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Software holding companies that buy small businesses

Software holding companies and serial acquirers buy to own for the long term. Many keep the brand, product and team in place. The list below is limited to buyers tagged as software holdcos / serial acquirers or bootstrapped SaaS acquirers in our directory. Check each profile for publicly stated deal-size criteria and recent acquisitions before you approach them.

9 matching buyers in the directory:

saas.group

Bootstrapped SaaS acquirerHorizontal SaaSMarketing techDev tools

Deal size: $1M–$10M ARR (stated as typical; also cited $2M–$10M)

Geography: Global (HQ Cologne, Germany)

Latest: Ayrshare (2025-08)

Banyan Software

Software holdco / serial acquirerVertical market software

Deal size: $3M–$30M revenue typical; >$2M revenue; typically >$750K EBITDA (Benelux: €2M–€30M revenue, >€500K cash EBITDA)

Geography: Global (NA, LatAm, Europe, APAC)

Latest: Element 74 (2026-10-20)

Valsoft Corporation

Software holdco / serial acquirerVertical market software

Deal size: $3M–$30M ARR (stated; flexible). TAG Software Group: $3M–$100M ARR

Geography: Global (HQ Montreal)

Latest: Positive Solutions (via TAG Software Group) (2026-10-15)

Constellation Software (parent)

Software holdco / serial acquirerVertical market software

Deal size: No fixed revenue floor (stated); has bought businesses below $2M

Geography: Global