Top Systems Software Holding Companies with Recent Private M&A Activity

192

Active Firms

3,132

TTM Deal Inquiries

$4M-$21M

Core Revenue Range

$1M-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

California 16%

Florida 13%

Texas 9%

New York 7%

Illinois 4%

Key Attributes

Focus: Long-Term Ownership | Capital Source: Committed Capital | Operating Approach: Buy & Hold

Verdian Insights

8 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Verdian is not a private equity firm. Verdian seeks to invest its own capital, along with those of the family offices of some of the most sophisticated private equity investors in the world. We prefer to own our businesses over the long-term, either as public or private entities. Verdian leverages its extensive industry knowledge, operational expertise and flexible capital to ensure companies reach their full potential in the healthcare, government, industrial and other business service sectors. The Verdian team is led by Jim Lindstrom, a former Chairman, CEO and CFO and…

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Jul 2025 Acquired Ethics and Compliance Initiative
Feb 2025 Acquired Compliance Week
Jan 2025 Acquired Education Workers Group
Jul 2024 Acquired Financial Crime Academy LLC

Noosa Labs, Inc

5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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We buy small (very) profitable SaaS businesses ($200k to $800k in ARR and 60%+ SDE margin).We help founders exit their current business to move on to other ventures. We take care of their customers like never before.Noosa Labs has a global team that runs and grows its portfolio of Companies.Noosa Labs was started and is 100% owned by Pascal Levy-Garboua.Pascal has 20 years of experience in tech and software more broadly. He co-founded a chatbot Company, VirtuOz acquired by Nuance Communications in 2012.He was employee #9 and the first outside executive at Checkr, Inc now a $5B Company in the…

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Aug 2023 Acquired Evalart
Feb 2023 Acquired My Read Receipts
Mar 2022 Acquired Sendtric
Nov 2021 Acquired Eventable

Tucker's Farm Corporation

5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Tucker’s Farm Corporation is a value-oriented holding vehicle modeled after Berkshire Hathaway. Founded in 1994 as a small goat dairy, the farm has grown into a family of companies across industries and geographies. Capitalized with a long-term equity base, the farm aims to deploy ~$60 million of equity capital every year as it seeks to find and compound cash flows through highly active M&A strategies in the lower-middle market (and still boasts a strong herd of ~20 Nubian half-pygmy goats).

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May 2026 Acquired Rodizio
Sep 2025 Acquired Soccer 5
Feb 2025 Acquired Webster Locksmiths
Jan 2025 Acquired Pizza Factory

Pondera Holdings, LLC

5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Pondera Holdings is an operationally-focused holding company that provides capital to private, entrepreneurial businesses. Our objective with each investment is to create value for employees, customers, communities, and our shareholders. Pondera’s principals serve as active board members of portfolio companies, and in certain situations, will play an active management role if needed.As a holding company with permanent capital, we are not constrained by the fixed time horizon of a traditional private equity fund. This structure is advantageous for all stakeholders because it allows for a…

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Aug 2023 Acquired Wag's n tails
Aug 2023 Invested in Avanti
Aug 2023 Invested in Candy co.
Aug 2023 Acquired Heggerty

AH Equity Investments

4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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AH Equity Investments is the United States holding company for AH Group, a Panama based permanent capital vehicle.AH enters each partnership with the intention of never selling. We are a holding company with no exit dates. Due to our long time horizon, the culture of a potential company is just as important as its financials.We are always looking to acquire growing, profitable, privately held companies with proven business models, records of revenue and earnings growth, and a plan to sustain that growth. We prefer to work with the current management team or promote from within and are open…

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Oct 2025 Acquired Mondale Associates
Mar 2024 Acquired RM Cotton
Sep 2022 Acquired Proctor Sales Inc.
Feb 2021 Acquired Hickory Park

KCM Holdings

4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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KCM Holdings is a long-term investment partnership offering founders and owners a unique alternative to traditional private equity.We acquire and take a hands-on approach to growing businesses with $1M to $7M in EBITDA, primarily focusing on companies across North America.Our mandate is flexible: whether an owner-operator is looking to retire or seeking to de-risk their asset base while continuing to run the business, KCM Holdings can actively participate in either scenario. We focus on majority investments, ranging from 51% to 100% while preserving the owner's legacy over a long-term…

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Sep 2024 Invested in TrueFoam Limited
Apr 2023 Invested in Sabrepak Ltd.
Feb 2023 Invested in Confidential Company
Jul 2022 Invested in Progressive Countertop

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Elah Holdings

4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Elah Holdings is a recently reorganized holding company led by experienced business leaders that is seeking to acquire profitable businesses in the commercial and industrial markets to generate sustainable profitability and cash flows, unlock the value of our considerable tax assets, and use win-win deal structures that reduce risk, ultimately creating long-term value for our shareholders.Elah is co-sponsored by funds managed by, or affiliated with, 210 Capital and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), who collectively own 49% of the company’s outstanding stock. In addition, the Private…

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Dec 2017 Acquired Capital Plus Financial, LLC
Oct 2017 Acquired RCP Advisors
Oct 2014 Acquired Real Alloy Recycling
Aug 2011 Acquired North American Breaker Co., Inc.

Sandalwood West LLC

4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Sandalwood West has acquired and invested across a range of service-oriented and asset-backed industries, including inventory auditing, light manufacturing, education, Agriculture, hospitality, and commercial laundry services. The firm prioritizes businesses with recurring revenue, strong customer relationships, and opportunities for operational improvement.The business was initially founded through the investment of the founder’s own capital and family funds, and is currently transitioning to a model that combines outside capital alongside continued family investment. The founding partner…

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Mar 2023 Acquired Valley Inventory Services
May 2021 Invested in Cook Programs
Apr 2017 Acquired Douglas Fir Lodges
Mar 2016 Invested in Millenium Fishing

ALJ Regional Holdings

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALJJ), led by a highly experienced team, is the parent company of the following subsidiaries:Faneuil, Inc., a leading provider of call center services, back-office operations, staffing services and toll collection services to government and regulated commercial clients across the United States, focusing on the healthcare, utility, transportation, and toll revenue collection industries. Faneuil is headquartered in Hampton, Virginia. ALJ acquired Faneuil on October 19, 2013.Phoenix Color Corp. (including its subsidiaries, “Phoenix”), a leading…

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Aug 2023 Acquired VISTIO
Sep 2022 Acquired Ranews
Apr 2022 Acquired FANEUIL

Crescent Peak

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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At Crescent Peak, our expertise lies in identifying and securing exceptional, yet often overlooked, family-owned enterprises. We concentrate on privately-held entities with EBITDA ranging from $3 to $10 million USD, guiding these organizations towards greater achievements and success, all while maintaining a deep respect for their founding principles and visions.

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Sep 2025 Acquired Federal EC
Aug 2023 Acquired MAD20 Technologies

JSW Media Inc

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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JSW Media, Inc, is a holding company with several ecommerce brands under management, including Artisan Owl, Pierced Owl, and Aloha Earrings. Combined with our exclusive wholesale relationships, the company has approximately $25 million in annual revenue. Our primary warehouse is located at 1150 South St in Suffield, CT.

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Apr 2024 Acquired Luxillia
May 2023 Acquired Aloha Earrings

Baseline Enterprise LLC

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Baseline Enterprises is a parent company interested in acquiring businesses in the healthcare space. We previously made acquisitions of assisted living facilities and are looking to expand into the same and any adjacent verticals.

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Mar 2021 Acquired Elizabeth Care Homes

Plantation Investments

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Plantation Investments focuses on businesses that compliment each other. I started down this path with a machine shop founded in 2007, and in 2019 acquired a motorsports manufacturing company in Oklahoma. My primary focus is to try and add additional companies that can compliment each other.

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Jan 2019 Acquired Stroud Safety

Highmount Madison

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Highmount is an investment partnership that invests capital on behalf of high-net-worth individuals and family offices. We are focused on acquiring and building businesses in fragmented spaces through a long-term buy-and-build strategy (not subject to a 3-5 year holding period). Our backgrounds are in investment banking (Goldman Sachs), private equity (Centerbridge Partners, Apollo Global Management, Clearsky, and Whale Rock Capital Management), and company operations (Berkshire Hathaway).Prior to Highmount Madison, Dan was the Head of Corporate Development for Pampered Chef (a Berkshire…

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Oct 2023 Acquired 4Ever Young

Union Software Group

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Union Software Group provides a forever home for the best vertical market software businesses. We are experienced investors and operators having built, scaled, and grown some of the most successful software businesses in North America such as AutoLeap and FieldEdge.Our goal is to provide a simple, friendly, and long-term solutions to owners, while helping grow and develop our acquired businesses over an extended period of time. We are an operator-led acquirer of software businesses with a focus on long-term value creation and preserving the legacy of our acquired businesses.…

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Dec 2015 Acquired FieldEdge

Brattle Point, LLC

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Brattle Technologies is a family-owned holding company of fantastic American businesses.We are not a private equity firm and do not seek profit from the regular sale of our holdings.Instead, we provide capital and professional, long-term ownership to our companies to help them grow into significantly larger enterprises over many years of stable ownership.In other words, we are investors for the long run.

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Athen Systems

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Athen Systems is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We are focused on acquiring, managing, and empowering leading exceptional technology companies.Pre-acquisition, we do a deep dive into the operations and market industry of our target company. We identify the company’s strengths, weaknesses, gaps, and processes and capture the information in a cohesive and action-oriented plan. Thus we are well-positioned post-acquisition to execute an optimization plan to fill operational gaps and invest in areas of strength.

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Aries Global

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Aries Global is a software holding acquiring and growing founder-led SaaS businesses in North America and Europe. We prioritize long-term value creation through our central growth & AI infrastructure.

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Cedar Ivy

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Cedar Ivy Group is a Cincinnati-based private investment firm acquiring privately held or family-owned businesses headquartered within 100 miles. Our focus is entrepreneurship through acquisition (EtA) for permanent equity. We are not a private equity fund with only short term goals.The management, investors and advisory team backgrounds allow us to pursue most industries. Our team has overseen companies recognized by Inc. 500, Deloitte Cincinnati 100, Cincinnati Business Courier, Ohio Small Business Development, Ohio News Network TV, Smart Business Magazine, Cincy…

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Sylmar Group

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Sylmar Group combines decades of industry experience with committed, patient capital to scale businesses in the water sector that serve to protect public health and the environment.

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Firms in the Systems Software Holding Companies directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Systems Software Holding Companies is $4M-$21M, with a core EBITDA range of $1M-$4M. Company size can be an important indicator of fit, as firms often concentrate their experience, resources, and transaction activity within particular segments of the market.

Relevant Technology experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 192 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Technology.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Systems Software Holding Companies directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Technology, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Holding Companies with experience in Technology, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 192 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

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