About GovDelivery
- GovDelivery is the leading cloud-based digital communications platform for government agencies, which rely on the company’s solutions to promote usage of services, enhance public awareness and increase the contributions and involvement of citizens in communities
- GovDelivery’s platform is used by over 1,800 customers to reach over 120 million citizens, and is used by more public sector organizations for digital communications than all other solutions combined
- GovDelivery was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN
- Since 2009, GovDelivery was a portfolio company of Actua Corporation, a publicly-traded venture capital firm that focuses on transforming vertical and highly specialized markets with cloud-based solutions
About Vista Equity Partners
- Vista Equity Partners, a U.S.-based private equity firm with offices in Austin, Chicago and San Francisco, has more than $26 billion in cumulative capital commitments and invests in software, data and technology-based organizations led by world-class management teams with long-term perspective
- Vista is a value-added investor, contributing professional expertise and multi-level support towards companies realizing their full potential; this investment approach is anchored by a sizable long-term capital base, experience in structuring technology-oriented transactions and proven management techniques that yield flexibility and opportunity in private equity investing
About KDS
- KDS is a global provider of integrated travel SaaS solutions for enterprise and mid-market companies, allowing customers to manage door-to-door travel and expenses in a unified, consumer-grade user interface
- The company has millions of end users across 60 countries, processes billions in travel spend each year and is used by leading enterprises such as BNP Paribas, Coca-Cola, Orange, PwC and Shell
- KDS was founded in 1994 and is based in Paris with approximately 150 employees
- KDS was backed by top-tier venture investors including Accel Partners, Accomplice and Amundi, as well as travel company Carlson Wagonlit Travel
About American Express Global Business Travel
- American Express Global Business Travel (“AMEX GBT”) provides leading travel solutions, integrated consulting services, proprietary research, and end-to-end meetings and events capabilities to customers worldwide, including 37 of the 100 largest travel spenders in the U.S.
- AMEX GBT empowers customers to take control of their travel programs, optimizing the return on their travel and meetings investments, while providing extraordinary traveler care
- The company was formed in 2014 as a joint venture between American Express (NYSE: AXP), Certares and Qatar Investment Authority
- AMEX GBT is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey and has approximately 12,000 global employees in nearly 120 countries on six continents
About Granicus
- Granicus solutions include live webcasting of public meetings and video archival, complete agenda and legislative management software, tools for automating boards and commissions management processes, land and vitals records management, as well as in-meeting mobile solutions for elected officials and online feedback platforms for citizens
- Granicus helps more than 1,200 organizations and 63,000 government staff members streamline their workflows and establish more meaningful connections with citizens – online, over social networks and on mobile devices
- Granicus was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Denver
- Granicus was a portfolio company of K1 Investment Management (“K1”), a leading private equity firm focused on investing in software and technology-enabled businesses
About Vista Equity Partners
- Vista Equity Partners, a U.S.-based private equity firm with offices in Austin, Chicago and San Francisco, has more than $26 billion in cumulative capital commitments and invests in software, data and technology-based organizations led by world-class management teams with long-term perspective
- Vista is a value-added investor, contributing professional expertise and multi-level support towards companies realizing their full potential; this investment approach is anchored by a sizable long-term capital base, experience in structuring technology-oriented transactions and proven management techniques that yield flexibility and opportunity in private equity investing
About K1 Investment Management
- K1 is an investment firm focusing on high-growth enterprise software companies across North America
- K1 seeks to help dynamic businesses achieve successful outcomes by identifying and executing organic and acquisition-based growth opportunities that position its companies as industry leaders; K1 typically invests alongside strong management teams that continue to guide their organizations on a day-to-day basis and at levels of ownership to meet the needs of entrepreneurs and managers
About Aternity
- Aternity is a leader in End User Experience Management software, providing solutions for enterprise IT Operations to detect, track and manage application performance issues impacting business users across any application, device, user and network
- Aternity serves approximately 160 enterprise customers worldwide, including AT&T, Barclays, BofA, Capital One and Citigroup
- Aternity was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Westborough, MA, and was backed by top-tier venture investors including Vertex Venture Capital, Genesis Partners, Intel Capital, Investor Growth Capital and Clal Industries
About Riverbed Technology
- Riverbed Technology is a leader in Application Performance Infrastructure based in San Francisco, founded in 2002
- The acquisition also follows Riverbed’s acquisition of leading SD-WAN provider Ocedo in January 2016, which enabled Riverbed to get to market faster with application-defined SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network) solution SteelConnect in April
- Riverbed’s 27,000+ customers include 97% of the Fortune 100 and 98% of the Forbes Global 100
- Following a take-private transaction in 2015, Riverbed is owned by Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity firm and Teachers’ Private Capital, the private equity department of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
About OutSystems
- OutSystems is the world’s leading Rapid Application Development and Delivery (RAD) provider for the enterprise, empowering IT to fundamentally change the way applications are built and delivered
- OutSystems Platform is the fastest and most comprehensive solution for creating, deploying, changing and managing custom enterprise mobile and web applications
- Available as a cloud or on-premises solution with deep integration to all existing systems and an open architecture, OutSystems manages the complete application lifecycle for corporate projects at over 600 enterprise customers across 33 countries and 22 industries
- The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, and now is a global business with eight offices worldwide
About North Bridge Growth Equity
- North Bridge Growth Equity actively partners with founders and entrepreneurs of market leading companies who are using technology to disrupt and reinvent large, dynamic markets
- With $3.8 billion of capital under management, the firm has funded more than 170 companies, which include Acquia, Actifio, Dyn, Demandware, Proto Labs, Starent Networks, Seniorlink, Smart Pak, Valence Health and WP Engine
- North Bridge was founded in 2007 and is based in Waltham, MA
