GitKraken Acquires BigBrassBand and GitLens
February 16, 2022
Resurgens-backed portfolio company GitKraken has acquired BigBrassBand (creator of Git Integration for Jira) and GitLens (a popular VS Code Git extension), combining complementary Git productivity tools used by millions of developers. The transactions expand GitKraken's developer tooling suite and coincide with the appointment of Matt Johnston as GitKraken's CEO.
- Buyers
- GitKraken, Resurgens Technology Partners
- Targets
- BigBrassBand, GitLens
- Platforms
- GitKraken
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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