Sourcing Industry Deal News since 2020
- 7 database/sourcing firms funded since 2020 with more than $96m in financing capital deployed (more than $300m deployed to the top 20 data sourcing firms since 2010).
- 21 – Apollo.io raises $32m Series B.
- 21 – Grata raises $6.3m seed from Accomplice and other investors.
- 21 – SourceScrub raises private equity from Francisco Partners.
- 21 – HG Insights raises private equity round from Riverwood Capital.
- 21 – ZoomInfo [Discoverorg subsidiary] acquires Ringlead, Chorus.ai, and Insent (in 20 acquired Everstring and Cllickagy).
- 21 – Slintel (technographic intent powered data) acquired 6sense, B2B account engagement platform.
- 21 – DemandBase (ABM marketing platform) acquired InsideView (B2B database) and DemandMatrix, technographic data provider.
- 20 – CB Insights acquired Blockdata, market intelligence platform for blockchain and VentureSource, profiling and equity estimation software.
Deal sources for M&A transactions, deal intelligence, M&A deal price multiples, deal sourcing, deal research, and deal support services snapshot:
ERGO corporate development buyside deal sourcing best practices:
- Sourcing sources include professional networks, marketplaces, databases, and modern tools to build a complete understanding of the landscape, trends, signals, and options;
- Proactive monitoring; and
- Quarterly engagement communications based on specific investment, buyer deal strategies with targeted qualified private companies.