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BRUCE MILNE, CEO, CORUM GROUP LTD.

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Welcome

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EUROPEAN M&A EVENTS

JON SCOTT, CHAIRMAN, CORUM GROUP Intl. S.á.r.l.

▪ Executive leader with 30+ years of expertise in serving hightechnology companies

▪ President and CEO of The PowerTech Group

▪ President and CEO of Microserv Technology Services

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EUROPEAN M&A EVENTS

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STEVE JONES, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORUM GROUP LTD.

25+ years of experience in high-tech industries

Founder CEO of Solera Networks

Co-Founder of Auction Trust Network sold to MediaForge

Board Member of several software companies

Expertise in infrastructure, security, mobile and wireless, media and entertainment, supply chain and embedded devices/systems (IoT)

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MARKET SPOTLIGHT WEBCASTS

Matt RungDirectorWorld Financial Symposiums

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CORUM RESEARCH REPORT

Anna LebedievaAnalyst

Julian ValenciaMarketing Research Analyst

Artem MamaievSenior Analyst

Nina SeghatoleslamiVP, Client Services

Barbara MomboeufMarketing Assistant, EMEA

Andrei MinetsAnalyst

Andy HillRegional Director, Australia

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MarketTransactions

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Largest Deal $17B $35B

PipelinePrivate Equity Platform Deals

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VC-Backed Exits 175134

Attributes39%

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2019 MEGA DEALS – YTD


$2.0B $21B$6.4B $68B

$6.4B

$4.2B

$1.0BTelematics business

$3.7B

$3.4B

$22B

$11BPE consortium

CONSUMER VERTICALINTERNET HORIZONTALIT SERVICES

$4.6B

$2.0B

$1.5B

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$2.0B $21B$6.4B $68B

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$3.7B

$3.4B

$22B

$11BPE consortium


$4.6B

$2.0B

$1.5B

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$7.8B

$3.1B

$1.0B

$6.8B

$1.3B

$7.0B $35B

SOLD TO

Seller: Luxoft Holding [Switzerland]Acquirer: DXC Technology [USA]Transaction Value: $2.0B (2.1x EV/Sales and 13.7x EV/EBITDA)- Outsourced software development services

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$2.0B $21B$6.4B $68B

$6.4B

$4.2B


$3.7B

$3.4B

$22B

$11BPE consortium


$4.6B

$2.0B

$1.5B

INFRASTRUCTURE

$7.8B

$3.1B

$1.0B

$6.8B

$1.3B

$7.0B $35B

SOLD TO

Seller: Careem [UAE]Acquirer: Uber Technologies [USA]Transaction Value: $3.1B- Ride-sharing mobile app

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$2.0B $21B$6.4B $68B

$6.4B

$4.2B


$3.7B

$3.4B

$22B

$11BPE consortium


$4.6B

$2.0B

$1.5B

INFRASTRUCTURE

$7.8B

$3.1B

$1.0B

$6.8B

$1.3B

$7.0B $35B

SOLD TO

Seller: Scout24 [Germany]Acquirer: Hellman & Friedman/The Blackstone Group [USA]Transaction Value: $6.4B- Real estate, automobile, dating and employment classifieds

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$2.0B $21B$6.4B $68B

$6.4B

$4.2B


$3.7B

$3.4B

$22B

$11BPE consortium


$4.6B

$2.0B

$1.5B

INFRASTRUCTURE

$7.8B

$3.1B

$1.0B

$6.8B

$1.3B

$7.0B $35B

SOLD TO

Seller: QuickBase [Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe] [USA]Acquirer: Vista Equity Partners Management [USA]Transaction Value: $1.1B (8.8x EV/Sales and 20x EV/EBITDA)- Business application development SaaS

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$2.0B $21B$6.4B $68B

$6.4B

$4.2B


$3.7B

$3.4B

$22B

$11BPE consortium


$4.6B

$2.0B

$1.5B

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$7.8B

$3.1B

$1.0B

$6.8B

$1.3B

$7.0B $35B

SOLD TO

Seller: eFront [Bridgepoint Capital] [France]Acquirer: BlackRock [USA]Transaction Value: $1.3B (9.3x EV/Sales)- Investment portfolio management software

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$2.0B $21B$6.4B $68B

$6.4B

$4.2B


$3.7B

$3.4B

$22B

$11BPE consortium


$4.6B

$2.0B

$1.5B

INFRASTRUCTURE

$7.8B

$3.1B

$1.0B

$6.8B

$1.3B

$7.0B $35B

SOLD TO

Seller: Worldpay [USA]Acquirer: Fidelity National Information Services [dba FIS] [USA]Transaction Value: $35B (10.9x EV/Sales and 16.9x EV/EBITDA)- Payment processing services

Dynasty Marketplace Dynasty Marketplace

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$2.0B $21B$6.4B $68B

$6.4B

$4.2B


$3.7B

$3.4B

$22B

$11BPE consortium


$4.6B

$2.0B

$1.5B

INFRASTRUCTURE

$7.8B

$3.1B

$1.0B

$6.8B

$1.3B

$7.0B $35B

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3-YEAR MARKET VALUATION TRENDS

Horizontal Vertical Infrastructure

Consumer Internet IT Services

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Horizontal Vertical

Consumer

Infrastructure

Internet IT Services

MARKET SECTORS

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Public Valuation Multiples

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EV/EBITDA 19.25 x 19.18 x 19.65 x 19.73 x 21.01 x 22.35 x 22.46 x 22.16 x 21.72 x 19.26 x 21.54 x 23.03 x 24.28 x

EV/S 4.51 x 4.57 x 4.75 x 4.75 x 5.03 x 5.28 x 5.32 x 5.32 x 4.95 x 4.73 x 5.27 x 5.49 x 5.36 x

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Subsector Sales EBITDA Examples

Business Intelligence

4.31x 24.61x

Marketing 4.32x 19.72x

ERP 5.03x 18.48x

HumanResources

8.49x 39.77x

SCM 6.53x 31.15x

Payments 5.15x 25.78x

Other 3.86x 16.14x

HORIZONTALSOFTWARE VALUATIONS

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Seller AcquirerSeller

CountryDeal

ValueMonth Description

USA - January Electronic bill presentment and payment solutions

USA - January Online payment-processing network

Germany - January Debt management SaaS

Argentina - January Payment technology software

United Kingdom

$280M February Cross-border payments processing software

USA $750M February Electronic bill presentment and payment solutions

USA - March Multi-currency cross-border payment application

France - March Mobile app for digitizing e-commerce processes

Germany - March Cashless payment terminals and digital merchant services

Payment Processing

HORIZONTALDEAL SPOTLIGHT

Assets

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Big Data

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Target: Infruid Labs [USA]Acquirer: Pegasystems [USA]- Business analytics and data visualization solutions

Target: Attunity [USA] Acquirer: Qlik [Thoma Bravo] [USA]Transaction Value: $560M (6.4x EV/Sales)-Big Data management software

Target: Centrifuge Systems [USA]Acquirer: Culmen International [USA]- Business intelligence software

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HR - Jobvite

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Seller: Jobvite [USA]Acquirer: K1 Investment Management [USA]Transaction Value: $200M (reportedly)- Online recruitment platform

Seller: Canvas Talent [USA]Acquirer: Jobvite [K1 Investment Management] [USA]- Text-based intelligent interviewing platform

Seller: RolePoint [USA]Acquirer: Jobvite [K1 Investment Management] [USA]- Employee referral software

Seller: Talemetry [Canada]Acquirer: Jobvite [K1 Investment Management] [USA]- Recruitment marketing platform

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HR

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Seller: Abacus Labs [Italy]Acquirer: Zucchetti [Italy]- Diversified HR solutions

Seller: Scheduling+ [USA]Acquirer: GetSwift [Australia]- Cloud workforce scheduling and task management software

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Corporate Performance Management

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Seller: OneStream Software [USA]Acquirer: KKR [USA]Transaction Value: $500M (reportedly)- Corporate performance management platform

Seller: BOARD International [Switzerland]Acquirer: Nordic Capital [Sweden]- Performance management and business intelligence application software

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PR, Social Media

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Seller: TrendKite [USA]Acquirer: Cision [USA]Transaction Value: $225M (8.9x EV/Sales)- Public relations analytics software

Seller: Falcon.io [Denmark]Acquirer: Cision [USA]Transaction Value: $125.9M (4.7x EV/Sales)- Social media and customer experience management platform

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AI Retail – Composite Commerce

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Seller: Aspectiva [Israel]Acquirer: Walmart [USA]- AI-powered content analysis platform

Seller: Dynamic Yield [Israel]Acquirer: McDonalds [USA]Transaction Value: $300M (reportedly)- AI-powered personalization platform

Seller: Certona [USA]Acquirer: Kibo Software [Vista Equity] [USA]- Omnichannel personalization and revenue optimization platform

Seller: GrokStyle [USA]Acquirer: Facebook [USA]- AI and visual search software

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AI-based Semantics

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Seller: Figure Eight [USA]Acquirer: Appen [Australia]Transaction Value: $175M- Training data AI-based platform

Seller: Leiki [Finland]Acquirer: DoubleVerify [Providence Equity Partners] [USA]- AI-enabled semantic segmentation and user profiling platform

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Speech Recognition

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Seller: Vocalize.ai [USA]Acquirer: Sensory [USA]- AI-based speech recognition software tools

Seller: PullString [USA]Acquirer: Apple [USA]- AI-based voice recognition platform

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Chatbots

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Seller: Assist Megacorp [USA]Acquirer: Conversocial [USA]- Messaging platform for businesses

Seller: CrunchBot [USA]Acquirer: [Qlik] [Thoma Bravo] [USA]- AI-powered data analyst chatbot

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RegTech

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Seller: Visual Compliance [Canada]Acquirer: Descartes Systems Group [Canada]Transaction Value: $250M- Global trade compliance software

Seller: BWise [NASDAQ] [Netherlands]Acquirer: SAI Global [Australia]- Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management software

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VERTICALSOFTWARE MARKET


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A/E/C 9.09x 33.99x

Automotive 4.36x 22.75x

Energy & Environment

2.31x 11.64x

FinancialServices

6.69x 21.85x

Government 1.95x 13.22x

Healthcare 2.72x 25.68x

Real Estate 4.77x 23.54x

Vertical Other 3.29x 15.62x

VERTICALSOFTWARE VALUATIONS

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VERTICALDEAL SPOTLIGHT

Financial Services

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Target: PIEtech [USA]Acquirer: Envestnet [USA]Transaction Value: $500M- Financial planning software

Target: Innovizant [USA] Acquirer: R Systems Internation [India]Transaction Value: $4M- Business analytical software solutions

Target: List [Italy]Acquirer: TA Associates [USA]- Software solutions in mission critical sectors and risk management systems

Target: Abe AI [USA]Acquirer: Yodlee [Envestnet] [USA]- AI-enabled conversational platform for financial institutions

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Healthcare


LocationDeal

ValueMonth Description

USA, TX - January Inventory supply chain management applications and solutions

USA, AL - January CRM software solutions for hospitals

USA, CA - January Clinical laboratory operations and patient blood management

USA, WI - January Decision-making software

USA, CT - January Document management control software

USA, PA - January Web-based enterprise analytics platform

USA, TX February Electronic health records, virtual care and business intelligence solutions

Netherlands - February Healthcare analytical tool and software

India $10M March Patient-centric, digital health information management software

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Education


CountryAcquirer Country

Month Description

India Singapore January Cloud-based deep learning platform

USA USA February SaaS-based data analytics platform

Australia USA February Software for analyzing unstructured data

Australia USA March Web-based educational software solution

United Kingdom

Singapore March Curriculum mapping, assessment platform

USA USA March Web-based writing assessment toolkit

USA USA March Web-based applications for education

DataSense data integration assets

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Real Estate

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Target: Dynasty Marketplace [USA]Acquirer: AppFolio [USA]Transaction Value: $60M- AI based software for real estate

Target: BoldLeads.com [USA] Acquirer: Propertybase [Boston Logic Technology Partners [Providence Equity Partners]] [USA]-Online platform, which connect real estate's buyer and seller

Target: in4mo [USA]Acquirer: Solera Holdings [Vista Equity Partners] [USA]- Mobile multimedia reporting platform

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CONSUMERSOFTWARE MARKET


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Casual Gaming 3.01x 26.26x

Core Gaming 3.25x 14.28x

Other 3.89x N/A

CONSUMERSOFTWARE VALUATIONS

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CONSUMERDEAL SPOTLIGHT

Video Gaming

SOLD TO

Seller: Warhorse Studios [Czech Republic]Acquirer: Koch Media [THQ Nordic] [Germany]Transaction Value: $48.37M (1.2x EV/EBITDA)- Action role-playing historic games

Seller: Flying Wild Hog [Poland]Acquirer: Supernova Capital [United Kingdom]- Video game developer & publisher

SOLD TO

Seller: 18POINT2 [Australia]Acquirer: Koch Media [THQ Nordic] [Germany]Transaction Value: $2.73M- Entertainment game products

SOLD TO

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Gaming and Betting

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Seller: Dedsert [dba BetBright] [Ireland]Acquirer: 888 HoldingsTransaction Value: $19.8M- Mobile gaming platform

Seller: JPJ Group (online bingo assets) [United Kingdom]Acquirer: 888 HoldingsTransaction Value: $23.2M- Bingo online gaming

Seller: Adjarabet [City Loft] [Georgia]Acquirer: Paddy Power Betfair Transaction Value: $132.3M (1.7x EV/Sales and 5.2x EV/EBITDA)- Peer-to-peer betting platform

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Online Bingo assets

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Game Development

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Seller: Audiokinetic [Canada]Acquirer: Sony Corporation [Japan]- Audio software toolset for gaming industry

Seller: Allegorithmic [France]Acquirer: Adobe [USA]Transaction Value: $105M- AI-powered personalization platform

Seller: Graphine Software [Belgium]Acquirer: Unity Technologies [USA]- Texture streaming and compression middleware for gaming industry

Seller: Vivox [USA]Acquirer: Unity Technologies [USA]- Gaming voice-and-text chat technology

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Spotify Acquisitions

SOLD TO

Seller: Gimlet Media [USA]Acquirer: Spotify [Sweden]Transaction Value: $230M- Digital media network platform

Seller: Anchor FM [USA]Acquirer: Spotify [Sweden]- Radio-based application

Seller: Parcast [USA]Acquirer: Spotify [Sweden]- Online storytelling podcast network

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

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Apple

SOLD TO

Seller: Laserlike [USA]Acquirer: Apple [USA]

- Online content search engine platform

- Strengthens Apple’s position on artificial intelligence market

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Diversified Internet

3.89x 17.61x

eCommerce 0.63x 12.75x

Social Network 7.12x 14.89x

Travel & Leisure 5.57x 23.47x

INTERNETSOFTWARE VALUATIONS

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INTERNETDEAL SPOTLIGHT

Food Delivery

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Seller: Zomato (UAE-based food delivery business) [India]Acquirer: Delivery Hero [Germany]Transaction Value: $172M- Expands Middle East and North Africa business with 1.2m monthly orders

Seller: Veggie India [India]Acquirer: Milkbasket [India]- Grows customer base to over 100,000 households

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Travel & Leisure

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SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Seller: HotelTonight [USA]Acquirer: Airbnb [USA]- Last-minute hotel booking app

Seller: Pocket Concierge [Japan]Acquirer: American Express [USA]- AI-powered personalization platform

Seller: Yatra.com [India]Acquirer: Ebix [USA]Transaction revenue: $336M (2x EV/Sales)

- Online travel portal

Seller: LoungeBuddy [USA]Acquirer: American Express - Airport Lounge Access platform

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Urban Route Planning

SOLD TO

Seller: UbiGo Innovation [Sweden]Acquirer: Via ID [France]

- Swedish mobility-as-a-service provider

- Enables users to automate usage of public transport, taxi, car-

sharing, rental car, and bike-sharing

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INFRASTRUCTURESOFTWARE MARKET


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Application Lifecycle

7.37x 14.77x

Endpoint 3.42x 17.96x

IT Services Management

9.05x 35.80x

Network Management

4.39x 13.37x

Security 7.66x 44.20x

Storage& Hosting

3.52x 33.60x

Other 4.19x 11.90x

INFRASTRUCTURESOFTWARE VALUATIONS

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Security

INFRASTRUCTUREDEAL SPOTLIGHT

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

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Seller: WhiteHat Security [USA]Acquirer: NTT Security [NTT Group] [Japan]- Risk management platform

Seller: ForceNock Security [Israel]Acquirer: Check Point Software Technologies [USA]- Autonomous web application security solution

Seller: BluVector [LLR Partners] [USA]Acquirer: Comcast [USA]- Cyber-threat detection and hunting platform

Seller: ProtectWise [USA]Acquirer: Verizon Communications [USA]- Enterprise network security platform

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Identity and Access Management

SOLD TO

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Seller: Inventia [Italy]Acquirer: CRIF [Italy]- Web-collaboration and online identification

Seller: Janrain [USA]Acquirer: Akamai Technologies [USA]Transaction Value: $125M (5x EV/Sales) - Customer identity and access management solutions

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Network Performance Management


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Seller: Mist Systems [USA]Acquirer: Juniper Networks [USA]Transaction Value: $405M- AI-driven wireless platform

Seller: Outlyer [USA]Acquirer: Bitrise [United Kingdom]- Cloud-based infrastructure monitoring platform

Seller: Singularity Networks [USA]Acquirer: Cisco Systems [USA]- Real-time network analytics platform

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Cloud Integration


SOLD TO

Seller: Azuqua [USA]Acquirer: Okta [USA]Transaction Value: $52.5M

- Cloud application integration SaaS

- Okta’s largest acquisition to date

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Project and Portfolio Management


SOLD TO

Seller: AgileCraft [USA]Acquirer: Atlassian [Australia]Transaction Value: $166M

- AI-enabled project and portfolio management SaaS

- Adds more value to Atlassian’s enterprise agile planning

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IT SERVICESEMERGING MARKETS


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IT SERVICESDEAL SPOTLIGHT

Focused Systems Integrators

SOLD TO

Seller: Converging Data [Australia] Acquirer: Deloitte Australia [Deloitte] [Australia]- Risk and cybersecurity consulting services for Splunk users

SOLD TO

Seller: Enterprise System Partners [Ireland]Acquirer: Accenture [Ireland]- Life sciences solutions and services

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Focused Systems Integrators

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Target: Ruletronics [United Kingdom]Acquirer: Larsen & Toubro Infotech [India]Transaction Value: $7.5M- Pega-based IT consulting services

Target: Zybertech [Canada] Acquirer: Hyphen Solutions [USA]- Sage value-added construction and real estate services

Target: NIELSEN + PARTNER [Germany]Acquirer: Larsen & Toubro Infotech [India]Transaction Value: $31.5M- IT consulting for retail banking and wealth management

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Microsoft Systems Integrators


CountryAcquirer Country

Month Description

Australia Australia January Microsoft Dynamics-based SI

United Kingdom

Ireland January Microsoft Gold Partner; systems integration and managed services

USA USA January Microsoft-based engineering services

Netherlands Netherlands January Microsoft Dynamics CRM-based solutions

USA USA January Microsoft Azure-based cloud migration & enablement

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AI Software Development

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Seller: Peachtree AI [USA] Acquirer: Search Discovery [USA]- Consulting services in machine learning and artificial intelligence

Seller: Ividata Group [France]Acquirer: Keensight Capital/ ISAI Gestion [France]- Consulting services in data science, data privacy and artificial intelligence

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Government Services

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

SOLD TO

Target: Applied Technology Group [USA] Acquirer: Applied Insight [Acacia Group] [USA]- Actionable intelligence to government customers

Target: Stratus Solutions [USA] Acquirer: Applied Insight [Acacia Group] [USA]- Cloud-at-scale solutions for governement

Target: LGS Innovations [Madison Dearborn Partners / CoVant] [USA]Acquirer: CACI International [USA]Transaction Value: $750M- Network services for government organizations

Target: OGSystems [General Catalyst Partners] [USA]Acquirer: Parsons Corp. [USA]- Geospatial intelligence and big data analytics services

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CORUM RESEARCH REPORT

Anna LebedievaAnalyst

Julian ValenciaMarketing Research Analyst

Artem MamaievSenior Analyst

Nina SeghatoleslamiVP, Client Services

Barbara MomboefMarketing Assistant, EMEA

Andrei MinetsAnalyst

Andy HillRegional Director, Australia

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Special Report: Succession Planning

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PRESENTED BY

BRUCE MILNE, CEO, CORUM GROUP LTD.

▪ Founded or owned four software companies, including AMI, an Inc.500 firm rated by IDC as the fastest growing computer-relatedcompany in the world

▪ Advisory boards for Microsoft, IBM, DEC, Comdex and Apple

▪ Board member/founding investor in some of the most innovativefirms in their field, including Blue Coat, Bright Star and Sabaki

▪ Past advisor to two governors and a senator, a board member of theWashington Technology Center

▪ Founder of the WTIA, the nation’s most active regional technologytrade association

▪ Worked with the Canadian government to found SoftWorld

▪ One of the 200 most influential individuals in the IT community inEurope

▪ American juror for the recent Tornado 100 Awards given to Europe’stop technology firms

▪ Graduate with Distinction from Harvard Business School

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What do you do when all of your wealth is

tied up in a technology company?

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What is your succession plan?

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SUCCESSION PLANNING

Traditional Succession Options

1. Family – Children take over

2. Employee Ownership – ESOP

3. Management Buyout – MBO

4. Merger Partner – M&A

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“The boss is retiring. The kids don't want to take over…”

(Source: Chicago Tribune January 17, 2019)

SUCCESSION PLANNING

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ESOPs & MBOs

Not used in tech:

- Valuations are too high

- Very complex to execute

- Bank financing unavailable

SUCCESSION PLANNING

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Merger Partner

SUCCESSION PLANNING

- Strategic Buyer

- Financial Recapitalization

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Record M&A Activity

- In Every Market

- Even Smaller Companies

- In All Geographies

SUCCESSION PLANNING

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1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

M&A FOLLOWS CYCLES

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(Source: CNN)

SUCCESSION PLANNING

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18 Months After Crash

- 40% Drop in Valuation

- 50% of Buyers Leave

SUCCESSION PLANNING

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SUCCESSION PLANNING

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Congress discussing new tax proposals:

70% top tax rate 70% inheritance tax 2% tax on holdings

SUCCESSION PLANNING

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What are you waiting for?

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What is your succession plan?

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Use Q&A chat box on your screen

Submit to queue at any time

Q&A

We welcome your questions!

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UPCOMING CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

www.corumgroup.com/events


Apr. 17 Los Angeles

Apr. 24 Kelowna, BC

Apr. 30 Columbus

May 14 Boston

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MERGE BRIEFING

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Apr. 18 Fort Worth

Apr. 24 Helsinki

Apr. 25 Minneapolis

Apr. 25 Salt Lake City

May 3 Phoenix

May 8 Albany

90-minute industry update and overview of the M&A

process

Half-day tech M&A bootcamp – a deep dive on

selling your company

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After the Deal – Celebration

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