M&A Deal Summary

Aurea Software Acquires update software AG

On May 29, 2015, Aurea Software acquired software company update software AG from Invest Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aurea Software’s 5th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Aurea Software’s 1st transaction in Austria.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-05-29
Target update software AG
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Aurea Software
Sellers(s) Invest Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

update software AG

Vienna, Austria
update software AG, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and implementation of customer relationship management (CRM) software solutions in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Central, and Western Europe.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Aurea Software

Austin, Texas, United States

Category Company
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Aurea Software, Inc. is an enterprise software company.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 10
Sector: Software M&A 5 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 6
Country: Austria M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-12 Spiral Vertical Solutions

Montpellier, France

Spiral Vertical Solutions is a software vendor specializing in multichannel retail. For more than 35 years, Sprial SVS has supported players in the retail sector in France and abroad with a complete offering of industry software and services. With 6,000 daily users of its solutions, a pertinent and scalable offer, Spiral SVS has a portfolio of faithful clients covering all retail sectors, including ADEO-Weldom-Dompro, Bureau-Vallée, Carrefour Bijouterie, Gamm-Vert, Jardiland, King-jouet, Kiriel, Ludendo – Loisirs & Création, Majuscule, Oxylane - Chullanka - Terres & Eaux, Parashop, Truffaut, etc.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-03 HipCricket

Kirkland, Washington, United States

HipCricket, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based mobile messaging platform used by internationally recognized brands and agencies to drive awareness, sales, and loyalty.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Invest Equity

Vienna, Austria

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Invest Equity is private equity investment firm focused on providing capital to fund buyouts, growth capital financings, and recapitalizations of mid-sized growth oriented businesses in Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Invest will consider opportunities in a variety of industry sectors and typically holds investments for three to six years. Prospective companies generally have strong management and solid market position. Invest Equity was formed in 1998 and is based in Vienna.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 12
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 6
Country: Austria M&A 9 of 9
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-02 Infoniqa

Wels, Austria

Infoniqa is a Human Resource Software and one of the fastest growing providers in the German-speaking region. Infoniqa serves the entire spectrum of human resource needs offering software solutions for payroll, human capital management, and time & attendance. Infoniqa was formed in 1988 and is based in Wels, Austria.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-02 Roth Czech

Trebarov, Czech Republic

Roth Czech specialized in the production and distribution of sanitary products. Roth Czech has its own subsidiaries in Slovakia and Hungary and a broad distribution network in CEE countries. Roth Czech was founded in 1991 and is based in Trebarov, Czech Republic.

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