M&A Deal Summary

Planview Acquires Changepoint

On January 12, 2021, Planview acquired software company Changepoint from Marlin Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Planview’s 5th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Planview’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Planview’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-01-12
Target Changepoint
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Planview
Sellers(s) Marlin Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Changepoint

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Changepoint Corp. is a provider of comprehensive Web-based business process automation solutions for corporate IT departments and IT professional services organizations to manage projects, people and budgets effectively. IT services organizations use Changepoint to automate their internal business processes, source and procure valued resources, manage contractors and collaborate with customers and partners. Changepoint was founded in 1992 and is based in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Planview

Austin, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Planview is a provider of IT Governance software solutions to the Global 2000 with applications that help companies optimize the utilization of resources and manage/monitor IT projects. Planview was formed in 1989 and is based in Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 11
Sector: Software M&A 5 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 10
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2021 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-12 Clarizen

San Mateo, California, United States

Clarizen, Inc. is an Enterprise Collaborative Work Management software that connects work across the enterprise, turning ideas into strategies, plans, and actions. With Clarizen, organizations can work the way they want to work and have real-time visibility into all their workstreams. Clarizen is based in San Mateo, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-18 Tasktop

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Tasktop is a value stream management platform that enables enterprises to master software at scale. Leading brands, including half of the Fortune 100, use Tasktop to provide real-time visibility into the health of product value streams, allowing them to make better decisions and align with business goals. The company connects with existing third party tools businesses are already using and overlays the end-to-end value stream to provide the abstractions, automations, visualizations and forensics needed to practice value stream management on a daily basis. Tasktop is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Marlin Equity Partners

Hermosa Beach, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 8.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Marlin Equity's headquarters in Hermosa Beach, California.
Marlin Equity's headquarters in Hermosa Beach, California.

Marlin Equity Partners is a private investment firm focused on acquiring distressed businesses with sales of $10 million to $2 billion. Marlin has a special interest in non-core or underperforming divisions of larger corporations, as well as companies facing some sort of financial, operational or market-related transition. Marlin is a generalist investor and will consider opportunities in technology (software, IT, payment systems, hardware, communications, internet), healthcare, consumer (apparel, retail, consumer products, food/beverage), services (business, financial, consumer, education), manufacturing (automotive, industrial, metals, plastics), aerospace, defense, and media. Marlin prefers businesses with scalable business models, strong installed customer bases, defensible market positions, and barriers to entry. Marlin Equity Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in Hermosa Beach, California with an additional office in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 44 of 65
Sector: Software M&A 17 of 25
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 30 of 43
State: Ontario M&A 4 of 4
Country: Canada M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-08 TaxSlayer

Augusta, Georgia, United States

TaxSlayer makes online tax filing accessible for millions of Americans, with an easy-to-use platform and unlimited support at a fraction of the cost of the competition. The company successfully completed more than 10 million state and federal e-filed tax returns in 2020 and processed $15 billion in refunds. TaxSlayer is based in Augusta, Georgia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-03 Uniface

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Uniface is a provider of model-driven, low-code application development and deployment software. Uniface was founded in 1984 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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