software businesses.

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