Smartsheet Acquires Brandfolder

Smartsheet Acquires Outfit to Enhance Brandfolder's Creative Automation

September 1, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Smartsheet has acquired Outfit, a Brisbane-based brand management, templating and creative automation platform, and will integrate Outfit's design automation capabilities into Brandfolder by Smartsheet. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Smartsheet's digital asset management and creative automation offerings for marketing and creative teams; the transaction closed immediately and was funded with existing cash on Smartsheet's balance sheet.

Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners Acquire Smartsheet

January 22, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Funds managed by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners completed the take-private acquisition of Smartsheet for approximately $8.4 billion. Smartsheet stockholders received $56.50 per share; the buyers said they will invest to drive product innovation, expand Smartsheet's collaborative work management platform and scale its international business.

Dropbox Acquires FormSwift

December 15, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Dropbox, Inc. acquired FormSwift, a cloud-based forms and document template provider, for $95 million in cash. The deal (closed December 15, 2022) expands Dropbox's document workflows and agreement-capabilities by integrating FormSwift's template library and self-serve form tools for small businesses and freelancers.

Banyan Software Acquires SmartDocuments to Enter Benelux

November 6, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Banyan Software has acquired SmartDocuments, a Netherlands-based automated document creation and template management SaaS provider, marking Banyan's first expansion into the Benelux market. Founder Marco Drost will remain CEO as Banyan supports product development and geographic, vertical and channel expansion for SmartDocuments.

Adobe Acquires Frame.io

October 7, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Adobe has completed the acquisition of Frame.io, a cloud-native video review and collaboration platform with over one million users. Frame.io will be integrated into Adobe Creative Cloud (including Premiere Pro, After Effects and Photoshop) to expand Adobe's video collaboration and cloud-native workflow capabilities; Frame.io co-founder and CEO Emery Wells will continue to lead the team reporting to Scott Belsky.

Bynder Acquires GatherContent

March 3, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Bynder, the global digital asset management (DAM) leader, has acquired GatherContent, a Content Operations platform, to integrate collaborative editorial workflows and content creation capabilities into its DAM offering. The acquisition positions Bynder to provide a unified platform for creating, managing and distributing structured content across omnichannel customer experiences.