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We advise companies in the technology sector including private companies on sell side engagements and public companies on buy side engagements, spinoffs and fairness opinions. We leverage our strong investment banking expertise, technology sector experience, and an international network of senior executives in the technology sector.
Sale of Kanvas Labs, a video and visual messaging app maker, to AOL Verizon
After being recently acquired by Verizon for $4.4 billion, AOL has now bought Kanvas Labs. Kanvas provides an app that allows users to create, edit, and share photos, audio, and slow-motion videos via mobile devices. AOL announced the acquisition Monday, saying that it plans to help Kanvas Labs build a global audience of millennials. The Kanvas Labs team will move into AOL's offices on Broadway near Astor Place.
Sale of Syncromatics Corporation, a leading U.S. SaaS provider of advanced bus tracking, CAD/AVL, and realtime passenger information solutions, to GMV in Spain
GMV acquired Syncromatics to accelerate growth in the US market. With this acquisition, GMV consolidates its leading position in the global Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) market. GMV is a billion dollar private global technology company in Space, Defense, and ITS. In the words of Syncromatics’ CEO Ian Sephton, "GMV’s deep industry expertise will accelerate our growth. GMV is a global industry leader in transportation technology."
Divestiture of the mobile analytics division of comScore, Inc. to Innovo in an MBO transaction
The Division focuses on providing telco analytics solutions to the Marketing and Customer Care departments in mobile operators, focusing on helping capture, retain, and monetize customers and increase first call resolution and device returns. comScore, Inc. has a $2.3 billion market capitalization and provides digital media analytics that enable its customers to make informed, data driven decisions. The Company is a technology driven company that measures multiple technology platforms including personal computers, smartphones, tablets, and televisions and interacts with digital media, including Web sites, apps, video programming, and advertising.
Sale of Branderati, a turnkey marketing platform for advocacy and influencers relations, to the private US company Sprinklr
Sprinklr offers the world’s only Experience Cloud™ technology platform, purpose built to help brands create, manage, and optimize valuable social experiences that customers will love on 20+ social channels and websites. Branderati’s turnkey strategic services and its robust influencer marketing platform provide the foundation for a complete and sustainable program, from recruiting, through engagement, to measurement and optimization. The platform has formed the foundation of advocate influencer initiatives for more than 50 brands across different industries, from beauty and luxury to fashion and retail to consumer packaged goods and technology.
Sale of Cloudbearing, a U.S. firm focused on Microsoft Office 365 migrations, to Comparex AG, a private multi billion dollar German company.
Comparex specializes in license management, software procurement, and technical product consulting, and has employees in 31 countries. Since 2000, Comparex has acquired 12 companies in Europe, Asia and South America. Cloudbearing will help drive its U.S. position. Cloudbearing offers managed support services and training in addition to Office 365 migrations. The company has more than 370 clients, including Gonzaga University and the World Wildlife Fund. Cloudbearing was founded in 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Sale of Swiss Mobility Solutions, a Swiss firm focused on mobile analytics, to Gemalto, a public billion dollar Dutch company
Gemalto is the leader in digital security. In a world where the digital revolution is increasingly transforming our lives, Gemalto’s solutions are designed to make personal digital interactions more convenient, secure, and enjoyable. Swiss Mobility Solutions offers a CEM (Customer Experience Management) platform and service that provide insights and analysis into mobile broadband network performance and subscribers' perceived quality of experience (QoE).
Capital raise for a private company Crisi Medical System, a medical device company, from Harvard Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and TiE Silicon Valley Angels
CRISI Medical Systems, Inc. (CRISI) is a San Diego based company focused on the development of innovative drugdelivery systems. These systems are designed to improve clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs by making the administration of intravenous (IV) injectable drugs safer, more accurate, and more cost-effective. CRISI is on the forefront of companies developing innovative solutions to advance the standard of care in injectable drug delivery.
Series B Capital raise for a private company, Science Inc., a developer of digital tech companies, from Hearst Ventures, a unit of Hearst Corporations
Science Inc., funds, develops and advise companies focused on solving the everyday problems of modern living. Hearst Ventures manages a portfolio of strategic investments in development-stage companies focusing primarily on emerging media and interactive technologies. The group, a division of Hearst Corporation, has been investing for 15 years in such companies as Netscape, Broadcast.com, XM Satellite Radio, EInk, Brightcove, Sling Media, Pandora, MobiTV, Buzzfeed, and HootSuite.
Sale of PayDivvy, a social payment platform, that lets people split bills for utilities and other services, to a U.S. public company Higher One
Higher One Holdings, Inc. is a leading company focused on creating costsaving efficiencies for higher education institutions and providing high-value services to students. PayDivvy is a social payments platform that allows people to manage and share any type of expense in real time. The company focuses on shared bill pay (e.g., rent, utilities/cable bills, loans), social bills (e.g., restaurant bills, travel expenses), and group collections and donations.
Sale of a U.S. private company Tapit, a mobile advertising company making it easy to monetize mobile, to a U.S. company Phunware
Phunware is the global pioneer of MobileasaService (MaaS) the only fully integrated services platform that enables brands to engage, manage, and monetize users on mobile. TapIt!™ is a leading global independent mobile advertising company. With advanced technology and proprietary tools, TapIt!™ is dedicated to serving agencies, partners, brands, and advertisers alike to accomplish successful mobile executions.
Sale of eCommerce Technology Platform Firm Edgecase to GroupBy, a Leader in Relevancy-Focused eCommerce
Edgecase is a leader in eCommerce data enrichment, empowering eCommerce sites and brands with the enhanced product data and actionable insights necessary to improve product findability and relevancy - fueling an inspiring online shopping experience.
The acquisition marks the industry’s first integration between an eCommerce search and merchandising provider with a data-driven product intelligence platform, creating the most comprehensive cross-channel digital commerce solution to-date.
Sale of baramundi software AG, a specialist for unified endpoint management based in Germany, to WITTENSTEIN SE, a leader in the field of mechatronic drive technology
In this transaction Bois Capital partnered with Kloepfel Corporate Financial of Germany.
With the acquisition of baramundi, WITTENSTEIN is gaining strategically important competences for the further path of digital transformation. By bundling the competences of both companies in the areas of production and IT, long-term strategic advantages are achieved and enable them to expand into new areas in the light of Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things.
Sale of Israeli Social Ecommerce Firm Shopial to Magento, the World's Number One Ecommerce Platform
Shopial will provide enhancements to Magento Commerce Cloud with the introduction of Magento Social, which enables merchants to engage with audiences directly through social media channels, including Facebook and Pinterest. Ofir Tahor, CEO and cofounder of Shopial, will become Head of Magento Social.
Sale of CrowdX Ltd., a crowdsourced mobile network analytics solution provider in Israel, to Cellwize, a leader in Self-Organizing Network (SON) solutions in Israel
Cellwize’s SON offering, when enhanced with Crowdx’s crowdsourcing technology, will enable a new generation of capabilities for operators to drive measurable improvements in both customer experience and network performance. By combining these two best of breed technologies, we are evolving the SON space from a network-centric to a customer-centric approach and delivering the next generation of optimized mobile Quality of Experience and CEM.
Sale of Kanvas Labs, a video and visual messaging app maker, to AOL Verizon
After being recently acquired by Verizon for $4.4 billion, AOL has now bought Kanvas Labs. Kanvas provides an app that allows users to create, edit, and share photos, audio, and slow-motion videos via mobile devices. AOL announced the acquisition Monday, saying that it plans to help Kanvas Labs build a global audience of millennials. The Kanvas Labs team will move into AOL's offices on Broadway near Astor Place.
Sale of Syncromatics Corporation, a leading U.S. SaaS provider of advanced bus tracking, CAD/AVL, and realtime passenger information solutions, to GMV in Spain
GMV acquired Syncromatics to accelerate growth in the US market. With this acquisition, GMV consolidates its leading position in the global Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) market. GMV is a billion dollar private global technology company in Space, Defense, and ITS. In the words of Syncromatics’ CEO Ian Sephton, "GMV’s deep industry expertise will accelerate our growth. GMV is a global industry leader in transportation technology."
Divestiture of the mobile analytics division of comScore, Inc. to Innovo in an MBO transaction
The Division focuses on providing telco analytics solutions to the Marketing and Customer Care departments in mobile operators, focusing on helping capture, retain, and monetize customers and increase first call resolution and device returns. comScore, Inc. has a $2.3 billion market capitalization and provides digital media analytics that enable its customers to make informed, data driven decisions. The Company is a technology driven company that measures multiple technology platforms including personal computers, smartphones, tablets, and televisions and interacts with digital media, including Web sites, apps, video programming, and advertising.
Sale of Branderati, a turnkey marketing platform for advocacy and influencers relations, to the private US company Sprinklr
Sprinklr offers the world’s only Experience Cloud™ technology platform, purpose built to help brands create, manage, and optimize valuable social experiences that customers will love on 20+ social channels and websites. Branderati’s turnkey strategic services and its robust influencer marketing platform provide the foundation for a complete and sustainable program, from recruiting, through engagement, to measurement and optimization. The platform has formed the foundation of advocate influencer initiatives for more than 50 brands across different industries, from beauty and luxury to fashion and retail to consumer packaged goods and technology.
Sale of Cloudbearing, a U.S. firm focused on Microsoft Office 365 migrations, to Comparex AG, a private multi billion dollar German company.
Comparex specializes in license management, software procurement, and technical product consulting, and has employees in 31 countries. Since 2000, Comparex has acquired 12 companies in Europe, Asia and South America. Cloudbearing will help drive its U.S. position. Cloudbearing offers managed support services and training in addition to Office 365 migrations. The company has more than 370 clients, including Gonzaga University and the World Wildlife Fund. Cloudbearing was founded in 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Sale of Swiss Mobility Solutions, a Swiss firm focused on mobile analytics, to Gemalto, a public billion dollar Dutch company
Gemalto is the leader in digital security. In a world where the digital revolution is increasingly transforming our lives, Gemalto’s solutions are designed to make personal digital interactions more convenient, secure, and enjoyable. Swiss Mobility Solutions offers a CEM (Customer Experience Management) platform and service that provide insights and analysis into mobile broadband network performance and subscribers' perceived quality of experience (QoE).
Sale of PayDivvy, a social payment platform, that lets people split bills for utilities and other services, to a U.S. public company Higher One
Higher One Holdings, Inc. is a leading company focused on creating costsaving efficiencies for higher education institutions and providing high-value services to students. PayDivvy is a social payments platform that allows people to manage and share any type of expense in real time. The company focuses on shared bill pay (e.g., rent, utilities/cable bills, loans), social bills (e.g., restaurant bills, travel expenses), and group collections and donations.
Sale of a U.S. private company Tapit, a mobile advertising company making it easy to monetize mobile, to a U.S. company Phunware
Phunware is the global pioneer of MobileasaService (MaaS) the only fully integrated services platform that enables brands to engage, manage, and monetize users on mobile. TapIt!™ is a leading global independent mobile advertising company. With advanced technology and proprietary tools, TapIt!™ is dedicated to serving agencies, partners, brands, and advertisers alike to accomplish successful mobile executions.
