Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2019-01-30 |
| Target | Guardsquare |
| Sector | Software |
| Investor(s) |
Battery Ventures
Verdane |
| Deal Type | Growth Capital |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| PE ASSETS | 13.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
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 | 81 of 118 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 24 of 35 |
| Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals | 26 of 37 |
| Country: Belgium M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2019 M&A | 1 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-22 |
Rogue Wave Software
Boulder, Colorado, United States Rogue Wave Software, Inc. is a provider of reusable software components and services to professional developers for enterprise-class, high-performance application development. Today, thousands of developers at some of the world's leading companies have used Rogue Wave® products to develop mission-critical applications. Rogue Wave Software was founded in 1989 and is based in Boulder, Colorado. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-01 |
AED-SICAD Aktiengesellschaft
Bonn, Germany AED-SICAD Aktiengesellschaft is a provider of high end geographic information systems (GIS) for the public sector and utilities markets. AED-SICAD Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1982 and is based in Bonn, Germany. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.2B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Verdane is a Norwegian private investment focused on acquiring portfolios of investments. In addition to secondary investing, Verdane also invests in co-investment pools as well as makes direct investments in individual growth companies. Sectors of interest include consumer products/services, software, energy, technology, and communications. Verdane provides support to portfolio owners to reduce exposure to private equity risk, achieve liquidity and free owners from the burden of managing direct investments. The majority of Verdane's investments are growth stage, however, the Firm can invest at any stage of development. Verdane was formerly known as Four Seasons Venture AS and was established in 1985. Verdane is based in Oslo, with additional offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 60 of 85 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 10 of 15 |
| Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals | 13 of 21 |
| Country: Belgium M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2019 M&A | 2 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-18 |
Scanmarket
Solbjerg, Denmark Scanmarket is a cloud-based SaaS suite within strategic sourcing software. Scanmarket supports procurement teams with purchasing, planning, assessment and performance management through a Source-to-Contract SaaS suite. Scanmarket was founded in 1999 and is based in Solbjerg, Denmark. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-13 |
Conexus AS
Drammen, Norway Formed in 2001, Conexus AS is a Norwegian EdTech company and supplier of systems for student follow-up to 90% of the primary and lower secondary schools in Norway. |
Buy | - |
