M&A Deal Summary

Avanquest Software Acquires PDF forge

On April 4, 2022, Avanquest Software acquired software company PDF forge for 25M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Avanquest Software’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Avanquest Software’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Avanquest Software’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-04-04
Target PDF forge
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Avanquest Software
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 25M EUR

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PDF forge

Hamburg, Germany
PDF forge is a free PDF converter that converts files to PDF, merge PDF files, rearrange PDFs, and more. PDF forge is based in Hamburg, Germany.

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Buyer

Avanquest Software

Île-de-France, France
Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Avanquest Software is a developer of personal and professional software, encompassing a large number of categories including Creativity and Learning software, Utilities and Multimedia, all featured with the latest cutting edge technology to provide a more secure and enjoyable experience to people looking for easy and affordable software solutions in everyday life. Avanquest Software was founded in 1984 and is based in Île-de-France, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Software) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-01 PDFescape

San Diego, California, United States

PDFescape is a document management business company offering PDF management tools through powerful and intuitive software applications designed to facilitate the digital life of its users. PDFescape was founded in 2007 and is based in San Diego, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-10 Scanner App

Santa Monica, California, United States

Scanner App is an all-purpose portable scanner with built-in OCR and Wi-fi access elements. Key features include: quality scans and storage, OCR technology, and wireless documents transfer. Scanner App is based in Santa Monica, California.

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