Acquiring Company
Clearlake Capital
Acquired Company
Quest
Description
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates "Clearlake") today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Quest Software ("Quest" or the "Company"), a global cybersecurity, data intelligence, and IT operations management software provider, from Francisco Partners. Quest CEO Patrick Nichols will continue to lead the Company supported by the existing executive management team. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed