
Datto, Jamf Board Member Named President of Vista Equity Partners
Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners names David A. Breach as president. Breach has MSP software, security & SMB application investment experience.

Datto Parent Vista Equity Pursues SaaS Software Acquisitions
Private equity firm & Datto parent Vista Equity Partners raises $850M to acquire SaaS (software as service) companies with $10 million to $30 million in ARR (annual recurring revenue).

Vista Equity Partners Acquires Datto, Announces Merger with Autotask: Official Announcement
Vista Equity Partners buys Datto, merges MSP backup company with Autotask, trio confirms. The race for MSPs in the SMB IT services market accelerates.

PSA Software M&A: BigTime, Backed By Vista Equity, Acquires Projector PSA
BigTime & Projector PSA promote professional services automation (PSA) software to such vertical markets as MSPs & IT service providers.

Kaseya Denies Cutting Some Datto Employee Benefits
Kaseya denies that it reduced some Datto employee benefits, contrary to claims from former Datto CEO Austin McChord.

Building Kaseya-Datto 4.0: CEO Fred Voccola’s Next Potential MSP Software Moves
Kaseya-Datto merger questions & perhaps some answers will surface at Kaseya Connect IT Global & DattoCon 2022 conferences. Here’s a scorecard for MSPs.

SaaS Application Management, Security Funding: Vista Equity Invests in BetterCloud
Private equity and venture capital firms continue to fund SaaS application management & security tools for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace & more. Implications for MSPs & MSSPs explained.

Kaseya-Datto Merger: Who Else Bid to Buy Datto, How Much and When
Which other private equity firms bid to acquire Datto before Kaseya won the bidding process? ChannelE2E uncovers the bidders, the offer prices & dates.

How Kaseya Outbid Six Firms to Buy Datto: Inside the M&A Deal
Kaseya, Insight Partners & six other private equity firms each explored buying Datto. Here’s an inside look the Datto buyout negotiations, & why Thoma Bravo ultimately decided to drop out of the bidding.

Kaseya Buys Datto: Are MSPs Right (Or Wrong) About Private Equity?
Some critics allege private equity is destroying the MSP software market. Advocates claim private equity is building the MSP software market. Which is it?