Add-on Acquisition • Communications

Chinasoft International Acquires Pica

On October 9, 2010, Chinasoft International acquired communications company Pica from Crosslink Capital

Acquisition Context
  • This is Chinasoft International’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Chinasoft International’s 2nd transaction in China.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 9, 2010
Target Pica
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Chinasoft International
Sellers(s) Crosslink Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Pica

Beijing, China
PICA (skin cracking) is a free mobile information and communication tools, set chat (voice), friends, entertainment, blog as a whole.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Chinasoft International

Beijing, China

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Information Technology
Employees75,249
Revenue 17.0B CNY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Chinasoft International is a provider of integrated software solutions and IT service provider. Chinasoft International was founded in 2000 and is based in Beijing, China.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Communications 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 2 of 3
Country: China 2 of 2
Year: 2010 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-15 Hinge Global Resource

Shanghai, China

Hinge Global Resource, Inc. is a provider of an information technology services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-13 Catapult System

Austin, Texas, United States

Catapult Systems is an IT consulting company offering a full spectrum of services including application development, software integration, infrastructure, managed services, user-centered design solutions, and enterprise mobile applications. Catapult System was founded in 1993 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Crosslink Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Crosslink Capital is a growth-oriented investment firm focused on technology companies. Crosslink's typically invests in early-stage companies, however, the Firm will consider opportunities at every stage, from seed to pre-IPO to PIPE offerings. Sectors of interest include communications/infrastructure services, core technology, semiconductors, internet, and software. Crosslink Capital is based in San Francisco, California.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 20 of 62
Sector: Communications 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition 14 of 44
Country: China 1 of 1
Year: 2010 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-09 Livescribe

Oakland, California, United States

Livescribe Inc. is a provider of web-enabled computing pens and associated technology.

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2010-10-20 SiOnyx

Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

SiOnyx is commercializing a patented semiconductor process that dramatically enhances the infrared sensitivity of silicon-based photonics. As a result, SiOnyx’s Black Silicon platform represents a significant breakthrough in the development of smaller, lower cost, higher performance photonic devices. SiOnyx was founded in 2006 and is based in Beverly, Massachusetts.

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