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AGC PE Buyers Vista Apr 2020 - Vimp
AGC PE Buyers Vista Apr 2020 - Vimp
Vista invests exclusively in tech, with a particular focus on software, data and tech-enabled services. It has been named the top
PE investor in SaaS by PitchBook since 2011. Earlier this month Vista’s CEO and Founder Robert Smith was named Dealmaker
of the Year by Mergers & Acquisitions magazine.
Vista pioneered a sector-focused approach to private equity software investing, looking first at the underlying industry vertical
served by its software companies. Its portfolio companies are organized into 12 major economic sectors including media,
entertainment and travel, finance and insurance, retail and transportation, education, etc.
Vista’s investments have historically ranged between $10M and $1B in size. Other common attributes include:
In most cases, Vista is the majority shareholder and sole outside investor; this allows for differentiated, long-term perspective and
reduces potential distractions caused by having multiple financial investors.
Notable recent deals include:
› Apptio. In January 2019, Vista took Apptio private for $1.8 billion (8.2x TTM revenue). The company provides cloud-based
technology business management SaaS to enterprises.
› MINDBODY. In February 2019, Vista Equity Partners Fund VI and Vista Equity Partners Fund VII completed the take-
private of MINDBODY. Vista paid $1.9 billion (8.1x TTM revenue) for MINDBODY, a global provider of business
management software to the wellness services industry.
› Zapproved. In May 2017, in its first strategic investment since launching, the Vista Endeavor Fund acquired a majority
interest in Zapproved, a pioneer in cloud‐based e-discovery software for corporate legal departments. Vista has a
history of investing in LegalTech companies, and this investment will allow management to scale through the next phase of
growth. AGC Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to Zapproved in this transaction.
While Vista’s transactions have been primarily in the United States (73%), Vista also looks for opportunities abroad.
Of Vista’s 325 investments since 2012, all but 10 have been control transactions for majority ownership.
*Ranking reflects aggregate revenue of Vista Equity Partners private equity portfolio
companies as ranked by Capital IQ against the top 10 public software companies.
Source: 451 Research, Pitchbook, Capital IQ
Exits with Disclosed Values (2015 – YTD)
Entry Price Exit Price 3
Date Portfolio Company Acquirer / Venue ($M) ($M) Years Held Gross Profit CAGR
(1)
Sep-19 IPO (NYSE: PING) 600 2,142 3.8 257% 40%
(2)
Aug-19 1,099 2,464 4.4 124% 20%
(3)
Apr-18 350 872 2.9 149% 37%
(1) Realized and unrealized value based on 4/6/20 trading price and 80% post IPO ownership.
(2) Partial exit. Vista still owns 50%
(3) Partial exit. Vista still owns 50%.
* Includes co-investors.
Source: 451 Research, Pitchbook, Capital IQ
Exits with Disclosed Values (2015 – YTD)
Entry Price Exit Price 4
Date Portfolio Company Acquirer / Venue ($M) ($M) Years Held Gross Profit CAGR
(1)
May-15 1,000 1,900 1.9 90% 40%
$1B
$100M
Non-
Disclosed*
Flagship
2000
6
I
$250M Credit
Liquidated
Foundation Opportunities
I I
II
$1B $400M $200M
Liquidated
89% Invested 100% Invested
III
$1.3B
92% Invested
II II
$1.1B $935M
IV 48% Invested 100% Invested
$3.5B
83% Invested
Endeavor
I
III III
V
$560M
$5.8B
71% Invested $3B $2B* 71% Invested
81% Invested Open
VI Perennial
$11B
85% Invested II
IV $3B
$850M
ND
$3.25B* 7% Invested
2019
VII
$16B
Open
25% Invested
Vista Flagship – Targets middle-market and large cap companies ($200M - $1B in revenues) in the enterprise
software, data, and technology-enabled sectors.
Vista Foundation – Targets lower middle-market and middle-market companies ($50M - $200M in revenues) in
the enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled sectors.
Vista Endeavor – Targets lower-middle market and high-growth companies ($10M - $50M in revenues) in the
enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled sectors.
Target geography:
Check size: $200M+
Target geography:
Check size: $10- $30M
Target geography:
$57 100% Invested in Tech
Target geography:
North America, Europe
North America and
Europe
North America and
Europe
North America and
Europe Billion 15 Active Funds
Closed September 2019 Launched Nov. 2018 Closed July, 2019 2 Liquidated Funds
Targets middle-market Evergreen fund Targets lower-middle 4 Funds Raising
and large cap enterprise Targets large cap market and high-growth $3 Capital
software companies enterprise software companies in enterprise ND
companies software
Vista Equity Partners Fund VII is the firm’s most recently closed and largest fund to date. At $16B,
it is the largest ever technology-focused buyout fund.
$16,000 $16B
$14,000
Vista Equity Fund VI
$12,000
$11B
$10,000
$8,000
Vista Equity Fund V
9
$45B
$40B
$35B
$30B
$25B
$20B
$15B
$10B
$5B
$0B
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Vista Equity Thoma Bravo Silver Lake Insight Partners Providence Francisco TA Associates
Government & 10
Finance & Nonprofit
Retail & Healthcare
Insurance Transportation
33 32 25 17
Transactions Transactions Transactions Transactions
Education
Education Security & Network
32
Media, Ent & 26
Transactions
Transactions
Travel 23
Transactions
51
Transactions Legal & Compliance
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Brian N. Sheth 11
Robert F. Smith David Breach
Founder, Chairman & CEO Co-Founder & President COO & Chief Legal Officer
Robert is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Brian co-founded Vista Equity Partners and David joined Vista Equity Partners in 2014. He is
Executive Officer of Vista Equity Partners. He currently serves as President. He is the Vice- Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer
directs Vista’s investment strategy and decisions, Chairman of the Vista Private Equity Funds’ at Vista and sits on Vista’s Private Equity Funds’
firm governance, and investor relations. Since Investment Committees and is actively involved Investment Committees. David also sits on the
founding Vista in 2000, Robert has overseen in the execution of all of the investment activities boards of several Vista portfolio companies. Prior
over 380 completed transactions by the firm for the Vista Private Equity Funds. Brian is also to joining Vista, he worked as a Senior Corporate
representing nearly $120 billion in transaction focused on the development of Vista’s personnel Partner with the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, where
value. Prior to Vista, he served as Co‐Head of and the executive leadership of Vista Private his practice focused on the representation of
Enterprise Systems and Storage at Goldman Equity Funds’ portfolio companies. He serves on private equity funds in all aspects of their
Sachs, advising on over $50 billion in merger and the boards of numerous Vista Private Equity Fund business. While at Kirkland & Ellis, David was a
acquisition activity. Robert earned his B.S. in portfolio companies. Brian earned a B.S. in member of its 15-person Global Executive
Chemical Engineering from Cornell University Economics, Concentration in Finance, from the Management Committee and was a founding
and his M.B.A. with honors from Columbia University of Pennsylvania. partner of its San Francisco office. He received a
Business School. B.B.A. in Marketing from Eastern Michigan
University and a J.D from the University of
Michigan.
Alan is a Senior Managing Director at Vista Equity Michael currently serves as Senior Managing James is a Senior Managing Director at Vista
Partners where he has worked since October Director and Co-Head of the Chicago office at Equity Partners. James sits on the Vista Flagship
2008. Alan works with the private equity funds Vista Equity Partners. Presently, Michael sits on Funds’ Investment Committee and is the Co-
focused on the lower middle market within the the Vista Flagship Fund’s Investment Committee Head of the Chicago office. Additionally, he sits
software universe, overseeing both the buyout and and on the boards of Advicent Solutions, Alegeus, on the boards of Advicent Solutions, Aptean,
growth equity efforts within the fund. Prior to his EAB, Greenway Health, Integral Ad Science, Jamf, EagleView, Greenway Health, and NAVEX
current position, Alan was a General Partner at Mediaocean, Ping Identity, and PlanSource. He Global. Prior to joining Vista, James spent 25
Accretive. Alan began his career at Associate and was also actively involved in Vista's investments in years at William Blair & Company. James is also
Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Alan earned his B.S. in SirsiDynix, Sunquest Information Systems, MRI a Chartered Financial Analyst. James earned a
Systems Engineering for the University of Virginia Software, Zywave, and Websense. Prior to joining B.A. in Economics from Williams College where
and an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate Vista, Michael worked at SG Cowen & Co., where he graduated with honor, and an M.B.A. from
School of Business. he was focused on the software, services, and the University of Chicago.
financial technology sectors. Michael earned his
B.A. in Economics from Harvard College.
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Burke Norton Rob Rogers Monti Saroya
Senior Managing Director, Private Equity Senior Managing Director, Private Equity Senior Managing Director, Private Equity
Burke is a Senior Managing Director in the San Rob is a Senior Managing Director at Vista Monti is a Senior Managing Director at Vista
Francisco office at Vista Equity Partners. Equity Partners, where he sits on the Equity Partners. Monti sits on the Vista
Burke is also Co-Head of Vista Perennial Investment Committee and co-heads the Flagship Funds’ Investment Committee, and on
Capital, with a focus on longer-term horizon. Foundation Fund. Rob currently sits on the the boards of Advanced Computer Software
Prior to joining Vista, Burke was Chief of boards of Khoros, Lone Wolf, Naviga, Group, Apptio, Aspire, Cvent, Infoblox,
Corporate and Government Affairs, Chief Regulatory DataCorp, Social Solutions, Tomia, PowerSchool, The Active Network and Vivid
Legal Officer, and a member of the Executive Trintech, and Upserve. Prior to joining Vista, Seats. Prior to joining Vista, Monti worked as a
Committee at Salesforce. In addition to his Rob served as Director of Finance and Business senior research analyst for JMP Securities.
work at Vista, Burke is Chairman of the World Development for Integra LifeSciences. Before Monti previously worked as an associate for
Economic Forum’s Digital Policy Community his time with Integra, Rob worked in the the enterprise software/applications team.
and is a member of the Council on Foreign Mergers & Acquisitions Group of Goldman, Before his time with JMP, Monti worked for
Relations. Burke earned a B.A. in International Sachs & Co. Rob holds an A.B. in Public and Siebel Systems in a sales capacity for the CRM
Relations from Brigham Young University and International Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson On Demand division. Monti holds a B.S. in
a J.D. from the University of California, School School at Princeton University and an M.B.A. Computer Engineering from California
of Law. from Stanford University. Polytechnic State University.
René is a Senior Managing Director at Vista Marc is a Senior Managing Director at Vista
Equity, where she co-heads the Endeavor Fund Equity Partners, where he currently sits on the
and sits on its Investment Committee. René boards of Aptean, CentralSquare, Dealer-
currently sits on the boards of Dispatch, Gather, Socket, LogicMonitor, Omnitracs, Paylease,
Kazoo, RADAR, SecureLink, and Zapproved. PowerSchool, and Quick Base. Prior to joining
Prior to joining Vista, René worked at Yahoo! in Vista, Marc was a Vice President in Citi’s
the Corporate Finance Group, focusing on Investment Banking division. While at Citi, Mr.
mergers and acquisitions and business Teillon advised clients on buy-side and sell-side
development opportunities for the company. transactions, public and private equity
Prior to Yahoo!, René worked in the Global financings, and other strategic advisory
Technology Group at Lehman Brothers. René initiatives. Before that, Marc was a Director,
earned a B.A. in Economics from Columbia Finance for Chindex International in China.
University. Marc earned a B.S. in Economics from the
Wharton School, and an M.B.A. from Harvard
Business School.
All of these exits were sales to strategic buyers or other PE firms with the exception of Ping Security
which completed a successful IPO in September of 2019, netting Vista over $1.5B in realized and
unrealized profit based on today’s price.
Vista’s $4.8B sale of Marketo in October, 2018 was by far its largest and most lucrative exit. In just over
two years, Vista overhauled Marketo’s management, re-focused on larger enterprise customers,
completed two add-on acquisitions, and deployed their consulting team and relevant operational best
practices en route to a 72% IRR and $3B in realized profit, the largest in the firm’s history.
Acquisition Sale
$4.75
$1.8
~2 Years
Acquisition Public
$2.1B
Mar-20 Tripleseat Software Tripleseat Software Sales & Marketing ND ND ND Provider of sales and event management web application.
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Developer of open-source software designed to offer software
Nov-19 Sonatype Vista Equity Partners Multiple / Horizontal ND ND ND
supply chain automation and security products.
Media, Entertainment & Provider of outsourced exchange electronic business and electronic
Nov-19 Accelya Vista Equity Partners ND ND ND
Travel invoicing services.
Provides solutions and services for the private capital and family
Sep-19 AltaReturn Vista Equity Partners Finance & Insurance 500 ND ND
office markets
Media, Entertainment & Provides software solutions that enable users to control digital
Feb-19 Four Winds Interactive Vista Equity Partners ND ND ND
Travel signage networks from one central location.
Jan-19 QuickBase Vista Equity Partners Multiple / Horizontal ND ND ND Develops and operates cloud-based application building platform
Provides ERP and CRM SaaS for health and fitness facilities.
Dec-18 MINDBODY Vista Equity Partners Healthcare 1,849 229 8.1x Software provides features for facilities scheduling, workforce
management, e-commerce and business analytics
Provides AI-enabled data management and visualization SaaS for
Dec-18 7Park Data Vista Equity Partners Multiple / Horizontal ND ND ND
enterprises and investment firms
Jul-18 CentralSquare Technologies Vista Equity Partners Government and Nonprofit ND ND ND Provides agile software platform for local governments.
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Provides advertising valuation, verification, fraud detection and
Media, Entertainment &
Jun-18 Integral Ad Science Vista Equity Partners 800 150 5.3x advertising placement measurement SaaS for businesses and
Travel
advertisers
Provides workforce management, optimization and scheduling SaaS
Apr-18 Allocate Software plc Vista Equity Partners Healthcare 450 70 6.4x
for the healthcare sector in Europe
Apr-18 YouEarnedIt Vista Equity Partners Multiple / Horizontal ND ND ND Operates a software platform for the employee engagement
Oct-17 JAMF Software Vista Equity Partners Retail & Transportation ND ND ND Provides iOS-focused device management SaaS for enterprises
Media, Entertainment & Provides private event management SaaS for restaurants and the
Sep-17 Gather Technologies Vista Equity Partners ND ND ND
Travel hospitality industry
The Advisory Board Provides research, consulting, and systems integration services for
Aug-17 Vista Equity Partners Education 1,550 ND ND
Company the education sector
Media, Entertainment & Developer of a business travel booking platform for individuals and
Jun-17 Upside Travel Vista Equity Partners ND ND ND
Travel business organizations
Offers social community-based marketing, social media
May-17 Lithium Technologies Vista Equity Partners Finance & Insurance 330 110 3.0x management and analytics, as well as customer support SaaS for
businesses
Provides sales performance and compensation management,
May-17 Xactly Corporation Vista Equity Partners Sales & Marketing 562 95 5.9x
analytics and planning software as a service (SaaS) for businesses
May-17 Zapproved Vista Equity Partners Legal and Compliance ND ND ND Provides e-discovery software SaaS for corporate legal departments
May-16 Marketo Vista Equity Partners Sales & Marketing 1,790 226 7.9x Provides marketing automation SaaS for businesses
Nov-15 Kibo Software Vista Equity Partners Retail & Transportation ND ND ND Develops eCommerce platform for mid-market merchants
Dec-14 Return Path Vista Equity Partners Security & Network 35 ND ND Provides data solutions to various companies worldwide
Sep-14 TIBCO Software Vista Equity Partners Multiple / Horizontal 4,200 1,091 3.8x Provides data integration software for businesses globally
Digital Technology Media, Entertainment & Provides print and digital advertisement booking, creation and
Jul-13 Vista Equity Partners ND ND ND
International Travel management SaaS for print and digital advertisement production
Media, Entertainment & Provides readership analytics and digital circulation management
Jul-13 Saxotech Vista Equity Partners ND ND ND
Travel software SaaS for digital media publishing markets
Media, Entertainment & Operates an online marketplace that connects businesses with
Jan-13 Lanyon Vista Equity Partners ND ND ND
Travel hospitality vendors and travel management companies.
Designs and delivers technology solutions to help businesses meet
Nov-12 Sovos Compliance Vista Equity Partners Legal and Compliance ND 50 ND the demands of their unique tax compliance and reporting
obligations.
ADP's Taxware division, which provides value-added tax calculation
Nov-12 Taxware Vista Equity Partners Legal and Compliance ND ND ND
and compliance management software.
Reynolds and Reynolds Provider of IT solutions intended to reduce costs and increase
Aug-12 Vista Equity Partners Retail & Transportation ND ND ND
Infosystems productivity and efficiency.
Mar-12 Misys PLC Vista Equity Partners Finance & Insurance 2,217 632 3.5x Provides a broad range of software for the financial sector globally
Provides CRM, ERP and supply chain software applications for small
Feb-12 Aptean Vista Equity Partners Multiple / Horizontal 250 219 1.2x
and large manufacturers.
Mar-20 ZeeZor MINDBODY Retail & Transportation ND ND ND Provider of addictive technology platform.
Media, Entertainment & Provides NLP-based semantic targeting software that enables media
Nov-19 ADmantX Integral Ad Science ND ND ND
Travel buyers and sellers to match ads with relevant online content.
Advanced Computer Provider of cloud based case management software intended for
Nov-19 CareWorks Healthcare ND ND ND
Software Group health and social care organizations.
Oct-19 AccelaSchool PowerSchool Group Education ND ND ND Developer of an online data management system.
Oct-19 Linkfresh Software Aptean Multiple / Horizontal ND ND ND Provider of enterprise resource planning software.
Media, Entertainment & Provides outsourced software development and consulting, project
Aug-19 Simplicity First Software MINDBODY ND ND ND
Travel management and QA testing services for businesses
Media, Entertainment & Streams sport events to fans directly through its live and on-demand
Jul-19 Stats Perform STATS ND ND ND
Travel service
Media, Entertainment & Provides live event content management SaaS and mobile
Jun-19 DoubleDutch Cvent ND ND ND
Travel applications for businesses globally
Jun-19 Expolink NAVEX Global Legal and Compliance ND ND ND Provides outsourced whistle blowing and contact center services.
Media, Entertainment & Provides online magazine content distribution SaaS that enables
May-19 Zinio Naviga ND ND ND
Travel publishers to distribute magazines.
Media, Entertainment & a financial management tool for monitoring and analyzing cloud
May-19 Cloudability Apptio ND ND ND
Travel expenses across any organization.
Computer Solutions & Provides distribution management SaaS, software and services for
May-19 Vertafore Finance & Insurance ND ND ND
Software International insurers and insurance distributors.
Advanced Computer Provides marketing technology and functional and creative solutions
Apr-19 Oyez Sales & Marketing ND ND ND
Software Group to businesses.
Provides field force management and resource scheduling software
Advanced Computer
Apr-19 Kirona Solutions Government and Nonprofit ND 14 ND for the housing, government, field service and healthcare industries
Software Group
globally
Provides customer service automation SaaS for the public sector
Apr-19 Firmstep Granicus Government and Nonprofit ND ND ND
and housing associations in the UK
Provides unified fleet driver and machine learning-based back-office
Mar-19 Blue Dot Solutions Omnitracs Retail & Transportation ND ND ND workflow management SaaS for the trucking and transportation
in.dustry
Provides Apache Spark-based analytics software integrated with in-
Mar-19 SnappyData TIBCO Software Multiple / Horizontal ND ND ND
memory database software, for businesses
Media, Entertainment & Provides content creation SaaS for the media and publishing
Jul-18 Infomaker Scandinavia NEWSCYCLE Solutions ND ND ND
Travel industry in the Nordic region
Media, Entertainment & Provides an online directory and booking service for live event
Jun-18 EVENTup Gather Technologies ND ND ND
Travel venues nationwide for event owners, promoters and consumers.
Provides machine learning-based API security software for
Jun-18 Elastic Beam Ping Identity Security & Network ND ND ND businesses. Software uses machine learning to understand API
activity, flag anomalous behavior and detect attacks
Jun-18 Malauzai Finastra Finance & Insurance ND ND ND Provides mobile and online payment and banking applications
Media, Entertainment & Develops team collaboration mobile applications for use with
May-18 QuickMobile Cvent ND ND ND
Travel meetings, events and conferences
Media, Entertainment & Provides publishing, magazine advertising and event registration
Feb-18 Media Services Group NEWSCYCLE Solutions ND ND ND
Travel SaaS for publishers in the media industry
Jan-18 Olfa Soft Finastra Finance & Insurance ND ND ND Provides foreign exchange trading and automated pricing SaaS
Dec-17 Praeses Aptean Security & Network ND ND ND Developer of mission critical software suites.
Oct-17 Instanet Solutions Lone Wolf Technologies Real Estate & Construction ND ND ND Developer of technology and software for real estate industry.
Aug-17 Paperless Chile Sovos Compliance Security & Network ND ND ND Provider of electronic receipts and document management services.
Provides ERP and SCM software and SaaS primarily for the
May-17 Apprise Software Aptean Retail & Transportation ND ND ND
consumer goods sector
May-17 Statistica TIBCO Software Multiple / Horizontal ND ND ND Provides predictive analytics SaaS to businesses
Media, Entertainment & Provides sports team management SaaS for sports teams and
Apr-17 TeamPages Active Network ND ND ND
Travel leagues
irms 360 Enterprise Provides warehouse, emergency and asset management SaaS for
Feb-17 Aptean Multiple / Horizontal ND ND ND
Solutions businesses
Wolters Kluwer (GRC Provides indirect loan origination solutions division for the
Sep-16 Reynolds and Reynolds Finance & Insurance 36 ND ND
business) automotive, watercraft and recreational vehicle dealership industry.
Aug-16 Diamond Municipal Solutions Aptean Government & Nonprofit ND ND ND Provider of business and financial software.
Aug-16 United Systems Technology Aptean Government & Nonprofit ND ND ND Developer of integrated software designed for government sectors.
Jul-16 Invoiceware International Sovos Compliance Government & Nonprofit ND ND ND Provider of a cloud based platform to manage electronic invoicing.
Media, Entertainment & Provides mobile application development and Web design services
Jun-16 DoApp NEWSCYCLE Solutions ND ND ND
Travel for businesses in broadcast, radio and newspaper publishing sectors
Media, Entertainment & Provides cloud-based media management SaaS for advertising
May-16 ColSpace Mediaocean ND 4 ND
Travel agencies
Feb-16 Interactive Achievement PowerSchool Group Education ND ND ND Provider of software for assessment of student performance.
Media, Entertainment & Provides advertising agency ERP software for marketing and
Jan-16 BCC AdSystems Mediaocean ND ND ND
Travel advertising agencies
Jan-16 Stonesoft Forcepoint Security & Network 380 ND ND Developer of computer network security hardware and software.
Provides case matter management and electronic billing SaaS for in-
Aug-15 Economic Analysis Group Mitratech Holdings Legal and Compliance ND ND ND
house corporate legal departments
Provides case, grant and victim support management SaaS for non-
Jun-15 Community Techknowledge Social Solutions Global Government and Nonprofit ND ND ND
profit organizations globally
Media, Entertainment & Provides supply chain management (SCM), inventory management,
Jun-15 Cinram Group Aptean ND ND ND
Travel logistics, analytics and related business intelligence reporting SaaS
Imaging Science and Provides accounting, document governance, risk management and
May-15 Sovos Compliance Finance & Insurance ND ND ND
Services compliance SaaS
Provides sports-related digital video capture, editing and
Media, Entertainment &
May-15 TVT Video Technologies STATS ND ND ND compression software, as well as sports video analysis software and
Travel
video-based scouting software
Provides automotive dealership management and auto loan
May-15 AutoStar Solutions DealerSocket Retail & Transportation ND ND ND
servicing SaaS for used car dealers and sub-prime auto lenders.
Media, Entertainment & Provides online sports performance analysis research databases for
May-15 Prozone Sports STATS ND ND ND
Travel coaches and sports organizations globally
Provides legal billing and practice management ERP software,
Apr-15 Timesoft Aderant Holdings Legal and Compliance ND ND ND software development and related implementation services for legal
firms in The Netherlands and Belgium
Provides wine and spirits regulatory and taxation compliance and
Apr-15 ShipCompliant Sovos Compliance Legal and Compliance ND ND ND
reporting SaaS for wineries and alcohol suppliers
Apr-15 Six88 Solutions Sovos Compliance Legal and Compliance ND ND ND Developer business software for the beverage alcohol industry.
Jan-15 Verdiem Aptean Agriculture & Energy ND ND ND Provides IT power management software and systems.
Jan-15 Verdiem Aptean Agriculture & Energy ND ND ND Provides IT power management software and systems. 28
Media, Entertainment & Provides a mobile event participation application and related online
Dec-14 GenieConnect Lanyon ND ND ND
Travel Web conferencing SaaS.
Provides facilities capital planning, asset management and related
Nov-14 VFA Accruent Education ND ND ND analytics SaaS for businesses, government agencies and
educational institutions.
Sep-14 Figlo Advicent Solutions Finance & Insurance ND ND ND Developer of financial software.
Jul-14 RSMeans The Gordian Group Real Estate & Construction ND ND ND Supplier of construction cost information in North America.
Convey Compliance Provides 1099 tax information reporting and compliance software-as-
Jul-14 Taxware Legal and Compliance ND ND ND
Systems a-service (SaaS) to enterprises.
Media, Entertainment & Provides Web and digital content management SaaS for local
May-14 MediaSpan Group NEWSCYCLE Solutions ND ND ND
Travel newspaper and broadcast media companies.
Media, Entertainment & Provider of group reservation and optimization technology solutions
Apr-14 Passkey International Lanyon ND ND ND
Travel to the travel industry.
Provides value-added tax (VAT) calculation and compliance
Apr-14 VAT Resource Taxware Legal and Compliance ND ND ND management software, consulting and interim management
services.
Provides Microsoft-based CRM systems integration and add-on
Advanced Computer
Apr-14 ConsultCRM Sales & Marketing ND ND ND software development services for enterprises in the UK serving a
Software Group
broad range of industries.
Advanced Computer Provides ERP and accounting software for businesses, laws firm
Mar-13 Computer Software Holdings Legal and Compliance 166 99 1.7x
Software Group and non-profit organizations.
Nov-12 Sendouts Bullhorn Sales & Marketing ND ND ND Provides employee recruitment management SaaS for businesses.
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SaaS Deals Offices Cross-Border Major
Founded Transactions
Leader Globally Transactions Conferences
GLOBAL LEADER IN TECH ADVISORY – 394 CLOSED DEALS
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THE AGC DIFFERENCE
451 RESEARCH
SAAS RANKINGS Criteria Competitors
102
Partner Pitched, Switched
Engagement Daily Partner Execution
to Mid-Level Execution
92
54
Execution Creative, Real-time & Proactive Generic, Slow & Reactive
47
36
Results Premium Valuations Binary Results of Standard Process
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AGC’S SAAS PERFORMANCE EXAM
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PUBLIC SAAS INDEX – MEDIAN METRIC GROUPED BY EV / LTM REV BUCKET
Revenue Revenue
EV/ LTM Rev FY2019 Rule of Current Rule of
Growth Growth EBITDA Margin Gross Margin
Multiple 40 40
‘18A/’19A ‘19A/’20E
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AGC’S DEAL MOMENTUM
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THE GLOBAL LEADERS IN TECH STRATEGIC ADVISORY
Rob Buxton Eric Davis Linda Gridley Jon Guido Hugh Hoffman Ben Howe Doug Hurst
Partner Partner Partner COO Partner CEO Partner
San Francisco Boston New York Founding Partner Minneapolis Founding Partner New York
Boston Boston
Fred Joseph Maria Lewis Kussmaul Elena Marcus Mike Parker Bob Renner Greg Roth
Partner Founding Partner Partner Partner Partner Partner
Boston Boston Los Angeles Chicago Atlanta San Francisco
Dennis Rourke Charlie Schopp Tristan Snyder Jim Stone Sean Tucker Russ Workman
Partner Partner Partner Partner Partner Partner
Boston Boston Dallas Austin London Boston
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AGC’S SELLSIDE ENGAGEMENT DOCS
Acquisition Game Plan Tech Deck Q of E MD&A Customer Use Cases Abstracts of Core
Contracts
$
MRR/ACV Pipeline Analysis Divisional Analysis Win-Loss Analysis Recap Model Valuation
Retention Analysis
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DEEP DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE SHARED – MARKET LEADING RESEARCH
Horizontal SaaS Vertical SaaS Security Digital Media and Internet Infrastructure
BI / Analytics Automotive Cybersecurity AdTech Big Data
CRM Building / Engineering Advanced Threat Defense Consumer Cloud Computing
ECM Education CASB E-Commerce Communication
ERP / Supply Chain Food/Restaurant Endpoint Food Tech Data Center
FinTech / Payments Healthcare Identity Access Gaming Energy & Industrial Tech
HCIT / Life Sciences Legal Management Internet Internet of Things
HR Tech Public Sector Network Mobile Mobility Solutions
IT Services Real Estate Security Orchestration Social Semiconductors
MarTech Retail Security Services Virtual Reality / Augmented Smart Cities
Technical Software Travel & Leisure Threat Intelligence Reality Storage
User Behavior Analytics
Vulnerability
IOT / SCADA
Construction Tech CRM Travel Tech Payments Edge Computing HR Tech Smart Cities and IoT Auto Tech Supply Chain Software EdTech
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DIRECT SENIOR RELATIONSHIPS – PE AND STRATEGIC ACQUIRERS
Relationships developed over the long term providing AGC Knowledge of development roadmaps + buy vs build
access and credibility with key decision-makers priorities allows us to strategically position businesses to
achieve optimal outcomes
In depth insights into each financial investor’s unique
investment criteria, approach and behavior Deep sector expertise ensures unique and customized
positioning for each buyer
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FINANCIAL PARTNER TRANSACTIONS – UNRIVALED EXPERIENCE
A portfolio company of
Financed by Acquired by Financed by Financed by Financed by Financed by
Acquired by
Financed by
A wholly owned
Subsidiary of
Financed by Financed by Financed by Financed by
Acquired by Financed by Financed by
Acquired by
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TECH PE FUND MOMENTUM CONTINUES – AGC AT THE CENTER
0
2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019E
PE Deals Strategic Deals
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TOP STRATEGIC ACQUIRERS – LONG ESTABLISHED TRACK RECORD
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A wholly owned subsidiary
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OVER 800 PRIVATE TECH COMPANIES PARTICIPATE IN OUR CONFERENCE SERIES
London
June, 2020 San
London Boston Total
Francisco
Select Strategic Attendees
Boston
October, 2020
Private
485 112 225 822
Companies
San Francisco
February, 2020
Strategics 233 26 50 309
Total 1-on-1
3,000 915 2,250 6,165
Meetings
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LONG HISTORY OF DELIVERING PREMIUM RESULTS
IPO
Sale
$1B
Enterprise Value
Sale Sale
Sale
$430M Sale $580M
Sale
Sale
$310M
$244M
$275M Sale
Merger
$38M
Public Financing
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