M&A Deal Summary

Axway Acquires Syncplicity

On February 22, 2017, Axway acquired internet software and services company Syncplicity from Skyview Capital for 60M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Axway’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Axway’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Axway’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Axway’s 1st transaction in Colorado.
Investment Fate
  • Syncplicity was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2022.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-02-22
Target Syncplicity
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Axway
Sellers(s) Skyview Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 60M USD

Target

Syncplicity

Denver, Colorado, United States
Syncplicity is a provider of cloud-based file management solutions. Syncplicity provides native cloud-based sync and share capabilities required by enterprise customers. Enterprise sync and share solutions are increasingly required by companies in response to the proliferation of mobile, social and cloud computing. Syncplicity was founded in 2007 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Axway

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Software
Employees1,525
Revenue 319M EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Axway's corporate headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.
Axway's corporate headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.

Axway is a provider of enterprise integration, security, and technology solutions. The Company offers a variety of managed file transfer solutions for business-to-business (B2B) needs. Axway was founded in 2000 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 9
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 8
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 5
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-18 Appcelerator

Mountain View, California, United States

Appcelerator, Inc. is a mobile engagement platform provides mobile software applications.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-21 Streamdata.io

New York, New York, United States

Streamdata.io is a software publisher specializing in event-driven API Management. Streamdata.io was founded in 2008 and is based in New York City.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Skyview Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 400M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Skyview Capital is a private investment firm that targets divestitures of larger public corporations. Skyview focuses primarily on legacy, mature businesses in technology, business services, software, and niche manufacturing. Other areas of interest include networking solutions, information systems, transaction processing, logistics, and supply chain management. Skyview prefers business units located in North America with revenues of at least $10 million. Skyview Capital was formed in 2003 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 11
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 9
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 10
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-12 Digital Fuel

San Mateo, California, United States

Digital Fuel is an IT financial management (ITFM) tool that provides transparency and control over the costs of cloud environments and quality of IT services. Its suite of products allow businesses to optimize costs and sourcing across internal virtual infrastructure/private cloud and public cloud. Infrastructure teams use Digital Fuel to understand the costs of supplying private and public cloud environments, while CIOs and IT executives can understand the costs of supplying IT services. Digital Fuel is based in San Mateo, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-02 Digital Fuel

San Mateo, California, United States

Digital Fuel is an IT financial management (ITFM) tool that provides transparency and control over the costs of cloud environments and quality of IT services. Its suite of products allow businesses to optimize costs and sourcing across internal virtual infrastructure/private cloud and public cloud. Infrastructure teams use Digital Fuel to understand the costs of supplying private and public cloud environments, while CIOs and IT executives can understand the costs of supplying IT services. Digital Fuel is based in San Mateo, California.

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