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September 2018
NORTH AMERICAN
IT SOFTWAREM&A Activity and Valuation Trends
Q3 | 2018
Robert UllmanManaging Director
William DowningManaging Director
Michael PucciAssociate Director
Michael HilcoveSenior Associate
Michael ReisterSenior Analyst
September 2018
I. Economic Indicators 3
II. Dinan Index Constituents 5
III. Capital Market Activity 6
IV. Public Sector Valuations 9
V. Mergers and Acquisitions Overview 13
VI. Third Quarter Transactions Overview 14
VII. Dinan Capital Advisors 25
Section Page
Table of Contents
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Economic IndicatorsMacroeconomic Overview
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Major Economic Indicators Interest Rates
As of As of As of As of
Index 12/31/2017 03/31/2018 06/30/2018 09/30/2018
^SPX 2673.61 2640.87 2718.37 2913.98
^COMP 6903.39 7063.45 7510.30 8046.35
^DJI 24719.22 24103.11 24271.41 26458.31
^RUT 1535.51 1529.43 1643.07 1696.57
Interest Rates 12/31/2017 03/31/2018 06/30/2018 09/30/2018
United States Treasury - 2 Year 1.89% 2.27% 2.52% 2.81%
United States Treasury - 5 Year 2.20% 2.56% 2.73% 2.94%
United States Treasury - 10 Year 2.40% 2.74% 2.85% 3.05%
United States Treasury - 30 Year 2.74% 2.97% 2.98% 3.19%
United States Prime Rate 4.50% 4.75% 5.00% 5.25%
Economic Indicator 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Real GDP (% change) 2.20% 2.40% 3.00% 2.08% 2.30%
CPI (% change) 1.50% 1.62% 1.90% 2.38% 2.20%
Cons. Spending (% change) 2.40% 2.50% 2.90% 3.10% 3.30%
Nonfarm Productivity 0.90% 0.70% -2.20% 1.00% 1.50%
Unemployment Rate 7.40% 6.20% 5.80% 4.40% 4.10%
Source: Capital IQ, S&P NetAdvantage
September 2018
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Q3 2018 Public Offerings Count
$0-100MM $100-250MM $250MM+
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Q2 2018 Public Offerings Count
$0-100MM $100-250MM $250MM+
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Q1 2018 Public Offerings Count
$0-100MM $100-250MM $250MM+
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Q4 2017 Public Offerings Count
$0-100MM $100-250MM $250MM+
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U.S. Technology Pulse Index
The Technology Pulse Index is released monthly by the Federal Reserve to beused as an indicator for economic health in the technology sector. The index isdriven by investment in IT goods, consumption of personal computers andsoftware, employment in the IT sector, IT industrial production, and ITshipments.
The figure above represents the annual amount of money spent on IT across the world with projections for 2018.
Economic IndicatorsInformation Technology Data
Source: Capital IQ, U.S. Federal Reserve, Statista
September 20185
Dinan Index ConstituentsIT Software
Industry Specific Solutions
Enterprise Resource Planning
Diversified Conglomerate
Data Storage
Data Analytics
Customer Relationship Management
Product Lifecycle Management
IT Security
Internet Services and Software
(Small/Mid Cap)
Internet Services and Software (Large Cap)
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Capital Market ActivityIT Software
Source: Capital IQ
Capitalization Number of % of Agg. Equity % of Agg. Equity
Profile Companies Companies Mkt. Value Mkt. Value
> $10B 35 54.69% $4,771,343.54 97.39%
$5B - $10B 10 15.63% $80,683.03 1.65%
$1B - $5B 17 26.56% $46,523.25 0.95%
< $1B 2 3.13% $523.23 0.01%
Total 64 100.00% $4,899,073.06 100.00%
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Dinan CRM Index (Price) - Index Value S&P 500 Index (^SPX) - Index Value
Capital Market ActivityDinan Index Segments vs. S&P 500
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Source: Capital IQ
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Dinan Internet Software & Services (Large Cap) Index (Price) - Index Value S&P 500 Index (^SPX) - Index Value
Capital Market ActivityDinan Index Segments vs. S&P 500
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Source: Capital IQ
September 2018
3.5x 3.3x2.8x 2.4x
7.3x6.3x 6.5x
7.6x
4.2x3.6x3.5x
2.9x3.4x
2.7x
6.0x7.0x
6.1x 6.3x
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CustomerRelationshipManagement
Data Analytics Data Storage DiversifiedConglomerate
EnterpriseResource Planning
Industry SpecificSolutions
IT Security Internet andSoftware Services
(Large Cap)
Internet andSoftware Services(Small/Mid Cap)
Product LifecycleManagement
Historical TEV/Revenue by Segment
TEV/REV 9/30/2015 TEV/REV 9/30/2016 TEV/REV 9/30/2017 TEV/REV 9/30/2018
15.8x22.0x
15.5x
8.0x
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40.1x
56.1x
35.3x
16.5x 16.0x16.7x 15.7x 16.8x
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CustomerRelationshipManagement
Data Analytics Data Storage DiversifiedConglomerate
EnterpriseResource Planning
Industry SpecificSolutions
IT Security Internet andSoftware Services
(Large Cap)
Internet andSoftware Services(Small/Mid Cap)
Product LifecycleManagement
Historical TEV/EBITDA by Segment
TEV/EBITDA 9/30/2015 TEV/EBITDA 9/30/2016 TEV/EBITDA 9/30/2017 TEV/EBITDA 9/30/2018
Public Sector Valuations IT Software
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Source: Capital IQ
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Public Sector Valuations IT Software
Industry / Last Twelve Months Next Twelve Months
Company Name Ticker TEV (mm)Market Cap
(mm) Rev (mm) EBITDA (mm) EBIT (mm) TEV/Rev TEV/EBIT TEV/EBITDA Forward TEV/Rev Forward TEV/EBITDA
Customer Relationship Management
Alliance Data Systems Corporation NYSE:ADS $33,649.28 $12,975.48 $3,247.50 $1,785.80 $1,412.00 4.31x 24.09x 18.98x 3.98x 14.93x
Amdocs Limited NasdaqGS:DOX $8,814.60 $9,332.48 $3,974.84 $738.45 $531.06 2.23x 16.90x 12.07x 2.16x 9.72x
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. NasdaqGS:JKHY $12,323.34 $12,354.78 $1,567.86 $484.39 $402.81 8.02x 31.23x 26.01x 0.00x 0.00x
salesforce.com, inc. NYSE:CRM $121,309.00 $120,338.00 $11,793.01 $1,102.67 $477.77 10.29x 253.91x 110.01x 8.39x 34.01x
Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated NasdaqGS:SYKE $1,215.51 $1,287.93 $1,629.74 $155.30 $79.96 0.74x 14.40x 7.52x 0.73x 6.69x
Verint Systems Inc. NasdaqGS:VRNT $3,656.21 $3,251.76 $1,194.99 $142.57 $85.72 3.06x 42.65x 25.64x 2.88x 11.94x
Median $10,568.97 $10,843.63 $2,438.62 $611.42 $440.29 3.68x 27.66x 22.31x 2.52x 10.83x
Data Analytics
EPAM Systems, Inc. NYSE:EPAM $6,846.72 $7,405.78 $1,737.28 $261.84 $227.68 4.16x 32.24x 28.02x 3.39x 18.99x
Datawatch Corporation NasdaqCM:DWCH $143.86 $148.34 $41.68 -$6.46 -$7.44 3.57x NM NM 2.70x 65.67x
MicroStrategy Incorporated NasdaqGS:MSTR $912.95 $1,612.54 $502.80 $24.46 $24.41 1.80x 23.80x 22.39x 1.78x 0.00x
PROS Holdings, Inc. NYSE:PRO $1,355.87 $1,278.63 $190.76 -$39.75 -$52.22 7.38x NM NM 6.58x NM
Splunk Inc. NasdaqGS:SPLK $16,905.46 $17,728.52 $1,463.74 -$243.09 -$288.28 11.55x NM NM 9.06x 52.95x
Varonis Systems, Inc. NasdaqGS:VRNS $1,981.71 $2,140.39 $257.75 -$22.23 -$26.07 8.12x NM NM 6.91x 177.41x
Median $1,668.79 $1,876.47 $380.27 -$14.34 -$16.75 5.77x 28.02x 25.21x 4.99x 52.95x
Data Storage
CDW Corporation NasdaqGS:CDW $16,986.53 $13,459.33 $16,276.40 $1,229.30 $964.90 1.07x 18.18x 14.17x 1.03x 13.11x
Commvault Systems, Inc. NasdaqGS:CVLT $2,739.77 $3,201.44 $710.54 $30.18 $18.46 3.86x NM 221.93x 3.60x 21.76x
Equinix, Inc. (REIT) NasdaqGS:EQIX $44,841.93 $34,418.23 $0.00 $2,254.39 $1,034.15 9.28x 47.60x 21.00x 8.46x 17.61x
Insight Enterprises, Inc. NasdaqGS:NSIT $2,135.79 $1,918.39 $7,115.17 $264.09 $226.14 0.30x 9.67x 8.21x 0.29x 7.37x
Iron Mountain Incorporated NYSE:IRM $17,871.99 $9,877.75 $2,577.51 $1,418.36 $787.65 4.40x 23.03x 12.99x 4.20x 11.87x
Pure Storage, Inc. NYSE:PSTG $5,458.75 $6,128.73 $1,180.53 -$119.36 -$183.19 4.62x NM NM 3.57x 36.67x
Median $11,222.64 $8,003.24 $1,879.02 $746.69 $506.90 4.13x 20.60x 14.17x 3.59x 15.36x
Source: Capital IQ
September 201811
Public Sector Valuations IT Software
Industry / Last Twelve Months Next Twelve Months
Company Name Ticker TEV (mm)Market Cap
(mm) Rev (mm) EBITDA (mm) EBIT (mm) TEV/Rev TEV/EBIT TEV/EBITDA Forward TEV/Rev Forward TEV/EBITDA
Diversified Conglomerate
Alphabet Inc. NasdaqGS:GOOG.L $736,703.81 $834,976.81 $129,866.00 $39,334.00 $30,853.00 5.95x 24.29x 19.28x 4.91x 13.17x
Apple Inc. NasdaqGS:AAPL$1,133,938.4
0 $1,090,308.40 $265,595.00 $81,801.00 $70,898.00 4.44x 16.70x 14.44x 4.09x 13.74x
Adobe Inc. NasdaqGS:ADBE $128,712.14 $131,771.65 $8,571.98 $3,090.17 $2,769.16 15.02x 46.48x 41.65x 12.53x 27.04x
Cisco Systems, Inc. NasdaqGS:CSCO $201,488.41 $222,395.41 $49,330.00 $14,737.00 $12,777.00 4.08x 15.77x 13.67x 3.91x 11.06x
HP Inc. NYSE:HPQ $40,904.67 $40,778.67 $57,033.00 $4,742.00 $4,263.00 0.72x 9.60x 8.63x 0.69x 8.29x
International Business Machines Corporation NYSE:IBM $172,021.68 $138,019.68 $78,723.00 $16,954.00 $12,437.00 2.13x 13.79x 10.10x 2.15x 8.67x
Microsoft Corporation NasdaqGS:MSFT $830,853.01 $877,014.01 $114,906.00 $47,543.00 $37,305.00 7.53x 23.70x 18.48x 6.76x 16.07x
Xerox Corporation NYSE:XRX $11,094.64 $6,882.64 $9,769.00 $1,413.00 $995.00 1.09x 11.08x 7.70x 1.12x 6.61x
Median $172,021.68 $138,019.68 $57,033.00 $14,737.00 $12,437.00 4.08x 15.77x 13.67x 3.91x 11.06x
Enterprise Resource Planning
American Software, Inc. NasdaqGS:AMSW.A $290.05 $374.89 $113.22 $13.24 $10.67 2.56x 27.20x 21.91x 2.42x 16.37x
Intuit Inc. NasdaqGS:INTU $57,543.93 $58,821.93 $5,964.00 $1,735.00 $1,497.00 9.65x 38.44x 33.17x 8.71x 23.93x
Oracle Corporation NYSE:ORCL $194,044.18 $195,342.18 $39,920.00 $16,155.00 $14,316.00 4.86x 13.55x 12.01x 4.80x 10.24x
ServiceNow, Inc. NYSE:NOW $33,919.04 $34,811.57 $2,457.00 $59.84 -$78.72 14.90x NM NM 11.47x 42.98x
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. NasdaqGS:ULTINasdaqGS:WDAY
$9,867.39$29,869.57
$10,042.66$31,677.66
$1,087.18$2,428.23
$116.29-$169.07
$80.72-$321.64
9.53x12.30x
128.61xNM
92.22xNM
7.92x9.57x
32.80x59.74xWorkday, Inc.
Median $31,894.31 $33,244.61 $2,442.62 $88.06 $45.69 9.59x 32.82x 27.54x 8.32x 28.36x
Industry Specific Solutions
ACI Worldwide, Inc. NasdaqGS:ACIW $3,878.34 $3,257.49 $1,016.23 $163.42 $119.98 3.89x 37.64x 26.44x 3.67x 13.61x
Blackbaud, Inc. NasdaqGS:BLKB $5,252.90 $4,802.28 $844.61 $137.01 $70.63 6.33x 67.71x 36.97x 5.76x 24.68x
Ellie Mae, Inc. NYSE:ELLI $3,039.88 $3,282.83 $477.11 $67.92 $14.10 6.57x 135.29x 44.70x 5.66x 20.07x
Medidata Solutions, Inc. NasdaqGS:MDSO $4,346.42 $4,371.77 $611.43 $89.36 $56.89 7.40x 71.81x 47.90x 6.27x 25.74x
RealPage, Inc. NasdaqGS:RP $6,189.63 $5,964.38 $830.19 $141.40 $68.67 7.99x 114.00x 47.54x 6.60x 24.33x
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. NasdaqGS:SSNCNYSE:TYL
$19,654.53$9,319.20
$13,529.33$9,471.91
$2,748.50$910.77
$883.00$194.07
$485.21$156.66
9.04x10.48x
48.74x57.05x
27.51x46.88x
4.77x9.33x
14.25x31.21xTyler Technologies, Inc.
Median $5,252.90 $4,802.28 $844.61 $141.40 $70.63 7.40x 67.71x 44.70x 5.76x 24.33x
Internet and Software Services (Large Cap)
Adobe Inc. NasdaqGS:ADBE $128,712.14 $131,771.65 $8,571.98 $3,090.17 $2,769.16 15.02x 46.48x 41.65x 12.53x 27.04x
eBay Inc. NasdaqGS:EBAY $37,908.93 $32,674.93 $10,216.00 $2,985.00 $2,289.00 3.77x 16.43x 12.63x 3.39x 10.18x
Facebook, Inc. NasdaqGS: FB $432,643.98 $474,831.98 $51,896.00 $28,388.00 $24,445.00 8.92x 18.19x 15.79x 7.02x 11.90x
Red Hat, Inc. NYSE: RHT $22,920.58 $24,172.51 $3,156.59 $601.53 $496.62 7.26x 46.15x 38.10x 6.34x 22.98x
Twitter, Inc. NYSE: TWTR $18,520.95 $21,485.88 $2,865.08 $674.01 $363.22 6.87x 66.47x 32.21x 6.03x 16.50x
Median $37,908.93 $32,674.93 $8,571.98 $2,985.00 $2,289.00 7.26x 46.15x 32.21x 6.34x 16.50xSource: Capital IQ
September 201812
Public Sector Valuations IT Software
Industry / Last Twelve Months Next Twelve Months
Company Name Ticker TEV (mm)Market Cap
(mm) Rev (mm) EBITDA (mm) EBIT (mm) TEV/Rev TEV/EBIT TEV/EBITDA Forward TEV/Rev Forward TEV/EBITDA
Internet and Software Services (Small/Mid Cap)
GrubHub Inc. NYSE:GRUB $12,180.25 $12,539.83 $924.62 $187.39 $125.02 14.49x 102.09x 69.48x 11.05x 39.83x
Shopify Inc. NYSE:SHOP $15,997.06 $17,571.23 $952.18 -$66.42 -$88.58 18.74x NM NM 13.25x NM
Shutterfly, Inc. NasdaqGS:SFLY $3,225.44 $2,203.52 $1,605.61 $174.60 $68.43 2.25x 27.18x 15.53x 1.47x 7.62x
TrueCar, Inc. NasdaqGS:TRUE $1,270.01 $1,439.20 $345.63 -$19.55 -$25.63 3.80x NM NM 3.26x 28.96x
Yelp Inc. NYSE:YELP $3,313.45 $4,116.81 $914.44 $42.80 $18.52 3.70x 219.90x 84.33x 3.16x 15.14x
Zillow Group, Inc. NasdaqGS:Z $8,440.31 $8,945.47 $1,250.55 $64.03 -$5.80 7.10x NM 107.78x 0.00x 0.00x
Median $3,313.45 $4,116.81 $924.62 $42.80 $18.52 3.80x 102.09x 69.48x 3.26x 22.05x
IT Security
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. NasdaqGS:CHKP $16,699.87 $12,788.65 $1,896.93 $947.47 $930.00 8.88x 17.98x 17.67x 8.64x 16.33x
FireEye, Inc. NasdaqGS:FEYE $3,122.22 $5,895.38 $790.66 -$127.74 -$210.94 4.02x NM NM 3.66x 27.19x
Fortinet, Inc. NasdaqGS:FTNT $14,172.57 $4,097.95 $1,710.83 $245.22 $189.94 8.69x 88.11x 65.73x 7.42x 29.68x
Imperva, Inc. NasdaqGS:IMPV $1,231.00 $688.53 $351.76 $4.96 -$7.86 3.58x NM NM 3.36x 31.26x
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. NYSE:PANW $19,651.27 $6,462.91 $2,273.10 $6.50 -$89.90 8.65x NM NM 7.09x 26.63x
Qualys, Inc. NasdaqGS:QLYS $3,152.16 $838.90 $267.60 $75.75 $48.95 12.34x 75.47x 47.14x 10.37x 28.49x
Symantec Corporation NasdaqGS:SYMC $15,933.34 $15,839.79 $4,750.00 $966.00 $583.00 3.30x 30.70x 12.91x 3.34x 7.84x
Median $14,172.57 $5,895.38 $1,710.83 $75.75 $48.95 8.65x 53.09x 32.40x 7.09x 27.19x
Product Lifecycle Management
ANSYS, Inc. NasdaqGS:ANSS $15,040.55 $7,025.70 $1,180.54 $454.50 $389.42 12.89x 37.53x 32.06x 11.67x 25.43x
Autodesk, Inc. NasdaqGS:ADSK $34,545.64 $12,847.14 $2,280.30 -$148.80 -$232.00 15.42x NM NM 12.29x 54.34x
EPAM Systems, Inc. NYSE:EPAM $6,846.72 $2,055.77 $1,737.28 $261.84 $227.68 4.16x 32.24x 28.02x 3.39x 18.99x
Global Payments Inc. NYSE:GPN $24,113.59 $5,231.80 $3,540.06 $1,269.98 $779.34 6.48x 32.50x 19.73x 5.83x 16.41x
PTC Inc. NasdaqGS:PTC $12,916.48 $4,602.21 $1,241.82 $134.80 $78.90 10.45x 155.71x 91.42x 9.72x 34.83x
Synopsys, Inc. NasdaqGS:SNPS $14,538.46 $6,006.81 $3,022.62 $513.99 $393.48 4.81x 36.95x 28.29x 4.48x 18.15x
Tableau Software, Inc. NYSE:DATA $8,355.97 $4,847.96 $1,068.43 -$91.73 -$130.09 8.42x NM NM 7.94x NM
Median $13,727.47 $5,039.88 $2,008.79 $198.32 $153.29 7.45x 34.72x 28.15x 6.89x 18.99x
Source: Capital IQ
September 2018
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Transaction Multiples
TEV/REV TEV/EBITDA
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Mergers & Acquisitions OverviewIT Software
Source: Capital IQ
September 201814
Third Quarter Transactions OverviewIT Software
Source: Capital IQ
Target LTM Enterprise Enterprise Value / LTM
Date Acquirer Target Industry Segment Revenue EBITDA Value Revenue EBITDA
09/30/18 NCR Corporation Zipscene, LLC IT Security - - - - -
09/30/18 TransACT Communications, LLC RightLabs Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/30/18 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Kanetix Ltd. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/28/18 Purchasing Power, LLC DoubleNet Pay, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
09/28/18 NCM Associates, Inc. TSi Auto Solutions Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
09/28/18 Software Aktiengesellschaft Built.io LLC IT Security - - - - -
09/28/18 Cortex Business Solutions Inc. Powervision Software Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning $1.78 - $5.42 3.04x -
09/28/18 VitalHub Corp. Roxy Software Inc. Industry Specific Solutions $0.21 - $0.39 1.82x -
09/28/18 Avenu Insights & Analytics Conduent Incorporated Customer Relationship Mgmt $113.00 - - - -
09/28/18 Private Investor RMG Networks Holding Corporation Industry Specific Solutions $35.07 - $15.76 0.45x -
09/27/18 Private Investor Mobilize Networks Inc. Diversified Conglomerate - - - - -
09/26/18 Optimal Blue LLC LoanLogics, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
09/26/18 Flexera Holdings LP RightScale, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/26/18 Zoom Information, Inc. Datanyze, Inc. Diversified Conglomerate - - - - -
09/26/18 Zephyr Telecommunications, Inc. Vasona Networks, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/25/18 KRM22 Plc Prime Analytics, LLC IT Security $2.50 - $8.03 3.21x -
09/25/18 Asset Management Technologies NetFacilities, Inc. IT Security - - - - -
09/25/18 Aras Corporation Comet Solutions, Inc. Data Analytics - - - - -
9/25/2018 Procore Technologies, Inc. Zimfly, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/25/18 Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. Layer Six Media, LLC. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/25/18 Blackchain Solutions Inc. ChainTrack Technologies Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
09/24/18 Audax Group, Inc. Acuant Inc. Diversified Conglomerate - - - - -
09/24/18 Private Investor White Marsh Forests, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/24/18 Xactly Corporation OpsPanda, Inc. Product Lifecycle Management - - - - -
09/24/18 Slack Technologies, Inc. Astro Technology, Inc. Product Lifecycle Management - - - - -
09/24/18 Andreessen Horowitz LLC MakerDAO Data Storage - - - - -
09/24/18 Thoma Bravo, LLC Quorum Business Solutions, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
09/21/18 Flight Centre Travel Group Limited Umapped, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/21/18 Canadian Soccer Business Lulu Canada Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
09/20/18 Prima Solutions SA ICOD Inc Product Lifecycle Management - - - - -
September 201815
Third Quarter Transactions OverviewIT Software
Source: Capital IQ
Target LTM Enterprise Enterprise Value / LTM
Date Acquirer Target Industry Segment Revenue EBITDA Value Revenue EBITDA
09/20/18 MariaDB Corporation Ab Clustrix, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
09/20/18 Volaris Group Inc. Helm Operations Data Analytics - - - - -
09/20/18 Blue Jeans Network, Inc. Certain Assets of MixBit, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
9/20/2018 Kontrol Energy Corp. Emission Monitoring solutions Customer Relationship Mgmt - - $2.60 - -
09/19/18 Limeade, Inc. Sitrion, Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
09/19/18 JAMF Software, LLC Orchard & Grove Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
9/19/18 Highedge Inc. NUVI LLC Product Lifecycke Management - - - - -
09/18/18 Private Investor Inventory Optimization Solutions Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/18/18 Drillinginfo, Inc. Oildex, Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
09/18/18 Snipp Interactive Inc. Ziploop, Inc Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/18/18 Orbital Insight, Inc. FeatureX, Inc. Data Analytics - - - - -
09/18/18 Private Investor e/Doc Systems, Inc. IT Security - - - - -
09/18/18 Filestack, Inc. Hypemarks, Inc. Diversified Conglomerate - - - - -
09/18/18 Beijing Shiji Information Technology StayNTouch, LLC Product Lifecycle Management - - - - -
09/17/18 Infor, Inc. Vivonet Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
09/17/18 Net@Work, Inc. Inventory Management Solution, Inc. Diversified Conglomerate - - - - -
09/15/18 MVC Tech Inc. TokeIn Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
09/14/18 Upventur Yonder LLC Product Lifecycle Management - - - - -
09/14/18 CDK Global, LLC Data Software Services, L.L.C. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/13/18 Main Street Capital Corporation Slick Innovations, LLC Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
09/13/18 Evolution Technology Resources Inc. PayQube Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
09/13/18 Microsoft Corporation Lobe Artificial Intelligence, Inc. Product Lifecycle Management - - - - -
09/13/18 Vendini, Inc. Boxxo Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/13/18 Barcoding, Inc. Danforth Systems LLC Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
09/13/18 Cineplex Inc. VRstudios, Inc. Data Analytics - - $13.54 - -
09/13/18 GrubHub Holdings Inc. SCVNGR, Inc. Diversified Conglomerate - - $390.00 - -
9/13/2018 Francisco Partners Management Bomgar Corporation Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/12/18 Tally Energy Services DynaView Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
09/12/18 Impact Tech, Inc. Mediarails Inc Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
09/12/18 MidOcean Partners Questex LLC Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
September 201816
Third Quarter Transactions OverviewIT Software
Source: Capital IQ
Target LTM Enterprise Enterprise Value / LTM
Date Acquirer Target Industry Segment Revenue EBITDA Value Revenue EBITDA
09/12/18 WeWork Companies Inc. Teem, LLC Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
09/11/18 FLIR Systems, Inc. Acyclica, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
09/11/18 ProfitWell BTMetrics LLC Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
09/11/18 SMARTRAC N.V. eApeiron Solutions Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
09/11/18 Pamlico Capital Personify Inc Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/10/18 Ascentis Corporation NOVAtime Technology, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/10/18 Veritone, Inc. Machine Box, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - $5.00 - -
09/10/18 Nuix Pty. Ltd. Ringtail Solutions, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - $55.00 - -
09/10/18 Jaunt Inc. Personify Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
9/10/18 Branch Metrics, Inc. Attribution Analytics Platform Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
09/10/18 Zendesk, Inc. FutureSimple Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
09/10/18 Elsevier B.V. Aries Systems Corporation Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
09/07/18 SINOC,INC M Chain Technology Product Lifecycle Management - - - - -
09/07/18 VerticalScope Inc. MTBR.com Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/07/18 iManage LLC Elegrity, Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
09/07/18 Strategic Pharmaceutical Solutions Vet Success Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
09/07/18 Wyre, Inc Hedgy, Inc. IT Security - - - - -
09/06/18 GigSky, Inc. Simless, Inc. Diversified Conglomerate - - - - -
09/06/18 Campus Management Corporation Education Partners LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/06/18 SaaS.group LLC Juicer.io, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/06/18 PrestoSports, Inc. Black Diamond IT Services Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/06/18 Fortive Corporation Athena SuperHoldCo, Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning - - $2,000.00 - -
09/05/18 Ideagen plc Extensible CAD Technologies, Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning - $0.20 $7.00 - 35.00x
09/05/18 Headspace, Inc. Alpine, Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
09/05/18 AppLovin Corporation MAX Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/05/18 Kaseya Limited RapidFire Tools, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/05/18 Sangoma Technologies US Inc. Digium, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions $30.00 - $27.90 0.93x -
09/05/18 M2M Spectrum Networks, LLC Solbright Group, Inc. Data Storage $12.06 - - - -
09/04/18 Coupa Software Incorporated DCR Workforce, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/04/18 Faulkner Media Group, LLC MarketingPro, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
September 201817
Third Quarter Transactions OverviewIT Software
Source: Capital IQ
Target LTM Enterprise Enterprise Value / LTM
Date Acquirer Target Industry Segment Revenue EBITDA Value Revenue EBITDA
09/04/18 Yorkmont Capital Management, LLC Where Food Comes From, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions $16.93 $1.35 $44.94 2.65x 33.39x
09/04/18 Digital Media Solutions, LLC. BetterLoanChoice.com LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
09/04/18 Driftt, Inc. Siftrock, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
9/4/2018 Urbanimmersive Inc. TourBuzz, LLC Customer Relationship Mgmt - - $4.00 - -
09/01/18 ECi Software Solutions, Inc. Vineyardsoft Corporation Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
08/31/18 Diligent Corporation Directorpoint LLC IT Security - - - - -
08/31/18 Simplicity Financial Marketing Inc. AssetLock, LLC Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
08/31/18 Tyler Technologies, Inc. CaseloadPRO, L.P Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/31/18 AppFolio Utility Management, Inc. WegoWise, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/31/18 JDM Technology Group Inc. MicroMain Corporation Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/31/18 Assembla, LLC MyGet Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/31/18 Private Investor TenantCloud LLC Internet Services (Large) - - - - -
08/31/18 Moose Buyer, LLC Aptean, Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
08/31/18 Veritone, Inc. Wazee Digital, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions $19.00 - $15.00 0.79x -
08/31/18 Superion, LLC TriTech Software Systems Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
08/31/18 DataDirect Networks, Inc. All Assets of Tintri, Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - $60.00 - -
08/30/18 Dairy, LLC Data Specialists, Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
08/30/18 Science Media LLC Merchich & Smith LLC Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
08/28/18 MacStadium, Inc. Specific assets of Virtual Command Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
08/28/18 RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc. Optim Earth, Inc. Data Analytics - - - - -
08/28/18 Summit Partners LLP MercuryGate International, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/28/18 West Corporation Flowroute, LLC IT Security - - - - -
8/28/2018 TheMaven, Inc. HubPages Inc. Industry Specific Solutions $4.90 - $10.00 2.04x -
08/27/18 Private Investor SavingStar, Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning - - $18.10 - -
08/27/18 erwin, Inc. AnalytiX DS Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
08/24/18 Zscaler, Inc. TrustPath Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
8/24/2018 Nutanix, Inc. FRAME, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - $115.89 - -
08/23/18 David's Bridal, Inc. Assets of Blueprint Registry, Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
08/23/18 Private Investor Veritone, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions $15.77 - $114.17 7.24x -
08/23/18 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft ModoPayments, LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
September 201818
Third Quarter Transactions OverviewIT Software
Source: Capital IQ
Target LTM Enterprise Enterprise Value / LTM
Date Acquirer Target Industry Segment Revenue EBITDA Value Revenue EBITDA
08/23/18 3SG Plus LLC Assets of OnGuard Systems LLC Diversified Conglomerate - - - - -
08/22/18 DexCom, Inc. TypeZero Technologies LLC Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
08/22/18 Mediware Information Systems, Inc. Rock-Pond Solutions Inc Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/22/18 DevFactory FZ-LLC Fog Creek Software Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/22/18 HelpSystems, LLC Midrange Performance Group, Inc. Diversified Conglomerate - - - - -
08/22/18 Point of Rental Software, Inc. PartyCAD Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/22/18 VerticalScope Inc. RedFlagDeals Division Industry Specific Solutions - - $9.19 - -
08/22/18 Soul Entertainment, Inc. Pivotshare Inc. Industry Specific Solutions $2.50 - $4.27 1.71x -
08/22/18 AT&T Communications Americas AlienVault, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/21/18 Velocity Solutions, Inc. CourtesyCloud Management Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
08/21/18 Pro Teck Services Ltd. Direct Valuation Solutions, Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
08/21/18 WeTransfer BV FiftyThree, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/21/18 Output Services Group, Inc. Miria Systems, Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
08/20/18 DTT Surveillance Inc. EZUniverse Inc. Product Lifecycle Management - - - - -
08/20/18 Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company Assets of TransGuardian, Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
08/20/18 salesforce.com, inc. Datorama Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - $757.85 - -
08/17/18 Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. LandlordStation LLC Data Storage - - - - -
08/17/18 Better Business Bureau Better Business Bureau Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
08/16/18 Wisetech Global Limited Trinium Technologies, LLC Customer Relationship Mgmt $8.30 $2.62 $49.93 6.02x 19.06x
08/16/18 Private Investor Thuzi, LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/16/18 Comodo CA Limited CodeGuard Inc. Data Storage - - - - -
08/16/18 World Media Group LLC MoveAdvisor, Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
8/16/2018 Credit Karma, Inc. Approved Technologies Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/16/18 Movidius, Inc. Vertex.AI Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/15/18 Accel-KKR LLC SugarCRM Inc Data Analytics - - - - -
08/15/18 Thoma Bravo, LLC Centrify Corporation Data Analytics - - - - -
08/15/18 AT&T Inc. AppNexus Inc. Data Storage - - - - -
08/14/18 Intapp, Inc. DealCloud, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/14/18 Livechat, Inc. Helpdesk.com Internet Services (Large) - - - - -
8/14/2018 BuildingConnected Inc. TradeTapp, Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
September 201819
Third Quarter Transactions OverviewIT Software
Source: Capital IQ
Target LTM Enterprise Enterprise Value / LTM
Date Acquirer Target Industry Segment Revenue EBITDA Value Revenue EBITDA
08/14/18 SAJ Technologies, Inc. Droneflyers.com Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/14/18 Valence Group Inc. 8ninths, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/14/18 RisingSun Ventures Eyenalyze, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
8/14/2018 ECi Software Solutions, Inc. Exact Software North America, Inc. Data Storage - - - - -
08/13/18 City National Bank EXACTUALS LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/10/18 Recall Studios, Inc. Evolution|AI Corporation Industry Specific Solutions - - $190.05 - -
08/09/18 Private Investor RapidScale, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/09/18 Yotpo Ltd. Swell Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
08/09/18 Carrick Capital Management Discovery Health Partners Product Lifecycle Management - - - - -
08/09/18 Dell Technologies Inc. DataFrameworks, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/09/18 Imperva, Inc. Prevoty, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - $140.60 - -
08/08/18 Hungry Marketplace, Inc. LocalStove, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
08/08/18 Eventbrite, Inc. Picatic E-Ticket Inc. Diversified Conglomerate - - - - -
08/08/18 Flipps Media, Inc. Avid AI Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
08/08/18 Gamer Sensei, LLC LeagueCoaching.gg Data Storage - - - - -
08/08/18 Patreon, Inc. Memberful LLC Internet Services (Large) - - - - -
08/08/18 Mining Power Group, Inc. Northway Mining, LLC Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
8/8/2018 Technekes LLC XSInc Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
8/6/18 Evolution|AI Corporation Pulse Evolution Corporation Customer Relationship Mgmt $1.93 - - - -
08/03/18 Teranet Inc. D+H Collateral Management Corp Data Analytics - - - - -
08/02/18 Weinstein Family Trust Target Group Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/02/18 ARM Holdings PLC Treasure Data, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/02/18 Advantage Solutions Inc. Beekeeper Marketing, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/02/18 Volaris Group Inc. Aleyant Systems, LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/02/18 Arista Networks, Inc. Mojo Networks, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/02/18 Voyant Communications, LLC Phaxio Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
08/02/18 Xero Limited Hubdoc Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - $70.00 - -
08/02/18 Genstar Capital, LLC Drillinginfo, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
8/2/18 Markit North America, Inc. Ipreo Holdings LLC Enterprise Resource Planning - - $1,855.00 - -
08/01/18 Fluence Automation, LLC POSTIS, LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
September 201820
Third Quarter Transactions OverviewIT Software
Source: Capital IQ
Target LTM Enterprise Enterprise Value / LTM
Date Acquirer Target Industry Segment Revenue EBITDA Value Revenue EBITDA
08/01/18 Kontron S&T AG Inocybe Technologies, Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
08/01/18 WebMD Health Corp. Vitals Consumer Services, LLC Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
08/01/18 Excelligence Learning Corporation LifeCubby LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/01/18 HighQ Solutions Limited AMS Legal, LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/01/18 WolfePak Software, LLC Conquest RT, LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
8/1/2018 Cloudfit Software Inc. BlockSpaces LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
08/01/18 Workday, Inc. Adaptive Insights, Inc. Application Software $114.34 - - - -
08/01/18 Onex Corporation PowerSchool Group LLC Customer Relationship Mgmt - - $1,744.00 - -
07/31/18 DefendX Software NTP Software Inc. Diversified Conglomerate - - - - -
07/31/18 Dye & Durham Corporation ESI Software Inc. Data Storage - - $8.46 - -
07/31/18 Splunk Inc. KryptonCloud, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/31/18 JDM Technology Group Inc. Applied Computer Systems, Inc. Product Lifecycle Management - - - - -
07/31/18 Valsoft Corp Bluebird Auto Rental Systems, L.P. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/31/18 3esi-Enersight GROUP Palantir Economic Solutions Ltd. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/31/18 Land O'Lakes, Inc. Substantially All Assets Of Agren Inc Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
7/31/18 OneTeam Collective SportsCastr.com LLC Product Lifecycle Management - - - - -
07/31/18 Cisco Systems, Inc. July Systems Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/31/18 SAGlobal Inc. 360 Vertical Solutions LLC IT Security - - - - -
07/30/18 Cheetah Digital, Inc. Stellar Loyalty Inc. Data storage - - - - -
7/30/2018 Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc. MEDAHUB Operations Group, Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
07/30/18 Davler Media Group LLC Staten Island Parent Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/27/18 Advanced Manufacturing Control DesertMicro, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/26/18 AXS Blockchain Solutions Inc. Chainlinks Lab Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - $3.06 - -
07/26/18 StableGuard Victory Parade Software, LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/26/18 IZEA, Inc. (nka:IZEA Worldwide, Inc.) TapInfluence, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt $5.88 - $7.08 1.20x -
07/26/18 36Private Investor Blockchain Inc. ICORanker.com Customer Relationship Mgmt - - $1.79 - -
7/26/2018 ATI Modular Technology Corp. AmericaTowne, Inc. IT Security $1.54 - $26.13 17.02x -
07/25/18 TYG Solutions Corp. TYG Solutions Corp. Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
07/25/18 Mammut Sports Group AG Mountain Hub, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/25/18 PayPal Holdings, Inc. Simility, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - $123.71 - -
September 201821
Third Quarter Transactions OverviewIT Software
Source: Capital IQ
Target LTM Enterprise Enterprise Value / LTM
Date Acquirer Target Industry Segment Revenue EBITDA Value Revenue EBITDA
07/24/18 littleBits Electronics Inc. DIY Co Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
07/24/18 BiteSquad.com, LLC Arrowhead Delivery LLC Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
07/24/18 Kape Technologies plc Intego, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - $16.00 - -
07/22/18 LeadGen Network Organization Inc. Billy.com Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/20/18 PennSpring Capital, LLC Professional Systems Software Data Storage - - - - -
07/19/18 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited Trufa Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
07/19/18 YouEarnedIt, Inc. HighGround, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/19/18 XY - The Findables Company Parallel Holding Company Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
07/19/18 Beyond Inc. Boosterville Inc. Diversified Conglomerate - - - - -
07/19/18 GCR Inc. MB3 Inc. Internet Services (Large) - - - - -
07/19/18 Payscout, Inc. Paywire, Incorporated Data Analytics - - - - -
07/18/18 Private Investor DailyWorth.com, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
07/18/18 VideoAmp, Inc. IronGrid Data Services, LLC Diversified Conglomerate - - - - -
07/18/18 Okta, Inc. AuthClub Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/18/18 1Private InvestorPearls, LLC Powerstorm Technologies, LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/18/18 Esko-Graphics bvba Blue Software, LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/18/18 Bossa Nova Robotics Holding Corp. Hawxeye Inc. Data Analytics - - - - -
07/18/18 PrimeTrust LLC FundAmerica, LLC Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
07/18/18 Clearent Software Holdings, LLC Mainline Computer Systems Product Lifecycle Management - - - - -
07/18/18 DarkPulse Technologies Inc. Klever Marketing, Inc. IT Security - - - - -
7/17/18 Certify Inc. Abacus Labs, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/17/18 Slack Technologies, Inc. Missions Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
7/17/2018 Bluware, Inc. Headwave, Inc/Hue As Product Lifecycle Management - - - - -
7/17/2018 HCL Technologies Limited Actian Corporation Industry Specific Solutions $107.10 $38.50 $330.00 3.08x 8.57x
07/16/18 GCR Inc. MB3 Technologies Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
07/16/18 HelloAlex Inc. Botplan, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
07/16/18 SWIIM System, LLC OnFarm Systems Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/16/18 Uniserve Communications Corp RootCellar Technologies Corp Industry Specific Solutions $6.15 $0.61 $1.54 0.25x 2.50x
07/12/18 Accenture plc Kogentix Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/12/18 LeapPoint, LLC JumpSeat Diversified Conglomerate - - - - -
September 201822
Third Quarter Transactions OverviewIT Software
Source: Capital IQ
Target LTM Enterprise Enterprise Value / LTM
Date Acquirer Target Industry Segment Revenue EBITDA Value Revenue EBITDA
7/12/18 NOWDiagnostics, Inc. Cellmic LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/12/18 Accuity Inc. Safe Banking Systems LLC Internet Service (Large) - - - - -
07/12/18 Seal Software Limited Apogee Legal LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
7/12/2018 General Information Services, Inc. HireRight, LLC Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
07/11/18 Global Charter Services, Ltd. Bustr, Inc. Data Storage - - - - -
07/11/18 Warner Bros. Plexchat, Inc. Internet Services (Small/Mid) - - - - -
07/11/18 Showbie Inc. Socrative, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/10/18 Forrester Research, Inc. FeedbackNow/SocialGlimpz, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/10/18 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC Trusted Metrics Inc Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/10/18 Zephyr Telecommunications, Inc. Volt Delta International Limited Product Lifecycke Management - - - - -
07/10/18 DataRobot, Inc. Nexosis, Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
7/10/18 Box, Inc. Butter AI Corporation Data Storage - - - - -
07/10/18 AssetWorks LLC E-ISG Asset Intelligence Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/10/18 Liquidity Services, Inc. Machinio, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - 28.7 - -
7/10/2018 Xometry Inc. MakeTime Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/10/18 Wynne Systems, Inc. Dispatching Solutions, Inc Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/10/18 Andera Partners Conduent Incorporated Industry Specific Solutions $43.00 - - - -
07/09/18 TTC Karium Ltd ALIVE, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/09/18 Epiq Systems, Inc. Controle LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/07/18 VEN Solutions, Inc. FanVictor.com of MMA Victor Inc. Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
07/05/18 SensThys, Inc. Dígame Systems Customer Relationship Mgmt - - - - -
07/03/18 The Internet Truckstop, LLC Grizella, LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/03/18 Autodesk, Inc. Assemble Systems, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/03/18 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions Holding Syngin Technology LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - $42.86 - -
07/03/18 Breakout Capital Finance, LLC HomeZen Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
7/3/2018 Green Life Clinics Ltd. Patient Access Pavilions Ltd. Enterprise Resource Planning - - - - -
07/02/18 Koninklijke DSM N.V. Mixfit Inc. Data Storage - - - - -
07/02/18 Konica Minolta Business Solutions MWA Intelligence, Inc. Data Storage - - - - -
07/02/18 Ciena Corporation Packet Design, LLC Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
07/02/18 TransUnion iovation Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - - - -
September 201823
Third Quarter Transactions OverviewIT Software
Source: Capital IQ
Target LTM Enterprise Enterprise Value / LTM
Date Acquirer Target Industry Segment Revenue EBITDA Value Revenue EBITDA
07/02/18 Gannett Co., Inc. WordStream, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - $165.00 - -
07/02/18 Trimble Inc. Viewpoint, Inc. Industry Specific Solutions $155.20 $1.70 $1,200.00 $7.73 -
7/1/2018 Avanquest France SA Stake in Upclick Inc. Industry Specific Solutions - - $12.32 - -
High $155.20 $38.50 $2,000.00 17.02x 35.00x
Low $0.21 $0.20 $0.39 0.25x 2.50x
Mean $33.20 $7.50 $225.59 3.70x 19.70x
Median $12.06 $1.52 $26.13 2.35x 19.06x
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