Symphony Technology Group-Led Consortium Acquires Momentive (SurveyMonkey) for $1.5B

Zendesk Terminates Acquisition of Momentive (SurveyMonkey) Merger Agreement

February 25, 2022

Software

Zendesk announced it terminated the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Momentive Global, which would have been an all-stock acquisition including Momentive’s SurveyMonkey platform. The termination followed Zendesk stockholder non-approval to issue Zendesk shares needed for the proposed transaction.

Symphony Technology Group (STG) Acquires Avid Technology

November 7, 2023

Software

An affiliate of Symphony Technology Group (STG) completed an all-cash acquisition of Avid Technology for approximately $1.4 billion, taking the media and entertainment software company private. Avid stockholders received $27.05 per share; Avid will remain headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, and STG said it will support accelerated innovation and growth.

Symphony Technology Group Acquires McAfee Enterprise Business

July 27, 2021

Cybersecurity

A consortium led by private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG) completed the acquisition of McAfee's Enterprise business in a transaction announced for $4.0 billion. The divestiture separates McAfee's enterprise security operations — which generated about $1.3 billion in FY2020 revenue and served the vast majority of Fortune 100 customers — allowing McAfee to focus on consumer security while STG invests to grow the standalone enterprise cybersecurity business.

Symphony Technology Group Completes Recapitalization of Wrike

July 7, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Symphony Technology Group (STG) completed a recapitalization to acquire full ownership of Wrike from Vista Equity Partners and Elliott Investment Management. As part of the ownership transition, Wrike founder Andrew Filev transitions to Board Advisor and Chief Financial Officer Thomas Scott becomes Interim CEO as the company continues to scale its SaaS work management platform.

Symphony Technology Group Acquires Trace One from Hg

April 28, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Symphony Technology Group (STG), a Palo Alto-based private equity firm, has acquired Trace One, a Paris-based SaaS platform for the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, from Hg. The deal (terms undisclosed) positions STG to accelerate Trace One’s organic growth and explore strategic acquisitions to expand its product and geographic footprint in the Retail/CPG software market.

Symphony Technology Group Makes Majority Investment in Celtra

November 10, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Symphony Technology Group (STG) has signed a definitive agreement to make a majority investment in Celtra Technologies, a creative automation SaaS provider. The investment will back Celtra’s growth plans — expanding its platform from media and adtech into brands and agencies — while partnering with Celtra’s founders and management.