Divestiture • Information Technology

Khoros Acquires Jive Software - External Online Community Business

On August 29, 2017, Khoros acquired information technology company Jive Software - External Online Community Business from Jive Software

Acquisition Context
  • This is Khoros’ 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Khoros’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Khoros’ 3rd transaction in California.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 29, 2017
Target Jive Software - External Online Community Business
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Khoros
Sellers(s) Jive Software
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Jive Software - External Online Community Business

Palo Alto, California, United States
Jive Software, Inc. - External Online Community Business is a provider of IT services.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Khoros

Austin, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Khoros provides a centralized, cloud-based platform for social media management and online community solutions, enabling brands to monitor and scale social marketing and social customer service. The Company’s solutions enable its clients to engage with their customers more efficiently and effectively across social networks, websites, and mobile devices. Khoros was formed in 2001 and is based in Austin, Texas.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 4 of 7
Sector: Information Technology 2 of 3
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: California 3 of 3
Country: United States 4 of 6
Year: 2017 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-27 Klout

San Francisco, California, United States

Klout, Inc. a pioneer in using big data to measure online expertise.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-04 Spredfast

Austin, Texas, United States

Spredfast is transforming the way companies connect with consumers. Spredfast's smart social software enables companies to build lasting relationships with today's digitally connected consumer. Brand and media companies use the Spredfast Social Software Platform to manage, integrate, and amplify social content across any digital touch point in real time. With global reach, Spredfast customers manage over one billion social connections across 84 countries. More than 650 customers have partnered with Spredfast to create first-class social experiences. Spredfast is the secret weapon of all five major broadcast networks and over fifty percent of Interbrand's 2017 World's Best Brands, all of whom are fueling business impact through social.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Jive Software

Palo Alto, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Software
Employees713
Revenue 196M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Jive Software, Inc. is the provider of modern communication and collaboration solutions for business. Its products apply powerful technology that helps employees, partners and customers work better together.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Information Technology 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 2 of 2
State: California 2 of 2
Country: United States 2 of 2
Year: 2017 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-09 Monsoon

Portland, Oregon, United States

Monsoon is an e-commerce solutions company that powers the online businesses of mid-sized merchants through integrated solutions that allow these merchants to easily manage inventory, orders, and fulfillment; sell more products in more places; and intelligently price products across channels. Monsoon was founded in 1998 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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