{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/651b0df875e52b001192e36d/68a69771e2f63983a7f81084?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E29: SaaS M&A Market Report - July '25 ft. Verisk & Descartes","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/651b0df875e52b001192e36d/1755747920212-45cdd461-d4e2-4c9d-9e84-071769d7e891.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p>In this episode of the Inorganic Podcast, Christian Hassold discusses five notable acquisitions in SaaS, specifically those where larger companies acquired smaller or earlier-stage companies. As a part of this discussion, Christian highlights deal values (announced and speculated), the industrial logic of acquirers, and other key details surrounding the acquisitions.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Acquisitions Covered</strong></p><p>Vanta + Risky on July 17, 2025</p><p>Rokt + Canal on July 17, 2025</p><p>Darktrace + Mira Security on July 21, 2025</p><p>Verisk + AccuLynx on July 30, 2025&nbsp;</p><p>Descartes + Finale Inventory on August 4, 2025</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>03:17 Preview of the Five SaaS Acquisitions</p><p>04:17 Descartes Acquires Finale Inventory</p><p>08:41 Verisk Acquires AccuLynx for $2.35B</p><p>12:14 Darktrace Acquires Mira Security</p><p>15:20 Rokt Acquires Canal</p><p>19:31 Vanta Acquires Riskey (Acquihire?)</p><p>23:49 Takeaways and M&amp;A Themes</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Christian and Ayelet</strong></p><p>Ayelet’s LinkedIn: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayelet-shipley-b16330149/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayelet-shipley-b16330149/</a></p><p>Christian's LinkedIn: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/hassold/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/hassold/</a></p><p>Web: <a href=\"https://www.inorganicpodcast.co\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.inorganicpodcast.co</a></p><p>In/organic on YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@InorganicPodcast/featured\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@InorganicPodcast/featured</a></p>","author_name":"Christian Hassold & Ayelet Shipley"}