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Vector Capital Acquires Bigtincan Holdings

December 5, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Vector Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has acquired Bigtincan Holdings Limited for A$0.22 per share in cash, valuing the transaction at approximately A$183 million. Bigtincan — a Waltham, Massachusetts–headquartered provider of AI-driven sales and revenue enablement software — will operate as a private company with management, including CEO David Keane, expected to remain in place while Vector supports product innovation and revenue growth.

Zapier Acquires Makerpad

March 9, 2021

Software

Zapier has acquired Makerpad, the leading no-code content and education platform founded by Ben Tossell. Makerpad will operate as a stand-alone business within Zapier; the deal is Zapier's first acquisition and aims to expand Zapier's capabilities and reach into no-code education and community resources.

Genstar Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Vector Solutions

July 1, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Genstar Capital acquired a majority ownership stake in Vector Solutions from Golden Gate Capital, with a strategic investment from Insight Partners. Vector Solutions will remain headquartered in Tampa, Florida and led by CEO Marc Scheipe; Genstar plans to support product development and market expansion, including growth via M&A.

SAP SE Acquires Emarsys from Vector Capital

November 5, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

SAP SE has acquired Emarsys, a Vienna-based provider of cloud-based omnichannel marketing and customer engagement software, from Vector Capital. Terms were not disclosed; Vector Capital had been Emarsys' first outside institutional investor since 2015 and helped scale the business globally, including expansion into the U.S.

Pixid Group Acquires VectorVMS with Support from Keensight Capital

June 26, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Pixid Group, the European SaaS provider of temporary workforce management solutions, has agreed to acquire VectorVMS, a Raleigh-based vendor management system (VMS) provider. The deal, supported by Pixid’s backer Keensight Capital, expands Pixid’s presence in the U.S. and the MSP/mid-market segments and creates a more comprehensive global extended workforce solution.

Vector Capital Acquires Riverbed Technology

July 11, 2023

IT Services

Vector Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of Riverbed Technology, a provider of network performance, observability and application acceleration solutions. Vector announced leadership changes at Riverbed and said the deal provides an improved capital structure to support product innovation and strategic growth investments; terms were not disclosed.