M&A Deal Summary

StorageCraft Acquires Gillware Online Backup

On September 20, 2016, StorageCraft acquired internet software and services company Gillware Online Backup from Gillware Data Services

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is StorageCraft’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is StorageCraft’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is StorageCraft’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-09-20
Target Gillware Online Backup
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) StorageCraft
Sellers(s) Gillware Data Services
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Gillware Online Backup

Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Gillware Online Backup is a provider of secure, cloud-based backup solutions for individuals and small businesses.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

StorageCraft

Draper, Utah, United States
Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

StorageCraft provides backup, disaster recovery, system migration, virtualization and data protection solutions for servers, desktops and laptops on Windows and Linux platforms. The company’s integrated product suite is designed to reduce downtime, improve management and stability of systems and data, and lower the total cost of system ownership in both physical and virtual environments. StorageCraft was founded in 2003 and is based in Draper, Utah.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-19 Exablox

Mountain View, California, United States

Exablox is the company reimagining storage. Exablox solves businesses’ runaway storage costs and information management nightmares by providing a cloud-managed, scale-out, object-based solution that is affordable and easy to use. OneBlox is an inclusive storage offering that combines an elegant hardware architecture and integrated, enterprise-grade software, including inline deduplication, continuous data protection and disaster recovery. Exablox’s innovative approach to storage has led to widespread customer traction across verticals including higher education, healthcare, insurance and the legal as well as Fortune 500 companies.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Gillware Data Services

Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Category Company
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Gillware Data Services LLC is a provider of data recovery services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
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