Are Vista Equity Partners’ Acquisitions a Positive Thing for the IWMS Industry?

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Original post: http://www.iwmsnews.com/2010/01/debate-a...-industry/
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Over the last couple of weeks San Francisco based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners caused substantial rumor in the IWMS industry with their acquisitions of Intuit Real Estate Solutions (IRES), and more recently Accruent. Both IWMS vendors are considered to be the in the top-10 IWMS vendors worldwide.

As a response both Tririga and Lucernex offered migration plans and discounts for displaced customers. To me, the acquisitions by Vista Equity Partners are a clear indication that the IWMS Market is maturing fast. As any industry matures more and more organizations join the party. In the IWMS industry the dance of mergers and acquisitions has begun, therefore this week’s debate is about the recent vendor acquisitions.

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Are Vista Equity Partners’ acquisitions a positive thing for IWMS Industry?

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1: http://www.iwmsnews.com/2010/01/debate-a...-industry/