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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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Some critics allege private equity is destroying the MSP software market. Advocates claim private equity is building the MSP software market. Which is it?