M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2025-05-27 |
| Target | Khoros |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Buyer(s) | Ignite Technologies |
| Sellers(s) | Vista Equity Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Advisor(s) | Moelis & Co. (Financial) Kirkland & Ellis (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Sector | Information Technology |
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 | 16 of 16 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 10 of 10 |
| State: Texas M&A | 9 of 9 |
| Country: United States M&A | 14 of 14 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-03 |
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. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| PE ASSETS | 100.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Vista Equity Partners is a mega-sized asset management firm focused on private equity, public equity, credit, and other strategies. The Firm's private equity group looks to invest in and acquire software and technology enabled services companies. Specific areas of interest include software, software-as-a-service (SaaS), technology-enabled business services, and technology-enabled information services. Vista can commit up to $700 million per transaction and will consider a variety transaction situations, including management/leveraged buyouts, growth or acquisition financings, recapitalizations or restructurings, spinouts, and take privates. Vista Equity Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in Austin, Texas.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 71 of 72 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 21 of 21 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 36 of 36 |
| State: Texas M&A | 15 of 15 |
| Country: United States M&A | 67 of 68 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-24 |
Smartsheet
Bellevue, Washington, United States Smartsheet is a cloud‑based work management platform designed to help teams plan, track, automate, and report on work across projects and workflows. The Company offers a no‑code platform that integrates with existing systems and scales from individual teams to enterprise portfolios. Smartsheet was founded in 2005 and is based in Bellevue, Washington. |
Buy | $8.4B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-29 |
Acumatica
Bellevue, Washington, United States Acumatica is a provider of cloud-based business management software that enables small and mid-size companies to accelerate their businesses. Built on cloud and mobile technology and a unique customer-centric licensing model, Acumatica delivers a suite of fully integrated business management applications such as Financials, Project Accounting, Commerce, Manufacturing, Field Service and CRM, on a robust and flexible platform. Acumatica was founded in 2007 and is based in Bellevue, Washington. |
Buy | - |