Your legacy is mission critical for us
We are seasoned entrepreneurs with expertise in acquiring and growing mission-critical software businesses.
We specialize in buying and growing profitable European B2B mission critical software businesses.
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The Brightmoat Playbook
Grow your vertical mission-critical software business with our proven strategies and best-practices.
We provide expert support and guidance for implementing financial tools, processes, and automation to help our management team better understand the past and current business performance and identify areas for growth and optimization.
Leveraging our network and best practices we help our management teams expand their products and services beyond their current geographic boundaries for accelerated growth.
We coach and assist in sourcing top-tier coaches, mentors, and professional development courses to empower our management teams and foster the growth of our portfolio companies.
We specialize in building high-performing sales and marketing teams to enhance brand visibility, boost software sales performance, and establish robust tracking systems for our management teams to monitor performance on an ongoing basis.
We assist owner-managers and our management teams in creating and implementing best-practice succession plans, minimizing key personnel risks, and ensuring the long-term business growth of our portfolio companies.
As part of our advisory board, we offer strategic guidance to our management team, challenge conventional thinking, and serve as a valuable partner in critical strategic and tactical decisions vital for sustaining business growth.
We connect the management team and key employees to our global network of like-minded professionals so that they can share best practices, learn from others' mistakes, get inspired, and resolve their key blockers.
We coach our management teams, and their team leads, to enhance and automate critical operational processes. We emphasize goal setting, business performance tracking, resource management, and capital allocation.
Acquisition Focus
We buy, grow and operate profitable B2B and B2G mission-critical, vertical market software businesses, with their HQ in Europe and the Middle East.
Transaction Type
We prefer to go for simple deal structures with cash upfront.
Full or partial exit
Growth equity capital
Geography
Our investments have operations that span the globe, from North America to Europe. We look for businesses with their HQs in Europe and Middle East.
Europe
Middle East
Business Profile
We specialize in acquiring vertical market software companies that deliver mission-critical products and services.
Vertical Industry Software
B2B/G & Mission - Critical
Net Revenue of at least $1mm
Healthy and stable EBITA margin
Transaction Type
We prefer to go for simple deal structures with cash upfront.
Full or partial exit
Growth equity capital
Geography
Our investments have operations that span the globe, from North America to Europe.
Europe
Middle East
Business Profile
We specialize in acquiring vertical market software companies that deliver mission-critical products and services.
Vertical Industry Software
B2B/G & Mission - Critical
Net Revenue of $1mm - $3mm
EBITA margin > 10%
Explore our portfolio
Affinity Ghana Savings and Loans is a digitally-driven financial institution providing affordable and accessible financial products and services to individuals, micro enterprises and SMEs in Ghana.
Net0 is the leading Emissions Management Platform that helps businesses measure, reduce and disclose carbon emissions.
Causal is a modern finance platform for automating the preparation and reporting of financial statements, ARR reporting, forecasts, budgets, and scenario plans.
EZ Coordinator is a comprehensive real estate transaction management software designed to help brokers, agents, and transaction coordinators manage their real estate transactions from lead to close.
Verifiable is an API-first, provider network management platform built to help healthcare provider and payer organizations speed up network operations, save costs and streamline the provider experience.
BuilderPrime is an all-in-one CRM software suite designed specifically for contractors.
QA Wolf automates end-to-end test coverage for web applications, including third-party integrations, APIs, and various functionalities.
Founded in 1992, Cardinal has been developing and providing electronic banking applications and document management systems for Hungarian banks, insurance, and other financial institutions for over 30 years.
Building with pioneers
We are proud to partner with innovators. Gain peace of mind knowing that your business, customers, and team are in capable hands as you transition into retirement or embark on your next venture.
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"I have confidence that my business will be looked after. The Brightmoat team focused on my customers with a clear game plan to tackle the competition. The migration process was organized and transfer of ownership moved quickly."
"Brightmoat is a solid and professional team. They are reliable, efficient, and highly detail-oriented, delivering exactly as promised. They were there at the right moment to help us get Affinity off the ground. Their support is invaluable, yet they respect the management's autonomy to run our business as we see fit."
"Working with Brightmoat has been invaluable for us. They are true to their word and provide strong and credible support to navigate the challenges of building a business. I always feel confident reaching out to discuss our current state and any obstacles we face."
"We worked with Brightmoat on a Swiss vertical market software acquisition. They were professional, transparent, and quick. We look forward to working with Brightmoat again on their future Swiss deals."
"We helped Brightmoat acquire a vertical market software business in CEE. We were impressed by their thoroughness, clarity, and cooperative approach. Their professional conduct towards the seller and attention to detail were exceptional. We look forward to the opportunity to work with Brightmoat again."
"We represented the seller of a vertical market software business to Brightmoat. Brightmoat's agility, transparency and professionalism contributed strongly to the successful closing of the acquisition. We wish Brightmoat prosperous years ahead and would be delighted to work with them again, whether on the seller's or buyer's side."