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Software companies are defined as those companies that are deemed to be license model
Software businesses or may be in the early stages of converting to subscription-based models
EV Enterprise Value
YoY Year-Over-Year
QoQ Quarter-Over-Quarter
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experience with SEG to be the most enjoyable with the along the way, and worked hard to ensure a smooth industry expertise, and proven track record of creating
best outcome. The SEG team was a source of guidance process. Their relationships and deal execution skills very competitive processes. The SEG team did a
and leadership and I knew I was in great hands the were second to none and yielded a range of options phenomenal job keeping buyers engaged and moving
entire way. Their incredible effort led to a wonderful amongst the best possible buyers. We would aggressively through the process. All this resulted in a
outcome for our customers, employees, and recommend SEG to any company looking for M&A hugely successful outcome for the shareholders of
shareholders. I appreciate that the team was highly advice, strategy, and execution. They truly went above Rentlytics with a 10x ARR multiple. SEG was the driver
relatable, and we had fun working together. Hiring SEG and beyond.” behind this success. They created value well in excess
was the best decision I have made in my career.” of their fee.”
Todd Collins Dana Zeff (Founder & CEO) and Justin Alanis
Founder & CEO of HemaTerra Steven Ozbun (President), LeaseLabs Founder & CEO of Rentlytics
SEG served as exclusive advisor to HemaTerra in its SEG served as exclusive advisor to LeaseLabs in its SEG served as exclusive advisor to Rentlytics in its
investment from The Riverside Company acquisition by RealPage acquisition by RealPage
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• The overall software M&A industry (including SaaS, software, internet, and mobile deals) remained strong through
the first half of 2019 and is on track to outperform 2018.
• The SaaS M&A market continued to roar, as each of the past four quarters posted above 250 transactions.
Valuations remained strong, as 2Q19 posted a median of 4.6x EV/Revenue, a high point for the SaaS M&A market.
• The composition of SaaS targets indicated that the majority of companies were not VC funded (60% of targets),
based in North America (76% of targets), and SMBs with less than 150 employees (59%).
• In 2Q19, there was an even mix of private equity firms and traditional strategic buyers driving M&A activity.
• CRM & Marketing deal volume increased approximately 27%, posting 47 deals in 2Q19, compared to 1Q19’s 37
deals.
• Healthcare, Real Estate, and Education were the most active verticals over the past three years.
• Select notable Healthcare transactions include The Riverside Company’s acquisition of HemaTerra
Technologies(1) and Champion Healthcare Technologies, Allscripts's acquisition of ZappRX, and JPMorgan
Chase’s acquisition of Instamed Communications.
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(1) SEG Transaction
600
2500
500
400
Number of Deals
1500
300
1000
200
500
100
0 0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
(1) Includes SaaS, on-premise license model, internet, and mobile transactions.
(2) SEG Estimate is based on a 4-year CAGR of 4.0%.
(3) Rolling average deal volume is a TTM average.
1200 38.0%
SEG
Estimate(1)
33.0%
1000
800
23.0%
600 18.0%
13.0%
400
8.0%
200
3.0%
0 -2.0%
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
(1) SEG Estimate is an annualized figure based on the first two quarters of 2019. We expect 2019 to reach 1,050 to 1,150 deals.
5.0x
4.6x
4.5x
3.5x
Median TTM EV/Revenue Multiple(2)
3.0x
2.5x
2.0x
1.5x
1.0x
0.5x
0.0x
(1) Values are on a median TTM basis, indicating that each quarter includes 12 months of data in order to obtain a larger dataset.
(2) Median and average values are based on data from 2Q10 to 2Q19.
Analytics &
Business 317
Intelligence (BI)
HR & Talent
Management 259
Content / Document
Management & 204
BPM
Communications &
Collaboration 195
Security 148
(1) Chart only includes most active product categories which posted over 147 transactions in the past three years.
2Q16 3Q16 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 3Q18 4Q18 1Q19 2Q19
Healthcare 183
Education 119
Finance 105
Retail 51
Hospitality 44
(1) Chart only includes most active verticals which posted over 40 transactions in the past three years.
22.8%
8.7%
7.6%
Vertical 6.5%
38% 4.3%
(3)
Select
Vertical
SaaS
Targets
(1) Business model type indicates the focus of the target. The target can either be horizontal and serving multiple industries or serving a specific
vertical market.
(2) Top vertical deals as a percent of all vertical SaaS deals in 2Q19.
(3) SEG Transaction.
35.5%
5.3x 5.2x
4.9x
(2)
4.0x
Median EV/Revenue Multiple
3.7x
Percent of Deals
15.9%
13.6%
12.7% 12.3%
6.8%
3.2%
<=$10M >$10M <=$20M >$20M <=$50M >$50M <=$100M >$100M <= 1.0x > 1.0x & > 2.0x & <= > 3.0x & <= > 4.0x & <= > 5.0x & <= > 6.0x
<= 2.0x 3.0x 4.0x 5.0x 6.0x
Seller Revenue TTM Revenue Exit Multiple Bins
SaaS M&A Activity by Buyer Type SaaS M&A Activity by Target Ownership
Private
Strategic
10%
VC Funding
Private Equity 40%
Direct Publicly Traded
11% Strategic
39%
Equity Backed
No VC Funding
Strategic
60%
40%
(1) Private Equity Buyers includes Private Equity Direct and Equity Backed Strategic. Private Equity Direct includes private equity firms making platform acquisitions, while Equity Backed Strategic includes all strategic buyers backed by a private equity firm.
32.0%
51-100
Percent of Companies
101-150 19.0%
2.7% 151-200
13.4% 13.4%
2.7%
251-300
10.4%
2.7%
301-350
5.6% 6.1%
351-400
10.8%
>401
1-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 >29
10.8%
13.5% # of Years Since Company Founding
19.3% / 19.3%
75.5% / 78.1%
(1) Values indicate the percent of acquisitions of both the target region and the acquirer region. Regions are based on the headquarters for each company.
(1) Transactions listed may not include all deals by the buyer.
Communications &
Provides IT asset and help desk management
$350.0 17.5x Collaboration /
SaaS for businesses.
Horizontal
(1) Source: Financial data provided by 451 M&A Knowledgebase (missing values represent data not applicable or publicly available).
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Kris Beible Strategic M&A: Sell-side representation of emerging and established software companies.
Vice President
kbeible@softwareequity.com Majority Recapitalizations: Majority investments from software-focused private equity investors that look to
provide shareholder liquidity and growth capital to established software companies.
Molly Soltesz
Marketing Associate Divestitures: Sell-side representation of divisions of public and large private software companies.
msoltesz@softwareequity.com
Board Advisory: Strategic guidance and advice to business owners preparing for a future liquidity event,
whether that be months or years down the road.
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