M&A Deal Summary

Insightful Science Acquires Dotmatics

On March 22, 2021, Insightful Science acquired software company Dotmatics from Scottish Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Insightful Science’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Insightful Science’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-03-22
Target Dotmatics
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Insightful Science
Sellers(s) Scottish Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)

Target

Dotmatics

Bishops Stortford, United Kingdom
Dotmatics provides informatics software for the management, query, and visualization of chemistry and biology data. The company’s solutions allow its customers to increase their speed of innovation by improving data quality, enabling users to collaborate across research sites, and reducing time spent on data gathering. Dotmatics was established in 2005 and is based in Herts, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Insightful Science

San Diego, California, United States

Category Company
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Insightful Science LLC is a technology company that provides software designed to scientists at every step of the research and development process. Insightful Science is based in San Diego, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Software) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 6
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-02 nQuery

Cork, Ireland

Statistical Solutions Ltd. is a provider of nQuery, the complete trial design platform to make clinical trials faster, less costly, and more successful. nQuery is used to optimize the clinical trial design in the largest biopharma companies, contract research organizations, and research institutions worldwide. Statistical Solutions is based in Cork, Ireland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-14 De Novo Software

Pasadena, California, United States

De Novo Software is a provider of flow and image cytometry data analysis. Its primary product, FCS Express, is used by over 3,000 laboratories worldwide for research purposes, and many clinical laboratories for high-throughput clinical analysis. As the first third-party flow analysis software listed with the FDA for in-vitro diagnostic use, and with a full suite of 21 CFR Part 11 compliance features, FCS Express is the analysis tool of choice for the clinical laboratory. In addition, De Novo Software has extensive experience creating custom data analysis solutions and integrating with large-scale LIS and HIS systems. De Novo Software is based in Pasadena, California.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Scottish Equity Partners is a growth capital firm focused on high-growth tech company invests in the UK and Ireland. The Firm looks to invest up to £25 million across a range of sectors, with a particular interest in enterprise software, consumer internet and tech-enabled service businesses. Scottish Equity seeks to build value by playing an active and supportive role in the growth and development of its portfolio companies. Scottish Equity Partners is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 19
Sector (Software) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 10
Country (United Kingdom) 7 of 17
Year (2021) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-11 FundApps

London, United Kingdom

FundApps is a regulatory compliance software provider to the global financial services market. FundApps provides a comprehensive automated solution which covers interpretation and application of regulatory reporting rules, together with the automated creation of regulatory submissions. The software platform is a business critical tool which is used on a daily basis by a growing and active community of customers. FundApps was founded in 2010 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-20 Basis Technologies

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Basis Technologies is a provider of DevOps and test automation software for SAP systems. Basis Technologies was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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