Summary
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.
Acquisitions Covered
Vanta + Risky on July 17, 2025
Rokt + Canal on July 17, 2025
Darktrace + Mira Security on July 21, 2025
Verisk + AccuLynx on July 30, 2025
Descartes + Finale Inventory on August 4, 2025
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
03:17 Preview of the Five SaaS Acquisitions
04:17 Descartes Acquires Finale Inventory
08:41 Verisk Acquires AccuLynx for $2.35B
12:14 Darktrace Acquires Mira Security
15:20 Rokt Acquires Canal
19:31 Vanta Acquires Riskey (Acquihire?)
23:49 Takeaways and M&A Themes
Connect with Christian and Ayelet
Ayelet’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayelet-shipley-b16330149/
Christian's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hassold/
In/organic on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InorganicPodcast/featured
