Catapult Advisors LLC announced today the sale of its client, Jinfonet Software, to Logi Analytics
San Francisco, CA– February 12, 2019 –Catapult Advisors LLC, a leading investment bank and M&A advisor, announced today the sale of its client, Jinfonet Software(Jinfonet), the leading provider of embedded pixel-perfect operational reporting and the maker of JReport, toLogi Analytics, Inc.(Logi), a leading embedded analytics platform.
Logi and Jinfonet share a unified vision to help application teams create smarter software for mission critical applications. Jinfonet offers industry-leading operational reporting capabilities while Logi offers advanced dashboards, self-service analysis and predictive analytics. This acquisition will consolidate two leading embedded analytics vendors under the Logi brand to offer customers the widest range of capabilities available today.
“The Catapult team originally connected us with Logi and was extremely knowledgeable and diligent in advising us on a highly successful transaction that combined the two industry leaders in embedded analytics. In addition to initiating the transaction, the Catapult team provided expert advice that I could rely on and trust at every step of the way in what turned out to be a complex cross-border deal. I appreciate that they really looked out for my interest throughout the process” said Dr. Bing Yao, Founder and CEO of Jinfonet Software.
“We’re thrilled to join the Logi Analytics family,” said Dr. Yao. “Our shared values, product breadth, and focus on customer success position us to continue powering smarter software. Together, our best-in-class embedded analytics solutions will continue to set the industry standard, and we’re excited to join Logi in this next chapter.”
“As software is becoming the face of most businesses, applications are increasingly being driven by analytics,” said Steven Schneider, CEO of Logi. “At Logi, we live to help application teams create smarter software by delivering a trusted partnership experience on a leading embedded analytics platform. By acquiring Jinfonet, we are creating the dominant provider exclusively focused on embedded analytics. Our sophisticated solutions support the most modern capabilities in the industry, including security integration, workflow capabilities, write-back, pixel-perfect operational reporting, and predictive analytics.”
Catapult Advisors engineered this transaction as part of its Smart Datainitiative where we actively track over 1,400 private data and analytics companies with industry-leading market landscapes, sector analyses and trend reports. Catapult’s active dialogue with investors and executives in the business units of the most active acquirors in the space, coupled with our deep industry knowledge in the big data and analytics space, enable us to create successful outcomes like this transaction for our clients. For more information on Catapult Advisors’ Smart Data practice, visit https://www.catapultadvisors.com/smartdata/
About Catapult Advisors LLC
Catapult Advisors is an investment bank and M&A advisory firm serving the data-driven economy. We have specific expertise in big data & analytics, communication technologies, and marketing technologies. Founded in 2001, the firm provides sell- side and buy-side representation as well as capital raising advisory services to privately-held companies, public companies, and several of the world’s leading private equity firms. Catapult has advised companies in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Israel. For more information, visit http://www.catapultadvisors.com/.
About Jinfonet Software
JReport from Jinfonet Software empowers companies to embed the most precise, high performance reports and dashboards into web applications. The embedded analytics platform provides developers and users with a scalable, fault tolerant solution that’s easy to customize and work seamlessly as part of their applications on any platform, with any data source. More information on Jinfonet Software and JReport is available at https://www.jinfonet.com.
About Logi Analytics
Delivering compelling applications with analytics at their core has never been more crucial—or more complex. Logi is the only developer-grade analytics platform focused exclusively on embedding analytics in commercial and enterprise applications. Logi leverages your existing tech stack and supports unlimited customization and white-labeling, so you can quickly build a completely unique analytics experience.
Over 1,900 applications have trusted the Logi platform to deliver sophisticated analytics capabilities and power their businesses. The company is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices in Ireland and England. Learn more at LogiAnalytics.com.