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Vista Equity Partners Acquires Kibo

On November 25, 2015, private equity firm Vista Equity Partners acquired internet software and services company Kibo

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vista Equity Partners’ 13th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Vista Equity Partners’ 54th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Vista Equity Partners’ 15th transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-11-25
Target Kibo
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Vista Equity Partners
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

Kibo

Dallas, Texas, United States
Kibo is a cloud-based omnichannel commerce platform for retailers and branded manufacturers. Kibo's e-commerce, distributed order management, mobile point-of-sale, and personalization solutions help customers stay agile and drive connectivity. Kibo’s unified cloud commerce platform is used by over 450 clients across 50+ countries and powers over $7 billion in online shopping revenue. Kibo was formed in 2016 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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Vista Equity Partners

Austin, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 100.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Frost Bank Tower, Vista Equity's main office in Austin, Texas.
Entrance to Frost Bank Tower, Vista Equity's main office in Austin, Texas.

Vista Equity Partners is a mega-sized asset management firm focused on private equity, public equity, credit, and other strategies. The Firm's private equity group looks to invest in and acquire software and technology enabled services companies. Specific areas of interest include software, software-as-a-service (SaaS), technology-enabled business services, and technology-enabled information services. Vista can commit up to $700 million per transaction and will consider a variety transaction situations, including management/leveraged buyouts, growth or acquisition financings, recapitalizations or restructurings, spinouts, and take privates. Vista Equity Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in Austin, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 59 of 153
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 13 of 51
Type: Consolidation M&A Deals 3 of 5
State: Texas M&A 15 of 24
Country: United States M&A 54 of 141
Year: 2015 M&A 10 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-15 Mitratech

Bee Cave, Texas, United States

Mitratech is a provider of corporate legal process automation and compliance management software to Fortune 1000 companies. Mitratech’s unified platform enables open, flexible enterprise and extra price collaboration in high-liability corporate operations. Mitratech was founded in 1987 and is based in Bee Cave, Texas.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Vivid Seats is an online ticket marketplace committed to becoming the ultimate partner for connecting fans to the live events, artists, and teams they love. Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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