M&A activity has seen a steady increase across the globe over the past decade, especially in Melbourne. Startups and technology companies have become very popular with private equity firms, strategic buyers and even family offices.
In this blog post, we are taking a closer look at 8 acquisitions that took place in Melbourne .
Acquisition amount:
$15,000,000
Announcement:
25 May 2022
Acurus is a white label and technology consulting company situated in Melbourne.
Headquarter:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Consulting, Information Services, Information Technology
An innovative and independent provider of Dark Fiber infrastructure, Superloop Limited (ASX:SLC) specializes in planning and building.
Headquarter:
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$79,952,583
Announcement:
21 November 2022
Paygroup is a supplier of cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) software and business process outsourcing (BPO) services.
Headquarter:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Human Resources, Outsourcing, SaaS, Software
Deel is a platform for payroll and compliance for foreign workers and contractors.
Headquarter:
San Francisco, California, United States
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$1,805,670
Announcement:
17 November 2022
A web application development company called Common Code provides digital and software services to businesses, municipalities, and other organizations.
Headquarter:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Database, Software, Web Design, Web Development
Ackama is a firm that develops custom online and mobile applications.
Headquarter:
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$3,864,713
Announcement:
25 September 2020
eCreators offers e-learning materials to a variety of clients.
Headquarter:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
E-Learning, Software
E-learning services are provided by Learning Technologies Group.
Headquarter:
Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$63,185,830
Announcement:
13 December 2012
After combining with The Continuum Business in Texas in 1993, the Australian publicly traded IT company Paxus Corporation
Headquarter:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Human Resources, Information Technology, Staffing Agency
A consulting firm is Adcorp.
Headquarter:
Bryanston, NA - South Africa, South Africa
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$7,960,000
Announcement:
14 March 2022
Financial advising services are offered in the areas of insurance, budgeting, asset allocation, and savings by Synchronised Business Services.
Headquarter:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Advice, Financial Services, Insurance, Risk Management
A diverse financial services company is WT Financial Group.
Headquarter:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$16,425,986
Announcement:
16 August 2022
Transpire Technology enables companies to enhance people's lives through valuable digital experiences.
Headquarter:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Information Services, Information Technology
A partner in end-to-end digital transformation, CI&T is a digital expert.
Headquarter:
Campinas, Goias, Brazil
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$2,163,720
Announcement:
9 January 2019
Vocational training schools can use Wisenet's "software-as-a-service learning relationship management system."
Headquarter:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Information Technology, SaaS, Software
Innovative ICT company Adapt IT Holdings Limited is situated in South Africa and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
Headquarter:
Midrand, NA - South Africa, South Africa
Where to find them:
Website
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