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SOFTWARESECTOR REPORT
January 2019
22
DEAL DASHBOARD
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ, PitchBook, and Dow Jones VentureSource. Market Data as of 12/31/2018.1) Criteria based on software series A and subsequent rounds of global financings greater than or equal to $20MM. 2) Financings include Software Venture and Private Equity Growth / Expansion activity. 3) Software M&A transactions reflect select transactions in 2018 YTD. M&A metrics are based on closed and announced transactions.4) iShares North American Tech-Software ETF (IGV), used as proxy for software landscape. Top holdings in the ETF include ADBE, MSFT, ORCL, CRM, and INTU. 5) Criteria based on global public target software M&A deals with enterprise transaction values greater than $100MM.
Software
Quarterly Financing Deal Count (1)(2) Quarterly M&A Deal Count
$Bn $Bn
Select Financing Transactions Quarterly Financing Volume (1)(2) Quarterly M&A Volume Select M&A Transactions (3)
Company Amount ($MM) Acquirer Target EV ($MM)
$550 $33,435
$500 $8,000
$450 $4,750
$265 $4,400
$250 $2,100
$120 $2,080
$115 $2,000
$103 $1,940
Last 12 Months Software Price Performance vs. S&P 500 (4) M&A EV/ NTM Rev. Over Time (5)
` Financing Activity by Quarter
2018 Financing Volume (1)(2)
$69.0 Billion
2018 M&A Transactions
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2018 M&A Volume 2018 Financing Transactions (1)(2)
734 $156.4 Billion
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GCA OVERVIEWThe GCA Software Team
US Team
Clark CallanderManaging Director
Todd CarterCo-President & [email protected]
Executive Leadership Select Europe Team Select Asia Team
***Ryuichi KanemakiManaging [email protected]
Tomohiko KubotaRepresentative Director at
***Akikazu IdaCo-Head of Asian
Technology & [email protected]
Glen KrugerDirector
Commerce [email protected]
Derek BellManaging DirectorBusiness [email protected]
James OrozcoManaging DirectorFinancial [email protected]
Paul DiNardoManaging Director
John LambrosPresident of GCA US
Head of New York OfficeHead of Digital [email protected]
Alex VitaleHead of San Francisco Office
Auto [email protected]
**Sascha PfeifferCo-Head of European Technology & Media
*Adrian ReedManaging Director
*Stephen GeorgiadisManaging Director
**Raiko SteltenDirector
*Phil AdamsCEO of GCA Altium
**Tobias SchultheissManaging Director
Sameer JindalManaging Director
Head of Indian [email protected]
Daniel AvrutskyManaging Director
Chris GoughManaging Director
Real Estate [email protected]
Arthur KirschManaging Director
Healthcare [email protected]
Josh WepmanManaging Director
Software & Digital [email protected]
Rupert SadlerManaging Director
Software, Travel & [email protected]
Geoff BaldwinCo-President & CEO
*Adrian Reed, Phil Adams and Stephen Georgiadis are Managing Directors at GCA Altium Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GCA Corporation.**Raiko Stelten, Sascha Pfeiffer and Tobias Schultheiss are Managing Directors at GCA Altium AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GCA Corporation.***Akikazu Ida and Ryuichi Kanemaki are Managing Directors at GCA Corporation.
Saif MalikVice President
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Deep Software Sector Expertise
GCA OVERVIEW
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Notes:The above transactions represent a compilation of past and current deals that GCA entities, including GCA Advisors, LLC, GCA Corporation and GCA Altium, have advised on. Generally, GCA Corporation advises Asian-based transactions, while GCA Advisors, LLC advises U.S.-based transactions and GCA Altium advises UK/European-based transactions. At times, multiple GCA entities may be retained to advise on the same transaction.
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Index Performance
RECENT STOCK PERFORMANCE
Last 12 Months Last 3 Years
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ. Market Data as of 12/31/2018.List of companies in each sector can be found in the public comparable tables.
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Sector 3 Months 1 Year 3 Years
SaaS (13.9%) 34.3% 93.9%
Platform (14.1%) 6.7% 51.2%
Infrastructure (16.4%) 10.0% 50.9%
Security (9.9%) 19.0% 45.6%
Sales & Marketing Applications (13.8%) 23.1% 75.4%
Content & Storage Management (19.7%) 18.9% 109.5%
Business Intelligence & Analytics (5.7%) 30.7% 1.9%
Vertical (17.9%) 8.2% 57.0%
ERP & General Business (13.2%) 29.1% 62.0%
Development & Operations Management (1.8%) 23.8% 101.8%
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Valuation and Operational Metrics
TRADING COMPARABLES
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ. Market Data as of 1/9/2019.Figures represent mean values of respective comp groups.List of companies in each sector can be found in the public comparable tables.
EV / 2019E Revenue EV / 2019E EBITDA
2019E / 2018E Revenue Growth 2019E EBITDA Margin
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Software Trading Statistics
PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 1/9/19. Negative margins considered NM. Multiples <0 and >100 considered NM.
($MM, Except Per Share Data)
Stock Trading Statistics Operating Metrics
Price Equity Net Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Price / EPS CY Rev. Growth EBITDA Margin
1/9/2019 Value Debt Value CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E 18E/17A 19E/18E 20E/19E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E
Platform
Microsoft Corporation $104.27 $800,534 ($47,843) $752,691 6.4x 5.8x 5.3x 15.1x 13.5x 11.6x 24.2x 22.5x 19.7x 23.9% 10.1% 9.8% 42.1% 42.6% 45.1%
Oracle Corporation $47.78 $171,479 $8,902 $180,381 4.5x 4.5x 4.4x 11.3x 9.7x 9.4x 47.7x 13.5x 12.8x 2.8% 0.3% 2.6% 39.9% 46.3% 47.0%
Cisco Systems, Inc. $43.32 $194,765 ($16,948) $177,817 3.5x 3.4x 3.3x 9.9x 9.6x 9.2x 15.3x 13.7x 12.5x 5.6% 3.0% 4.1% 35.4% 35.4% 35.4%
International Business Machines Corporation $120.69 $109,682 $32,582 $142,264 1.8x 1.8x 1.8x 7.6x 7.2x 7.3x 8.7x 8.7x 8.3x 0.8% (0.6%) 0.5% 23.5% 24.9% 24.6%
SAP SE $102.72 $122,606 $3,409 $126,015 4.5x 4.1x 3.8x 13.7x 12.3x 10.9x 20.5x 18.5x 16.5x (0.2%) 9.1% 8.7% 32.7% 33.3% 34.6%
Mean 4.1x 3.9x 3.7x 11.5x 10.5x 9.7x 23.3x 15.4x 14.0x 6.6% 4.4% 5.2% 34.7% 36.5% 37.3%
Median 4.5x 4.1x 3.8x 11.3x 9.7x 9.4x 20.5x 13.7x 12.8x 2.8% 3.0% 4.1% 35.4% 35.4% 35.4%
Infrastructure
Autodesk, Inc. $136.77 $29,954 $510 $30,463 12.0x 9.3x 7.5x 83.7x 32.6x 21.2x NM 43.0x 27.2x 23.7% 28.7% 24.3% 14.3% 28.5% 35.4%
Citrix Systems, Inc. $104.82 $14,126 $324 $14,449 4.9x 4.7x 4.4x 13.2x 13.1x 12.1x 18.8x 17.3x 15.5x 4.9% 4.1% 5.4% 36.8% 35.6% 36.6%
Akamai Technologies, Inc. $63.26 $10,303 ($256) $10,047 3.7x 3.5x 3.2x 9.3x 8.4x 7.5x 17.8x 15.7x 13.8x 8.0% 7.7% 7.8% 40.1% 41.1% 42.5%
F5 Networks, Inc. $166.04 $10,067 ($1,039) $9,027 4.1x 4.0x 3.9x 10.6x 10.2x 10.0x 16.3x 15.2x 14.3x 4.2% 3.3% 2.9% 38.9% 39.1% 38.8%
Juniper Networks, Inc. $28.15 $9,716 ($1,251) $8,465 1.8x 1.8x 1.7x 8.1x 7.8x 7.5x 15.1x 13.8x 12.8x (6.7%) 1.9% 2.8% 22.3% 22.8% 23.1%
Amdocs Limited $59.28 $8,274 ($519) $7,755 1.9x 1.9x NA 9.7x 9.0x NA 15.0x 13.7x 12.8x 3.0% 3.0% NA 20.0% 20.9% NA
RingCentral, Inc. $87.40 $7,021 ($212) $6,809 10.2x 8.3x 6.7x 86.9x 69.3x 51.8x NM NM 93.3x 32.8% 23.6% 23.0% 11.8% 11.9% 13.0%
SolarWinds Corporation $15.37 $4,764 $1,958 $6,722 8.1x 7.3x 6.5x 16.7x 13.7x 12.3x 27.0x 19.3x 17.0x 14.6% 10.9% 11.3% 48.3% 53.1% 53.2%
Aspen Technology, Inc. $87.70 $6,207 $118 $6,324 13.0x 11.1x 10.3x 28.7x 22.3x 20.4x 35.9x 25.6x 24.4x (1.3%) 16.4% 8.0% 45.2% 49.9% 50.5%
Verint Systems Inc. $43.98 $2,871 $374 $3,245 2.6x 2.4x 2.3x 11.4x 9.9x 8.7x 13.9x 12.5x 11.6x 9.4% 6.9% 6.4% 22.8% 24.6% 26.3%
Five9, Inc. $46.49 $2,732 ($73) $2,660 10.6x 9.0x 7.6x 64.6x 52.7x 37.8x 92.0x 79.4x 60.2x 25.8% 17.4% 19.1% 16.4% 17.1% 20.0%
Software Aktiengesellschaft $37.20 $2,752 ($113) $2,639 2.6x 2.5x 2.4x 8.7x 8.2x 7.8x 13.1x 12.4x 11.7x (5.6%) 4.7% 4.8% 30.6% 30.8% 31.1%
Presidio, Inc. $13.98 $1,151 $1,001 $2,151 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x 9.7x 9.1x 8.5x 10.1x 8.8x 7.8x 4.1% 2.4% 4.0% 7.7% 8.1% 8.3%
Altair Engineering Inc. $29.08 $2,045 ($196) $1,849 4.9x 4.3x 3.8x 50.1x 34.1x 24.5x 92.4x 58.0x 40.6x 14.0% 12.5% 13.4% 9.7% 12.7% 15.5%
Everbridge, Inc. $56.89 $1,687 ($10) $1,677 11.5x 9.1x 7.5x NM NM NM NM NM NM 40.0% 26.7% 21.1% NM 1.7% 3.7%
Endava plc $24.03 $1,274 ($54) $1,220 3.9x 3.2x 2.6x 23.2x 17.1x 13.7x 31.7x 26.7x 21.4x NA 22.5% 21.6% 16.7% 18.4% 19.0%
Extreme Networks, Inc. $6.32 $748 $44 $792 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x 7.1x 6.1x NA 11.7x 8.9x 7.3x 32.9% 2.1% 4.6% 10.9% 12.3% NA
Radware Ltd. $23.13 $1,048 ($300) $748 3.2x 2.9x 2.7x 24.9x 19.9x 14.0x 48.2x 37.1x 28.9x 10.8% 9.5% 9.1% 12.8% 14.6% 19.2%
A10 Networks, Inc. $6.56 $484 ($124) $361 1.6x 1.5x 1.4x 59.1x 34.0x 13.5x NM NM 27.3x (1.7%) 3.9% 9.3% 2.6% 4.4% 10.2%
Limelight Networks, Inc. $2.72 $308 ($53) $255 1.3x 1.2x 1.1x 8.1x 7.1x 5.4x 25.5x 19.0x 11.7x 6.1% 10.9% 11.9% 16.0% 16.5% 19.5%
Mean 5.2x 4.5x 4.1x 28.1x 20.3x 16.3x 30.3x 25.1x 24.2x 11.5% 11.0% 11.1% 22.3% 23.2% 25.9%
Median 3.8x 3.3x 3.2x 13.2x 13.1x 12.3x 18.3x 17.3x 15.5x 8.0% 8.6% 9.1% 16.7% 19.7% 21.6%
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Software Trading Statistics
PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
($MM, Except Per Share Data)
Stock Trading Statistics Operating Metrics
Price Equity Net Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Price / EPS CY Rev. Growth EBITDA Margin
1/9/2019 Value Debt Value CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E 18E/17A 19E/18E 20E/19E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E
Security
VeriSign, Inc. $155.64 $18,815 $605 $19,421 16.0x 15.3x 14.5x 22.3x 21.4x 19.9x 33.4x 29.9x 27.3x 4.3% 4.5% 5.7% 71.7% 71.6% 72.6%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $193.11 $18,322 ($1,579) $16,743 6.5x 5.5x 4.6x 24.5x 20.4x 16.9x 41.5x 34.3x 28.6x 29.1% 19.7% 17.7% 26.7% 26.7% 27.4%
Symantec Corporation $19.93 $12,733 $2,603 $15,336 3.2x 3.1x 3.0x 7.2x 7.2x 6.6x 12.4x 11.9x 10.8x 0.5% 2.6% 5.0% 45.0% 43.4% 45.6%
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. $107.50 $16,793 ($1,770) $15,023 7.9x 7.5x 7.3x 14.6x 14.2x 13.3x 18.9x 17.8x 16.4x 2.9% 4.2% 2.9% 53.7% 53.2% 55.0%
Fortinet, Inc. $73.08 $12,451 ($1,634) $10,816 6.0x 5.3x 4.6x 24.3x 20.7x 17.4x 41.6x 36.5x 31.9x 19.8% 14.7% 13.6% 24.9% 25.4% 26.6%
Okta, Inc. $68.78 $7,596 ($542) $7,054 18.0x 13.6x 10.4x NM NM NM NM NM NM 50.7% 32.2% 30.4% NM NM 3.4%
Trend Micro Incorporated $56.53 $7,886 ($1,398) $6,488 4.4x 4.0x 3.8x 12.8x 11.5x 10.7x 30.3x 26.9x 24.2x 12.0% 8.8% 6.6% 34.4% 35.1% 35.3%
Zscaler, Inc. $44.88 $5,487 ($314) $5,173 22.0x 16.6x 12.7x NM NM NM NM NM NM 52.2% 32.4% 31.4% 2.0% 4.5% 7.3%
Proofpoint, Inc. $90.32 $4,936 ($190) $4,745 6.7x 5.4x 4.5x 44.4x 36.6x 26.5x 68.9x 55.2x 39.9x 38.0% 23.3% 19.3% 15.0% 14.8% 17.2%
FireEye, Inc. $16.79 $3,251 ($137) $3,113 3.7x 3.5x 3.3x 27.1x 25.4x 21.0x NM 91.1x 51.2x 10.6% 7.2% 6.8% 13.8% 13.8% 15.6%
Qualys, Inc. $78.81 $3,103 ($327) $2,777 10.0x 8.4x 7.0x 24.9x 22.1x 18.5x 48.1x 42.2x 34.7x 20.8% 18.8% 19.9% 40.0% 37.9% 37.7%
Sophos Group plc $5.01 $2,405 $131 $2,537 3.6x 3.3x 2.9x NA 12.7x 16.1x 55.7x 41.8x 24.7x 17.0% 8.0% 14.5% NA 26.2% 18.0%
CyberArk Software Ltd. $77.32 $2,788 ($386) $2,402 7.3x 6.1x 5.1x 27.1x 24.1x 20.0x 43.9x 39.8x 34.0x 26.1% 19.3% 19.8% 26.8% 25.3% 25.5%
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. $25.65 $2,252 ($74) $2,178 9.0x 7.3x 6.1x 71.3x 67.3x 49.0x 99.3x 97.9x 67.9x 29.9% 22.8% 21.2% 12.6% 10.9% 12.4%
Mimecast Limited $34.73 $2,086 $33 $2,119 6.6x 5.5x 4.8x 49.1x 32.4x 30.0x NM 89.2x 66.4x 32.3% 20.0% 16.2% 13.5% 17.1% 15.9%
Tenable Holdings, Inc. $24.04 $2,237 ($264) $1,973 7.5x 5.9x 4.7x NM NM NM NM NM NM 41.0% 27.0% 24.9% NM NM NM
Imperva, Inc. $55.74 $1,975 ($304) $1,671 4.7x 4.3x 3.9x 37.5x 31.8x 24.9x 99.5x 57.2x 49.7x 9.7% 11.2% 10.0% 12.6% 13.4% 15.5%
Rapid7, Inc. $35.35 $1,672 ($100) $1,572 6.5x 5.4x 4.5x NM NM 57.5x NM NM NM 20.6% 20.1% 20.6% NM 2.7% 7.8%
Varonis Systems, Inc. $54.71 $1,612 ($158) $1,454 5.4x 4.6x 3.9x NM 92.3x 49.4x NM NM 90.5x 24.3% 17.8% 17.8% 3.5% 5.0% 7.8%
SecureWorks Corp. $16.99 $1,388 ($115) $1,273 2.4x 2.2x 2.0x NM 64.1x 42.5x NM NM 87.8x 11.3% 9.4% 9.1% 2.3% 3.5% 4.8%
ForeScout Technologies, Inc. $26.61 $1,141 ($193) $948 3.3x 2.7x 2.2x NM NM 49.0x NM NM NM 31.6% 19.9% 20.8% NM NM 4.6%
Carbon Black, Inc. $14.12 $959 ($164) $795 3.8x 3.1x 2.5x NM NM NM NM NM NM 28.7% 22.9% 23.2% NM NM NM
F-Secure Oyj $3.06 $482 $18 $500 2.3x 2.0x 1.8x 35.1x 23.8x 13.9x NM 50.7x 29.5x 6.9% 15.6% 8.1% 6.5% 8.3% 13.2%
OneSpan Inc. $14.15 $565 ($92) $473 2.3x 2.0x 1.9x 27.8x 20.7x 16.7x 43.4x 35.2x 28.9x 7.3% 11.6% 8.7% 8.2% 9.9% 11.3%
Zix Corporation $6.20 $336 ($24) $312 4.4x 4.2x 3.9x 15.7x 13.4x 13.0x 18.8x 17.1x 15.5x 6.9% 6.9% 6.1% 28.4% 31.1% 30.1%
Absolute Software Corporation $6.03 $245 ($35) $210 2.2x 2.0x NA 16.8x 13.7x NA 40.2x 45.7x NA 3.9% 7.4% NA 13.0% 14.9% NA
Mean 6.8x 5.7x 5.0x 28.4x 28.8x 25.4x 46.4x 45.6x 40.0x 20.7% 15.7% 15.2% 22.7% 22.5% 22.2%
Median 5.7x 4.9x 4.5x 24.9x 21.7x 19.9x 41.6x 40.8x 31.9x 20.2% 16.7% 16.2% 14.4% 16.0% 15.9%
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 1/9/19. Negative margins considered NM. Multiples <0 and >100 considered NM.
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Software Trading Statistics
PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
($MM, Except Per Share Data)
Stock Trading Statistics Operating Metrics
Price Equity Net Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Price / EPS CY Rev. Growth EBITDA Margin
1/9/2019 Value Debt Value CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E 18E/17A 19E/18E 20E/19E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E
SaaS
salesforce.com, inc. $145.99 $111,682 $941 $112,623 8.5x 7.0x 5.9x 35.5x 28.5x 23.0x 55.9x 52.9x 42.0x 26.4% 20.7% 19.2% 24.0% 24.7% 25.7%
Workday, Inc. $166.18 $36,560 ($391) $36,168 12.9x 10.3x 8.4x 76.9x 54.8x 41.1x NM NM 77.1x 31.1% 25.1% 22.7% 16.7% 18.8% 20.4%
ServiceNow, Inc. $190.47 $34,152 ($811) $33,341 12.8x 9.9x 7.8x 49.1x 35.5x 26.1x 80.5x 60.9x 45.3x 35.0% 29.2% 26.9% 26.0% 27.8% 29.9%
Atlassian Corporation Plc $95.81 $22,817 ($967) $21,850 21.5x 16.5x 13.2x 75.7x 61.4x NA NM NM 88.4x 37.2% 30.2% 24.9% 28.3% 26.8% NA
Splunk Inc. $115.91 $17,130 ($991) $16,138 9.3x 7.5x 6.1x 65.6x 46.1x 34.6x 99.2x 71.7x 53.6x 37.1% 24.1% 22.1% 14.1% 16.2% 17.7%
Shopify Inc. $148.62 $16,398 ($1,578) $14,820 14.0x 10.1x 7.6x NM NM 75.0x NM NM NM 57.0% 39.3% 31.6% 3.7% 6.4% 10.2%
NetApp, Inc. $60.19 $15,161 ($2,513) $12,648 2.0x 1.9x 1.9x 8.2x 7.6x 6.9x 14.0x 12.6x 11.2x 8.6% 4.3% 4.2% 24.8% 25.7% 27.1%
Twilio Inc. $96.41 $9,531 ($317) $9,214 14.6x 11.1x 8.8x NM NM NM NM NM NM 57.9% 31.8% 26.4% 4.0% 5.4% 7.5%
Dropbox, Inc. $22.30 $9,065 ($873) $8,193 5.9x 5.1x 4.5x 25.0x 21.9x 18.0x 58.5x 48.8x 37.6x 25.2% 15.7% 14.3% 23.6% 23.3% 24.8%
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. $257.30 $8,046 ($124) $7,921 7.0x 5.8x 4.9x 28.9x 24.4x 20.5x 47.7x 41.5x 34.5x 20.8% 19.9% 19.0% 24.1% 23.9% 23.8%
Paycom Software, Inc. $128.47 $7,530 ($50) $7,480 13.4x 10.8x 8.9x 32.0x 25.8x 21.4x 49.2x 40.0x 33.5x 29.3% 24.2% 20.8% 41.8% 41.7% 41.6%
RingCentral, Inc. $87.40 $7,021 ($212) $6,809 10.2x 8.3x 6.7x 86.9x 69.3x 51.8x NM NM 93.3x 32.8% 23.6% 23.0% 11.8% 11.9% 13.0%
Zendesk, Inc. $62.56 $6,697 $1 $6,698 11.3x 8.6x 6.6x NM NM 57.4x NM NM 84.5x 37.5% 31.6% 30.1% 6.0% 8.3% 11.5%
DocuSign, Inc. $42.67 $7,051 ($662) $6,390 9.2x 7.5x 6.1x NM 76.4x 44.9x NM NM NM 33.9% 23.3% 21.5% 5.8% 9.8% 13.7%
HubSpot, Inc. $138.41 $5,430 ($248) $5,182 10.2x 8.2x 6.7x 98.6x 68.7x 51.2x NM NM 84.6x 34.8% 25.4% 22.1% 10.4% 11.9% 13.1%
RealPage, Inc. $51.72 $4,681 $318 $4,999 5.7x 5.0x 4.5x 21.7x 17.5x 15.0x 34.8x 29.3x 25.2x 30.1% 15.0% 11.1% 26.4% 28.5% 29.9%
New Relic, Inc. $86.49 $4,926 ($335) $4,591 10.4x 8.2x 6.6x 67.9x 70.4x 45.5x NM NM 83.0x 33.9% 26.5% 25.3% 15.3% 11.7% 14.4%
LogMeIn, Inc. $86.04 $4,402 $32 $4,434 3.7x 3.5x 3.3x 10.0x 9.4x 8.7x 16.1x 14.8x 13.6x 21.6% 4.4% 6.0% 36.9% 37.5% 38.1%
Pure Storage, Inc. $17.43 $4,211 ($700) $3,511 2.5x 2.0x 1.6x 25.1x 17.4x 12.6x 67.9x 40.1x 27.4x 35.0% 27.7% 21.1% 10.1% 11.5% 13.0%
Paylocity Holding Corporation $62.31 $3,290 ($85) $3,205 7.7x 6.4x 5.3x 32.4x 22.3x 18.1x 43.9x 42.8x 36.1x 24.4% 20.0% 20.4% 23.8% 28.9% 29.5%
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. $52.55 $3,080 ($103) $2,977 5.6x 5.3x 4.6x 32.6x 23.0x 17.9x 71.6x 50.0x 35.9x 9.9% 7.1% 14.4% 17.2% 22.8% 25.6%
Box, Inc. $19.30 $2,768 ($102) $2,666 4.4x 3.6x 3.1x NM 50.8x 30.1x NM NM 88.8x 20.3% 20.4% 19.0% 4.3% 7.2% 10.1%
Five9, Inc. $46.49 $2,732 ($73) $2,660 10.6x 9.0x 7.6x 64.6x 52.7x 37.8x 92.0x 79.4x 60.2x 25.8% 17.4% 19.1% 16.4% 17.1% 20.0%
Envestnet, Inc. $51.39 $2,350 $303 $2,652 3.3x 3.0x 2.6x 16.9x 15.0x 12.8x 26.9x 24.4x 20.6x 18.9% 9.6% 12.8% 19.3% 19.8% 20.6%
Q2 Holdings, Inc. $53.62 $2,326 ($118) $2,208 9.2x 7.2x 5.9x NM 95.6x 49.5x NM NM 96.6x 24.1% 27.3% 22.6% 8.0% 7.5% 11.9%
Mimecast Limited $34.73 $2,086 $33 $2,119 6.6x 5.5x 4.8x 49.1x 32.4x 30.0x NM 89.2x 66.4x 32.3% 20.0% 16.2% 13.5% 17.1% 15.9%
AppFolio, Inc. $61.63 $2,111 ($46) $2,065 11.0x 8.7x 7.1x 46.7x 32.4x 24.2x 76.4x 51.1x 38.0x 30.5% 26.6% 21.6% 23.6% 26.8% 29.5%
SendGrid, Inc. $46.62 $2,222 ($164) $2,058 14.2x 11.5x 9.3x NM 89.6x 75.3x NM NM NM 29.7% 23.7% 23.6% 12.5% 12.8% 12.3%
Zuora, Inc. $19.88 $2,157 ($160) $1,997 8.5x 6.8x 5.5x NM NM NM NM NM NM 39.4% 25.8% 23.8% NM NM NM
Everbridge, Inc. $56.89 $1,687 ($10) $1,677 11.5x 9.1x 7.5x NM NM NM NM NM NM 40.0% 26.7% 21.1% NM 1.7% 3.7%
Benefitfocus, Inc. $48.81 $1,560 $79 $1,639 6.4x 5.5x 4.7x NM 74.3x 44.1x NM NM NM 0.1% 15.8% 16.4% 3.4% 7.4% 10.7%
Workiva Inc. $38.55 $1,690 ($78) $1,612 6.6x 5.8x 5.0x NM NM NM NM NM NM 16.7% 15.0% 15.0% NM NM 1.2%
Varonis Systems, Inc. $54.71 $1,612 ($158) $1,454 5.4x 4.6x 3.9x NM 92.3x 49.4x NM NM 90.5x 24.3% 17.8% 17.8% 3.5% 5.0% 7.8%
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 1/9/19. Negative margins considered NM. Multiples <0 and >100 considered NM.
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PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
($MM, Except Per Share Data)
Stock Trading Statistics Operating Metrics
Price Equity Net Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Price / EPS CY Rev. Growth EBITDA Margin
1/6/1900 Value Debt Value CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E 18E/17A 19E/18E 20E/19E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E
SaaS
Cloudera, Inc. $11.59 $1,779 ($390) $1,390 1.7x 1.5x 1.2x NA NA NA NM 96.6x 28.3x 116.2% 20.6% 19.3% NA NA NA
SPS Commerce, Inc. $87.52 $1,546 ($189) $1,357 5.5x 4.9x 4.5x 26.5x 21.7x 18.1x 47.1x 42.8x 35.9x 12.0% 11.1% 9.8% 20.8% 22.8% 24.8%
Instructure, Inc. $40.70 $1,427 ($171) $1,255 6.0x 4.8x 3.9x NM NM NM NM NM NM 31.7% 23.8% 23.6% NM NM NM
LivePerson, Inc. $19.93 $1,264 ($66) $1,198 4.8x 4.2x 3.7x 63.2x 55.2x 41.0x NM NM NM 13.9% 14.0% 12.9% 7.6% 7.6% 9.1%
Talend S.A. $36.61 $1,101 ($89) $1,012 5.0x 4.1x 3.3x NM NM NM NM NM NM 37.6% 21.7% 23.0% NM NM NM
Carbonite, Inc. $28.39 $981 ($84) $897 3.0x 2.7x 2.5x 10.1x 9.1x 7.8x 17.4x 15.8x 14.5x 26.0% 10.5% 5.8% 29.5% 29.4% 32.7%
Zix Corporation $6.20 $336 ($24) $312 4.4x 4.2x 3.9x 15.7x 13.4x 13.0x 18.8x 17.1x 15.5x 6.9% 6.9% 6.1% 28.4% 31.1% 30.1%
ChannelAdvisor Corporation $11.46 $313 ($47) $266 2.0x 1.9x 1.8x 32.9x 25.2x 19.7x NM 77.0x 56.6x 7.0% 7.0% 6.3% 6.2% 7.5% 9.1%
Amber Road, Inc. $8.50 $236 $12 $248 2.9x 2.7x NA 49.8x 42.5x NA NM NM NA 7.2% 7.1% NA 5.9% 6.4% NA
Park City Group, Inc. $7.29 $144 ($11) $133 5.7x 4.5x 3.5x 24.8x 15.9x 11.4x 38.4x 20.7x 14.6x 14.9% 27.1% 27.8% 22.9% 28.1% 30.8%
Veritone, Inc. $4.51 $87 ($65) $22 0.9x 0.5x 0.4x NM NM NM NM NM NM 78.4% 68.3% 44.7% NM NM NM
Mean 7.7x 6.3x 5.2x 41.9x 41.1x 31.0x 50.3x 46.3x 49.5x 29.8% 21.2% 19.4% 16.8% 17.9% 19.2%
Median 6.6x 5.7x 4.9x 32.8x 32.4x 25.2x 47.7x 42.8x 38.0x 29.5% 21.2% 20.8% 16.4% 17.1% 17.7%
($MM, Except Per Share Data)
Stock Trading Statistics Operating Metrics
Price Equity Net Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Price / EPS CY Rev. Growth EBITDA Margin
1/9/2019 Value Debt Value CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E 18E/17A 19E/18E 20E/19E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E
Sales & Marketing Applications
HubSpot, Inc. $138.41 $5,430 ($248) $5,182 10.2x 8.2x 6.7x 98.6x 68.7x 51.2x NM NM 84.6x 34.8% 25.4% 22.1% 10.4% 11.9% 13.1%
Teradata Corporation $39.99 $4,727 ($271) $4,456 2.1x 2.1x 2.0x 13.5x 11.4x 10.4x 32.3x 25.3x 20.1x (0.6%) 0.5% 1.5% 15.4% 18.2% 19.7%
SendGrid, Inc. $46.62 $2,222 ($164) $2,058 14.2x 11.5x 9.3x NM 89.6x 75.3x NM NM NM 29.7% 23.7% 23.6% 12.5% 12.8% 12.3%
SVMK Inc. $13.47 $1,685 $152 $1,837 7.3x 6.4x 5.5x 31.6x 33.8x 27.6x NM NM NM 15.3% 13.9% 17.2% 23.1% 18.9% 19.8%
Yext, Inc. $15.41 $1,554 ($107) $1,447 6.4x 4.9x 3.7x NM NM NM NM NM NM 33.8% 30.8% 30.1% NM NM NM
Cardlytics, Inc. $12.09 $259 ($1) $258 1.8x 1.3x 0.9x NM NM 10.9x NM NM 46.5x 12.7% 33.6% 41.0% NM NM 8.5%
Mean 7.0x 5.7x 4.7x 47.9x 50.9x 35.1x NM NM 50.4x 20.9% 21.3% 22.6% 15.3% 15.5% 14.7%
Median 6.8x 5.6x 4.6x 31.6x 51.2x 27.6x NM NM 46.5x 22.5% 24.6% 22.9% 14.0% 15.5% 13.1%
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 1/9/19. Negative margins considered NM. Multiples <0 and >100 considered NM.
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Software Trading Statistics
PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
($MM, Except Per Share Data)
Stock Trading Statistics Operating Metrics
Price Equity Net Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Price / EPS CY Rev. Growth EBITDA Margin
1/9/2019 Value Debt Value CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E 18E/17A 19E/18E 20E/19E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E
Content & Storage Management
Adobe Inc. $235.43 $114,921 $896 $115,817 12.8x 10.4x 8.8x 36.7x 23.5x 19.1x 45.3x 30.3x 24.4x 23.7% 23.6% 17.9% 35.0% 44.2% 46.0%
NetApp, Inc. $60.19 $15,161 ($2,513) $12,648 2.0x 1.9x 1.9x 8.2x 7.6x 6.9x 14.0x 12.6x 11.2x 8.6% 4.3% 4.2% 24.8% 25.7% 27.1%
Open Text Corporation $34.18 $9,144 $1,831 $10,975 3.9x 3.8x 3.8x 10.6x 10.0x 9.6x 13.3x 12.4x 11.6x 7.8% 1.3% 1.2% 36.6% 38.2% 39.4%
Dropbox, Inc. $22.30 $9,065 ($873) $8,193 5.9x 5.1x 4.5x 25.0x 21.9x 18.0x 58.5x 48.8x 37.6x 25.2% 15.7% 14.3% 23.6% 23.3% 24.8%
Nutanix, Inc. $45.21 $8,099 ($528) $7,571 6.1x 4.7x 3.6x NM NM 36.5x NM NM NM 21.3% 29.1% 30.0% NM NM 10.0%
DocuSign, Inc. $42.67 $7,051 ($662) $6,390 9.2x 7.5x 6.1x NM 76.4x 44.9x NM NM NM 33.9% 23.3% 21.5% 5.8% 9.8% 13.7%
Pure Storage, Inc. $17.43 $4,211 ($700) $3,511 2.5x 2.0x 1.6x 25.1x 17.4x 12.6x 67.9x 40.1x 27.4x 35.0% 27.7% 21.1% 10.1% 11.5% 13.0%
Box, Inc. $19.30 $2,768 ($102) $2,666 4.4x 3.6x 3.1x NM 50.8x 30.1x NM NM 88.8x 20.3% 20.4% 19.0% 4.3% 7.2% 10.1%
Commvault Systems, Inc. $60.50 $2,800 ($484) $2,316 3.3x 3.0x 2.8x 21.1x 15.7x 11.5x 40.6x 29.8x 21.2x 3.5% 7.0% 9.2% 15.5% 19.5% 24.2%
Carbonite, Inc. $28.39 $981 ($84) $897 3.0x 2.7x 2.5x 10.1x 9.1x 7.8x 17.4x 15.8x 14.5x 26.0% 10.5% 5.8% 29.5% 29.4% 32.7%
Brightcove Inc. $7.46 $272 ($27) $245 1.5x 1.4x 1.3x NM 39.2x 15.9x NM NM 26.6x 6.0% 6.0% 8.1% 0.8% 3.6% 8.1%
Mean 5.0x 4.2x 3.6x 19.5x 27.2x 19.4x 36.7x 27.1x 29.3x 19.2% 15.3% 13.8% 18.6% 21.2% 22.7%
Median 3.9x 3.6x 3.1x 21.1x 19.6x 15.9x 40.6x 29.8x 24.4x 21.3% 15.7% 14.3% 19.5% 21.4% 24.2%
($MM, Except Per Share Data)
Stock Trading Statistics Operating Metrics
Price Equity Net Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Price / EPS CY Rev. Growth EBITDA Margin
1/9/2019 Value Debt Value CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E 18E/17A 19E/18E 20E/19E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E
Business Intelligence & Analytics
Tableau Software, Inc. $122.91 $10,271 ($957) $9,315 9.5x 6.9x 5.8x NM 43.6x 30.8x NM 75.4x 60.2x 12.4% 37.0% 18.8% NM 15.8% 18.8%
Elastic N.V. $77.01 $5,466 ($321) $5,144 22.0x 15.9x 12.3x NA NM NM NA NM NM NA 39.0% 28.5% NA NM NM
Alteryx, Inc. $65.56 $4,024 ($157) $3,867 19.2x 14.2x 10.9x NM NM NM NM NM NM 52.9% 35.2% 30.8% 0.7% 1.3% 4.2%
Inovalon Holdings, Inc. $14.67 $2,236 $854 $3,090 5.8x 4.9x 4.5x 19.4x 15.3x 13.8x 48.7x 35.2x 27.9x 19.2% 17.9% 9.1% 29.8% 32.0% 32.6%
Cloudera, Inc. $11.59 $1,779 ($390) $1,390 1.7x 1.5x 1.2x NA NA NA NM 96.6x 28.3x 116.2% 20.6% 19.3% NA NA NA
Talend S.A. $36.61 $1,101 ($89) $1,012 5.0x 4.1x 3.3x NM NM NM NM NM NM 37.6% 21.7% 23.0% NM NM NM
MicroStrategy Incorporated $131.58 $1,509 ($699) $810 1.6x 1.6x 1.6x 21.9x 25.9x NA 40.4x 38.1x 61.9x (0.6%) 2.0% (0.8%) 7.4% 6.1% NA
Domo, Inc. $21.46 $565 ($108) $457 3.2x 2.7x 2.2x NM NM NM NM NM NM 29.7% 20.8% 24.0% NM NM NM
Attunity Ltd. $20.45 $437 ($38) $399 4.7x 3.9x 3.0x 32.1x 25.0x NA 44.5x 35.3x 24.3x 35.5% 20.8% 31.4% 14.8% 15.7% NA
Gridsum Holding Inc. $1.60 $49 $45 $94 0.7x 0.5x NA 5.0x 1.8x NA 3.5x 1.2x NA 100.7% 42.7% NA 13.0% 25.2% NA
Veritone, Inc. $4.51 $87 ($65) $22 0.9x 0.5x 0.4x NM NM NM NM NM NM 78.4% 68.3% 44.7% NM NM NM
Mean 6.8x 5.1x 4.5x 19.6x 22.3x 22.3x 34.3x 46.9x 40.5x 48.2% 29.6% 22.9% 13.1% 16.0% 18.5%
Median 4.7x 3.9x 3.1x 20.7x 25.0x 22.3x 42.5x 36.7x 28.3x 36.5% 21.7% 23.5% 13.0% 15.8% 18.8%
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 1/9/19. Negative margins considered NM. Multiples <0 and >100 considered NM.
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Software Trading Statistics
PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
($MM, Except Per Share Data)
Stock Trading Statistics Operating Metrics
Price Equity Net Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Price / EPS CY Rev. Growth EBITDA Margin
1/9/2019 Value Debt Value CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E 18E/17A 19E/18E 20E/19E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E
Vertical
Intuit Inc. $202.66 $52,597 ($907) $51,690 8.1x 7.5x 6.8x 21.2x 20.9x 18.4x 32.2x 30.5x 25.7x 17.4% 7.3% 11.0% 38.1% 35.9% 36.7%
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. $102.70 $33,633 $8,406 $42,039 5.0x 4.9x 4.7x 13.3x 12.6x 12.0x 19.7x 17.8x 16.0x (7.1%) 2.0% 3.5% 37.4% 38.7% 39.2%
Fiserv, Inc. $73.32 $29,216 $4,602 $33,818 5.8x 5.5x 5.2x 15.6x 14.5x 13.5x 23.4x 20.9x 18.6x 2.3% 6.0% 5.7% 37.1% 37.6% 38.3%
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. $47.32 $11,788 $5,954 $17,742 5.1x 3.7x 3.6x 14.2x 9.9x 9.1x 16.8x 13.3x 11.8x 106.6% 36.8% 4.5% 36.2% 37.8% 39.5%
Cerner Corporation $53.43 $17,605 ($372) $17,232 3.2x 3.0x 2.7x 11.0x 10.1x 9.2x 21.7x 19.9x 17.8x 7.0% 7.6% 8.7% 29.2% 29.5% 29.6%
MSCI Inc. $151.81 $13,364 $1,176 $14,540 10.1x 9.5x 8.6x 18.6x 17.2x 15.4x 28.9x 25.6x 22.1x 12.5% 7.2% 10.0% 54.5% 54.9% 55.9%
Veeva Systems Inc. $96.51 $14,023 ($1,052) $12,971 15.1x 12.7x 10.8x 41.7x 35.7x 29.8x 61.1x 54.4x 46.3x 25.0% 18.9% 17.5% 36.3% 35.7% 36.3%
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. $126.34 $9,766 ($115) $9,651 6.1x 5.9x 5.5x 17.5x 17.6x 15.9x 31.9x 33.0x 28.9x 6.9% 3.5% 8.1% 34.9% 33.6% 34.4%
Temenos AG $123.93 $8,603 $439 $9,042 10.7x 9.4x 8.4x 28.5x 24.5x 21.3x 41.8x 35.8x 30.7x 15.2% 13.5% 12.1% 37.4% 38.4% 39.4%
Tyler Technologies, Inc. $185.44 $7,199 ($272) $6,928 7.4x 6.7x 6.0x 24.7x 21.6x 19.3x 38.6x 34.5x 31.4x 11.6% 10.8% 10.5% 29.9% 30.8% 31.2%
Fair Isaac Corporation $199.02 $5,763 $674 $6,437 6.1x 5.6x 5.2x 26.7x 24.8x 21.8x 31.2x 27.7x 23.9x 12.0% 7.9% 7.8% 22.7% 22.6% 23.9%
Guidewire Software, Inc. $84.31 $6,832 ($783) $6,049 8.3x 7.9x 6.9x 35.5x 43.5x 27.3x 59.8x 66.3x 55.1x 26.3% 4.9% 14.9% 23.4% 18.2% 25.3%
athenahealth, Inc. $133.00 $5,477 ($45) $5,431 4.0x 3.7x 3.4x 14.6x 12.7x 11.3x 30.8x 27.3x 23.1x 10.3% 9.4% 8.6% 27.7% 29.0% 30.2%
RealPage, Inc. $51.72 $4,681 $318 $4,999 5.7x 5.0x 4.5x 21.7x 17.5x 15.0x 34.8x 29.3x 25.2x 30.1% 15.0% 11.1% 26.4% 28.5% 29.9%
Xero Limited $31.22 $4,365 $243 $4,608 13.3x 9.9x 7.8x NM 50.2x 33.0x NM NM 83.8x 30.1% 33.8% 27.0% 13.2% 19.7% 23.7%
CoreLogic, Inc. $34.86 $2,808 $1,666 $4,475 2.5x 2.5x 2.5x 9.2x 9.1x 8.4x 12.8x 12.5x 10.8x (2.9%) (1.1%) 1.9% 27.1% 27.7% 29.5%
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $11.29 $1,973 $1,716 $3,689 1.7x 1.7x 1.6x 8.9x 8.5x 8.3x 15.3x 13.9x 12.6x 19.1% 1.7% 2.5% 19.2% 19.8% 19.8%
Coupa Software Incorporated $65.64 $3,902 ($235) $3,667 14.5x 11.7x 9.4x NM NM 81.5x NM NM NM 35.7% 23.8% 24.8% 7.1% 7.2% 11.5%
Blackbaud, Inc. $65.45 $3,097 $400 $3,497 4.1x 3.9x 3.7x 18.9x 20.9x 19.0x 26.3x 28.5x 26.3x 7.8% 5.9% 6.3% 21.8% 18.6% 19.3%
2U, Inc. $53.67 $3,109 ($443) $2,666 6.5x 4.9x 3.7x NM NM NM NM NM NM 43.5% 32.9% 31.7% 4.3% 2.3% 3.3%
Envestnet, Inc. $51.39 $2,350 $303 $2,652 3.3x 3.0x 2.6x 16.9x 15.0x 12.8x 26.9x 24.4x 20.6x 18.9% 9.6% 12.8% 19.3% 19.8% 20.6%
Avalara, Inc. $37.53 $2,496 ($138) $2,358 8.9x 7.4x 6.1x NM NM NM NM NM NM 24.7% 20.3% 20.2% NM NM 1.3%
BlackLine, Inc. $42.80 $2,339 ($125) $2,214 9.7x 7.9x 6.4x NM NM 81.1x NM NM NM 28.3% 22.9% 23.4% 5.7% 6.8% 7.9%
Q2 Holdings, Inc. $53.62 $2,326 ($118) $2,208 9.2x 7.2x 5.9x NM 95.6x 49.5x NM NM 96.6x 24.1% 27.3% 22.6% 8.0% 7.5% 11.9%
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. $49.96 $2,153 $23 $2,176 5.3x 4.9x 4.3x 22.0x 20.4x 17.1x 37.4x 31.2x 25.7x 12.9% 7.7% 13.2% 24.0% 24.0% 25.3%
AppFolio, Inc. $61.63 $2,111 ($46) $2,065 11.0x 8.7x 7.1x 46.7x 32.4x 24.2x 76.4x 51.1x 38.0x 30.5% 26.6% 21.6% 23.6% 26.8% 29.5%
Ellie Mae, Inc. $66.26 $2,309 ($272) $2,036 4.2x 4.0x 3.7x 15.9x 14.1x 12.2x 34.9x 33.5x 28.6x 15.0% 6.4% 9.2% 26.6% 28.3% 30.0%
Zuora, Inc. $19.88 $2,157 ($160) $1,997 8.5x 6.8x 5.5x NM NM NM NM NM NM 39.4% 25.8% 23.8% NM NM NM
Ebix, Inc. $46.00 $1,438 $497 $1,935 3.9x 3.2x 2.4x 11.8x 9.9x 8.0x 12.7x 10.4x 8.6x 35.2% 22.1% 33.2% 33.4% 32.6% 30.1%
Instructure, Inc. $40.70 $1,427 ($171) $1,255 6.0x 4.8x 3.9x NM NM NM NM NM NM 31.7% 23.8% 23.6% NM NM NM
HealthStream, Inc. $24.72 $799 ($174) $625 2.7x 2.6x 2.6x 15.3x 14.7x 15.5x 64.2x 66.3x 85.2x (6.8%) 3.3% 2.7% 17.7% 17.8% 16.4%
Model N, Inc. $14.07 $444 ($3) $441 2.9x 3.1x 2.7x 41.2x 35.7x 25.2x NM 88.8x NA 5.3% (4.0%) 12.8% 7.1% 8.6% 10.8%
Castlight Health, Inc. $2.33 $326 ($63) $263 1.7x 1.6x 1.4x NM 31.9x 15.4x NM NM 34.9x 17.8% 2.9% 15.5% NM 5.2% 9.3%
Mean 6.7x 5.8x 5.0x 21.3x 23.8x 22.4x 33.9x 33.2x 32.6x 20.8% 13.4% 14.0% 25.1% 24.8% 25.5%
Median 6.0x 5.0x 4.7x 18.1x 17.6x 15.9x 31.2x 28.9x 25.7x 17.8% 9.4% 12.1% 26.4% 27.3% 29.5%
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 1/9/19. Negative margins considered NM. Multiples <0 and >100 considered NM.
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PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
($MM, Except Per Share Data)
Stock Trading Statistics Operating Metrics
Price Equity Net Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Price / EPS CY Rev. Growth EBITDA Margin
1/9/2019 Value Debt Value CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E 18E/17A 19E/18E 20E/19E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E
ERP & General Business
salesforce.com, inc. $145.99 $111,682 $941 $112,623 8.5x 7.0x 5.9x 35.5x 28.5x 23.0x 55.9x 52.9x 42.0x 26.4% 20.7% 19.2% 24.0% 24.7% 25.7%
Workday, Inc. $166.18 $36,560 ($391) $36,168 12.9x 10.3x 8.4x 76.9x 54.8x 41.1x NM NM 77.1x 31.1% 25.1% 22.7% 16.7% 18.8% 20.4%
Shopify Inc. $148.62 $16,398 ($1,578) $14,820 14.0x 10.1x 7.6x NM NM 75.0x NM NM NM 57.0% 39.3% 31.6% 3.7% 6.4% 10.2%
Constellation Software Inc. $693.91 $14,705 ($57) $14,648 4.8x 4.2x 3.7x 19.2x 16.0x 13.7x 25.8x 21.5x 18.1x 22.2% 14.5% 14.7% 25.2% 26.3% 26.8%
The Sage Group plc $7.76 $8,428 $847 $9,275 3.9x 3.7x 3.5x 13.8x 14.4x 13.3x 18.7x 20.2x 18.5x (0.3%) 5.8% 6.3% 28.6% 26.0% 26.3%
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. $257.30 $8,046 ($124) $7,921 7.0x 5.8x 4.9x 28.9x 24.4x 20.5x 47.7x 41.5x 34.5x 20.8% 19.9% 19.0% 24.1% 23.9% 23.8%
Paycom Software, Inc. $128.47 $7,530 ($50) $7,480 13.4x 10.8x 8.9x 32.0x 25.8x 21.4x 49.2x 40.0x 33.5x 29.3% 24.2% 20.8% 41.8% 41.7% 41.6%
Zendesk, Inc. $62.56 $6,697 $1 $6,698 11.3x 8.6x 6.6x NM NM 57.4x NM NM 84.5x 37.5% 31.6% 30.1% 6.0% 8.3% 11.5%
Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. $35.62 $4,917 $484 $5,401 7.3x 6.7x 5.9x 36.0x 30.8x 24.3x NM 79.9x 47.6x 10.7% 8.9% 13.4% 20.2% 21.7% 24.3%
j2 Global, Inc. $71.46 $3,522 $707 $4,229 3.5x 3.3x 3.1x 8.7x 7.9x 7.3x 11.4x 10.5x 9.9x 7.7% 7.5% 6.5% 40.6% 41.6% 42.1%
Medidata Solutions, Inc. $67.48 $4,129 ($104) $4,025 6.3x 5.4x 4.6x 26.4x 21.7x 17.7x 41.2x 36.9x 29.9x 16.7% 17.8% 16.0% 24.0% 24.7% 26.1%
Paylocity Holding Corporation $62.31 $3,290 ($85) $3,205 7.7x 6.4x 5.3x 32.4x 22.3x 18.1x 43.9x 42.8x 36.1x 24.4% 20.0% 20.4% 23.8% 28.9% 29.5%
Anaplan, Inc. $27.80 $3,474 ($370) $3,104 13.2x 10.3x 8.1x NM NM NM NM NM NM 39.7% 27.9% 28.0% NM NM NM
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. $52.55 $3,080 ($103) $2,977 5.6x 5.3x 4.6x 32.6x 23.0x 17.9x 71.6x 50.0x 35.9x 9.9% 7.1% 14.4% 17.2% 22.8% 25.6%
Manhattan Associates, Inc. $45.23 $2,957 ($94) $2,863 5.2x 5.1x 5.0x 18.5x 22.3x 21.6x 26.5x 32.5x 31.6x (6.8%) 1.9% 1.8% 28.0% 22.7% 23.1%
Smartsheet Inc. $26.35 $2,733 ($205) $2,528 14.4x 10.4x 7.7x NM NM NM NM NM NM 57.6% 39.1% 33.9% NM NM NM
Benefitfocus, Inc. $48.81 $1,560 $79 $1,639 6.4x 5.5x 4.7x NM 74.3x 44.1x NM NM NM 0.1% 15.8% 16.4% 3.4% 7.4% 10.7%
Workiva Inc. $38.55 $1,690 ($78) $1,612 6.6x 5.8x 5.0x NM NM NM NM NM NM 16.7% 15.0% 15.0% NM NM 1.2%
Pluralsight, Inc. $26.46 $1,649 ($201) $1,448 6.3x 4.7x 3.6x NM NM NM NM NM NM 38.2% 33.1% 31.4% NM NM NM
Technology One Limited $4.61 $1,461 ($76) $1,386 6.7x 5.8x 5.2x 26.9x 22.8x 19.8x 40.9x 33.2x 28.8x (3.9%) 16.1% 11.1% 24.9% 25.2% 26.2%
SPS Commerce, Inc. $87.52 $1,546 ($189) $1,357 5.5x 4.9x 4.5x 26.5x 21.7x 18.1x 47.1x 42.8x 35.9x 12.0% 11.1% 9.8% 20.8% 22.8% 24.8%
Enghouse Systems Limited $53.32 $1,455 ($146) $1,308 5.0x 4.6x NA 15.9x 15.2x NA 28.7x 27.0x NA (2.1%) 6.6% NA 31.1% 30.5% NA
LivePerson, Inc. $19.93 $1,264 ($66) $1,198 4.8x 4.2x 3.7x 63.2x 55.2x 41.0x NM NM NM 13.9% 14.0% 12.9% 7.6% 7.6% 9.1%
PROS Holdings, Inc. $32.24 $1,198 ($60) $1,138 5.8x 5.0x 4.3x NM NM NM NM NM NM 15.7% 16.0% 17.0% NM NM NM
Upland Software, Inc. $28.42 $614 $142 $756 5.1x 4.0x 3.9x 14.4x 10.9x 10.1x 17.7x 14.3x 14.4x 51.3% 28.5% 1.8% 35.3% 36.4% 38.8%
Basware Oyj $46.32 $669 $13 $681 4.2x 4.0x 3.6x NM NM NM NM NM NM (9.4%) 6.0% 10.0% 0.2% NM 0.9%
QAD Inc. $40.43 $794 ($125) $669 2.0x 1.9x 1.8x 28.1x 27.9x 24.0x 54.6x 55.9x 50.5x 8.8% 5.3% 7.0% 7.2% 6.9% 7.4%
Opera Limited $7.47 $822 ($213) $610 3.5x 2.7x 2.3x 9.1x 6.7x 5.0x 16.9x 11.4x 9.0x 33.6% 28.9% 21.6% 39.0% 41.1% 45.0%
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. $6.72 $287 $9 $296 0.9x 0.9x NA 26.1x 5.6x NA NM NM NA (18.0%) 4.3% NA 3.4% 15.3% NA
ChannelAdvisor Corporation $11.46 $313 ($47) $266 2.0x 1.9x 1.8x 32.9x 25.2x 19.7x NM 77.0x 56.6x 7.0% 7.0% 6.3% 6.2% 7.5% 9.1%
American Software, Inc. $10.72 $332 ($81) $251 2.2x 2.1x NA 16.3x 13.6x NA 39.7x 33.5x NA 3.7% 6.8% NA 13.5% 15.2% NA
Amber Road, Inc. $8.50 $236 $12 $248 2.9x 2.7x NA 49.8x 42.5x NA NM NM NA 7.2% 7.1% NA 5.9% 6.4% NA
Park City Group, Inc. $7.29 $144 ($11) $133 5.7x 4.5x 3.5x 24.8x 15.9x 11.4x 38.4x 20.7x 14.6x 14.9% 27.1% 27.8% 22.9% 28.1% 30.8%
ServiceSource International, Inc. $1.06 $98 ($29) $69 0.3x 0.3x NA 5.5x 4.7x NA 26.5x 11.8x NA (0.5%) (3.3%) NA 5.3% 6.4% NA
The Descartes Systems Group Inc $28.29 $0 $18 $18 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x 24.9x 21.9x 20.6x 16.1% 10.5% 9.5% 34.0% 35.1% 35.9%
Boxlight Corporation $1.53 $16 $2 $18 0.5x 0.4x NA NA NA NA NM NM NA 43.3% 22.0% NA NA NA NA
Mean 6.0x 5.0x 4.7x 27.0x 23.5x 23.6x 36.4x 35.4x 34.7x 17.6% 16.4% 16.5% 19.5% 21.7% 23.0%
Median 5.6x 4.8x 4.6x 26.4x 22.3x 19.7x 39.0x 33.4x 33.5x 15.3% 15.4% 15.5% 21.8% 22.8% 25.2%
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 1/9/19. Negative margins considered NM. Multiples <0 and >100 considered NM.
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PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 1/9/19. Negative margins considered NM. Multiples <0 and >100 considered NM.
($MM, Except Per Share Data)
Stock Trading Statistics Operating Metrics
Price Equity Net Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Price / EPS CY Rev. Growth EBITDA Margin
1/9/2019 Value Debt Value CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E 18E/17A 19E/18E 20E/19E CY 18E CY 19E CY 20E
Development & Operations Management
VMware, Inc. $150.34 $61,623 ($9,287) $52,336 5.9x 5.3x 4.9x 15.2x 14.1x 11.8x 24.1x 22.4x 20.1x 12.2% 11.4% 8.3% 38.9% 37.6% 41.4%
ServiceNow, Inc. $190.47 $34,152 ($811) $33,341 12.8x 9.9x 7.8x 49.1x 35.5x 26.1x 80.5x 60.9x 45.3x 35.0% 29.2% 26.9% 26.0% 27.8% 29.9%
Red Hat, Inc. $174.10 $30,774 ($1,410) $29,364 9.0x 7.8x 6.8x 47.3x 28.3x 26.2x NM 45.0x 39.3x 17.2% 15.0% 15.4% 19.1% 27.7% 25.9%
Carrefour SA $18.26 $14,200 $13,686 $27,885 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x 7.0x 6.5x 6.0x 16.8x 14.1x 12.1x (9.4%) 2.4% 2.6% 4.5% 4.8% 5.1%
Atlassian Corporation Plc $95.81 $22,817 ($967) $21,850 21.5x 16.5x 13.2x 75.7x 61.4x NA NM NM 88.4x 37.2% 30.2% 24.9% 28.3% 26.8% NA
Splunk Inc. $115.91 $17,130 ($991) $16,138 9.3x 7.5x 6.1x 65.6x 46.1x 34.6x 99.2x 71.7x 53.6x 37.1% 24.1% 22.1% 14.1% 16.2% 17.7%
Micro Focus International plc $19.11 $7,966 $4,337 $12,303 3.1x 3.4x 3.7x 8.7x 8.9x 8.4x 12.1x 8.5x 8.0x 54.0% (8.3%) (8.8%) 35.9% 38.3% 44.5%
Twilio Inc. $96.41 $9,531 ($317) $9,214 14.6x 11.1x 8.8x NM NM NM NM NM NM 57.9% 31.8% 26.4% 4.0% 5.4% 7.5%
New Relic, Inc. $86.49 $4,926 ($335) $4,591 10.4x 8.2x 6.6x 67.9x 70.4x 45.5x NM NM 83.0x 33.9% 26.5% 25.3% 15.3% 11.7% 14.4%
LogMeIn, Inc. $86.04 $4,402 $32 $4,434 3.7x 3.5x 3.3x 10.0x 9.4x 8.7x 16.1x 14.8x 13.6x 21.6% 4.4% 6.0% 36.9% 37.5% 38.1%
MongoDB, Inc. $86.62 $4,643 ($308) $4,335 17.7x 12.5x 9.4x NM NM NM NM NM NM 58.3% 41.6% 32.7% NM NM NM
Pivotal Software, Inc. $17.50 $4,593 ($665) $3,928 6.0x 4.8x 3.9x NM NM 46.4x NM NM NM 29.3% 23.6% 23.5% NM NM 8.4%
Pegasystems Inc. $51.16 $4,026 ($206) $3,820 4.3x 4.1x 3.5x 55.2x 66.9x 45.3x 83.9x 80.3x 52.7x 5.6% 6.1% 14.3% 7.8% 6.1% 7.8%
Upwork Inc. $19.34 $2,056 $22 $2,078 8.3x 6.9x 5.8x NM NM NM NM NM NM 24.2% 19.2% 19.1% 0.1% 1.3% 4.4%
NetScout Systems, Inc. $24.68 $1,918 $148 $2,066 2.3x 2.1x 2.1x NA NA NA 23.8x 14.4x 13.2x (15.3%) 6.0% 3.3% NA NA NA
Appian Corporation $29.52 $1,880 ($107) $1,772 8.0x 7.0x 5.8x NM NM NM NM NM NM 25.7% 14.6% 20.2% NM NM NM
Progress Software Corporation $36.40 $1,634 ($20) $1,614 4.1x 4.1x 4.0x 9.7x 10.1x 10.7x 14.8x 14.6x 13.9x (0.5%) 0.7% 1.6% 42.2% 40.3% 37.3%
Apptio, Inc. $37.97 $1,730 ($145) $1,585 6.8x 5.8x 5.0x NM 97.8x 65.2x NM NM NM 24.0% 16.4% 17.1% 5.5% 6.0% 7.6%
Bandwidth Inc. $41.96 $815 ($63) $751 3.7x 3.3x 2.8x 71.8x NM NM NM NM NM 23.5% 12.3% 19.8% 5.2% NM 2.3%
MobileIron, Inc. $4.70 $496 ($102) $394 2.0x 1.8x 1.8x NM 29.8x 20.1x NM NM NA 9.8% 10.2% 3.2% 0.4% 6.2% 8.9%
Axway Software SA $14.40 $304 $4 $308 0.9x 0.9x 0.9x 7.9x 8.3x 7.1x 10.7x 11.6x 9.7x (8.1%) 1.5% 2.7% 11.8% 11.1% 12.6%
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. $7.89 $352 ($85) $267 0.9x 0.9x NA NA NA NA 13.8x 12.9x NA 10.7% 7.6% NA NA NA NA
Mean 7.1x 5.8x 5.1x 37.8x 35.2x 25.9x 36.0x 30.9x 34.8x 22.0% 14.8% 14.6% 17.4% 19.1% 18.5%
Median 5.9x 5.1x 4.9x 47.3x 29.0x 23.1x 16.8x 14.7x 20.1x 23.8% 13.4% 17.1% 14.1% 13.9% 12.6%
All Software
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Median 5.7x 4.9x 4.5x 24.7x 21.9x 18.3x 32.3x 30.4x 28.6x 20.8% 15.8% 16.2% 19.6% 21.3% 21.8%
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Select Software M&A Transactions
RECENT ACQUISITIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Reflects M&A activity through 12/31/2018, where Enterprise Value is >$50MM.Transactions highlighted in yellow denote private equity transactions. Multiples <0 and >100 considered NM.
($MM)
Announced Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA
Date Acquirer Target Target Sector Value (EV) LTM NTM LTM NTM Target Description
12/27/18 Infrastructure Management $252 6.0x NA NA NA Provides cross-border payment software and services to businesses and financial institutions.
12/24/18 Application Software $1,750 8.1x NA NA NAProvides ERP and CRM SaaS for health and fitness facilities. Software provides features for facilities scheduling, workforce
management, e-commerce and business analytics.
12/20/18 Application Software $275 NA NA NA NA Provides pre-construction bidding management and analytics SaaS for the building and construction sectors.
12/19/18
(Technology Assets)
Application Software $1,000 5.0x NA NA NAThe technology assets of M*Modal, which provides clinical documentation, transcription and EHR SaaS and hardware for the
medical sector.
12/17/18 Application Software $65 0.8x NA NA NA
Provides customer experience and survey creation SaaS for businesses that monitor customer satisfaction, experiences and
behavior on businesses' various retail channels, including websites, mobile sites, contact centers, in-store and on social
media.
12/13/18 Application Software $60 3.3x NA NA NAProvides email marketing and marketing automation SaaS to businesses in the UK. Software features include email design,
automation, demographic targeting and performance reporting.
12/12/18 Application Software $245 6.4x 4.9x NA NA Provides online customer retention and customer experience SaaS for retail banks.
12/11/18 Application Software $425 NA NA NA NAProvides manufacturing ERP and manufacturing execution system (MES) software and SaaS for the automotive, medical,
aviation, food and beverage, and materials sectors.
12/10/18 Application Software $4,400 2.5x 2.5x 10.5x NAProvides e-commerce, business management, transaction processing and Web portal design software and consulting services
for the travel industry globally.
12/10/18 Application Software $525 1.5x NA NA NAProvides medical practice, pharmacy and electronic healthcare records (EHR) management software and SaaS for healthcare
providers and related government agencies.
12/10/18 Application Software $262 7.6x 7.0x NA NAProvides credit information and analytics management SaaS and services for businesses in the microlending, banking, retail,
and telecommunication markets in Africa and Asia Pacific.
12/10/18 Application Software $95 NA NA NA NA Provides GRC compliance-focused third-party vendor management CPM and BI SaaS for companies globally.
12/6/18
(Software Assets)
Infrastructure Management $1,775 NA NA NA NASelect software products of IBM, which provide features for application development, device management, marketing
automation, omni-channel e-commerce and workstream collaboration for businesses and consumers globally.
12/6/18 Security $51 NA NA NA NAProvides mobile identity and access management (IAM), authentication, carrier billing and payments apps for mobile telecom
service providers.
12/5/18 Security $143 1.8x 1.0x 9.9x NA Provides IPTV content encryption and DRM SaaS for cable and IPTV service providers.
12/3/18
(Rulebook suite)
Application Software $87 NA NA NA NAThe Rulebook suite of products of Moore Stephens, which provides pricing, underwriting and broking management SaaS for
the insurance market in London.
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Select Software M&A Transactions
RECENT ACQUISITIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Reflects M&A activity through 12/31/2018, where Enterprise Value is >$50MM.Transactions highlighted in yellow denote private equity transactions. Multiples <0 and >100 considered NM.
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Announced Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA
Date Acquirer Target Target Sector Value (EV) LTM NTM LTM NTM Target Description
11/29/18 Application Software $800 NA NA NA NA Provides project and document management, and enterprise work collaboration SaaS for businesses.
11/27/18 Application Software $190 NA NA NA NAProvides machine condition monitoring and fluids analysis SaaS and instruments for the petrochemical, fleets, mining and
power generation industries globally.
11/20/18 Application Software $875 NA 8.8x NA NA Provides mobile-based project management SaaS for businesses in the building and construction industry.
11/16/18 Security $1,400 10.8x NA NA NA Provides AI-based IT security management SaaS to businesses.
11/14/18 Application Software $360 NA 9.0x NA NAProvides distribution, shopping, pricing, merchandising, retailing, offer and NDC order management SaaS for the airline sector
globally.
11/12/18 Application Software $5,700 4.1x NA 17.3x NAProvides electronic healthcare records (EHR) management and medical bill processing and practice management SaaS for
hospitals and healthcare practices in the US.
11/12/18 Information Management $400 1.8x NA NA NA Provider of print management and cost recovery software solutions.
11/11/18 Application Software $8,000 21.5x 20.0x NA NA Provides customer experience-focused software that collects customer and employee feedback via online surveys.
11/11/18 Infrastructure Management $1,940 8.2x NA NA NA Provides cloud-based technology business management (TBM) SaaS for businesses.
11/8/18 Infrastructure Management $600 NA 14.0x NA NAProvides B2B payment software and related mobile application for use with fleet fuel cards, accounts payable and corporate
travel payments.
11/8/18 Security $113 14.2x NA NA NAProvides operational technology (OT) and industrial network monitoring software for critical infrastructure and manufacturing
companies globally.
11/7/18 Infrastructure Management $1,000 1.5x NA 15.9x NAProvides stock and equity EDI trading software for financial services institutions, investment firms and brokerages. Also
provides subscription-based investment and stock market research and analytics for traders and investment firms.
11/5/18 Security $950 7.6x NA NA NAProvides application security code analysis and network penetration vulnerability testing SaaS for enterprise software
developers.
11/5/18 Information Management $750 NA 6.1x NA 25.0x Provides electronic health record management SaaS to the long-term care and senior living healthcare industry.
11/5/18 Application Software $176 4.0x NA NA NA Provides data analytics and reporting software for businesses globally.
11/1/18 Infrastructure Management $525 3.2x NA NA NA Provides M2M mobile asset management SaaS for businesses to track systems and sensors throughout their enterprise.
1818
Select Software M&A Transactions
RECENT ACQUISITIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Reflects M&A activity through 12/31/2018, where Enterprise Value is >$50MM.Transactions highlighted in yellow denote private equity transactions. Multiples <0 and >100 considered NM.
($MM)
Announced Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA
Date Acquirer Target Target Sector Value (EV) LTM NTM LTM NTM Target Description
10/31/18 Information Management $310 NA NA NA NA Provides data management and integration iPaaS for businesses globally.
10/30/18 Application Software $145 NA NA NA NA Provides operational risk management software for the oil and gas sectors.
10/30/18 Security $140 4.7x NA NA NAProvides identity access and project management software and SaaS for the banking, life sciences, pharmaceutical, utilities,
public, manufacturing, retail, healthcare and telecom sectors.
10/30/18 Security $90 0.5x NA 10.9x NAProvides identity theft protection, data breach remediation and credit management software and services that enable
consumers and financial institutions access, monitor and manage credit information.
10/30/18 Information Management $50 NA NA NA NA Provides social media management SaaS for businesses.
10/28/18 Infrastructure Management $33,435 10.8x NA 56.8x NAProvides open-source Linux OS, middleware, desktop and server virtualization and systems management software, as well as
hybrid cloud management PaaS, for businesses and consumers globally.
10/22/18 Application Software $122 3.5x NA 40.2x NAProvides SaaS-based insurance claims management mobile applications for businesses in the property and health insurance
sector.
10/17/18 Application Software $150 NA 3.8x NA 9.0x Provides digital audio analytics and advertising enablement SaaS for digital audio publishers and advertisers.
10/15/18 Application Software $1,739 12.3x NA NM NAProvides Web and mobile email marketing SaaS and related SMTP API software that enables marketing and B2C
communications for businesses and mobile app developers.
10/15/18 Application Software $685 4.7x NA 18.6x NAOperates as a holding company for businesses that provide traditional and software-based educational curriculum for the
education sector.
10/12/18 Application Software $57 NA 6.3x NA NA Provides data analytics SaaS for the multifamily real estate sector.
10/10/18 Security $2,100 5.5x NA NA NA Provides database, file and Web application security software and SaaS for businesses globally.
10/9/18 Application Software $1,450 NA NA NA NAProvides wealth management SaaS for direct investors, bankers, asset and wealth managers, life insurers, and advisers
globally.
10/9/18 Infrastructure Management $68 NA NA NA NAProvides enterprise MongoDB database provisioning and management SaaS for use on Amazon Web Services (AWS),
Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
10/8/18 Infrastructure Management $2,000 NA NA NA NAProvides systems management, application lifecycle management and business process management software for
businesses running IBM mainframes and System i servers.
10/8/18 Infrastructure Management $180 3.3x NA NA NA Provides mobile and Web automation testing SaaS to businesses.
1919
RECENT ACQUISITIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Reflects M&A activity through 12/31/2018, where Enterprise Value is >$50MM.Transactions highlighted in yellow denote private equity transactions. Multiples <0 and >100 considered NM.
Select Software M&A Transactions
($MM)
Announced Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA
Date Acquirer Target Target Sector Value (EV) LTM NTM LTM NTM Target Description
10/3/18 Information Management $2,080 6.6x NA NA NAProvides open-source Apache Hadoop data processing and data management software and support software, as well as
training and consulting services, for businesses.
10/3/18 Security $173 34.6x NA NA NA Provides AI-enabled cloud security analytics SaaS for businesses.
10/3/18 Application Software $65 NA NA NA NAProvides customer and employee analytics and engagement SaaS across short message service (SMS), mobile, email, web,
and social media.
10/1/18 Application Software $100 1.3x NA 20.0x NA Provides employee recruitment, performance, compensation and skills management SaaS for businesses in Europe.
9/27/18 Application Software $415 NA NA NA NAProvides restaurant management software, software development and systems integration services to businesses in the food
and hospitality industries.
9/26/18 Application Software $140 NA NA NA NAThe financial institution loyalty business unit of Augeo Marketing, which provides Web-based B2B and B2C marketing,
employee benefits and incentives management, engagement and loyalty SaaS for middle-market banks and credit unions.
9/25/18 Application Software $150 NA NA NA NA Provides iOS and Android mobile applications that enable students at higher education institutions to order food.
9/20/18 Application Software $4,750 NA 12.4x NA NA Provides marketing automation SaaS for businesses.
9/20/18 Application Software $350 NA 5.0x NA NA Provides IVR, speech recognition, call center, voiceXML and voice conferencing and call handling software to enterprises.
9/14/18 Infrastructure Management $218 5.3x NA NA NA Provides trade execution and clearing software for the financial sector globally.
9/13/18 Security $625 5.7x NA 20.8x NAProvides access control software for use in virtual and cloud-based environments for businesses. Software is compatible with
Windows, Macintosh, Unix and Linux computers. Also provides password management software.
9/12/18 Application Software $100 NA NA NA NA Provides team meeting, collaboration, workspace management and related analytics SaaS for businesses.
9/12/18 Application Software $100 NA NA NA NAProvides billing management SaaS to government agencies and utility service providers. Software provides features for
resident payment processing, e-signatures, online form management and mobile payments.
9/12/18 Application Software $98 NA NA NA NAProvides competitive bidding and RFx project management SaaS to government agencies, schools, healthcare facilities and
nonprofits. Software provides features for contract and vendor performance management.
9/12/18 Application Software $91 NA NA NA NAProvides budgeting SaaS for government and healthcare agencies, schools and nonprofits. Software also provides features for
performance and data management.
9/6/18 Information Management $1,160 8.9x NA 29.0x NAProvides Web content management software, including online community creation, e-commerce, email marketing campaign
management, website visitor analytics and Web design software, for businesses globally
2020
Select Software M&A Transactions
RECENT ACQUISITIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Reflects M&A activity through 12/31/2018, where Enterprise Value is >$50MM.Transactions highlighted in yellow denote private equity transactions. Multiples <0 and >100 considered NM.
($MM)
Announced Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA
Date Acquirer Target Target Sector Value (EV) LTM NTM LTM NTM Target Description
9/6/18 Application Software $1,500 4.6x NA NA NAProvides fintech consulting services and team collaboration SaaS to businesses globally in the life science, financial, oil and
gas, technology and manufacturing industries.
9/4/18 Infrastructure Management $295 NA 14.8x NA NAProvides an IT operations SaaS that monitors availability and performance, including incident alerts, notifications, and on-call
management via smartphone push notifications, email, SMS and phone calls.
9/4/18 Information Management $300 NA NA NA NAProvides middleware, device management software and data analytics software for businesses to gather, connect and
analyze information from devices throughout their enterprise.
9/4/18 Application Software $1,600 7.1x NA NA NAProvides Salesforce, Azure and IBM Cloud-based quote-to-cash (QTC) contract, pricing and invoice automation SaaS for
enterprises.
All Software
Median 5.2x 7.0x 18.6x 17.0x
Mean 6.6x 8.4x 22.7x 17.0x
PE Acquirers
Median 5.1x 2.5x 17.3x NA
Mean 5.3x 2.5x 17.3x NA
2121
RECENT PRIVATE FINANCINGS
Notes:Source: Pitchbook. Reflects deal activity through 12/31/2018. Transactions reflect recent Software Venture and Private Equity Growth / Expansion activity where the amount raised was greater than or equal to $20MM.
($MM)
Deal Date CompanyAmount
Raised Brief Description Investors
12/28/18 Samsara $100Developer of a sensor-based data management platform designed to increase the safety
and efficiency of physical operations. Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst
12/28/18 NuoDB $31Developer of a cloud based relational database platform designed to provide critical
workloads. Undisclosed
12/28/18 Measurabl $25Provider of a cloud-based data collection software intended to empower companies to
disclose and act upon their sustainability performance.
Camber Creek, Concrete, Building Ventures, DivcoWest, Salesforce Ventures, Sway Ventures,
Borealis Ventures, Impact Engine
12/27/18 Carta $80Developer of an ownership management and compliance platform designed to consolidate
company ownership data onto one common electronic registry. Meritech Capital Partners, Tribe Capital, Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital, Menlo Ventures
12/19/18 Cambridge Mobile Telematics $500 Provider of a mobile application intended to make roads safer by making drivers better. SoftBank Investment Advisers
12/19/18 Dataiku $101Developer of a centralized collaborative data science platform designed to explore,
prototype, build and deliver own data products efficiently. Alven Capital Partners, FirstMark Capital, Battery Ventures, Dawn Capital, ICONIQ Capital
12/19/18 Sprout Social $41Provider of a social media management software and solutions intended to help brands
communicate with customers. The Future Fund, New Enterprise Associates, The Goldman Sachs Group
12/19/18 Crew App $35Developer of a free messaging application designed to simplify and organize team
communications at work.
Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, Harrison Metal Capital, Aspect Ventures, DAG Ventures,
Tenaya Capital
12/19/18 K Health $25Developer of a crowd-sourced data diagnosing symptom software designed to provide
artificial intelligence based personal health assistant.
Comcast Ventures, Mangrove Capital Partners, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Bessemer Venture
Partners, BoxGroup, Max Ventures, Primary Venture Partners
12/18/18
Seismic
(Business/Productivity
Software)
$100Developer of an end-to-end sales enablement software designed to pitch sales of client's
product.
Lightspeed Venture Partners, T. Rowe Price, JMI Equity, General Atlantic, Jackson Square
Ventures
12/18/18 Egress $40Provider of a SaaS-based on-demand privacy and risk management platform designed to
manage and protect unstructured data. FTV Capital, Albion Capital
12/17/18 Avanan $25Developer of a cyber-security platform intended to provide security solutions for cloud-
based email, messaging and collaboration. StageOne Ventures, Magma Venture Partners, Greenfield Cities Holdings
12/14/18 Fortanix $22 Developer of an enterprise security software designed to offer data protection services. Undisclosed
12/13/18 Procore $75Developer of a cloud-based project-management platform intended to manage
construction and real-estate projects. Tiger Global Management, Bessemer Venture Partners, Lumia Capital, ICONIQ Capital
12/13/18 Chorus $33Developer of a sales conversation intelligence platform designed to improve sales
conversations. Georgian Partners, Emergence Capital Partners, Redpoint Ventures
12/12/18 Nexthink $85Provider of an End-user IT Analytics platform intended to measure and manage
information security programs.
Index Ventures (UK), TOP Funds, VI Partners, Auriga Partners (Paris), Highland Europe, Galeo-
Ventures, Forestay Capital, Olivier Pomel
2222
RECENT PRIVATE FINANCINGS
Notes:Source: Pitchbook. Reflects deal activity through 12/31/2018. Transactions reflect recent Software Venture and Private Equity Growth / Expansion activity where the amount raised was greater than or equal to $20MM.
($MM)
Deal Date CompanyAmount
Raised Brief Description Investors
12/12/18 AtScale $50Provider of a business intelligence platform designed to make business analytics work on
big data.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Atlantic Bridge Capital, UMC Capital, Storm
Ventures, Wells Fargo Securities
12/12/18 Optibus $40Provider of a cloud-based platform intended to offer complex and large-scale
transportation operations.
Insight Venture Partners, Verizon Ventures, Alibaba Group, Pitango Venture Capital, New Era
Capital
12/12/18 Tigera $30Developer of open core enterprise software designed to deliver services for secure
application connectivity for the cloud-native world.
Insight Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Wing Venture Partners, Madrona Venture
Group
12/11/18 Plaid (Financial Software) $250Developer of an application programming interface designed to offer financial and banking
services.
Kleiner Perkins, Spark Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners,
Andreessen Horowitz, Norwest Venture Partners, Index Ventures (UK)
12/11/18InVision (Multimedia and
Design Software)$115
Developer of a SaaS-based digital product design platform designed to help companies
unlock the power of design-driven product development.
Spark Capital, Atlassian, FirstMark Capital, Battery Ventures, Geodesic Capital, Goldman Sachs
Investment Partners, Tiger Global Management, ICONIQ Capital
12/11/18 Quali $23Developer of a DevOps automation and orchestration software intended to automate and
improve DevOps lifecycle and productivity.
Jerusalem Venture Partners, Dell Ventures, Kreos Capital, Gemini Israel Ventures, Evergreen
Venture Partners, Orr Partners
12/6/18 Looker $103Developer of a business intelligence and big data analytics platform designed to bring
better insights and data-driven decisions to every business.
Premji Invest, CapitalG, Founders Circle Capital, IVP, Cross Creek Advisors, Redpoint Ventures,
Meritech Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins
12/6/18 EdCast $34Developer of artificial intelligence-driven knowledge cloud intended for unified discovery,
personalized learning, and sales enablement.
SoftBank Capital, REV Venture Partners, Crescent Enterprises, Mistletoe, Cervin Ventures,
Stanford University Venture Fund, The London Fund, SSGA Funds
12/6/18 LeanIX $30Developer of an enterprise architecture management software designed to reduce
complexity in the information technology landscape. Insight Venture Partners, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, Capnamic Ventures, Iris Capital
12/5/18 Gitlab $120Provider of an open-source, code-collaboration platform designed to unify issues, code
review, CI and CD into a single UI. ICONIQ Capital, Goldman Sachs Principal Strategic Investments GV, Khosla Ventures
12/5/18 Amplitude $80Developer of a mobile analytics platform designed to track user behavior and build better
products. Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, Battery Ventures, IVP, Lead Edge Capital
12/5/18 LightStep $41Provider of a performance management platform designed to provide better visibility into
production software systems.
Altimeter Capital, Harrison Metal Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Cowboy
Ventures
12/5/18 Contentful $34
Provider of a content management platform designed to help digital teams to ship and
iterate content faster, across all of their web applications, mobile applications and
connected devices.
Sapphire Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Hercules, Balderton Capital, Benchmark Capital,
General Catalyst, OMERS Ventures
12/5/18 Camunda Services $29Developer of workflow automation and decision platform designed to offer detailed
visibility into business operations across distributed systems. Highland Europe
12/5/18 Workato $25 Developer of an integration platform designed to automate businesses. Workday Ventures, ServiceNow, Battery Ventures
11/29/18 Venafi $100Provider of a machine identity protection platform designed to secure the connection and
communication between machines. Technology Crossover Ventures, NextEquity Partners, QuestMark Partners
2323
RECENT PRIVATE FINANCINGS
Notes:Source: Pitchbook. Reflects deal activity through 12/31/2018. Transactions reflect recent Software Venture and Private Equity Growth / Expansion activity where the amount raised was greater than or equal to $20MM.
($MM)
Deal Date CompanyAmount
Raised Brief Description Investors
11/29/18 Aras $70Developer of a product lifecycle management platform designed to improve the lifecycle
processes of enterprises.
Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing Group, GE Ventures, Silver Lake Management, Savano
Capital Partners
11/29/18 Standard Cognition $51Developer of autonomous checkout technology intended to streamline operations for
brick and mortar retailers. Initialized Capital Management, Charles River Ventures, Y Combinator, Draper Associates
11/29/18 Asana $50 Developer of a task management software designed to help teams track their work. Generation Investment Management, Benchmark Capital, Founders Fund, 8VC, Lead Edge
Capital, WiL (World Innovation Lab), Generation Investment Management, Founders Fund, 8VC
11/28/18 Plusgrade $153 Developer of a SaaS-based revenue optimization software. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
11/28/18 Deputy $81Provider of a workforce management platform designed to simplify employee scheduling,
timesheets, tasking and communication. IVP, EVP Capital Management, OpenView Venture Partners, Square Peg Capital
11/28/18 Deskera $60Developer of a cloud-based business management software intended to deliver services
that help companies of all sizes and industries, run better.
Cisco Investments, InnoVen Capital, Jungle Ventures, Susquehanna Growth Equity, Tembusu
Partners
11/26/18Cogito (Emotional
Intelligence Software)$45 Developer of real-time emotional intelligence software to improve customer engagement. The Goldman Sachs Group, Salesforce Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners
11/19/18 AERGO (Application Software) $30Provider of an open platform designed to help businesses to build innovative applications
and services by sharing data.
JRR Crypto, Samsung Capital, Sequoia Capital China, NEO Global Capital, Dekrypt Capital,
Global Blockchain Innovative Capital, Lemniscap, Rockaway Blockchain, Chainfund Capital,
Block Crafters Capital, FBG Capital, BA Capital, Arrington XRP Capital
11/16/18 MapAnything $43Provider of a geo-analytics and location intelligence platform designed to improve
enterprises productivity. GM Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Harbert Growth Partners, Greycroft
11/15/18 Automation Anywhere $550Provider of robotic process automation designed to work side by side with people to
handle repetitive routines and tasks found within many industries.
New Enterprise Associates, Goldman Sachs' Merchant Banking Division, Softbank Group,
General Atlantic, WiL (World Innovation Lab)
11/15/18 Airtable $100Provider of a 360° due diligence platform designed for investors, vendors and enterprise IT
end users.
Thread Capital, Thrive Capital, Benchmark Capital, Coatue Management, Caffeinated Capital,
Charles River Ventures
11/15/18 Primer (Database Software) $40Developer of a machine intelligence platform designed to automate the analysis of large
datasets.
Lux Capital, Data Collective, Amplify Partners, In-Q-Tel, Avalon Ventures, Section 32, Mubadala
Investment Company
11/15/18 EmergeTMS $20Developer of a web-based transportation management platform designed to help freight
professionals visualize, source and communicate efficiently. Greycroft
11/14/18 UiPath $265Developer of robotic process automation software designed to deliver fast and reliable RPA
that enhances business performance at unlimited scale. CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, Accel, IVP, Madrona Venture Group, Meritech Capital Partners
11/13/18 Netskope $168Developer of a cloud-analytic service platform designed to understand activities, protect
data, stop threats and respond to incidents.
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Social Capital, Accel, Sapphire Ventures, Geodesic Capital, Base
Partners, ICONIQ Capital
11/13/18 ClearSky Data $20Provider of a cloud-based enterprise storage network designed to offer data protection and
disaster recovery services. Pear Tree Partners, General Catalyst, Highland Capital Partners, Polaris Partners
2424
RECENT PRIVATE FINANCINGS
Notes:Source: Pitchbook. Reflects deal activity through 12/31/2018. Transactions reflect recent Software Venture and Private Equity Growth / Expansion activity where the amount raised was greater than or equal to $20MM.
($MM)
Deal Date CompanyAmount
Raised Brief Description Investors
11/8/18 RealtimeBoard $25Developer of an online collaboration and whiteboarding platform designed for cross-
functional team collaboration. Accel, Altair Capital
11/6/18 Engineer.ai $30Developer of an AI-powered Software intended to help build and operate software
projects. Lakestar, Jungle Ventures
11/5/18 Esperanto Technologies $58
Developer of an energy-efficient computing technology for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and
Machine Learning applications based on the open standard RISC-V Instruction Set
Architecture (ISA).
Comet Labs
11/2/18 Dynamic Yield $38Developer of AI powered personalization software intended to maximize the monetization
of website traffic. Viola Growth, Bessemer Venture Partners, Union Tech Ventures, Naver
11/2/18 Scale Computing $35Developer of a cloud-based data storage platform designed to automate data
management.
Lenovo, Northgate Capital, ABS Capital Partners, Collina Ventures, CID Equity, Heron Capital,
Reservoir Venture Partners, First Analysis, Blue Chip Venture, Spring Mill Venture Partners, Allos
Ventures, Benchmark Capital, VisionTech Partners
11/1/18 HashiCorp $100Provider of cloud infrastructure automation platform designed to intended to solve
development, operations and security challenges in infrastructure.
IVP, AppDynamics, Slack, Snap, Mayfield Fund, GGV Capital, True Ventures, Redpoint Ventures,
Bessemer Venture Partners
11/1/18 Neo4j $80Developer of an open-source graph database designed to help companies built intelligent
applications.
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, One Peak Partners, Eight Roads, Creandum, Greenbridge
Partners
10/30/18 AppZen $35Developer of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based platform designed to offer back-office
automation services. Lightspeed Venture Partners, Resolute Ventures, NAV.VC, Redpoint Ventures
10/29/18 Quid $38 Provider of a visualization platform designed to offer text-based data analysis. REV Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, ARTIS Ventures, Founders Fund, Lixil Group
10/29/18 Conversica $31Provider of an AI-driven lead engagement software for marketing and sales organizations
designed to help companies find and secure customers more quickly and efficiently.
Savano Capital Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Toba Capital, Kennet Partners, CIBC
Capital Partners
10/25/18 Arctic Wolf $45 Developer of a cloud security platform intended to offer network security services. Adams Street Partners, Knollwood Investment Advisory, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint
Ventures, Sonae IM, The Future Fund, Unusual Ventures
10/25/18 Infoworks $25Developer of a data engineering platform intended to eliminate complexity through big
data automation.
Centerview Capital Technology, Knoll Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Nexus Venture
Partners
10/24/18 DataRobot $100Developer of a machine learning automation platform designed to deploy accurate
predictive models.
DFJ Growth, IA Ventures, Intel Capital,Meritech Capital Partners, New Enterprise Associates,
Sapphire Ventures
10/24/18 Yellowbrick Data $48Developer and provider of data warehouse intended to redefine how data drives change in
businesses. GV, Menlo Ventures, Next47, Samsung Venture Investment, Third Point Ventures
10/23/18 Bright Machines $179Developers of an intelligent manufacturing software platform designed to automate
manufacturing operations and robotics. Balyasny Asset Management, Eclipse Ventures, FlexTronics, Lux Capital
10/23/18 People.ai $30Developer of revenue intelligence platform designed to solve solving the problem of sales
and marketing alignment. Andreessen Horowitz, GGV Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Y Combinator
2525
RECENT PRIVATE FINANCINGS
Notes:Source: Pitchbook. Reflects deal activity through 12/31/2018. Transactions reflect recent Software Venture and Private Equity Growth / Expansion activity where the amount raised was greater than or equal to $20MM.
($MM)
Deal Date CompanyAmount
Raised Brief Description Investors
10/22/18 Assent Compliance $100Developer of compliance management software designed to help organizations collect
data and stay in compliance with local and international regulations.
Business Development Bank of Canada, Greenspring Associates, National Research Council
Canada, OpenText Enterprise Apps Fund, Royal Bank of Canada, Volition Capital, Warburg
Pincus
10/18/18 InCorta $30Developer of a real-time analytics platform designed to aggregate large and complex
business data.
Anant Jhingran, DEMO Traction, GV, Kleiner Perkins, M12, Mohamed Sabry, Ronald Wohl,
Steve Papa, SV Angel, Telstra Ventures, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Ziyad Dahbour
10/17/18 LucidChart $72Provider of collaborative diagramming and brand management software designed to
improve clarity, communication and productivity. ICONIQ Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, Spectrum Equity
10/16/18 Syncron International $67 Provider of cloud-based aftermarket supply chain management software. Dendera Venture, Summit Partners
10/16/18 Numerify $28Provider of a business intelligence platform designed to offer insight for data-driven IT
organizations.
DAG Ventures, Dipchand Nishar, Focus Opportunity Fund, Four Rivers Group, Individual
Investor, KAAJ Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Silicon Valley Bank,
Tenaya Capital
10/15/18 Docker $92Provider of a software containerization platform intended to address every application
across the hybrid cloud. Base Partners, Benchmark Capital, Greenspring Associates, SharesPost, TheFamily
10/11/18 Snowflake $450Developer of a SaaS-based cloud data warehousing platform designed to safely and
efficiently store, transform and analyze business data.
Altimeter Capital, Capital One Growth Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Ken Hausman, Madrona
Venture Group, Meritech Capital Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Sutter Hill
Ventures, Wing Venture Partners
10/11/18 G2 Crowd $55Provider of a business software review platform intended to help the insights business
professionals about technology purchase decisions.
Accel, Chicago Ventures, Christopher Shutts, Emergence Capital Partners, High Alpha, Hyde Park
Venture Partners, IVP, Jason Duboe, LinkedIn, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Teamworthy
Ventures, Thomas Lehrman, Tim Kopp
10/10/18 Pipedrive $60Developer of a sales management tool designed to help small sales teams manage intricate
or lengthy sales processes.
Atomico, Bessemer Venture Partners, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, Insight Venture
Partners, Rembrandt Venture Partners
10/10/18 Tresata $50Developer of a predictive analytics platform, designed to understand and monetize people,
process and product behaviors. GCP Capital Partners
10/10/18 Demisto $43Developer of automated incident response and security orchestration platform designed to
offer integrated threat intelligence and security orchestration.
Accel, Cerca Partners, ClearSky (North Palm Beach), Greylock Partners, Gur Shomron, Kevin
Mahaffey, Michael Fey, Secure Octane, Slack, Specialized Types, Stuart McClure, Vijay Bolina,
Wipro Ventures
10/9/18 MakerLoop $30Provider of a all-in-one platform created to develop, design and host websites intended to
advance website development.
Adam Wiggins, Andreessen Horowitz, Bloomberg Beta, Designer Fund, Dylan Field, Heavybit,
Jeremy Stoppelman, Kleiner Perkins, Stewart Butterfield, Tank Hill Ventures, Todd Morey, Tom
Preston-Werner
10/5/18 TidalScale $24Developer of Software-Defined Servers designed to bring flexibility to modern data centers
by right-sizing servers on the fly.
Bain Capital Ventures, Citrix Startup Accelerator, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Infosys,
Samsung Catalyst, SAP, Sapphire Ventures, SK Hynix
10/4/18 JFrog $165Provider of software management services designed to enhance infrastructure for software
management and distribution.
Battery Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, Gemini Israel Ventures, Geodesic Capital, Insight
Venture Partners, Qumra Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Silicon Valley
Fund, Spark Capital, Vintage Investment Partners, VMware
10/3/18 Talkdesk $100Developer of cloud-based call center software designed to help growing businesses to
improve customer satisfaction while reducing costs.
500 Startups, Alexander Khein, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Management, Jason Lemkin, Orange
Fab, SaaStr, Salesforce Ventures, Storm Ventures, Twilio Fund, Viking Global Investors
10/3/18 Braze $80Developer of a lifecycle engagement platform for marketing, growth, and engagement
teams. Meritech Capital Partners, Cross Creek Advisors
2626
Recent Software IPO Pricings
SOFTWARE CAPITAL MARKETS UPDATE
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Company filings as of 12/31/2018. IPO pricings include public registrations only. (1) First Trading Day listed as Offer Date.
($MM)
Offer Date(1) Market Cap @
IPO DateAmount Raised Pre IPO Filing Range Offer Price
% Change
Offer /
Midpoint Price
% Change
1st Trading Day / Offer
Price
% Change Current /
Offer Price
10/19/2018 $4,538 $375 15.00 - 16.00 $15.00 (3.2%) 0.2% (7.8%)
10/12/2018 $2,956 $264 15.00 - 17.00 $17.00 6.3% 42.9% 56.1%
10/5/2018 $4,864 $252 33.00 - 35.00 $36.00 5.9% 94.4% 98.6%
10/3/2018 $2,204 $187 12.00 - 1 4.00 $15.00 15.4% 41.2% 20.7%
9/26/2018 $2,107 $180 9.00 - 11.00 $12.00 20.0% 43.7% 2.3%
7/27/2018 $1,336 $127 17.00 - 19.00 $20.00 11.1% 26.0% 20.8%
7/27/2018 $1,438 $115 10.00 - 12.00 $12.00 9.1% 9.3% (53.7%)
7/26/2018 $2,755 $251 17.00-19.00 $23.00 27.8% 31.5% (3.5%)
6/29/2018 $681 $193 19.00 - 21.00 $21.00 5.0% 30.0% (6.5%)
6/15/2018 $2,933 $180 21.00 - 23.00 $24.00 9.1% 87.3% 29.8%
5/17/2018 $1,196 $311 12.00 - 14.00 $15.00 15.4% 33.3% 57.0%
5/4/2018 $1,576 $152 15.00-17.00 $19.00 18.8% 26.0% (29.4%)
4/27/2018 $1,928 $175 12.00 - 14.00 $15.00 15.4% 30.0% 65.7%
4/27/2018 $6,043 $629 26.00 - 28.00 $29.00 7.4% 37.0% 38.2%
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11
717
1617 11
9
10
20
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210PE Acquisitions Strategic Acquisitions IPO
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ, company filings. Market data as of 12/31/2018.
A SHRINKING UNIVERSE OF PUBLICLY TRADED SOFTWARE COMPANIESStrategic and Private Equity Exits Outweigh New Issues
20182008 2009 2010 2011 20152012 2013 2014 2016 2017
FortinetCDC Software
LogMeInMedidata
SolarWindsRosetta Stone
SciQuestRealPageIntraLinksEnvestnet
Qlik BroadSoft
Higher One Convio
SPS CommerceSS&C
QuinStreet
JiveImperva
CarboniteTangoe
ResponsysCornerstone
Epocrates
WorkdayFleetmatics
QualysEloquaE2open
ServiceNowExa
IncadeaInfloblox
ProofpointSplunk
ExactTargetDemandwareBazaarvoiceGreenway
AVGGuidewire
MavenirBarracudaWix.comCovisint
RingCentralFireEyeCvent
Gigamon Textura
ChannelAdvisorMarketoTableauHalogen
RallyMarin
Model N
WorkivaHortonworks
New RelicHubSpotCyberArk
MobileIronKinaxis
ZendeskPaycom
OPOWERFive9
2UBorderfree
Amber RoadA10 Networks
PaylocityVaronis Systems
AtlassianMimecast
InstructureRapid7Sophos
AppFolioAlarm.Com
XactlyShopifyApigee
Box
TwilioSecureWorks
TalendEverbridge
Apptio Gridsum Holding
NutanixCoupa
BlackLine, Inc.
MulesoftAlteryx
OktaYext
ClouderaAppian
MongoDBAltair Engineering
SendGridSailPoint
CardlyticsZscaler
DropboxZuora
Pivotal SoftwareCeridianDocuSign
SmartsheetCarbon Black
PluralsightAvalaraDomo
Tenable HoldingsOpera Limited
EndavaSurveyMonkey
UpworkElastic
AnaplanSolarwinds
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
IPO + 6 + 11 + 7 + 17 + 16 + 17 + 11 + 9 + 10 + 20
Strategic Exits - 7 - 11 - 8 - 11 - 9 - 6 - 10 - 12 - 13 - 17
PE Exits - 5 - 4 - 6 - 9 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 7 - 10
2828
US Deal Share by Sector
US Financing Trend
US FINANCING AND DEAL SHARE BY SECTOR
Notes:Source: PwC CB Insights MoneyTree Report Q4 2018.
$15.9
$19.5 $20.7 $20.3$22.6
$24.0
$28.0$25.0
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1,424
1,511 1,3791,436
1,564
1,325
1,211
Q1'17 Q2'17 Q3'17 Q4'17 Q1'18 Q2'18 Q3'18 Q4'18
Investments ($B) Deals
43% 44% 47%42% 46% 43% 44% 45%
14% 15% 13%
11%12%
12% 12% 12%
15% 13% 14%
15%13% 15% 15% 13%
6% 8% 8%
8%8% 9% 8% 9%
3%5%
4%
6% 4% 5% 3% 4%
18%15% 15%
18% 16% 16% 18% 16%
Q1'17 Q2'17 Q3'17 Q4'17 Q1'18 Q2'18 Q3'18 Q4'18
Internet Mobile & Telecommunications Healthcare Software (non-internet/mobile) Consumer Products & Services Other