It looks for companies with growth potential in specific markets and. Calgary, alberta march 1, 2020 vela software group vela, an operating group of canadian public company constellation software inc. Volaris parent company was named the top volume acquirer of software compan ies for 2019. Having completed over 500 acquisitions, constellation software brings a robust set of business best practices and investment strength to its portfolio companies to ensure their. Without hesitating both of them mentioned about mark leonard, a terrific guy who runs constellation software. Constellation software announces appointment of susan gayner and dexter salna to its board of directors. Cnswf stock, price quote and chart, trading and investing tools. Constellation software acquires, manages and builds vertical market software businesses that provide missioncritical software solutions.
Toronto, ontario constellation software constellation tsx. Constellation softwares elusive ceo the globe and mail. Optitex acquired by fog software group, a division of constellation. Constellation has acquired 11 companies and its latest acquisition was cake in jun 2019.
Total specific solutions, a constellation software company, completes acquisition. The acquisition further expands constellations market presence in dealership management software. Optitex acquired by fog software group apparel industry. What constellation does so constellation, they target these vms, vertical market software, and they make really small acquisitions. The firm acquires, manages and builds vertical market software businesses. Constellation software inc announce the acquisition of. Lately, however, canadas largest software company has stumbled. Indeed may be compensated by these employers, helping keep indeed free for job seekers. Toronto, on, july 3, 2018 constellation software inc.
To stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing. Constellation software is an international provider of market leading software and. Constellation software adds csystems to its dealership. Constellation software reverse engineering a past thesis. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms constellation softwares largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired total specific solutions b. Stock analysis for constellation software inccanada csu. Private equity firms muscle into constellation softwares back yard canadas largest software company is a rollup machine with an empire of 260. The acquisition further expands constellations presence in the dealership management software market.
Constellation softwares harris operating group acquires. Constellation software is an international provider of market leading software and services to a select number of industries, both in the public and private sectors. Constellation competitors, revenue and employees owler. Volaris group, a constellation software company, completes.
Cake announces acquisition by constellation software inc. Constellation got roped into the broader tech selloff over the past two months but the torontobased company began its downturn early, as investors responded to an earnings miss at the end of july. Business lessons from mark leonard constellation software. Constellation software is a diversified software company. Markham, on, december 19, 2014 constellation homebuilder systems chs is proud to announce the acquisition of conasys inc.
The companys strategy is to acquire and manage vertical market software businesses that serve clients in over 40 different verticals ranging from public transit in the public sector to golf. Constellation targets its acquisitions on software. The companies acquire, manage, and build software companies in a variety of vertical markets. The division is headquartered in mississauga, ontario. An independent analysis conducted by corum group found that constellation software completed a record number of acquisitions through its subsidiaries. Exceptional vertical market software companies are exceedingly rare. Its product offerings include scheduling, route optimization, staffing asset management, and communication systems. Constellation software mergers and acquisitions summary. Theyve done the acquisition strategy and theyre getting squeezed theyre having a harder time finding the acquisitions at the valuation, they. Constellation software has acquired 47 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. Toronto including stock price, stock chart, company news, key statistics, fundamentals and company profile.
Constellation software, a company that has made a lot of shareholders a lot of money, is using a rights offering to sell unsecured debentures, an unusual and creative way to raise debt capital. Which types of acquisition does this organization make most frequently. To announced today it will release its fourth quarter results on february, 2020. Constellation software is a constellation of small software companies that are big players in their specific verticals. Constellation software has acquired in 16 different us states, and 7 countries.
Get breaking news and analysis on constellation software inc. Cake develops a saasbased software that provides lead generation and affiliate and multichannel marketing solutions for advertisers and publishers. Joining mid20 as our online editor, she has since become. It went public in 2006, and now has,000 employees spread over 6 operating segments. Constellation software adds csystems to its dealership software group. View csu revenue estimates and earnings estimates, as well as analyst recommendations. Their mission is to acquire, manage and build marketleading software businesses that develop specialized, missioncritical software solutions to address the specific needs of. Optitex acquired by fog software group, a division of. Opentext corporation also written opentext is a canadian company that develops and sells enterprise information management eim software opentext, headquartered in waterloo, ontario, canada, is canadas largest software company as of 2014 and recognized as one of canadas top 100 employers 2016 by mediacorp canada inc opentext software applications manage content or unstructured data. Constellation software inc announce the acquisition of conasys inc. Constellation software has become one of canadas biggest publicly traded technology companies by playing the acquisition game a very. Deerfield, illinoisbased fog software group is a division of torontobased vela software and constellation software. Having completed over 500 acquisitions, constellation software brings a. Constellation softwares strategy for growth through acquisition finds new.
In this age of zero privacy, mark leonard has managed to maintain a practically unthinkable level. Constellation softwares novel and innovative way to raise. Csu is pleased to announce it has acquired the envirosoft corporation and envirotechs environmental management. The good companies we acquire are generally the first or secondranked players in their verticals, and are working to establish a solid track record of growth and earnings.
Perseus, a constellation software division, completes. Constellation software inc company profile toronto, on, canada. Constellation software has become one of canadas biggest publicly traded technology companies by playing the acquisition game a very different way than most. Constellation acquires, manages and builds industryspecific software businesses which provide specialized, missioncritical software. Constellation softwares strategy for growth through. The company acquires, manages and builds vertical market software businesses that provide software solutions. Thats my estimate of the number of acquisitions constellation software otcpk.
Constellation software to acquire computer software. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at constellation software. Constellation software completes acquisition of computer. This is the constellation software company profile. Announces results for the second quarter ended june 30, 2019 and declares quarterly dividend. We acquire, manage and build industry specific software businesses which provide specialized, missioncritical software solutions that address the. Csu, announced today that it, through its perseus division perseus, has purchased 100% of the shares of dealer information systems corp. Constellation softwares growth plan is failing, michael. Constellation software acquires small software companies that serve specific markets. With constellation softwares longterm strategy to acquire, build and retain companies, optitex will benefit from constellations additional strategic support. Constellation softwares jonas operating group acquires. Has constellation softwares run of rapid growth come to.
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