2021 was an outstanding year for the software industry, as M&A activity and valuations broke records once again. SaaS deal volume grew an astonishing 40% in 2021, reaching nearly 1,800 transactions for the year. Equally impressive, the SEG SaaS Index median EV/Revenue multiple of 14.7x in 2021 was an all-time
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2021 was an outstanding year for the software industry, as M&A activity and valuations broke records once again. SaaS deal volume grew an astonishing 40% in 2021, reaching nearly 1,800 transactions for the year. Equally impressive, the SEG SaaS Index median EV/Revenue multiple of 14.7x in 2021 was an all-time
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SEG’s 3Q21 SaaS M&A update is a snapshot of M&A deal activity across the software industry. The report includes historical deal volume by product category and vertical, valuation stats, most active buyers, notable deals, private equity activity, and more. Report Highlights: Aggregate software industry M&A volume continues to reach new
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SEG’s 2Q21 SaaS M&A update is a snapshot of M&A deal activity across the software industry. The report includes historical deal volume by product category and vertical, valuation stats, most active buyers, notable deals, private equity activity, and more. Report Highlights: 2Q21’s 395 SaaS deals continue to put 2021 on
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SEG’s 1Q21 SaaS M&A update is a snapshot of M&A deal activity across the software industry. The report includes historical deal volume by product category and vertical, valuation stats, most active buyers, notable deals, private equity activity, and more Report Highlights: Aggregate software industry deal volume reached 724 transactions in
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The past year tested the durability of companies across all industries and clearly proved the SaaS model’s unique resilience to economic hardship during 2020. Our public SaaS Index rose over 66% during 2020, materially outpaced the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and NASDAQ, and exited the year at nearly 13x EV/Revenue
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SEG’s 3Q20 SaaS M&A update is a snapshot of M&A deal activity across the software industry. The report includes historical deal volume by product category and vertical, valuation stats, most active buyers, notable deals, private equity activity, and more. Aggregate software industry M&A deal volume exhibited a sharp V-shaped recovery
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SEG’s 2Q20 SaaS M&A update is a snapshot of M&A deal activity across the software industry. The report includes historical deal volume by product category and vertical, valuation stats, most active buyers, notable deals, private equity activity, and more. Overall software M&A deal volume (including SaaS, on-premise, mobile, and internet
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SEG’s 1Q20 SaaS M&A update is a snapshot of M&A deal activity across the software industry. The report includes historical deal volume by product category and vertical, valuation stats, most active buyers, notable deals, private equity activity, and more. While too early to measure, economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19 is
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