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Experience makes the difference
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Alan Gould, Silverlake Communications Inc.
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Corum acted as exclusive M&A advisor to RapidBlue
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Bosch’s acquisition of BPM solu- has acquired tion provider inubit helped form the has acquired foundation of the Bosch Software Innovations group, enabling them to make a bid for leadership in the Internet of Things space, taking on the likes of Google.
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“CORUM’S ADVISORS WERE WITH US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY – PREPARATION, NEGOTIATIONS, FINAL CLOSE. THEIR EXPERIENCE AND ADVICE WAS INVALUABLE IN HELPING US SELL OUR BUSINESS TO THE RIGHT STRATEGIC PARTNER AND ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS.“ Bruce Ringrose, Summit Software
This acquisition aligns to Cisco’s goal of developing and delivering innovative solutions that stream- line data and workflows across has acquired has acquired a unified network. SolveDirect’s innovative, cloud-delivered ser- vices management software and services will enable Cisco to expand their portfolio globally to cus- tomers, partners, and resellers. GERMANY UNITED STATES
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Corum acted as exclusive M&A advisor to SolveDirect
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has acquired a controlling interest in Instantiations was the global leader
hashas made made a strategic a strategic investment in in Java UI development tools. Having investment in adapted their products to work per- fectly with Google Chrome, they
Corum initiated this transaction and were acquired to deliver a highly- acted as exclusive M&A advisor to DRB Systems, Inc. strategic toolkit to the Google ecosystem. UNITED STATES MEXICO
“I CAN EXPLAIN OUR EXPERIENCE WITH CORUM IN JUST A FEW WORDS: CORUM MADE IT HAPPEN, AND THEY MADE IT HAPPEN AT A GREAT PRICE.” Javier Medina-Mora, Inffinix
Students across hundreds of col- lege campuses use the Campus Special platform to order and pay for food and to discover merchant has acquired has acquired has acquired offers. Shortly after going public, learning platform provider Chegg acquired Campus Special with plans Corum acted as exclusive M&A advisor to Nervogrid to aggressively expand it, aim- ing to double its campus footprint.
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Equity firm Francisco Partners, has acquired has acquired acquired American HealthTech to provide a new continuum of tech- nology management solutions across the “big three” health provid- ers in a community -- clinic, hospi- tal and post-acute care facilities. KOREA UNITED STATES
“THE CORUM PEOPLE WERE PROFESSIONAL – SMART, DISCERNING, SHARP, AND EXPERIENCED WITH A NEGOTIATING STYLE THAT WAS CLEARLY WIN-WIN. I’M GLAD CORUM WAS ON MY SIDE.” John Zitzer, Bradley Company
has acquired has acquired Calendra, an identity management company based in Paris, France, (a developer of PC Anywhere) was the logical fit for BMC’s Control SA security division, help- ing build their next generation of technology. UNITED STATES SOUTH AFRICA
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We acted as exclusive M&A advisor to Inquisite
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With the addition of Oniqua’s ana- lytics-based solutions, ASCO Group have acquired a majority stake in has acquired will have greater scope to stan- dardise data collected on clients’ operations, analyse it to uncover more opportunities for improve- ment, and then take actionable measures to optimise supply chain and asset performance. PORTUGAL FINLAND
“CORUM’S DEEP M&A EXPERTISE ALLOWED US TO NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF A CROSS- BORDER DEAL AND HOLD A DEAL TOGETHER DURING TEDIOUS NEGOTIATIONS.” Hugh Rogovy, Satori Software
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Wenco was strategically important has acquired to Hitachi Construction Machinery to increase sales of mining equip- A leader in pore pressure and rock properties analysis (a leader in pore pressure and rock properties analysis) ment by offering an integrated We acted as exclusive M&A advisor to Petrospec Technologies fleet management solution and to enhance customer relationships.
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Bradley, a small firm based in Ohio, has acquired found a partner in Xerox, with their administrative management (a(a leading leading environmentalenvironmental crisis crisis management managements software for document production application solutions solutions developer) developer) and management.
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“WE ARE VERY GLAD WE HAD CORUM SUPPORTING US IN ALL THE INTRICACIES OF THE TRANSACTION, AND WORKING TIRELESSLY WITH US THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS TO COMPLETION.” Sven Rygaard, Expert Systems
has acquired has acquired Incat Systems (a world leader in Sungard, a leader in financial serv- CD mastering technology) ices, acquired Sterling Wentworth to enhance their enterprise sales productivity solutions.
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has acquired Sterling Wentworth has acquired Corporation (a leading provider of enterprise sales sys- tems for the financial services industry) (a leading developer of automated (a leading developer of prepaid technology for call center solutions) utilities and corporate applications)
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A subsidiary of Beta Systems ECM Solutions GmbH has acquired A subsidiary of Beta Systems Software AG, Berlin, Germany
We acted as a M&A advisor to Beta Systems Software AG Corum acted as an advisor to Global Equity Capital in their divestiture of Adventa Control Technologies, Inc.
GERMANY UNITED STATES Corum acted as exclusive M&A advisor to Caligari
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has acquired has acquired Caligari had assembled a dozen 3D Web engineers who created a cloud-based 3D infrastructure, and (a leader in compliance and risk management software) provided a valuable braintrust and code base to Microsoft’s Virtual Earth product.
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“CORUM GROUP ASSISTED US THROUGH THE EDUCATION, PREPARATION, AND COACHING TO POSITION OUR COMPANY APPROPRIATELY FOR AN M&A TRANSACTION. THEIR VALUATION REPORT WAS RESPECTED AS COMING FROM AN AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE.” Kelvin Ng, Yaletown
Apex Systems had 20 years of domain expertise in the insurance has acquired has acquired has acquired industry, the leading J2EE platform all the stock of for insurance, and a great market position in Asia, providing a (a leading supplier of warehouse (a leadingmanagement supplier systems) of foundation for the launch of NTT warehouse management systems) DATA Asia Pacific’s insurance vertical market practice.
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Corum acted as exclusive M&A advisor to PowerTech
Leading IT services and consulting company UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM Corum acted as exclusive M&A advisor to Logos
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Logos, a fast growing IT services and solutions provider, was the hashashas acquiredacquired has acquired ideal fit for Ness, with its strong
presence in the financial & telecom We acted as exclusive M&A advisors to Mainstar Software sectors. The combined firm became the Czech Republic’s largest IT services provider. UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM
“IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR HELP, IT’S GOT TO BE SOMEONE YOU CAN WORK WITH AND TRUST, WHO IS KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE INDUSTRY. WE ENDED UP BEING VERY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF CORUM.” Bill Wren, AppWorx
has acquired hashas acacquiredquired has acquiracquireded Tific was a pioneer in enterprise level self-healing and self-service
(a(a leading leading providerprovider ofof enterprise-wide enterprise-wide end-point support automation solu- (a leadingCRMCRM providersoftwaresoftware andandof enterprise-wide services)services) CRM software and services) tions. Their products fit perfectly with PlumChoice’s SAFElink Service Relationship management platform.
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UNITED STATES CANADA Corum acted as exclusive M&A advisor to RapidBlue
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has acquired The acquisition of RapidBlue will has acquired give Chicago-based ShopperTrak REDmedic expanded insight into consumer shop- ping behavior, as well as a European research and development center. Provider of on-demand, learning and development software
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“WITH INDUSTRIOUS EFFORT, PROFESSIONALISM AND SKILL, CORUM NAVIGATED OUR COMPANY SALE TO A SUCCESSFUL CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTION BETWEEN CANADA AND JAPAN. THE RESULT COULD NOT BE BETTER.” Phil Walshe, Wenco
has acquired has acquiredacquired thethe assets assets of of 360 Scheduling was a world leading provider of mobile workforce sched- uling and optimization software. Technologies Inc. (a(a leading leading developerdeveloper of Software-based training innovation firm Their functionality and domain innovative innovativevideo video editingediting solutions)solutions) Corum acted as exclusive M&A advisor to VTN Technologies expertise was well suited to IFS’ enterprise applications.
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DTR Software International
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DTR’s leading position in specialized ERP software for plastics process has acquired has acquired www.corumgroup.com manufacturing was a strong addition to Made2Manage’s suite Corum acted as exclusive M&A advisor to SolveDirect of specialized vertical market ERP solutions.
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“CORUM’S TEAM AND PROCESS WERE CRITICAL IN ACHIEVING THIS OUTCOME. IN PARTICULAR IN HELP- ING NAVIGATE THE COMPLICATIONS IN A CROSS-CONTINENTAL ACQUISITION. “ Gavin Weigh, RapidBlue
From their beginnings in Mexico City, Inffinix Software grew with a focus on the Latin American market, becoming the leading provider of col- has acquired has acquired lections software in the region. This KA Teletech made them attractive to a number of Corporation (a world leader in teleconference sched- suitors, including acquirer Equifax, uling software) who gained a significant footprint a footprint in Mexico, Brazil, Peru and other key Latin American markets.
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has acquired assets of has acquired has acquired AppWorx, a leader in application process automation, helped Europe- based UC4 with additional technol- ogy and an entrée into the U.S. market.
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"FISHING WITH THE CORUM TEAM AT LANGARA WAS THE NEXT BEST THING TO CLOSING OUR TRANSACTION. THESE GUYS KNOW HOW TO WORK HARD AND PLAY HARD.” Steve Morrison, Payroll Associates
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Binary Research was first to market has acquired has acquired a disk imaging product, Ghost, and SIS pioneered the use of imaging for Specialty Insurance Service (a technology leader in insurance software) bypassing the Microsoft “setup” (a technology leader in payroll software) process in installing operating systems.
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“THESE GUYS ARE THE BEST. THEY HAVE AN UNBELIEVABLE BREADTH OF CONTACTS AND SKILLS THAT HELPED ME SELL MY SOFTWARE BUSINESS TO A PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY ON ANOTHER CONTINENT.” Peter Ayling, Cape
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has acquired Lanworks, the world’s leading (a leader in International Securities Trading developer of embedded systems (a specialist in sotrage/data management) and Broker Automation Software) for network cards, had exactly the technology and domain expertise 3Com needed.
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has acquired has acquired has acquired More Systems (a leading provider of information (a leading provider of information security solutions) security soutions) (the market leader in network boot technology)
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina hashas acquiredacquired Fiserv’s need for electronic document has acquired delivery and reduction in paper DPC Computers, Inc. documents led to its acquisition (a leading(a leading supplier supplier ofof sales sales and and use taxuse tax informationinformation andand compliance) compliance) of EPSIIA, a technology leader in software and service solutions within the financial services industry.
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“CORUM GAINED A TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR COMPANY AND FOUND THE RIGHT TYPE OF POTENTIAL BUYERS–COMPANIES WE WOULD HAVE NEVER FOUND ON OUR OWN–TO NOT ONLY ACHIEVE OUR FINANCIAL GOALS, BUT EXCEED THEM.” Rob Beatty, Plexus Systems
has acquired the majority has acquired holding in EDS acquired Ampersand to secure E-Wave one of the best Microsoft-centric (a leading provider of financial and operations management development groups, a savvy man- solutions to the global upstream oil and gas market) agement team, and 1100 branch banks as customers.
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Borland SHL SYSTEMHOUSE has acquired International has acquired has acquired AMPERSAND CORPORATION SECA (a leading provider of process management, (a leading developer of consumer methodology automation, and application banking applications) (a leading developer of utility applications) development solutions)
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UC4, from Vienna, Austria, was the has acquired has acquired world's fastest growing independent AVS BancWare (Advance Veterinary Systems) job scheduling vendor. They chose (a market leader in risk management software) (a market leader in veterinary practice from several offers to partner with management software) the prestigious Carlyle Group, a leading Private Equity firm based in London. UNITED STATES UNITED STATES
“WITH EXPERIENCED CORUM PROFESSIONALS AT OUR SIDE, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING MULTIPLE BUYERS TO THE EQUATION, RESULTING IN THE BEST STRUCTURE AND THE BEST VALUE.” Axel Brill, Hoffmann Datentechnik GmbH
SEEC created powerful enterprise hashas acquiredacquired has acquired software for managing back office operations of insurers. Polaris
(a leading(a leading provider provider of of labor (a leading developer/provider of acquired them in order to gain access labor management software) management software) Internet utility applications) to SEEC’s international customer base, 80 engineers, and mature IBM- based products.
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Corum acted as exclusive M&A advisor to SEEC CANADA UNITED STATES INDIA 16 PRIVATE INVESTOR has acquired has acquired
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has acquired Nefsis remote collaboration solu-
has acquired tions have a loyal following, due to their industry-leading features, (a leader in enterprise client/server Security and Network Resource Management software DISTICOM quality, and performance. The Nefsis products and services) (a leading provider of multi-carrier shipping, parcel tracking and logistics solutions) technology and team will comple- ment Brother and expand the ways in which Brother supports small and medium-sized businesses. UNITED STATES CANADA
“CORUM’S ASSISTANCE IN SECURING THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS INVALUABLE. HAVING THE CORUM TEAM BEHIND US WAS VITAL TO THIS PROCESS.” Martin Bittner, SolveDirect
The acquisition of home medi- cal equipment pioneer Fastrack bolstered Thoma Bravo-backed has acquired has acquired Mediware’s position in the home care market. Fastrack brought more PRECISION SOFTWARE than 300 customers, plus products, (a leading provider of software for the banking industry) services and expertise to Mediware’s Corum acted as exclusive M&A advisor to RIS existing Alternate Care Solutions business line.
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The employees leveraged has acquired a management buyout of FRANCE has completed a joint venture with
(a provider of solutions for managing royalties and rights)
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FRANCE Premier Solutions (a Safeguard company) hasha sacquired acquired Cartesis, an 800-person BPM software has acquired division of PriceWaterhouse based in Maximis Paris, France, sold to a consortium (a division of Texas Instruments) (a (a leading leading provider provider of of configurationconfiguration led by Apax Partners France. managementmanagement software) software)
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“WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR ABILITY TO QUICKLY UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, AND HOW IT ALL RELATED TO OUR INDUSTRY.” Pete Kaufmann, EPSIIA
IMNET Systems, Inc. has acquiredacquired has acquired Hunter International, Inc. FAST Video Security, a leading pro- (a leading provider of electronic document (the marketmarket leaderleader inin customcustom digitaldigital videovideo management and distribution software) vider of networked surveillance andand interactive interactive televisiontelevision softwaresoftware productsproducts)) video solutions in Zug, Switzerland, sold to NICE Systems, headquartered in Israel.
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(a developer of innovative video systems (a provider of P.O.S. software solutions for for security and surveillance purposes) college and university bookstores) (a developer of color separation and color management software)
UNITED STATES UNITED STATES ISRAEL 18 The ForeFront Landmark Group Graphics has acquired has acquired AllMicro, Inc. DRD (a leading PC software Corporation has acquired direct sales company) (a developer of computer aided engineering software (CAE) for the drilling industry)
UNITED STATES UNITED STATES Corum acted as an advisor to Clearview Staffing Software.
Timeslips UNITED STATES Corporation has acquiacquiredred has acquired By acquiring Clearview Staffing, the TimeSheet leading SaaS provider to healthcare Professional staffing agencies, API Healthcare (the(the market market leader leader in in comprehensive comprehensive tele- (a leading developer of telemanagementmanagement software software systems) systems) workgroup timekeeping applications) was able to complete its integrated human capital solution set for healthcare organizations.
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“THE CALIBRATION AND EXPERIENCED GUIDANCE FROM CORUM WERE INVALUABLE IN ENABLING MACRO4 TO COMPLETE ITS VIEWPOINT/ISI ACQUISITION.” Nathan Hallums, Macro4 plc.
FFMC V-Communications developed and has acquired sold security and utility software has acquired Retail to consumers. They were a perfect Interact Quadtel (a leading developer of fit for AvanQuest, not only for the (a developer of PC BIOS software) retail management applications) technology, but also for their U.S. presence.
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UNITED STATES UNITED STATES FRANCE 19 Flagship Cedar Group has acquired certain assets of has acquired has acquired Cipher Systems Ltd. Calyx (a market leader of IT services and solutions)
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hashas acquiacquiredred Yaletown Technology Group's email hahass acacquiredquired and Correspondence Warehouse (eCW) captures user selectable email (a(a leading leading supplier supplier ofof softwaresoftware tools forfor InternetInternet and and digital digital video video processingprocessing andand (a developer(a developerof high performance of high compilers) into FileNet's Records Management digitaldigital rights rights management) management) performance compilers) product, a critical part of FileNet's compliance solutions.
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“CORUM'S EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT TEAM, COUPLED WITH THEIR VAST RESOURCES, DELIVERED THE RESULT THAT EXCEEDED OUR INITIAL EXPECTATIONS.” William Mills, SBT Accounting Systems
has acquired assets of hashashas acquiredacquired acquired thethe assets assetsassets of ofof Best Image Marketing, the premier Internet marketing company for real (the leading supplier of e-business solutions for customer relationship, knowledge, and estate agents, was an excellent fit for (a(a leadingleading providerprovider ofof EAIEAI solutions)solutions) document management) (a leading provider of EAI solutions) Trader Publishing, the leading U.S. producer of specialty classified advertising publications.
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Japanese Investor has acquired has acquired the has acquired Staffing Division assets of Synthesis Best Image
(a leading supplier of system software and services for mission-critical electronic solutions)
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has acquired has acquired IDVelocity, an RFID solutions hahass acacquiredquired company, provides tracking and Clinical Microsystems, Inc. evaluation of item movements in (a leading(a leading provider provider of wirelessof (a leading Cproviderlinical of information management wirelessmessaging messaging software) software) MicroSsoftware for theystems, clinical laboratory industry) Inc. the supply chain for NCR’s Teradata Warehouse and database product. (a leading provider of information management software for the clinical laboratory industry)
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“WORKING WITH CORUM, WE GENERATED SEVERAL OFFERS, AND ULTIMATELY SOLD GRAPHICCORP TO COREL, THE GLOBAL LEADER IN OUR MARKET.” Jeff Bianco, GraphicCorp
has acquired GTIS hashas acquiredacquired
Lyris, a world leader in hosted email marketing software, sold (a leading provider of oil & gas (publisher(the ofpublisher Duke Nukem of 3D game software) to JL Halsey, a publicly traded exploration software) Duke Nukem 3D game software) company backed by a private equity firm.
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hashas acquiredacquired VenGrowth and ARCH Venture Partners has acquired have invested in
(a leading provider of outsource (a provider of enhanced service software development & IT services) applications to the telecom industry)
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Intrepid has acquired Identiprise’s Java-based identity has acquired management software was already in use by hundreds of thousands of government and enterprise users when Sun stepped up and acquired the company. Identiprise formed the basis of a new product line. UNITED STATES AUSTRALIA
“CORUM HELPED US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY... PLANNING, DOCUMENTING, PROSPECTING, VALUATION, INTERVIEWING, AND NEGOTIATING. WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM.” Lance Shipp, Micronyx, Inc.
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has acquired has licensed technology to SRC’s budgeting and reporting soft- Lubesoft ware product was poised for accel- erated growth. Vista Equity Partners recapitalized the company, grew it, and later sold it to Business Objects.
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has acquired has acquired controlling interest in
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(a leading provider of enterprise fax technology) Private Investor
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NETHERLANDS SWEDEN Corum acted as exclusive M&A advisor to RIS
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hahass acquiredacquired RIS, a leading Applications Support has acquired and Maintenance (ASM) services Instant Information, Inc. provider, allowed Sierra Systems, (a leading(a leading provider provider of data of data storage storage and andsecurity (a leading provider of securityintegrated integrated solutions solutions and andservices) services) core fax enabling technologies) based in Alberta, to broaden their services offerings and expand their presence in Canada.
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“CORUM’S VAST EXPERIENCE OF SELLER-SIDE TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS SHONE THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS AND PRODUCED FANTASTIC RESULTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE SHAREHOLDERS.” Laurent Othacéhé, 360 Scheduling
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Macrosoft, a leading supplier of has acquired has acquired document management technology WorkFlow Automation Pinnacle Publishing in the financial services sector, (a leading developer of Java-based greatly expanded Germany-based workflow automation software) SER's presence and product scope in the United States.
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has acquired has acquired has acquired
(a leading provider of image-based (a leading provider of electronic document (a leading provider of information management software) management and distribution software) financial software and services)
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has acquired ACCPAC, a division of Computer Associates
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SBT Accounting Systems, the world’s leading developer of source code has acquired accounting software for midsize have acquired Radds Technologies, Inc. companies, was a natural fit for ACCPAC due to its expansive user base and distribution channel.
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“WE NEEDED A STRONG M&A TEAM THAT NOT ONLY UNDERSTOOD SOFTWARE, BUT HAD THE EXPERIENCE TO INSPIRE THE RIGHT PLAYERS – A TEAM WE TRUSTED TO NEGOTIATE THE RIGHT DEAL. WE HIT ON ALL CYLINDERS WITH CORUM.” Charley L. Myers, Financialware
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has acquired has acquired Cyberbranch, a leading provider of online financial applications to Vertical*i eProject credit unions and community banks, was an ideal complement to CGI, allowing them to open new markets to financial institutions.
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Westsphere Equity Investors Texaco has invested in has acquired made investments in made investments in Lubesoft Datasul
BRAZIL UNITED STATES CANADA 24 Allmerica Financial Corp.
has acquired has acquired has acquired
(a leading supplier of financial planning and needs analysis software)
iView Multimedia (a developer of digital asset catalog solutions for creative professionals) UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM
Selective Insurance UNITED STATES Group, Inc. has acquired certain assets of has acquired With the iView acquisition, Microsoft solved the twin challenges of
(a leading provider of corporate portals, enhancing digital asset management Web services, and EIO software products) within the Microsoft operating systems, and having a competitive product to Apple’s and Adobe’s offerings. UNITED STATES UNITED STATES
“WE KNEW WE NEEDED TO HAVE PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATION TO PUT TOGETHER THE RIGHT DEAL WITH THE RIGHT PARTNER. OUR DECISION TO GO WITH CORUM WAS DEFINITELY THE RIGHT CHOICE.” Ronald Ferguson, Mainstar Software
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Atlas DMT, a division of aQuantive, acquired NetConversions to provide tools to effectively monetize traffic driven by DMT’s ad serving and campaign management platform.
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(a technology leader providing data- driven, website usability metrics)
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has acquired has acquired
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Plexus, a market leading 100% has acquired has acquired the on-demand (SaaS) hosted enterprise majority holding in business solution, was the logical investment for Apax Partners, expanding their on-demand solutions portfolio.
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“THE SPEED AND EFFECTIVENESS THAT CORUM BROUGHT TO OUR M&A EFFORTS WAS EXTRAORDINARY. CORUM HAS HELPED GAUSS BECOME A MAJOR PLAYER IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE.” Heino Büchner, Gauss Interprise
Jade Simulations Electronics Workbench, a global leader in electronic design has completed hashas acquiredacquired a Joint Venture automation, helped National Instruments provide a uniform, graphic system design platform that integrated design, simulation and test tools.
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Keane, Inc. has acquired has acquired
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