Awesome Motive Acquires Sandhills Development's WordPress Products and Team
September 22, 2021
Awesome Motive has acquired Sandhills Development’s entire suite of WordPress products and services, along with the associated product teams, including AffiliateWP, Easy Digital Downloads, Sugar Calendar, WP Simple Pay, and the Payouts Service. The acquisition transfers stewardship of the products and team to Awesome Motive so Sandhills founder Pippin Williamson can step away from WordPress and focus on conservation efforts.
- Buyers
- Awesome Motive
- Targets
- Sandhills Development
- Sellers
- Sandhills Development (Pippin Williamson)
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Kansas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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