PDFTron Acquires Solid Documents

PDFTron Acquires PDF3D

March 30, 2021

Software

PDFTron Systems Inc. has acquired PDF3D, a UK-based leader in 3D PDF conversion and collaboration technologies, and integrated the PDF3D SDK into the PDFTron platform. The acquisition expands PDFTron's document-processing capabilities for developers and enterprise customers, bringing 3D PDF conversion, viewing and collaboration features to its SDK offering.

Thoma Bravo Makes Strategic Growth Investment in PDFTron

May 21, 2021

Software

Thoma Bravo has made a strategic growth investment in PDFTron Systems Inc., a Vancouver-based provider of document processing SDKs, to accelerate product innovation and growth. Existing investor Silversmith Capital Partners and PDFTron management will remain significant shareholders; the transaction was expected to close by the end of May 2021 subject to customary conditions.

PDFTron Systems Acquires ActivePDF

June 23, 2020

Software

PDFTron Systems Inc., a Vancouver-based provider of document processing SDKs, has acquired ActivePDF, a California-based provider of high-volume, server-side PDF automation components used by many enterprise customers. The acquisition expands PDFTron’s end-to-end document technology platform by combining client-side SDKs with ActivePDF’s scalable server-side automation capabilities to accelerate digital transformation for enterprise clients.

PDFTron Systems Acquires iText Group NV

April 5, 2022

Software

PDFTron Systems Inc. has acquired iText Group NV, the leading open-source PDF technology company, combining complementary PDF libraries and server-side processing capabilities to create a larger document processing technology platform. The deal (announced April 5, 2022) follows PDFTron's strategic growth investment from Thoma Bravo and Silversmith Capital Partners and brings the combined organization to more than 315 employees serving thousands of enterprise customers.

PDFTron Systems Acquires PDFlib GmbH

July 7, 2022

Software

PDFTron Systems Inc. has acquired PDFlib GmbH, a Munich-based developer of server-side PDF creation and processing libraries, expanding PDFTron's enterprise PDF capabilities and European presence. The deal follows PDFTron's recent purchase of iText and is supported by PDFTron's minority investor Thoma Bravo, which invested in PDFTron in 2021 to fuel growth and acquisitions.

PDFTron Systems Acquires Windward Studios

April 8, 2021

Software

PDFTron Systems Inc. has acquired Windward Studios, a Colorado-based leader in document automation and generation technology. The deal expands PDFTron's document platform capabilities by adding Windward's no-code automation and dynamic document generation tools, accelerating PDFTron's product roadmap following prior growth investment from Silversmith Capital Partners.