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

192

Active Firms

3,126

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

Dover Road Holdings LLC

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Dover Road Holdings LLC is a private investment firm based in Raleigh, NC focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies and owners looking for a smooth ownership transition.

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Pearl West Group

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The Pearl West Group (PWG) is a boutique family office that acquires small-to-medium sized businesses. PWG invests its own capital and has no pre-conceived investment time horizon. This allows the businesses we own and acquire to plan and execute strategies with a long-term focus and growth perspective. In addition to relying on our deep experience with mergers & acquisitions and with strategy development, we are specialists in online direct marketing channels. We believe tremendous scale and brand affiliation can be achieved online by many businesses.• PWG can move as swiftly as any…

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Long Road Partners

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Long Road Partners is wholly owned and managed by its principals. Each of our business units and companies are staffed and managed by teams of highly-skilled, experienced professionals, all of whom share an unwavering commitment to our culture, values, and discipline and to the consistent delivery of successful results to our clients and portfolio companiesWhile our primary focus is on working with the best entrepreneurs with the right solutions, we will occasionally act as entrepreneurs ourselves, creating and acquiring companies that combine the right talent, capital, technology and…

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Aero-mark, LCC

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Aero-mark, LLC was founded by Mark Lee in 1986. Mr. Lee’s primary goal was to build a firm specializing in the acquisition, development, and management of companies in Aerospace and Defense. Throughout his career he had vested interest in other sectors that have provided profitable returns and has since then expanded the company’s investment focuses. Our passion for investing in small and unique businesses originates from our team’s background in entrepreneurship, finance, management, and a strong network. Coupled with our core competencies - process improvement, accounting, marketing,…

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Sandhu Group LLC

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We have been building businesses and creating great experiences for people for over 35 years. Our history has taught us a lot, and fuels us forward everyday as we look towards what’s next. We are passionate about delivering excellent results and keeping people first. That commitment has proven to be a successful formula for us, and one we believe will continue to carry us forward.

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WhiteHorn Partners

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We recognize and appreciate the critical role that small and mid-sized businesses serve in communities and economies across the country. We founded WhiteHorn Partners with the goal of bringing our energy and passion to one such company while carrying forward its legacy and building upon its success. We come from a family with a history of entrepreneurship and success in building and growing businesses. Both sides of our family have experience with founding, operating, and exiting successful companies. On our father’s side of the family, our grandfather partnered with his father to…

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Filmore Partners

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Fillmore Partners is a consortium of high net worth individuals and family offices. Together, we invest in industrial-oriented multi-acquisition holding companies with permanent capital. We sponsor deals and generate co-investment opportunities for both our investors and family offices outside the fund.

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Glencoe Diversified Holdings

24 Total Closed Deals

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Glencoe Diversified Holdings owns and operates 7+ operating businesses across diverse industries (Chemicals, Insurance, Manufacturing, Energy, Childcare, etc.). Actively acquiring bolt-ons and strategic acquisitions for existing platforms, as well as expanding into new sectors.

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Dec 2012 Acquired Arrow Energy Services
Dec 2012 Acquired Encore Rehabilitation Services
Nov 2011 Acquired Budco Holdings, Inc.
Dec 2010 Acquired Campbell Grinder Company

Marketzoo

15 Total Closed Deals

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Marketzoo is the holding company for a group of digital performance marketing companies that focus on empowering customers by assisting buying decisions through reviews and comparison sites. Our success is built on a foundation of culture, agility, creativity, and entrepreneurship.We see ourselves as pioneers and entrepreneurs, preferring to invest in experienced and like-minded professionals that share our vision and long-term goals. This gives our teams the right tools necessary to ensure that our vision is met, and we obliterate our goals.We have made several acquisitions in the last few…

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Aug 2023 Acquired JAPANSE CASINO
Aug 2023 Acquired BNG
Aug 2023 Acquired American Casino Guide
Aug 2023 Acquired SveaCasino

Samsara Management

8 Total Closed Deals

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Samsara Management is a Miami-based alternative asset management firm that invests in small and mid-sized companies, in the United States and Japan, through leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and growth equity investments. The company invests in a wide variety of industries and sectors that include real estate as well as educational services, retail, advertising, and recreational vehicles. Samsara has an investment strategy that is both prudent yet dynamic and works in close collaboration with the management team to develop significant operational and growth strategies.

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Aug 2023 Acquired Apphive
Aug 2023 Acquired ALH Media
Aug 2023 Acquired MARWIN SPORTS
Aug 2023 Acquired TAGA Publishing

Delight Holdings

8 Total Closed Deals

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About UsWe are business builders with experience investing, operating, and growing businesses. We are interested and have had success with both control and minority deals. We partner with excellent people to build strong and durable companies. We are long term oriented with the ability to own businesses for decades.

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Oct 2021 Invested in All Points North
May 2021 Acquired Wendy's Long Island Restaurants
Mar 2021 Acquired Wendy's Raleigh Restaurants
Jan 2020 Invested in NPC Holdings

Sila Capital, LLC

8 Total Closed Deals

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Sila Capital is an Indianapolis, IN based privately held asset management firm specializing in investing, managing and participating in joint venture opportunities. The company’s average deal size is $1-$10 million per transaction.Sila has earned a reliable reputation as asset managers, successfully acquiring, financing, developing, leasing, owning and managing real estate assets and putting capital to work on behalf of a diverse client base.The company is actively seeking value-add and opportunistic office, multifamily and mixed used asset acquisitions throughout the Midwest. It will also…

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Nov 2016 Invested in Urban Station Development - Upscale 155-bed Student Housing Complex
Jun 2016 Acquired 40,000 SF Office Building - Buffalo Grove, IL
May 2016 Invested in Echo Park - 143 Unit Apartment Complex
Nov 2014 Acquired Hartsfield Building at AmeriPlex - Indianapolis

Linktia

7 Total Closed Deals

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Our passion is to invest in mature mid-market enterprises, that can be transformed into significantly scalable businesses by adding, implementing or creating new business models through the use of Technology Innovation* while providing the right capital structure.

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Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company

Abt Business Technologies LLC

7 Total Closed Deals

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Abt Business Technologies LLC is a holding company that was established in 2007 to oversee several entities in various sectors including food, hospitality, renewable energy, convenience stores, digital solutions, and more.Abt Business Technologies has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, and has additional expansions on the horizon in the areas of food and hospitality. If you're looking for an opportunity to trade sweat equity for an ownership stake in a company with high brand recognition, we have some exciting opportunities in the works!We understand that each individual is…

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Aug 2021 Acquired Culver's Dubuque, IA
Aug 2017 Acquired Door Stop LLC
Aug 2016 Acquired Arrow Energy
Aug 2016 Acquired Culver's Sturgeon Bay, WI

District Equity

5 Total Closed Deals

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District Equity, LLC is an award-winning international investment firm that wholly owns or holds interests in businesses operating in private equity, engineering, defense, and real estate industries. Typically, we are the largest outside shareholder in our portfolio companies; as such, we are focused on long-term growth and a total return strategy.

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Aug 2023 Invested in Seneca Communities
Aug 2023 Invested in Azimuth
Aug 2023 Invested in WWC Global
Aug 2023 Invested in Talaera

INFOR Financial Group

5 Total Closed Deals

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INFOR Financial Group has a permanent capital base and decades of experience partnering with entrepreneurs at all stages to help facilitate recapitalizations, corporate carve-outs, management buyouts and entrepreneur or family succession. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide creative and flexible capital to our portfolio partners, and believe that part of our role as entrepreneurs supporting entrepreneurs is to partner with and support emerging companies as we help them to achieve their corporate goals.

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Feb 2024 Invested in Nuway Crushing Ltd.
Sep 2021 Invested in Local Line
Sep 2020 Invested in Strella Biotechnology
Oct 2018 Invested in Iconic Brewing Co.

AMD Ventures

5 Total Closed Deals

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The principal of AMD Ventures, Angus Davis, founded and grew two technology companies to significant exits (B2B software company Tellme sold for $800 mm to Microsoft and Upserve, an SMB SaaS + fintech company sold to Lightspeed Commerce for $500 mm). Today my "day job" is investing in early-stage startups as a GP with a Silicon Valley VC fund (minority Seed and Series A deals). In my personal capacity, I joined Axial to explore opportunities to acquire lower middle-market businesses that are a good fit for my prior operating experiences through my self-funded HoldCo.While several…

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Nov 2021 Invested in Selfbook
Jul 2021 Invested in Lula
Feb 2020 Invested in Check
Oct 2009 Invested in Upserve

U.S. Industrial Group

4 Total Closed Deals

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At US Industrial Group, we acquire companies within the industrial sector, focusing mainly on manufacturing and distribution, often linked through vertical or horizontal integration. We believe that the success of a company is built on strong relationships—with our customers, employees, and vendors. We prioritize creating a collaborative and supportive environment where employees can thrive, customers receive top-quality products and service, and vendors are treated as trusted partners. Our commitment to fostering these relationships is at the heart of our business strategy.We acquire…

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Oct 2023 Acquired Red Hawk Rifles
Jan 2022 Acquired Prazen Optics, Inc.
Jan 2021 Acquired R.S. Hoytt & Co.
Dec 2019 Acquired Monarch Bearing Co.

Online Assets

4 Total Closed Deals

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Online Assets is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.

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Apr 2023 Acquired Pampora Leather
Mar 2023 Acquired Louise Carter
Aug 2022 Advised Fit Pro Smart Watch in its sale to Online Assets
Aug 2022 Acquired Delta Hikers

Big Band Software LLC

4 Total Closed Deals

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Big Band Software LLC is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.

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Oct 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
Jul 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
Dec 2023 Acquired Confidential Company
Sep 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

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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.

Axial can help you identify and connect with firms based on your objectives and what you are looking to accomplish. The process varies depending on your role and transaction needs. If you are interested in connecting with firms in the Systems Software Holding Companies directory, you can request information here.

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