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Siris Capital Group

New York, New York, United States

Siris is a private equity firm focused on making control investments in data, telecommunications, technology, and technology-enabled business service companies. The firm partners with senior operating executives (Executive Partners) to identify, validate, and operate investment opportunities.

Focus Areas
Private equity (control buyouts), Data & telecommunications investments, Technology-enabled business services investments
Website
www.siris.com

Tracked deals

11

11 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

6 buyout · 2 addon · 2 growth capital

Siris Capital Group Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 7 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 7 years for Siris Capital Group. 1 2019 1 2020 2 2021 3 2022 1 2023 1 2024 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Siris, Bullish
    Target
    EQ Retirement Solutions (EQRS), EQ Customer Resolutions (EQCR), Lenvi
    Seller
    Equiniti
    Industry
    IT Services
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Siris (via its affiliates) announced it has elected to exercise its option to maintain ownership of EQ Retirement Solutions (“EQRS”), EQ Customer Resolutions (“EQCR”) and Lenvi from Equiniti. The option follows Siris’s previously announced agreement to sell Equiniti to Bullish (NYSE: BLSH), with EQ’s sale expected to close in January 2027, and these businesses completing in parallel subject to regulatory approvals.

  • Buyer
    Siris
    Target
    TAKKION
    Seller
    Apollo funds
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Siris agreed to acquire a majority stake in renewable energy services provider TAKKION from Apollo funds. The transaction was subsequently completed, with Siris taking control of the business.

  • Buyer
    Siris
    Target
    Gigamon
    Industry
    Cybersecurity

    Siris, a private equity firm, completed a significant strategic investment in Gigamon in December 2023, with Elliott Investment Management retaining its controlling interest. The capital will support Gigamon's product innovation and growth initiatives as the company expands its deep observability and cloud capabilities globally; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Siris, MCCP Investment Partners LP, Bow River Capital
    Target
    BearCom
    Seller
    Bertram Capital
    Type
    Buyout

    Siris, a New York-based private equity firm, has agreed to acquire BearCom, a North American provider and integrator of wireless voice, video and data solutions, from Bertram Capital. The transaction is supported by financing from MCCP (led the financing) and private-credit provider Bow River Capital; Siris plans to invest to expand BearCom's video security, private mobile networks and DAS capabilities to accelerate organic and inorganic growth.

  • Buyer
    SMART Global Holdings, Inc., affiliates of Siris Capital Group, LLC
    Target
    Stratus Technologies
    Seller
    affiliates of Siris Capital Group, LLC
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (SGH) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stratus Technologies for $225 million in cash at closing, plus an earn-out of up to $50 million tied to Stratus gross profit performance over the first 12 fiscal months after closing. SGH expects the closing to occur in the second half of calendar year 2022 and plans to integrate Stratus into its Intelligent Platform Solutions (IPS) group.

  • Buyer
    Constant Contact, Clearlake Capital Group, Siris Capital Group
    Target
    Vision6
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Queensland, Australia
    Type
    Addon

    Constant Contact, a Clearlake- and Siris-backed digital marketing platform, has completed its acquisition of Australian email and SMS marketing provider Vision6 to expand its international footprint. The deal will allow Constant Contact to offer its email marketing, CRM, analytics and ecommerce integrations into the Australian market while preserving Vision6's local data sovereignty and support.

  • Buyer
    Newfold Digital, Clearlake Capital Group, Siris Capital Group
    Target
    Deluxe's Australia web hosting business (Hostopia Australia)
    Seller
    Deluxe Corporation
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Australia

    Newfold Digital, a PE-backed web and commerce technology company, agreed to acquire Deluxe Corporation's Australia web hosting business (Hostopia Australia), a platform that serves more than 50,000 small business customers and hosts 250,000 websites. The deal, announced March 8, 2022, expands Newfold's presence in Australia and was described as part of Deluxe's portfolio-refinement strategy.

  • Buyer
    SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., Siris Capital Group, LLC
    Target
    Equiniti, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AST)

    SS&C Technologies has made a strategic minority investment in the newly formed company combining Equiniti and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AST), a business recently acquired by affiliates of Siris Capital Group. The investment joins SS&C with Siris and other investors to create a leading international provider of shareholder, transfer agent and regulatory technology and to explore commercial and product partnerships across the combined business.

  • Buyer
    Constant Contact, Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., Siris Capital Group, LLC
    Target
    SharpSpring, Inc.
    Seller
    SharpSpring stockholders
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Constant Contact, backed by Clearlake Capital and Siris Capital, agreed to acquire SharpSpring in an all-cash transaction valued at about $240 million (approximately $17.10 per share), with the deal announced June 22, 2021 and closed September 1, 2021. The acquisition integrates SharpSpring's marketing automation and lead management capabilities into Constant Contact's SMB-focused digital marketing platform to expand CRM and automation offerings and cross-sell across Constant Contact's customer base.

  • Buyer
    Siris Capital Group, LLC
    Target
    TPx Communications
    Type
    Buyout

    Affiliates of Siris Capital Group completed the acquisition of TPx Communications in February 2020. The buyout positions TPx to accelerate growth across its UCaaS, managed IT, managed security and connectivity services with Siris providing capital and executive support.

  • Buyer
    Siris Capital Group, LLC, Evergreen Coast Capital Corp.
    Target
    Travelport Worldwide Limited
    Seller
    Travelport shareholders
    Industry
    IT Services
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Affiliates of private equity firms Siris Capital Group and Evergreen Coast Capital (an Elliott affiliate) completed an all-cash acquisition of Travelport Worldwide Limited for approximately $4.4 billion. Travelport will be privately held by the buyers, delist from the NYSE, and the deal is intended to support investment in the company’s travel commerce platform and continued product and capability development.

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