M&A Deal Summary

PeopleFluent Acquires KZO

On April 24, 2013, PeopleFluent acquired information technology company KZO from Valhalla Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is PeopleFluent’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is PeopleFluent’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is PeopleFluent’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-04-24
Target KZO
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) PeopleFluent
Sellers(s) Valhalla Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

KZO

Reston, Virginia, United States
KZO is a social online video platform used to manage, distribute and capture video content. Differentiated by extensive search and collaboration capabilities, the company helps its commercial enterprise and government agencies increase efficiency, collaboration, training, and engagement through advanced video capture and management services. KZO was formed in 2007 and is based in Reston, Virginia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

PeopleFluent

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

PeopleFluent, Inc. is an independent provider of cloud based integrated talent solutions focusing on all aspects of the employee lifecycle: recruitment, development, performance and compensation. PeopleFluent, Inc. was established in 1997 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 5
State: Virginia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 5
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-01 Socialtext

Palo Alto, California, United States

Socialtext was the first company to deliver social software to businesses.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-20 Reflektive

San Francisco, California, United States

Reflektive is a provider of performance management and analytics solutions for HR leaders and their agile organizations. The Company offers an innovative, employee-centric suite dedicated to talent development and employee success. Reflektive was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Valhalla Partners

Vienna, Virginia, United States

Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 440M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Valhalla Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm focused primarily on providing capital to technology companies in the Mid-Atlantic US. Valhalla will invest at all company stages, including early-stage needs as well as more mature company situations such as divestitures. Sub-sectors of tech Valhalla will consider include software, internet, digital media, mobile, and data storage. Valhalla Partners was formed in 2002 and is based in Vienna, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 33
Sector: Information Technology M&A 3 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 22
State: Virginia M&A 5 of 9
Country: United States M&A 15 of 33
Year: 2013 M&A 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-27 Geomagic

Morrisville,, North Carolina, United States

Geomagic, Inc. provider of 3D authoring solutions including design, sculpt and scan software tools that are used to create 3D content and inspect products throughout the entire design and manufacturing process.

Sell $55M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-28 Videology

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Videology, Inc. is an enterprise technology company for advertising and media companies. Its video platform allows brands, agencies and media companies to plan, serve, manage, and monitor video ad campaigns using features and specifications typical to TV, while taking advantage of the advanced targeting, optimization, and efficiencies of digital media.

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