M&A Deal Summary

Progress Software Acquires Telerik AD

On October 22, 2014, Progress Software acquired software company Telerik AD from Summit Partners for 263M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Progress Software’s 11th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Progress Software’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Progress Software’s 1st transaction in Bulgaria.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-10-22
Target Telerik AD
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Progress Software
Sellers(s) Summit Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 263M USD
Advisor(s) Lazard Ltd. (Financial)

Target

Telerik AD

Sofia, Bulgaria
Telerik sells a series of software development and reporting tools used to create web and desktop applications on the Microsoft .Net framework, and Sitefinity - a web content management software platform.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Progress Software

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Software
Employees2,284
Revenue 694M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Progress Software is a software company that simplifies the development, deployment and management of business applications on-premise or in the cloud, on any platform or device, to any data source, with enhanced performance, minimal IT complexity and low total cost of ownership. Progress Software was founded in 1981 and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 24
Sector (Software) 11 of 17
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 16 of 23
Country (Bulgaria) 1 of 2
Year (2014) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-01 BravePoint

Norcross, Georgia, United States

BravePoint, Inc. is a provider of consulting, training and application development services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-01 OneBit Software

Sofia, Bulgaria

OneBit Software is a software development and consulting company. OneBit Software core business is the heavy involvement with the Microsoft SharePoint platform.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Summit Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 39.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Summit Partners is a private investment and asset management firm focused on venture, growth, credit, and public equity investing. Sectors of interest include business services, communications technology and services, consumer products, energy, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, industrial products, internet/information services, media/entertainment, semiconductors, electronics, and software. Summit Partners is known for having a proactive business development group for sourcing transactions. Summit will consider both minority or majority investment stakes and is willing to commit as little as $10 million or as much as $500 million in combined debt/junior capital per transaction. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America and Europe. Summit Partners was formed in 1984 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 184 of 285
Sector (Software) 33 of 51
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 85 of 127
Country (Bulgaria) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 10 of 11
Size (of disclosed) 24 of 49
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-21 Access

Peabody, Massachusetts, United States

Access is a records and information management (RIM) services provider in the United States. Access' complete suite of services includes records storage and document management in both hardcopy and digital formats, data protection (electronic computer media), secure destruction, digital document conversion and breach reporting services. Access was founded in 2004 and is based in Woburn, Massachusetts.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-05 Solid State Equipment

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States

Solid State Equipment designs and manufactures capital equipment for semiconductor companies. The company provides outstanding products and services for the integrated circuit industry that can be configured to a specific customer’s needs, while leveraging standard platforms and proprietary technology to drive efficiencies. Solid State Equipment provides sales and technical support through its global network of direct and independent representatives.

Sell $150M