M&A Deal Summary

Ignite Technologies Acquires Aclate

On February 17, 2021, Ignite Technologies acquired software company Aclate from ESW Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ignite Technologies’ 7th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Ignite Technologies’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ignite Technologies’ 5th transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-02-17
Target Aclate
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Ignite Technologies
Sellers(s) ESW Capital
Deal Type Merger

Target

Aclate

Austin, Texas, United States
Aclate acquires companies that offer proven, mission-critical, business-to-business solutions. The Company takes advantage of shared support services to handle day-to-day operations, allowing it to focus on relationships instead of transactions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ignite Technologies

Frisco, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Ignite is a provider of secure and scalable Enterprise Content Delivery Solution to efficiently publish, deliver, and manage digital assets-from rich media content for training and communications to software patches and virus updates-to anyone, anywhere, at any time.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 15
Sector (Software) 7 of 11
Type (Merger) 3 of 3
State (Texas) 5 of 8
Country (United States) 9 of 13
Year (2021) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-18 TriActive

Austin, Texas, United States

TriActive is a provider of systems management on demand and innovator of MSP 2.0, uses a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) model to dramatically improve service levels while reducing complexity and total cost of ownership (TCO). TriActive was founded in 1997 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-17 Bizness Apps

Austin, Texas, United States

Bizness Apps is an app-building platform that allows small businesses to build mobile solutions that compete with big brands, making it possible for everyone to create an affordable mobile app for their business. Bizness Apps was founded in 2010 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ESW Capital

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

ESW Capital is a private investment group focused on acquiring software companies. ESW looks to acquire a variety of niche, established, companies across the US and Europe generating annual revenue of $5 to $100 million. Specific areas of interest include SaaS, enterprise software, tech-enabled managed services, and enterprise IT consulting. ESW Capital was established in 1988 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Software) 1 of 3
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Texas) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2021) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-05 NetPlus

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

NetPlus is a Telecom Infrastructure Management solutions provider for both commercial and government entities headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD. With over 30 years of experience NetPlus solutions are used worldwide to improve efficiency, streamline processes, and consolidate telecom and IT management. NetPlus solutions provide customers the ability to manage cross platform telecom infrastructure including UC, VoIP and legacy technologies, while controlling costs through telecom expense management (TEM) functions.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-14 ZephyrTel

Austin, Texas, United States

ZephyrTel is a provider of software to the telecom industry. ZephyrTel currently serves the telecommunications industry worldwide with software products for retail, infrastructure, mobile, cloud, and customer experience. ZephyrTel was formed in 2018 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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