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Commify Acquires Esendex

On June 19, 2017, Commify acquired information technology company Esendex from Darwin Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Commify’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Commify’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-06-19
Target Esendex
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Commify
Sellers(s) Darwin Private Equity
Deal Type Merger

Target

Esendex

Nottingham, United Kingdom
Esendex Ltd. is a broad portfolio of high-value business-critical application-to-person messaging solutions to SMEs and corporate customers. Esendex’s product portfolio includes SMS, voice, email, payment, and IP-based products which are delivered over rich APIs and web applications. Over 13,000 businesses in the UK, France, Spain, Ireland, Germany, and Australia rely on its services to communicate with their customers and staff.

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Buyer

Commify

Nottingham, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Commify is a provider of reliable software solutions for the sending and receipt of SMS messaging services and emailing to support new marketing and advertising opportunities. Commify was founded in 2001 and is based in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-07 SMS Factor

Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France

SMS Factor is a provider of messaging solutions to Local Enterprise customers in France. The company's services include SMS marketing campaigns, SMS notifications, and additional services for file rental, SMS+, virtual number, and HLR lookup. SMS Factor is based in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Darwin Private Equity

Guildford, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 217M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Darwin Private Equity is an investment firm focused on buyout, buy-in, and turnaround investments in UK based companies. Darwin looks to hold majority positions in businesses valued between £10 and £100 million. Broad sectors of interest include consumer, industrial, media/technology, business services, and financial services. Darwin Private Equity was formed in 2007 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 9
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 6 of 8
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-13 Attenda

Middlesex, United Kingdom

Attenda Ltd. is a provider of managed services and cloud platform for business critical applications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-12 Ask4

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Ask4 is a provider of high-speed internet solutions and managed data services for multi-tenant accommodation. ASK4 partners with universities, private sector student accommodation providers, residential apartment developers, and businesses. Ask4 was founded in 2000 and is based in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

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