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Bending Spoons acquires Eventbrite
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Bending Spoons Italian serial acquirer and holding company for consumer and B2B software applications
Serial acquirer · HQ — Milan, Italy
Eventbrite Self-service event ticketing and registration platform used by event organizers across a wide range of industries and event sizes.
VC-backed — Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Francisco Partners, raised ~$330M (pre-IPO VC) · HQ — San Francisco, California
Advisors   Sell-side — Allen & Company LLC  ·  Buy-side — J.P. Morgan
Deal value$500M
Statusannounced
Raised to date~$330M (pre-IPO VC)
InvestorsSequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Francisco Partners
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original announcement · researched from https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/eventbrite-enters-definitive-agreement-be-acquired-bending-spoons-roughly-500-million
THE REGISTER   all 53 entries, week of 2026-08-14 — tap to expand
AUTOMOTIVE
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CONSTRUCTION/AEC
● Francisco Partners → Command Alkon (Thoma Bravo) · Heavy building materials and construction supply chain industry
● Procore → DroneDeploy · Drone-based aerial imaging and site intelligence software
● Total Synergy (PSG +1) → Monograph · Project management and financial tracking software
● ENG → e-verse · Custom AEC software development, BIM integration tools, Revit…
● VSS Capital Partners → Cordoba, LLC · Engineering, construction and program management services
CYBERSECURITY
● Kiteworks (Insight) → WAMNET · Secure file transfer and enterprise file-sharing software — including…
● Omega Systems → PEAKE · Managed IT, cybersecurity and HIPAA compliance services
● Redwood AI Corp. → Quantum.IQ Technologies Inc. · Post-quantum cryptography software
DEVTOOLS/INFRASTRUCTURE
● Hewlett Packard Enterprise → Juniper Networks · Networking hardware and software company selling routers, switches…
● Dynatrace → Arize AI · AI observability and evaluation platform
● NetApp → JetStream Software · Disaster recovery and cloud migration software
● Notion → ZeroEntropy · AI-powered search and retrieval infrastructure, co-founded by a…
● Databricks → ElectricSQL (Electric) · WASM-based embedded Postgres database (PGlite) and real-time sync…
● Cursor → Firetiger · AI-powered production monitoring software
● SAP → Dremio · Open, high-performance data lakehouse platform
ENERGY/UTILITIES
● Diversified Data Processing & Consulting Inc. (DivDat) → Meridian Integration · Customer engagement and billing software
● Context Labs B.V. → Kinertic · Carbon-intelligence software platform
FINTECH
● Francisco Partners → Moneris Solutions Corporation · Payment processing and commerce technology platform
● OpenFX → Global Ledger · Hold, send, and receive funds across any market as if they had a…
● Transparence IO LLC → Transparence securities lending technology platform · Institutional-grade securities lending software
● Cleversoft Group (Levine Leichtman) → FS Assist · XBRL-based regulatory reporting software
HEALTHCARE
● Thoma Bravo → Kneat · Validation management software
● Dassault Systèmes → ArisGlobal (Nordic Capital) · Regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, drug safety, quality…
● Thoma Bravo → Padoa · Occupational health, safety, and prevention software platform
● Radar Healthcare (Marlin) → Cemplicity · Patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) and patient-reported…
● EnableComp (WCAS) → Helix Advisory · Zero balance review and underpayment recovery technology
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HOSPITALITY/RESTAURANTS
● 365 Retail Markets (Providence) → Cantaloupe, Inc · Self-service technology and payments software
● Micros South Africa (Adapt IT) → Travel Trackers · Business intelligence, reporting, and analytics software
HR/PAYROLL
● Silver Lake → Workday · Cloud-based human capital management, financial management, payroll…
● zvoove → Pixi (inscribe GmbH) · AI-powered, WhatsApp-based onboarding and support agent
INDUSTRIAL/MANUFACTURING
● DecisionPoint Technologies → 5th Wave · Manufacturing and aerospace sectors
● Recur Software → FLAGS Software · Quality management and production control software
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INSURANCE
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LEGAL
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MARTECH
● Nielsen → DoubleVerify · Ad fraud detection, viewability and brand-safety verification bought…
● St. Joseph Inc. → Fastbase AI Corporation · Web analytics and B2B lead-generation SaaS whose flagship product…
MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT
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REAL ESTATE/PROPTECH
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SUPPLY CHAIN/LOGISTICS
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HORIZONTAL SAAS
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