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February 2018
M&AM A R L I N & A S S O C I A T E S
INVESTMENT BANKING AND STRATEGIC ADVISORY TO THE TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION AND HEALTHCARE INDUSTRIES
www.MarlinLLC.com © Marlin & Associates Holdings LLC, All Right Reserved
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E n t e r p r i s e D a t a & A n a l y t i c sM A R K E TU P D A T E
Dear Clients and Friends,
The report found below gives our sense of the current m&a trends, values and deals in the four segments of the Enterprise Dataand Analytics sector that we follow and sometimes lead. Please see below for detailed m&a statistics and deals.
A recent BCG study analyzed 37,000+ tech m&a deals over the past few years and concluded that only about half of them generated positive “Cumulative Abnormal Returns” (“CAR”). To us, that implies that acquirers are victims of chance. We beg to differ. Marines know that “luck” has little to do with success. Acquirers have the clear ability to materially increase the probability that their deals add value. They just need to follow some of the guidance in my book. Here are five rules:
Take the long view. The first chapter in my book is about having clear long-term strategic goals and aligning all tactics with that goal. It’s easy to say “buy the right company.” But how do you know? Picking a battle or targeting acquisitions is a science. It’s not just about what’s available. Picking a target that advances your firm towards that clear strategic goal is critical.
Know how to value what you are getting. A simplistic reason a company’s CAR may not be positive is that the buyer paid too much. But how do you know what is too much? Marines have their own way to value territory. It has nothing to do with “comparables” or “multiples”. The strategic value and cultural fit are worth more for some than for others. If it advances your strategy, it may be worth paying more – just not too much. It’s an art.
Plan for the integration. For bankers, the closing of a deal is usually the end of a process. For principals it’s a phase point. Detailed “backwards” planning is key to success. Marines know where they need to be and how they intend to get there. Too many buyers give short shrift to creating detailed post-acquisition plans. That’s dangerous.
Motivate the right people. Marines’ successes and those of successful Tech acquirers derive in large part from selecting and motivating the right people, not about cost synergies. Lose your key customer-facing people (enemy-facing) and disaster may loom; lose your leadership and your chance of success drops even more precipitously.
Execute with discipline. Marines know that successful execution requires clear assignment of roles and responsibilities; establishing measurable milestones and following up. Those who “wing it” are playing the lotto.
We don’t particularly like the CAR method – it relies too much on short term stock price movements. For us, the measure of success for tech m&a transactions is all about aligning tactics with strategy, executing with discipline and building long-term sustainable businesses. Those who do it right have a much higher probability of positive results. Don’t be a victim of chance.
A few of the more interesting deals this month include:
DEAR CLIENTS AND FRIENDS,5 Rules a Marine Would Use to Ensure A Tech M&A Deal Adds Value. Our February 2018 Enterprise Data and Analytics M&A Update
Marlin & Associates is one of the most active firms advising buyers and sellers of U.S. and international middle-market firms that provide software, data, andrelated services. The firm is based in New York City, with offices in Washington, D.C., and Toronto, Canada. It has been the recipient of numerous awardsincluding “Boutique Investment Bank of the Year,” “Middle-Market Investment Bank of the Year,” "Middle-Market Financing Agent of the Year – Equity," and “TMTAdvisory Bank of the Year.” Marlin & Associates' team of professionals has advised over 200 information-technology transactions.
• Private equity funds managed by The Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and GIC agreed to acquire a 55% stake in the Financial & Risk business of Thomson Reuters, valuing the business unit at $20bn,
• SAP (DB:SAP) agreed to acquire Callidus for $2.4bn, valuing the company at an implied 10x LTM revenue,
• Igloo (Ontario, Canada) raised $47mm in a Growth Equity funding round led by Frontier Capital,
• Rubikloud Technologies (Toronto, Canada) raised $37mm in a Series B funding round led by Intel Capital,
• Usermind (Seattle, WA) raised $24mm in a Series C funding round led by Northgate Capital.
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Sincerely,
Kenneth B. Marlin | Managing PartnerMarlin & Associates | www.marlinllc.com
P.S. My book: “The Marine Corps Way To Win on Wall Street” does a pretty good job of showing what we do that is different than most firms – and why. For more please visit www.marlinLLC.com.
Please see our February Enterprise Data & Analytics Market Update below.
Source: Marlin & Associates, Capital IQ and Public sources. All market and operating data is sourced as of 4/30/14. These companies are a sample of firms in the sector as M&A defines it, and do not comprise a comprehensive list of all firms in thesector. M&A calculates mean and median multiples for the sector using data from a set of firms that it believes to be reasonable and which may not be identical to the set reflected above
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Sector Comparison Snapshot
Sector Analyses
Data Analytics - Services (DAS)
Enterprise Software & Data Analytics (ESDA)
Business Intelligence Software (BIS)
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Merger & Acquisition Activity Trends
Capital Raising Activity Trends
Enterprise Data & AnalyticsEnterprise Data & Analytics is a broad industry containing several sectors that encompass thelarge and growing data assets used and generated by businesses, along with the related analyticsthat enhance insight and drive better business decisions.
MARLIN & ASSOCIATES: MARKET UPDATE
FEBRUARY 2018
Sources: Marlin & Associates, Capital IQ and Public sources. All market and operating data is sourced as of 1/31/18. These companies are asample of firms in the sector as M&A defines it, and do not comprise a comprehensive list of all firms in the sector. M&A calculates mean andmedian multiples for the sector using data from a set of firms that it believes to be reasonable and which may not be identical to the set reflectedabove.
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ENTERPRISE DATA & ANALYTICSSector Comparison Snapshot:
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Sources: Marlin & Associates, Capital IQ and Public sources. All market and operating data is sourced as of 1/31/18. These companies are asample of firms in the sector as M&A defines it, and do not comprise a comprehensive list of all firms in the sector. M&A calculates mean andmedian multiples for the sector using data from a set of firms that it believes to be reasonable and which may not be identical to the set reflectedabove.
Data & Analytics - Services
Public Market Data
FEBRUARY 2018
Recent Activity
[1] As of February 8th 2017, comScore’s shares were suspended from the NASDAQ since comScore was unable to file financial data regarding the handling of certain cash and non-cash transactions. The stock is quoted on the over-the-counter market.
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DateAnnounced Acquirer(s) / Investor(s) Target / Issuer Description
1/18/18
Eyeota (New York, NY) raised $12mm in a venture funding round led by Jolt Capital. Eyeota’s data empowers marketers, advertisers and agencies to deliver targeted campaigns and engage with the right audiences, while enabling publishers and data suppliers to monetize their audiences more widely.
1/10/18
Claritas (Cincinnati, OH) acquired Geoscape from The Carlyle Group for an undisclosed sum. Geoscape provides actionable business intelligence via unique data, technology and analytic services to help clients access high-growth opportunities in our culturally-diverse business environment.
12/26/17
Cision (NYSE:CISN) agreed to acquire Prime Research for an undisclosed sum. Prime Research integrates, analyzes and evaluates media performance across all channels – social, digital, print and broadcast – to deliver actionable insights and strategic guidance for better communications and business results.
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Company Market Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Revenue Growth EBITDA Margin(USD millions) Cap Value CY2017E CY2018E CY2017E CY2018E CY2017E CY2018E CY2017E CY2018E
Reed Elsevier (RELX Group) 45,569 52,650 5.1x 4.8x 14.6x 13.7x 13% 4% 35% 35% Wolters Kluwer 15,387 18,214 3.3x 3.3x 12.1x 12.0x 3% (0%) 27% 27% Nielsen 13,381 21,367 3.3x 3.2x 10.6x 10.4x 4% 3% 31% 30% Gartner 12,573 15,293 4.6x 3.8x 21.9x 18.4x 35% 22% 21% 21% Informa 8,186 10,416 4.2x 4.1x 12.6x 11.7x 29% 3% 34% 35% Pearson 8,050 9,677 1.5x 1.6x 9.5x 9.9x 1% (5%) 15% 16% UBM 5,137 5,954 4.2x 4.3x 13.9x 14.0x 16% (3%) 30% 31% Euromoney Institutional Investor 1,797 2,007 3.3x 3.3x 12.3x 12.1x 5% 1% 27% 27% comScore 893 779 1.3x 1.1x 4.9x 4.0x 17% 13% 26% 28% Forrester Research 788 652 2.0x 1.9x 17.1x 15.2x 2% 5% 12% 12%
Trim Mean 8,176 10,463 3.3x 3.2x 12.8x 12.4x 11% 3% 26% 27% Median 8,118 10,046 3.3x 3.3x 12.5x 12.1x 9% 3% 27% 28%
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Sources: Marlin & Associates, Capital IQ and Public sources. All market and operating data is sourced as of 1/31/18. These companies are asample of firms in the sector as M&A defines it, and do not comprise a comprehensive list of all firms in the sector. M&A calculates mean andmedian multiples for the sector using data from a set of firms that it believes to be reasonable and which may not be identical to the set reflectedabove.
Enterprise Software & Data Analytics
Public Market Data
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FEBRUARY 2018
Recent Activity
[1] Cloudera (NYSE:CLDR) added to the index as of IPO 4/27/17
Company Market Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Revenue Growth EBITDA Margin(USD millions) Cap Value CY2017A CY2018E CY2017A CY2018E CY2017A CY2018E CY2017A CY2018E
Oracle 220,960 210,488 5.4x 5.2x 11.7x 11.1x 5% 4% 46% 47%SAP 134,751 134,830 4.6x 4.5x 15.8x 13.1x 6% 4% 29% 34%Salesforce 84,078 83,037 8.0x 6.6x 37.3x 30.7x 24% 20% 21% 22%Intuit 42,982 43,080 7.9x 7.3x 21.6x 19.7x 12% 9% 37% 37%Workday 25,080 23,342 10.9x 8.8x 67.4x 51.6x 36% 25% 16% 17%CA 14,806 14,761 3.5x 3.4x 12.1x 9.0x 3% 3% 29% 38%Constellation 13,375 13,272 5.4x 4.6x 20.7x 17.4x 16% 18% 26% 26%Amdocs 9,942 9,014 2.3x 2.3x 12.3x 11.0x 4% 2% 19% 21%NICE 5,492 5,563 4.1x 3.9x 14.6x 13.4x 32% 7% 28% 29%Paycom Softw are 5,393 5,382 12.4x 9.9x 54.9x 24.7x 32% 26% 23% 40%Softw are AG 3,990 3,890 3.6x 3.5x 12.1x 11.3x 1% 3% 30% 31%Zendesk 3,931 3,684 8.6x 6.6x na nm 38% 31% na 6%Manhattan Associates 3,634 3,508 5.9x 6.4x 17.8x 24.5x (2%) (7%) 33% 26%Xero 3,474 3,415 12.1x 9.0x nm nm 41% 35% 3% 12%Paylocity 2,866 2,755 8.3x 6.8x nm 32.6x 26% 22% 7% 21%Callidus 2,373 2,222 8.8x 7.4x nm 42.6x 22% 19% 0% 17%
Trim Mean 25,271 24,967 6.9x 6.0x 21.9x 21.0x 18% 14% 23% 26%Median 7,717 7,288 6.9x 6.5x 16.8x 18.5x 19% 14% 26% 26%
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5 Year M&A Application Software Index[1] vs. S&P 500, base = 100
M&A Application Software Index S&P 500
DateAnnounced Acquirer(s) / Investor(s) Target / Issuer Description
1/29/18SAP (DB:SAP) agreed to acquire Callidus for $2.4bn, valuing the company at an implied 10x LTM revenue. Callidus provides cloud-based sales, marketing, learning, and customer experience solutions.
1/18/18
Usermind (Seattle, WA) raised $23.5mm in a Series C funding round led by Northgate Capital. Usermind offers solutions for entity mapping, automation of complex customer journeys, customer data storage, and end-to-end business processes analytics.
1/9/18
Igloo (Ontario, Canada) raised $47mm in a Growth Equity funding round led by Frontier Capital. Igloo provides digital workplace solutions that address challenges related to communication, collaboration, knowledge management and employee management.
Sources: Marlin & Associates, Capital IQ and Public sources. All market and operating data is sourced as of 1/31/18. These companies are asample of firms in the sector as M&A defines it, and do not comprise a comprehensive list of all firms in the sector. M&A calculates mean andmedian multiples for the sector using data from a set of firms that it believes to be reasonable and which may not be identical to the set reflectedabove.
Business Intelligence Software
Public Market Data
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[1] Tableau Software (DATA) added to the index as of IPO 5/17/13, Hortonworks (HDP) added to the index as of IPO 12/12/14, Alteryx (AYX) added to the index as of IPO 2/24/17
Recent Activity
FEBRUARY 2018
DateAnnounced Acquirer(s) / Investor(s) Target / Issuer Description
1/31/18PeopleAdmin (Austin, TX) acquired Performance Matters for an undisclosed sum. Performance Matters provides a data warehousing and business intelligence platform for the education industry.
1/3/18
Rubikloud Technologies (Toronto, Canada) raised $36.7mm in a Series B funding round led by Intel Capital. Rubikloud operates a cloud-based enterprise data platform that allows consumer retailers to utilize automated business intelligence reports across the entire data set of an organization.
12/7/17
Livehire (ASX:LVH) raised $15mm in a private placement led by Telstra Super. Livehire provides business intelligence and data services to corporations in Australia. The company’s offerings provide users with a productivity and collaboration platform for talent management.
Company Market Enterprise(USD millions) Cap Value CY2017A CY2018E CY2017A CY2018E CY2017A CY2018E CY2017A CY2018E
Splunk 13,023 12,042 9.7x 7.7x nm 57.3x 31% 26% 12% 13%Open Text 9,140 11,399 4.3x 4.0x 15.6x 10.8x 34% 8% 28% 37%Tableau Softw are 6,124 5,269 6.1x 5.5x nm nm 5% 11% 7% 5%Verint Systems 2,697 3,161 2.8x 2.6x 12.4x 11.2x 7% 7% 22% 23%Alteryx 1,619 1,463 11.4x 8.3x na na 50% 37% na naMicrostrategy 1,584 909 1.8x 1.8x 8.8x 14.2x (2%) 1% 21% 13%Hortonw orks 1,385 1,322 5.1x 4.0x na na 39% 27% na naTalend 1,136 1,041 7.0x 5.4x na na 40% 30% na na
Trim Mean 3,758 3,942 5.8x 4.9x 12.4x 12.7x 26% 18% 18% 16%Median 2,158 2,312 5.6x 4.7x 12.4x 12.7x 33% 18% 21% 13%
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Sources: Marlin & Associates, Capital IQ and Public sources. All market and operating data is sourced as of 1/31/18. These companies are asample of firms in the sector as M&A defines it, and do not comprise a comprehensive list of all firms in the sector. M&A calculates mean andmedian multiples for the sector using data from a set of firms that it believes to be reasonable and which may not be identical to the set reflectedabove.
Data & Analytics – Financial Services
Public Market Data
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FEBRUARY 2018
Recent Activity
Company Market Enterprise(USD millions) Cap Value CY2017E CY2018E CY2017E CY2018E CY2017E CY2018E CY2017E CY2018E
S&P Global 46,543 48,683 8.1x 7.7x 16.9x 15.8x 6% 6% 48% 49%Moody's 31,403 36,183 8.8x 8.0x 18.3x 16.6x 14% 10% 48% 48%Thomson Reuters 30,566 37,272 3.3x 3.4x 10.9x 10.8x 1% (2%) 30% 31%Experian 21,217 24,624 5.7x 5.1x 16.1x 15.0x (7%) 12% 36% 34%Verisk Analytics 16,804 19,540 9.2x 8.5x 18.8x 17.4x 7% 8% 49% 49%Equifax 15,167 17,623 5.3x 5.1x 14.5x 14.4x 6% 3% 36% 36%MSCI 12,874 14,153 11.1x 9.8x 21.5x 18.0x 11% 13% 52% 54%CoStar Group 11,357 11,040 11.4x 9.9x 39.0x 29.2x 15% 15% 29% 34%TransUnion 11,231 13,373 7.0x 6.4x 18.0x 16.0x 12% 9% 39% 40%FactSet Research Systems 7,963 8,284 6.6x 6.0x 19.4x 17.6x 10% 9% 34% 34%FICO 5,449 6,019 6.3x 5.9x 27.9x 21.9x 5% 7% 23% 27%Dun & Bradstreet 4,603 5,870 3.3x 3.2x 11.7x 11.2x 3% 3% 29% 29%Morningstar 4,114 3,995 4.7x 4.5x 17.1x 15.4x 7% 4% 27% 29%CoreLogic 4,030 5,641 3.1x 3.0x 11.9x 11.6x (5%) 0% 26% 26%
Trim Mean 14,396 16,635 6.6x 6.1x 17.7x 15.9x 7% 7% 36% 37%Median 12,116 13,763 6.5x 6.0x 17.5x 15.9x 7% 7% 35% 34%
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5 Year M&A Data & Analytics Financials Index vs. S&P 500, base = 100
M&A D&A Financial Index S&P 500
DateAnnounced Acquirer(s) / Investor(s) Target / Issuer Description
1/30/18
Financial & Risk Division
Private equity funds managed by The Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and GIC Pte agreed to acquire a 55% stake in the Financial & Risk business of Thomson Reuters, valuing the business unit at $20bn. The business unit provides data, analytics and trading to Wall Street and financial professionals around the world.
1/18/18
Visible Alpha raised $38mm in an equity funding round led by new investor Goldman Sachs. The transaction included a consortium of other new and existing investors such as Bank of America, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, among others. Visible Alpha provides discovery, analysis and valuation tools designed to help Wall Street firms collaborate on research, financial models and corporate access events.
12/19/1715(c) board consulting services
Broadridge (NYSE:BR) acquired Morningstar's 15(c) board consulting services business for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition strengthens Broadridge's ability to offer independent, verifiable data that mutual fund boards of directors rely on to fulfill their governance responsibilities.
Sources: Marlin & Associates, Capital IQ and Public sources. All market and operating data is sourced as of 1/31/18. These companies are asample of firms in the sector as M&A defines it, and do not comprise a comprehensive list of all firms in the sector. M&A calculates mean andmedian multiples for the sector using data from a set of firms that it believes to be reasonable and which may not be identical to the set reflectedabove.
RECENT CAPITAL RAISESBelow is a selection of recent capital raises in the Enterprise Data & AnalyticsIndustry.
FEBRUARY 2018
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DateAnnounced Investor Issuer Description
1/18/18
Visible Alpha raised $38mm in an equity funding round led by new investor Goldman Sachs. The transaction included a consortium of other new and existing investors such as Bank of America, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, among others. Visible Alpha provides discovery, analysis and valuation tools designed to help Wall Street firms collaborate on research, financial models and corporate access events.
1/18/18
Eyeota (New York, NY) raised $12mm in a venture funding round led by Jolt Capital. Eyeota’s data empowers marketers, advertisers and agencies to deliver targeted campaigns and engage with the right audiences, while enabling publishers and data suppliers to monetize their audiences more widely.
1/18/18
Usermind (Seattle, WA) raised $23.5mm in a Series C funding round led by Northgate Capital. Usermind offers solutions for entity mapping, automation of complex customer journeys, customer data storage, and end-to-end business processes analytics.
1/9/18
Igloo (Ontario, Canada) raised $47mm in a Growth Equity funding round led by Frontier Capital. Igloo provides digital workplace solutions that address challenges related to communication, collaboration, knowledge management and employee management.
1/3/18
Rubikloud Technologies (Toronto, Canada) raised $36.7mm in a Series B funding round led by Intel Capital. Rubikloud operates a cloud-based enterprise data platform that allows consumer retailers to utilize automated business intelligence reports across the entire data set of an organization.
12/19/17
ACL (Vancouver, Canada) raised $50mm in an equity funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners. ACL provides cloud-based software solutions for governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) professionals. Additionally, the Company offers ACL Direct Link which allows users to secure business intelligence from SAP ERP and SAP CRM running on database platforms.
12/14/17
Instana (Redwood City, CA) raised $20mm in a Series B funding round led by Accel Partners. Instana provides software for identifying, analyzing, recording and suggesting solutions for problems with business computer software applications running in data centers.
12/7/17
Livehire (ASX:LVH) raised $15mm in a private placement led by Telstra Super. Livehire provides business intelligence and data services to corporations in Australia. The company’s offerings provide users with a productivity and collaboration platform for talent management.
11/30/17
Uptake Technologies (Chicago, IL) raised $117mm in a Series D funding round led by Baillie Gifford, valuing the company at a post-money valuation of $2.3bn. Uptake provides an industrial predictive analytics platform that uses machine learning to monitor and anticipate equipment performance.
11/15/17Logz.io (Tel Aviv, Israel) raised $23mm in a Series C funding round led by OpenView Venture Partners. Logz.io provides an open-source log analysis platform utilized for business intelligence for security and compliance purposes.
Sources: Marlin & Associates, Capital IQ and Public sources. All market and operating data is sourced as of 1/31/18. These companies are asample of firms in the sector as M&A defines it, and do not comprise a comprehensive list of all firms in the sector. M&A calculates mean andmedian multiples for the sector using data from a set of firms that it believes to be reasonable and which may not be identical to the set reflectedabove.
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RECENT MERGERS & ACQUISITIONSBelow is a selection of recent mergers & acquisitions in the Enterprise Data &Analytics Industry.
FEBRUARY 2018
DateAnnounced Acquirer Target Description
1/31/18PeopleAdmin (Austin, TX) acquired Performance Matters for an undisclosed sum. Performance Matters provides a data warehousing and business intelligence platform for the education industry.
1/29/18
Financial & Risk Division
Private equity funds managed by The Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and GIC Pte agreed to acquire a 55% stake in the Financial & Risk business of Thomson Reuters, valuing the businessunit at $20bn. The business unit provides data, analytics and trading to Wall Street and financial professionals around the world.
1/29/18SAP (DB:SAP) agreed to acquire Callidus for $2.4bn, valuing the company at an implied 10x LTM revenue. Callidus provides cloud-based sales, marketing, learning, and customer experience solutions.
1/10/18
Claritas (Cincinnati, OH) acquired Geoscape from The Carlyle Group for an undisclosed sum. Geoscape provides actionable business intelligence via unique data, technology and analytic services to help clients access high-growth opportunities in our culturally-diverse business environment.
12/26/17
Cision (NYSE:CISN) agreed to acquire Prime Research for an undisclosed sum. Prime Research integrates, analyzes and evaluates media performance across all channels – social, digital, print and broadcast – to deliver actionable insights and strategic guidance for better communications and business results.
11/30/17 15(c) board consulting services
Broadridge (NYSE:BR) acquired Morningstar's 15(c) board consulting services business for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition strengthens Broadridge's ability to offer independent, verifiable data that mutual fund boards of directors rely on to fulfill their governance responsibilities.
11/28/17
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) agreed to acquire Aconex for $1.2bn valuing the company at an implied 10x LTM revenue. This marks the fifth acquisition announced by Oracle in 2017. Aconex provides cloud collaboration software services for the construction industry.
11/27/17
Drillinginfo (Austin, TX) acquired Pattern Recognition Technologies (“PRT”) for an undisclosed sum. PRT provides short-term power demand and price forecasts to the electric, gas, solar and wind markets. In addition to serving energy industry clients, PRT provides insights to inform arbitrage opportunities for power traders.
11/24/17
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) agreed to acquire TSheets from Summit Partners for $340mm. TSheets provides solutions that enable employees and employers, as well as their accountants and payroll managers to track, manage, and report time.
11/15/17Euromoney Institutional Investor (LSE:ERM) agreed to acquireTowerXchange for an undisclosed sum. TowerXchange provides infrastructure management services to the tower market.
Note: Not a complete list
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Salt Lake City, UT
Chicago, IL
Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to iTransact Group, LLC
has been acquired byreceived an investment from
Port Talbot, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive strategic and
financial advisor to Vizolution.
San Mateo, CA
Marlin & Associates acted asexclusive strategic and
financial advisor to Xignite.
received a strategicinvestment from
Tokyo, Japan
Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive strategic and financial
advisor to Tier1CRM
has received an equityinvestment from
Note: Not a complete list
CLIENTS CHOOSE M&A TO ADVISE THEM ON THEIR IMPORTANT STRATEGIC MOVES
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“Throughout this process, the team at Marlin & Associates provided great financial and strategic advice. They served as a true strategic partner and integral part of the team as they guided the complex cross-border carve-out project. Marlin & Associates unique industry expertise played a critical role in bringing this project to a successful conclusion for all stakeholders." Eric SinclairPresident, TMX Datalinx
has been acquired by
Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive strategic and
financial advisor to Alacra, Inc.
Palo Alto, CA
New York, NY Paris, France
Palo Alto, CA
Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive strategic and
financial advisor to Everteam.
has acquired the Business Process Management
business from
Campbell, CA
received an investment from
Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive strategic and financial
advisor to Trunomi.
Boston, MA
Windsor, CT
Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Varden Technologies.
has been acquired byNew York, NY
Dublin, Ireland
Marlin & Associates acted as financial advisor to Aquiline
Capital Partners.
has invested in
has sold the assets of
to
Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to CNO Financial Group.
Dublin, Ireland
London, United KingdomMarlin & Associates acted as
exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Information Mosaic.
has been acquired by
San Francisco, CA
has led a $60 millioninvestment in
New York, NY
Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive financial advisor
Francisco Partners.
Vienna, Austria
received a majority investment from
New York, NY
Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive strategic and financial
advisor to AIM Software.
Campbell, CA
has been acquired by
Englewood, CO
Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive strategic and
financial advisor to Infonetics Research, Inc.
New York, NY
has entered into a strategic alliance with
New York, NY
Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive strategic and financial
advisor to Alacra, Inc.
Brentwood, TN
a portfolio company of
Marlin & Associates acted as strategic and financial advisor to Agilum Healthcare Intelligence
has been acquired by
M&A Award USA TMT Advisory Firm of the Year (2012, 2015, 2017) – Acquisition International
• Financial Technology Deal of the Year (2012, 2011)• North America Small Mid Markets Corporate Deal of the Year (2013)• Corporate M&A Deal of the Year (2010)• Technologies Deal of the Year (2010)* Firm-wide Awards
• Professional Services B-to-B Deal of the Year (2017)*• TMT Advisory Firm of the Year (2017)*• Cross-Border Deal of the Year (2016)*• Cross-Border Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year (2016)*• Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)*• Advisory Firm of they Year (2015)*• Middle Market International Professional Services (B-to-B) Deal of the Year (2013)• Financial Services Deal of the Year (2013, 2012 and 2011)• Information Technology Deal of the Year (2011)• Middle Market Deal of the Year <$25M (2011)• Corporate and Strategic Acquisition of the Year (2011)• Middle Market Financial Services Deal of the Year (2011 and 2010)• Middle Market Information Technology Deal of the Year (2011 and 2010)• Middle Market International Financial Services Deal of the Year (2013 and 2010)• Middle Market International Information Technology Deal of the Year (2010)• Middle Market Financial Services Turnaround Deal of the Year (2009)• Middle Market Information Technology Turnaround Deal of the Year (2009)• Middle Market International Deal of the Year(2008)• Middle Market Financial Services Deal of the Year (2008)• Middle Market Technology Deal of the Year (2008)• Middle Market Investment Banking Firm of the Year (2008 and 2007)*• Middle Market International/Cross Border Deal of the Year (2007, Below $100M)
PEER AND INDUSTRY GROUP RECOGNITION
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Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year(2014, 2015, 2016) - The M&A Advisor
The M&A Advisor and The M&A Forum have recognized Marlin & Associates for excellence in multiple deal categories including:
The Global M&A Network has recognized Marlin & Associates for excellence in multiple deal categories through its M&A Atlas Awards:
TMT Advisory Firm of the Year (2017)
Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the
Year(2017)
– ACQ5 (Acquisition Finance
Magazine)
“We are always grateful to be recognized for our hard work, but we are more pleased that we areable to help our clients achieve the results that they seek.”
Ken MarlinFounder and Managing Partner
FEBRUARY 2018
Note: Not a complete list.
Note: Not a complete list
Ken Marlin
Founder and Managing Partner of M&A• Twice named to II’s Tech 50• Member Market Data Hall of Fame• MD Veronis Suhler Stevenson• CEO of Telesphere Corporation • CEO of Telekurs (NA)• EVP Bridge Information systems• SVP at Dun & Bradstreet• BA from the University of California (Irvine)• MBA from UCLA, post-MBA from New
York University Jason Panzer
Chief Operating Officer of M&A• 20+ years of M&A experience advising
technology and PE firms, globally• VP Business Development at FactSet• M&A attorney of Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher and Flom• CFO of JCF Group• MBA from Columbia Business School• J.D. from Fordham Law School• CFA Charterholder
Paul Friday
• 20+ years of investment banking experience• Experience working with both large
corporations and entrepreneurial technology-based companies
• Formerly at Robertson Stephens and PaineWebber (UBS)
• BS, Finance from Pennsylvania State University
• 18+ years of investment banking andprivate equity experience
• Named twice to Dealer’s Digest and recently M&A Advisor’s “40-Under-40”
• Founded Marlin & Associates with Ken Marlin
• Formerly at Veronis Suhler Stevenson, Morgan Stanley, and American International Group
• BS from Binghamton University
Louis DeRose
• 8+ years of M&A experience• Formerly a corporate finance &
strategy consultant at Pöyry and Huron Consulting
• CFA Charterholder• BS, Finance & Accounting from
Villanova University
MARLIN AND ASSOCIATES: WHO WE ARE
OUR SENIOR TEAM BRINGS EXTENSIVE DEPTH, BREADTH AND INDUSTRY EXPERTISE TO OUR CLIENTS
Michael Maxworthy
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"The Marlin & Associates team was a highly valued player in completing our transaction. Their professional expertise and commitment to the process, preparation, positioning, presentation, and leadership got us to the finish line. They’re smart, available whenever needed, and bring the work ethic to get the deal done.”
Roman BrunnerCEO, QuoVadis
Tom Selby
• 18+ years of M&A experience • VP of Business Development at SunGard• Founder of software company sold to
SunGard • Started career designing trading software
for TD Bank• BaSC, Engineering from University of
Toronto
Sam Levy
• 10+ years of technology investment banking experience
• Experience working with both large corporations and entrepreneurial technology-based companies
• Formerly at BNPParibas,• MBA, NYU Stern, MS from
CentraleSupelec
Source: Marlin & Associates, Capital IQ and Public sources. All market and operating data is sourced as of 4/30/14. These companies are a sample of firms in the sector as M&A defines it, and do not comprise a comprehensive list of all firms in thesector. M&A calculates mean and median multiples for the sector using data from a set of firms that it believes to be reasonable and which may not be identical to the set reflected above 14
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