M&A Deal Summary

Battery Ventures Acquires Qognify

On August 3, 2015, private equity firm Battery Ventures acquired information technology company Qognify from NICE for 100M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Battery Ventures’ 8th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Battery Ventures’ 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Battery Ventures’ 7th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Qognify was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2022.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-08-03
Target Qognify
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Battery Ventures
Sellers(s) NICE
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 100M USD

Target

Qognify

London, United Kingdom
Qognify is a provider of video management, video and data analytics, and PSIM/ Situation Management solutions that are deployed in financial institutions, transportation agencies, airports, seaports, utility companies, and city centers. Qognify is based in London, England.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Battery Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1983
PE ASSETS 13.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Battery Ventures is a private investment firm focused on opportunities in the technology and related-sectors. Battery will invest at all company stages, from seed and early-stage capital situations to leveraged buyouts, PIPEs, spin outs, rollups and take-privates of established companies. Battery's private equity group focuses on investments in companies with revenue of $5 to $200 million and EBITDA up to $25 million. Battery can commit up to $100 million in equity per transaction. Specific areas of interest include software; IT services and outsourcing; communications components, systems, and services; and financial services and tech-enabled businesses. Battery will consider investments throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Battery Ventures was formed in 1983 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 62 of 116
Sector (Information Technology) 8 of 20
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 6
Country (United Kingdom) 7 of 13
Year (2015) 4 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-14 PrimeRevenue

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

PrimeRevenue is a provider of working capital financial technology solutions, helps organizations in 80+ countries optimize their cash flow to efficiently fund strategic initiatives, gain a competitive advantage and strengthen relationships throughout the supply chain. PrimeRevenue was founded in 2003 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-01 CrunchTime

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

CrunchTime is a provider of enterprise-management solutions for the hospitality industries. CrunchTime’s back-office solutions help customers reduce food and beverage costs, track inventory items, drive labor efficiencies, and better manage the quality and consistency of their foodservice operations. CrunchTime has been in business for 20 years, and its customers include multi-unit restaurants, cruise lines, entertainment venues, hotels and foodservice management companies around the world. CrunchTime is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

NICE

Ra'anana, Israel

Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Software
Employees8,384
Revenue 2.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

NICE is a global enterprise software provider that enables organizations to improve customer experience, drive business performance, ensure compliance and fight financial crime. The Company's mission is to provide organizations with the confidence in making the right business decisions based on accurate, relevant and insightful information. NICE helps companies understand their customers and predict their needs, optimize their workforce to drive greater efficiency, and identify suspicious behaviour to prevent financial crime. NICE does this by capturing customer interactions and transactions across multiple channels and sources. NICE then applies analytics to this data to provide real-time insight and uncover intent. The Company's solutions allow organizations to operationalize this insight and embed it within their workflows and daily business processes. NICE was founded in 1986 and is based in Ra'anana, Israel.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-01 NICE Systems - Cyber and Intelligence division

United States

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-11 Nexidia

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Nexidia, Inc. is a provider of scalable audio mining and speech analytics software.

Buy $135M