About Ping Identity

• Ping Identity is a leading provider of next-generation Identity & Access Management (IAM) solutions focused on cloud, mobility and APIs for enterprise customers, serving over 1,000 organizations, including half of the Fortune 100 and over 300 SaaS vendors
• The Company’s solutions redefine how companies scale the management of access and identity to the internet and cloud, and has emerged as the cornerstone of security, convenience and control
• Founded in 2002 by Andre Durand and headquartered in Denver, Ping Identity has over 300 employees with offices in Boston, Japan, London, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Vancouver

About W Capital Partners

• W Capital Partners is a global private equity and venture capital firm with over $1 billion under management
• One of the largest secondary-focused private equity and venture capital firms, W Capital has invested in more than 100 investments across a variety of sectors
• W Capital Partners was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in New York

About DFJ Growth

• DFJ Growth is the growth equity investing practice of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a leading global venture capital firm, with over $7 billion under management
• One of the largest technology-focused growth equity and venture capital firms, DFJ has invested in more than 400 companies across the globe
• DFJ was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Menlo Park

About Pervasive

• Pervasive Software (NASDAQ: PVSW) was a publicly-held corporation based in Austin with 260 employees worldwide
• The company was a leading provider of software which cleansed, transported, managed, integrated and analyzed data
• Pervasive offered a full range of products spanning on-premises and cloud environments, managed B2B integration services, data management and the growing world of big data and analytics
• Pervasive products delivered value to tens of thousands of customers worldwide, often embedded within partner software

About Actian

• Actian Corporation, headquartered in Redwood City, CA, provides solutions which enable organizations to “transform big data into business value”
• The company is a leading provider of software which helps companies analyze big data in industries ranging from retail, ecommerce, enterprise, healthcare, manufacturing, finance and social media; Actian also offers various independent database solutions, and has over 10,000 customers worldwide
• Actian is privately-held and a portfolio company of Garnett & Helfrich Capital

About Mimecast

• Mimecast is the leading provider of cloud-based email archiving, security and continuity services for enterprise email environments, serving over 6,000 corporations and 1.5 million users worldwide
• The company’s technology has played an instrumental role in changing the way businesses deploy email, leading the transition from fragmented LAN-based infrastructures to a single-platform, cloud-based solution
• Founded in the United Kingdom in 2003 by Peter Bauer (CEO) and Neil Murray (CTO), Mimecast has grown rapidly, with over 50% year-on-year growth recorded in six of the past nine years
• Headquartered in London, Mimecast has approximately 300 employees with offices in Boston, San Francisco and South Africa, and had previously raised capital from Index Ventures, Dawn Capital and angel investors
• Update: Mimecast (NASDAQ: MIME) completed an IPO in November 2015

About Insight Venture Partners

• Insight Venture Partners is a leading global private equity and venture capital firm, with over $5 billion under management
• One of the largest technology-focused private equity and venture capital firms, Insight has invested in more than 150 growth-stage software, eCommerce, internet and data-services companies
• Insight was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in New York

About MindLeaders

• ThirdForce Group plc, dba MindLeaders, offered talent management solutions for employee learning and compliance to clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to small businesses and government and educational institutions
• The company developed a content library of over 3,600 courses for general business and industry-specific compliance and training, delivered to more than 4,000 customers
• Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Dublin, MindLeaders had 100 employees

About Skillsoft

• Skillsoft Ltd. is a leading global provider of electronic learning services, ranging from enterprises, government and education to mid-sized and small businesses
• Skillsoft serves more than 6,000 customers and has over 1,000 employees worldwide
• At the time of the MindLeaders acquisition, Skillsoft was owned by Berkshire Partners, Advent International and Bain Capital, and was subsequently sold to Charterhouse Capital Partners
• Skillsoft is headquartered in Dublin

About Involver

• Involver, a privately-held company, was a leading provider of social media development platforms
• Involver’s Social Markup Language (“SML”) social media development platform enables developers to create highly customized marketing applications for social media sites and web campaigns
• Headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Austin and New York, Involver had approximately 60 employees
• Founded in 2007, Involver was backed by Bessemer Venture Partners and Cervin Ventures

About Oracle

• Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) develops, manufactures, markets, distributes and services database and middleware software as well as applications software designed to help companies manage and grow their business operations
• With over 115,000 employees and the world’s largest corporations as customers, Oracle is the world’s largest enterprise software company
• Oracle uses a very active acquisition program as a major component of the company’s corporate growth strategy

About Wavelink

• Wavelink Corporation, a privately-held company, was a leading provider of mobile device management and mobile enterprise application software for the smartphone and ruggedized mobile device markets
• The company was the leading provider of mobile software for the ruggedized handheld industry, with over 15,000 customers in 108 countries relying on their software
• Headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, with offices in Seattle, Washington, the company had 96 employees
• Founded in 1992, Wavelink was backed by WestView Capital Partners, a leading Boston-based private equity firm

About LANDesk

• LANDesk Software, located in South Jordan, Utah, provides IT management and security software to Fortune 500 and mid-market businesses
• LANDesk’s products include suites for Systems Lifecycle Management, Endpoint Security Management, Management Automation Platform, IT Service Management and Cloud Solutions
• At the time of the acquisition, LANDesk had 3,800 customers and employees in 18 countries worldwide
• LANDesk Software was founded in 1985 and was acquired in 2010 by Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity firm with over $4.0 billion under management

GoIndustry DoveBid Profile

• GoIndustry DoveBid (AIM: GOI), was a publicly-held corporation based in London with 290 employees in 36 global offices
• The company was a leading provider of surplus asset management, auction and valuation software and services to enterprises worldwide
• GoIndustry DoveBid, the leading global seller of surplus assets, served more than 6,000 selling clients and over 407,000 individual buyers across 108 countries
• The company also offered AssetZone, a SaaS solution used by enterprises to manage, track and dispose of capital assets

About Liquidity Services

• Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT), a publicly-held corporation headquartered in Washington, D.C., provides online marketplaces and integrated services for the sale of surplus assets
• The company enables Fortune 500 corporations, middle-market companies and government agencies to maximize the value of surplus capital assets, and at the time of the acquisition was auctioning over $5.2 billion in annual gross merchandise volume
• Liquidity Services has over 1,300 employees in over 30 offices located worldwide

About Worklight

• Worklight, a privately-held company, was a leading provider of mobile application platforms and tools for smartphones and tablets
• The company’s solution enabled organizations to develop, run and manage rich applications for a variety of mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows
• Headquartered in Israel, Worklight had approximately 30 employees
• Founded in 2006, Worklight was backed by Genesis Partners, Index Ventures, Pitango Venture Capital and Shlomo Kramer

About IBM

• IBM Corporation (NYSE: IBM) is a global diversified information technology firm
• One of the largest technology firms in the world, IBM provides IT hardware and software as well as infrastructure, hosting and consulting services
• IBM’s Websphere products provide application and infrastructure middleware to link together fragmented data and business processes
• At the time of the acquisition, IBM employed approximately 425,000 people in over 200 countries worldwide
• The company is headquartered in Armonk, New York

About VKernel

• VKernel, a privately-held company, provided performance and capacity management solutions for virtual infrastructures
• The company’s virtualization management software products simplified the previously complex tasks of predicting and identifying performance bottlenecks, improving application performance and reducing the costs of maintaining virtual environments
• Founded in 2007, VKernel was backed by Longworth Venture Partners, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Polaris Venture Partners

About Quest Software

• Quest Software is a leading provider of database and infrastructure management tools and applications
• The company’s solutions include identity management, performance management, data protection, database management, user workspace management and Windows server management
• Founded in 1987, Quest Software is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California and at the time of the acquisition had 3,900 employees

About Platform Computing

• Platform Computing, a privately-held company, was the leading independent provider of cluster, grid and cloud management software, and was widely viewed as the vendor of choice for compute- and data-intensive applications
• The company’s products were considered “mission critical” technology in the electronics and financial services industries; Platform also had a strong presence in manufacturing, energy, life sciences and government
• Headquartered in Toronto, Platform had approximately 500 employees with other major offices in Beijing, San Jose and Xi’an
• Founded in 1997, Platform never raised outside capital and was self-funded by the founding team

About IBM

• IBM Corporation (NYSE: IBM) is a global diversified information technology firm
• One of the largest technology firms in the world, IBM provides IT hardware and software as well as infrastructure, hosting and consulting services
• In 2008, IBM launched the “Smarter Planet” initiative, which seeks to deploy the company’s IT products and services to cultivate economic growth, societal progress and sustainable development
• At the time of the acquisition, IBM employed approximately 425,000 people in over 200 countries worldwide
• The company is headquartered in Armonk, NY