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BlueCat Acquires LiveAction

On October 3, 2024, BlueCat acquired internet software and services company LiveAction from Insight Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BlueCat’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is BlueCat’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is BlueCat’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2024-10-03
Target LiveAction
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) BlueCat
Sellers(s) Insight Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

LiveAction

Palo Alto, California, United States
LiveAction, is a provider of enterprise IT network visibility software platform. LiveAction was founded in 2007 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BlueCat

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

BlueCat provides software-based Enterprise Domain Name System solutions that offer its customers management tools and security capabilities to manage their increasingly complex internal corporate networks. BlueCat's solutions result in improved network performance, enhanced network visibility, reduced network downtime and strengthened network security. BlueCat was founded in 2001 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-02 Indeni

Palo Alto, California, United States

Indeni provides security infrastructure automation. Its crowd-sourced automation platform performs health and compliance checks for network security appliances (firewalls, proxies, load balancers), resolving issues before they result in downtime. Indeni was founded in 2009 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Insight Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 90.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Insight Partners is a growth capital investment firm focused on early to later stage investments principally in the software sector. Insight Partners was formed in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 43 of 48
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 13 of 14
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 12 of 15
State: California M&A 12 of 14
Country: United States M&A 36 of 41
Year: 2024 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-03 Sysdyne

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Sysdyne simplifies ready-mix concrete operations with its cloud-native, interoperable SaaS platform. Offering advanced solutions for batch, dispatch, and delivery management, Sysdyne gives concrete producers a significant competitive edge. Sysdyne's mission is to drive producers' profitability and simplify their lives by being customer-obsessed and developing innovative technology to drive the industry forward.
Sysdyne was founded in 1976 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-15 WorkForce Software

Livonia, Michigan, United States

WorkForce Software provides enterprise clients with software solutions to manage employee time and labor schedules, control and manage employee absences, create employee schedules, and track employee compliance. WorkForce Software was founded in 1999 and is based in Livonia, Michigan.

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