FT Partners Advises AvidXchange on its Acquisition of Piracle
Overview of Transaction
- On November 20, 2014, AvidXchange, Inc. announced that it had completed its acquisition of Piracle, Inc.
- Piracle provides its customers with self-service software tools to generate electronic payments and manage their paper check printing process
- AvidXchange is a leading provider of accounts payable management software and payment automation solutions
Significance of Transaction
- This transaction reinforces AvidXchange's role as a leading innovator in automating the accounts payable process and streamlining business-to-business payments
- The combination provides the clients of both AvidXchange and Piracle with the benefit of a more robust set of product offerings; the new larger organization can now accommodate 100% of its customers' payments needs
- AvidXchange will leverage Piracle's product and market expertise to both strengthen its position in existing markets and to expand into new markets
FT Partners' Role
- FT Partners served as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to AvidXchange and its Board of Directors
- FT Partners leveraged its deep knowledge of Avid and industry dynamics to evaluate this opportunity
- The transaction demonstrates FT Partners' continued success in advising top-tier financial technology companies and ability to win repeat business from its clients