Investing in Strategic Acquisitions

Our goal is to buy good businesses and make them better. In evaluating acquisition candidates, we look for companies with leading, proprietary, highly engineered, brand name products which add value to our current line of products and services. Acquired companies are expected to contribute to DataFuzion earnings in the first year with additional targets prescribed over time for both margin contribution and return on invested capital. Market positioning also is paramount. Successful acquisition candidates have strong, adjacent market positions or complement current product lines. They typically have a diverse customer base and an experienced management team.

Following an acquisition, we then focus on rapid integration using our operational excellence model to improve the operating margins of acquired businesses and drive operational improvements and organic growth.