M&A Deal Summary

WebPros Acquires Plesk

On May 2, 2017, WebPros acquired software company Plesk from Parallels for 105M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WebPros’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is WebPros’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is WebPros’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is WebPros’ 1st transaction in Vermont.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-05-02
Target Plesk
Sector Software
Buyer(s) WebPros
Sellers(s) Parallels
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 105M USD

Target

Plesk

Chantilly, Vermont, United States
Plesk is one of the most widely used control panels and software platforms for simplifying the lives of Web Professionals. Plesk's web-server management tools secure and automate server and website administration as well as operations. Key features include the automation and management of domain names, email accounts, web applications, programming languages, databases and infrastructure tasks to provide a ready-to-code environment and strong security across all layers and operating systems. The Plesk software platform operates on more than 350,000 servers globally, supporting the operations of more than 10 million websites and 18 million email boxes. Plesk is available in 32 languages globally and many of the top cloud and hosting service providers partner with Plesk.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

WebPros

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Category Company
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

WebPros is a provider of critical automation and security tools to hosting providers, web agencies and their customers. WebPros was formed through the combination of cPanel and Plesk, the two leading solutions to automate and simplify the management and administration of web servers for hosting providers and web professionals. WebPros is based in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Software) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Vermont) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-20 cPanel

Houston, Texas, United States

cPanel, Inc. is a provider of web hosting automation software platform with fully-automated hosting platform empowers infrastructure providers and gives customers the ability to administer every facet of their website using simple point-and-click software. cPanel was founded in 1997 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Parallels

Renton, Washington, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Parallels makes it simple for customers to use and access the applications and files they need on any device or operating system. Parallels helps businesses and individuals securely and productively use their favorite devices and preferred technology, whether it’s Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Chromebook, Linux, Raspberry Pi, or the Cloud. Parallels solutions enable seamless delivery of virtual desktops and applications to any device; running Windows on a Mac; Mac management with Microsoft SCCM; remote access to PCs and Mac computers from any device; and deliver time savings by simplifying tedious common PC and Mac tasks down to just one click.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Software) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Vermont) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-02 Odin Service Automation

Ashburn, Virginia, United States

The Odin Service Automation technology platform provides a single, centralized management console for managing the offer and delivery of cloud services, and supports multiple tiers of service resellers with customizable white-labeled customer-facing websites to initiate ordering and provisioning. Odin Service Automation delivers an out-of-the-box, customizable storefront that can be linked to an existing website. It includes customer self-enrollment with built-in fraud screening, and can be configured to support custom purchase workflows. Sales-representative-assisted customer enrollment is also supported via the service provider control panel.

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