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MediaValet Acquisition Highlights Valuation Trends in Canadian SaaS and DAM Sectors

January 29, 2024 Chris Thompson

On January 24, 2024, MediaValet (TSX:MVP), a provider in Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions, announced its acquisition by STG Partners, highlighting the increasing importance of DAM and SaaS models in the tech industry. This transaction, valued at $79 million, signifies a premium valuation for MediaValet and suggests a positive outlook for similar Canadian SaaS and DAM firms. The acquisition reflects the strategic interest in companies that offer scalable, cloud-native software solutions, underscoring the growing demand for efficient digital asset management in a content-driven business landscape. [more]

NEW UPDATE REPORT – Strategic Merger Between DCM and RRD Canada Sparks Industry Consolidation with Beneficial Synergies

March 10, 2023 Chris Thompson

We have written a 10-page Update Report on DATA Communications Management(DCM), a Canadian-based communications and marketing solutions provider that offers comprehensive online and offline communications and marketing solutions to businesses. The update report provides highlights of the Company’s recent announcements to acquire RRD Canada and preliminary full-year financial results for 2022 with revenue in the range of $270 million to $274 million, a 15% to 16.5% increase compared with 2021. [more]

Thoma Bravo to acquire Magnetic Forensics

Thoma Bravo Acquires Magnet Forensics for $1.8 Billion to Consolidate the Digital Forensics Industry

January 23, 2023 Chris Thompson

Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm, has acquired Magnet Forensics, a leading provider of digital forensics solutions, for $1.8B. Magnet Forensics’ solutions are designed to help investigators and forensic professionals quickly and accurately recover digital evidence from computers, mobile devices, cloud services, and other sources. After the completion of the transaction, Thoma Bravo intends to combine Magnet Forensics with Grayshift to create a powerful end-to-end digital investigations platform. [more]

Foodtastic to Acquire Healthy-Food Restaurant Freshii for $74.4 Million

December 23, 2022 Chris Thompson

Foodtastic announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Freshii Inc. (TSX:FRII) . Under the terms of the agreement, Foodtastic will purchase all of Freshii’s shares for $2.30 in cash per share, totaling approximately $74.4 million. This price represents a premium of 148% over Freshii’s 20-day volume-weighted average price per share as of December 16, 2022, and a 142% premium over the closing price on the same date. [more]

Enghouse to Acquire Video Technology Platform Qumu in All-Cash Offer

December 21, 2022 Chris Thompson

Enghouse Systems, a global provider of enterprise software solutions, announced that it has reached an all-cash agreement to acquire Qumu Corporation, a provider of cloud-based enterprise video technology, for US$18.0 million. The offer price represents a premium of approximately 105% over the closing price of Qumu on December 16, 2022. [more]