M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2025-08-27 |
| Target | Guideline |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Buyer(s) | Gusto |
| Sellers(s) | General Atlantic |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
Gusto is a cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR management software platform tailored to small businesses. Gusto reimagines payroll, benefits, HR, and personal finance by streamlining and simplifying the most complicated, impersonal business tasks and making them delightful. Gusto was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Financial Services M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: California M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| PE ASSETS | 105.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 164 of 166 |
| Sector: Financial Services M&A | 19 of 19 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 48 of 50 |
| State: California M&A | 27 of 27 |
| Country: United States M&A | 84 of 86 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 3 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 |
Starian
Barao, Brazil Starian develops highly specialized vertical software ecosystems to provide end-to-end Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to private sector businesses. Starian is based in Barao, Brazil. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-24 |
Amount
Chicago, Illinois, United States Amount is a financial technology company born out of disruption and built for speed. Amount partner with banks and financial institutions to rapidly digitize their financial infrastructure and optimize growth opportunities in the modern world of banking. Amount is based in Chicago, Illinois. |
Sell | - |
