Buyer for enterprise software solutions company in Europe

• Revenue: 10-100 million EUR
• Employees: Not a decisive factor
• Location of the target: Europe
• Reason for acquisition: The company is a  buyer that has a strategy for growing its operations in Europe via acquisitions, therefore the management is open to speaking to interested sellers
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The company is a buyer that wants to invest in software companies that have potential for growth in Europe and internationally. It is looking to buy a similar company with complementary products. The buyer is only interested in majority deals, after which there is openness for flexibility. The target company should be active in the field of enterprise software and in need of some operational input such as market consolidation, international expansion and a shift to SAAS strategy. The buyer has substantial funds to spend on acquisition of well-developed companies. The target company should have a strong position in the European market.

The company is a software engineering enterprise that offers workflow solutions for digital system integration, production system automation solutions and online proofing and collaboration tools. The products are Java-free and are continuously upgraded to keep up with the industry’s feature changes. The company is operating with a partnership in the brand and has an offer for various other companies to become partners who can deliver the solutions of the brand. Such partners come from the digital asset management sector, packaging and print industries. The company’s team has experience in software development and graphic communications enabling the partners to assess early results, change requirements and give feedback in order to meet the specific needs of the digital media customers who come from throughout the world.

The company’s products have roles in optimizing the quality, productivity and efficiency of complex brand, marketing and business workflows. The tools created enable customers to manage the online proofing process to their web applications and workflow systems. The users can collaborate on a large series of file formats such as document, image, audio, video and 3D. The product ensures automated task routing to streamline the approval process and to create a workflow that allocates assignments to users in a predefined order.

The company also provides an online portal product that enable users to upload files, request changes, manage jobs, track revisions, give final approval and allow access for the persons designated to use the platform. The platform itself is very customizable, it can be configured to describe the desired workflows, user interface, user roles, approval states, terminology and email notifications. The interface is permitted to be translated into any language due to an incorporated translation kit. The deployment is easy to accomplish without needing Java. The product’s architecture is extensible which allows easy integration with many technologies such as Adobe PDF Library, Adobe Normalizer, Microsoft Office and video conversion.

The company is looking to acquire an enterprise that operates in the same activity and provides similar services such as:

• Advanced proofing
• System integration
• Workflow task routing
• Touch support
• High performance architecture
• File transfer
• Collaboration and approval
• Online customer portal

The company offers deep integration with Kodak Prinergy, Enfocus PitStop, Box.com and others.

• The buyer is a global enterprise software solutions developer
• The company uses various software technologies and products to increase efficiency
• The company has decided to enlarge its activities in Europe and is looking to buy another company with similar activities and products
• Target companies should active in the field of enterprise software should have a strong position in the European market