J.P.Morgan Software Investment Banking
Select software transactions - financial sponsors
NTM FV / revenue
1-day
premium paid
Target
Acquirer
Announce
Date
Firm value
(bn)
NTM rev.
growth
FV/NTM
EBITDA
34%
8.0x
proofpoint?
Apr-21
THOMABRAVO V
$12.3bn
15%
46.0x
8%
7.1x
PLURALSIGHT
VISTA
Dec-20
$3.5
13%
NM
< 20% revenue growth
6.6x
TA ASSOCIATES
planview. SOPHOS
Nov-20
$1.7
8%
16.7x
54%
J.P.Morgan
Source: Company filings, Wall Street research, Renaissance reports, FactSet
5.5x
THOMABRAVO
Oct-19
$3.9
-10%
30.8x
19%
7.9x
Ultimate
SOFTWARE
Feb-19
$10.7
Hellman & Friedman VVISTA
19%
53%
33.2x
7.0x
APPTIO
Nov-18
$1.8
17%
NM
1
1
9.0x
THOMABRAVO
Dec-20
$1.2
31%
-30%
7.5x
VENAFIALPAGE Gainsight = INSTRUCTURE
THOMABRAVO
Dec-20
$9.5
-20%
20-30% revenue growth
26.3x
12.0x
VISTA
Nov-20
$1.1
22%
21%
-
6.5x
THOMABRAVO
Dec-19
$1.9
-20%
30%
6.6x
Ellie Mae
THOMABRAVO
Feb-19
$1.9
-20%
23.0x
68%
6.6x
OMINDBODY
VVISTA
Dec-18
$1.9
25%
NM
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