I want to cover some acquisitions and announcements.
Apple device management company Jamf acquired a UK-based MSP dataJAR to help the company expand its partnerships with MSPs. The company has its own software, as well as its services offering. From Apple Must quote, “The combined tech should also help Windows-based MSPs that lack experience handling Apple devices as it lets them more easily lean into Jamf technologies to help them support iPads, Macs, iPhones, and other Apple products in their businesses.”
From ChannelE2E, ScalePad has completed its latest acquisition of 2023, buying Adept Managed Continuity (AdeptMC), a comprehensive solution that adds business continuity to its backup monitoring offering that includes Backup Radar. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
And also, from ChannelE2E, Telecommunications management solutions provider Rev.io has acquired Tigerpaw, a software company offering end-to-end professional services and business automation software to technology providers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Replace “Financial terms were not disclosed” with “Sold for a six-pack of beer.” I say not to dismiss the deals but to note that it changes the perspective. Humans assume the values are more significant than they often actually are.
Kudos as always to the entrepreneurs selling. Now, what does it mean? See our previous story for increased Apple market share –this combination matters. Companies like Jamf and Addigy have noted the lack of Mac support for 1 in five machines by the other players and are moving on it.
The sale of Tigerpaw is a family-owned business finding an appropriate buyer – note that telecommunications has been Tigerpaw’s wheelhouse, so this makes much sense. With as much PE money floating around, it was only a matter of time.
And ScalePad continues to build out with what appears to be a strategy of collecting monitoring companies.