M&A Deal Summary

Granicus Acquires SmartGov

On February 1, 2024, Granicus acquired software company SmartGov from Brightly Software

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Granicus’ 6th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Granicus’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Granicus’ 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-02-01
Target SmartGov
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Granicus
Sellers(s) Brightly Software
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

SmartGov

Cary, North Carolina, United States
SmartGov delivers digital experience for the public to conduct frequent transactions with government agencies and is designed to automate and streamline administrative processes for government staff. SmartGov is based in Cary, North Carolina.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Granicus

Denver, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Granicus is a provider of cloud-based government transparency, legislative management and digital marketing solutions for government agencies across North America and the United Kingdom. Granicus was founded in 1999 and is based in Denver, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 15
Sector: Software M&A 6 of 6
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: North Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 9 of 11
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-12 Rock Solid

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Rock Solid is a software and IT services company recognized as one of the top software engineering companies in Puerto Rico, the United States, and Latin America. Rock Solid was recently selected to provide Respond, a citizen services software (311), for the cities of New Orleans, LA, and Winston-Salem, NC. New Orleans joins the list of cities where Rock Solid Technologies has a presence. In addition, the city of Burlington in Ontario, Canada, and more than thirty-five municipalities in Puerto Rico use the RESPOND tool as their platform to offer residents the ability to report issues and open requests for citizen services. Rock Solid was founded in 1994 and is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-05 Simpleview

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Simpleview is a provider of CRM, CMS, website design, digital marketing services, and data insights for convention bureaus, venues, tourism boards, destination marketing organizations, and attractions. Simpleview was formed in 1991 and is based in Tucson, Arizona.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Brightly Software

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Brightly Software is a provider of cloud-based operations management software to the education, government, healthcare, and manufacturing verticals. Brightly Software was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: North Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-06 Energy Profiles

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Energy Profiles is a software provider enabling Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) optimization for customer facilities. The company’s cloud-based software platforms, Stream® Utility Tracker and Building Intelligence® combine an understanding of building operations and the commercial real estate industry with technology that drives performance, improves efficiency, and advances sustainable operations. Energy Profiles was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

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