Busy Times at Big Band Software - What we are Jamming on

It’s an exciting time here at Big Band Software. Despite what’s being called a challenging M&A landscape, we’re thrilled to report we’re staying busy and building! With our recent addition of DocLib to the Big Band family, alongside Workzone and Inphonite, we are hard at work growing our existing portfolio of businesses. But there’s more...

It seems like it was just yesterday that we welcomed Jennifer Nelson into the Band and started building out our IBM mainframe and power system portfolio vision. Now, we’re thrilled to share that we’ve just closed on an exciting foundational company in this space! Thanks to Jen’s incredible leadership, we’ve not only found great alignment but also established a shared vision with a widely trusted company and product critical to the core of enterprise development. Together, we’re laying the foundation for a cohesive, high-impact IBM portfolio under her guidance.

This company chose Big Band Software as their exit partner because we’re committed to the values that really matter to founders and leadership team. We make culture a top priority, ensuring a smooth integration that respects each company’s unique identity. Our track record for closing deals is another big draw, especially in today’s market. Beyond that, we’re dedicated to elevating each product and team, building real connections across our portfolio to drive growth, innovation, and collaboration. Each team sees the chance to be part of something bigger, and we’re excited to keep growing that vision together as we build a thriving IBM mainframe ecosystem alongside the rest of our portfolio.

In summary, the Band is jamming! And we’re more excited than ever to keep up this momentum with other planned closings in the coming months. 

Thank you for being part of our journey. Here’s to an impactful, productive close to 2024!

THE PLAYLIST (What We're Watching, Reading, and Listening to)

•  How to Build a World Class Team - How Zach Bryan and Bruce Springsteen were able to build foundational teams that catapulted their success

• The State of Private Equity in 2024 - an observation of how the M&A market has been defying or following expected trends throughout this year

• Working Capital Cycles - a reflection on how your working capital cycle may be secretly killing your business’ cash flow

IRL (Where You Can Find Us)

• Several members of the Big Band team flew to Chicago for the SaaS Academy events October 23-25 and 27-29. We were happy to connect with countless founders and are eager to follow-up with more attendees to talk about their potential dream exits and how the Band can help today.

Join The Band

We’re building our database with the best leaders and operators out there. If you know exceptionally talented people that may one day want to work with us, please have them get in touch with us at [email protected] or fill out the form on our Connect page.

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