Congrats to Amiya Adwitiya and the experienced team of Squadcast for achieving this notable outcome with SolarWinds and seeing their vision in the AI-powered incident response and SRE market come true! Allied Advisers is thankful to have served as sell-side advisor in this process. Read the press release here #IncidentResponse #SiteReliabilityEngineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Exit #MergersandAcquisitions

Summary: Allied Advisers served as sell-side advisor to Squadcast on its acquisition by SolarWinds. Squadcast provides an incident response and reliability automation platform that helps engineering and operations teams detect, respond to, and resolve system outages more efficiently. SolarWinds develops software for IT operations management, observability, and infrastructure monitoring used by organizations worldwide. The acquisition strengthens SolarWinds’ observability and

Allied Advisers is pleased to present our sector update on the DevOps industry. The DevOps market is witnessing significant growth, propelled by the integration of AI/ML technologies, cloud computing enhancements, and advancements in Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Forecasted to expand at a CAGR of 21.2% from 2024 to 2032, the industry is driven by the need for efficiency, quality, productivity, and innovation while reducing operational costs. The evolution of DevOps from basic

Congrats to Venkat, Ambrish, Sanjay and the seasoned and experienced team of Stack Identity for achieving this notable outcome and seeing their vision come true. We appreciate working with you and the help and guidance from the investors Yash, Rohan, Gaurav M, Bunny and other partners along with the way. Allied Advisers is thankful to have served as sell-side advisor in this process. Read the full press release here

Summary: Allied Advisers is pleased to congratulate Stack Identity on its exit to JumpCloud. Stack Identity developed an identity security and access visibility platform that uses data analytics to help organizations identify hidden or unauthorized access pathways and strengthen control over workforce access. JumpCloud provides a unified identity, device, and access management platform that helps IT teams and managed service providers securely manage users, devices, and acces

Allied Advisers is pleased to present our sector update on the Customer Experience (CX) Software Industry. The demand for CX software is expanding rapidly driven by advancements in AI technologies, adoption of omnichannel strategies and the need for personalization. CX software has evolved from basic CRM tools to advanced platforms powered by AI-powered chatbots, emotion AI, and speech analytics. Emphasis on real-time customer insights through emotion AI and voice-of-customer

In M&A or majority control transactions, deferred revenue of SaaS companies can become a highly negotiated item if the amounts are significant. Deferred revenue is a liability that accrues when a SaaS business gets paid by customers in advance for future product subscriptions. In cash-free debt-free deals, differences in views of the buyer and seller can stem from the fact that the seller has already received cash from customers for obligations that the buyer will have to ful

Allied Advisers is publishing our sector update on Automation Software which provides an overview of this important segment, recent exciting trends, monetization models, the transactional market and active acquirers and investors in the ecosystem. Fueled by machine learning and AI, Automation continues to revolutionize business processes across industries at an unprecedented pace. Automation technologies, including Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Intelligent Process Autom

Allied Advisers is pleased to share brief insights on the current M&A markets. We had 5 clients exit in the last 8 months including 2 in the last month and have other mandates under LOI. Here is our brief take. We Continue to See an Improving Technology M&A Market in 2024 and Beyond. The Technology sector along with major stock market indices have shown a strong upward trend in the last quarter, with public market valuations rebounding to levels seen in 2019 (if you remove t

Allied Advisers presented at the Venture Program at Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC Berkeley on Navigating M&A markets to an audience of venture and entrepreneurial professionals.

Allied Advisers presented in Palo Alto to portfolio founders of VC firm focused on startups focused on B2B Enterprise Software on state of M&A markets and how to prepare for M&A, along with Q&A.

Allied Advisers is pleased to present our sector update on AI / ML report. Similar to how mobile and cloud adoption rapidly accelerated technology consumption fueling investments and M&A, AI is leading an even more profound wave of transformation in an accelerated time frame as indicated in the report. This will create tremendous opportunities for companies which embrace it, creating new category leaders. We are witnessing this play out in the public markets; AI infrastructu

Summary: Allied Advisers is pleased to congratulate Lucy on its exit to Capacity. Lucy provides an enterprise knowledge management and search platform that helps employees quickly find and share trusted internal information across company systems. Capacity offers an AI-powered support automation platform that helps organizations answer questions, automate workflows, and deliver faster support experiences for employees and customers. The transaction expands Capacity’s enterpri

Congrats to Dan, Scott, Marc, and Lucy.ai team on our client's exit to Capacity. Read the full press release here

Allied Advisers invited by multi-billion dollar global fund to present on state of M&A markets, SaaS valuations and exit opportunities followed by Q&A discussion.