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Michael Hughes

Managing Director at Qatalyst Partners

Financial Advisor

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals14

Valued Deals9

Total Value£ 37.16 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.13 B

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24 Apr 2024|United States|Software

Target: HASHICORP INC

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

50 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 5.16 B

Value

05 Aug 2021|United States|Software

Target: CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

30 Service Providers

6 Target | 24 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

58 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 3.74 B

Value

29 Jul 2021|United States|Software

Target: CLARABRIDGE

Bidder: QUALTRICS INTERNATIONAL INC

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

27 Target | 15 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 810 M

Value

06 May 2021|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: CLEVER

Bidder: KAHOOT

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 359 M

Value

10 Mar 2021|United States|Software

Target: TALEND

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

39 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 1.73 B

Value

13 Dec 2020|United States|Software

Target: PLURALSIGHT INC

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

57 Target | 24 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.81 B

Value

18 Nov 2020|United States|Software

Target: INSTANA

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 May 2020|United States|Software

Target: CONGA

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 577 M

Value

04 Feb 2019|United States|Software

Target: ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP INC

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

23 Service Providers

4 Target | 19 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

23 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 8.40 B

Value

11 Jul 2018|United States|Software

Target: CA TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: BROADCOM INC

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 14 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

46 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 13.56 B

Value

29 May 2018|United States|Software

Target: BMC SOFTWARE

Bidder: KKR & CO

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Oct 2017|United States|Software

Target: BROADSOFT INC

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Oct 2016|United States|Digital Services

Target: EVERYDAY HEALTH INC

Bidder: J2 GLOBAL INC

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

16 Jul 2015|United States|E-commerce

Target: EBAY ENTERPRISE BUSINESS

Bidder: STERLING PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

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