Infor Acquisition, Valuation, Funding & Investors

Infor was acquired by Koch for $13B in February 2020.

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Infor acquisition price

$13B

Acquired by Koch · Feb 2020

Cumulative funding Infor raised

$4B

across 2 funding rounds

Key investors in Infor

  • Koch Equity Development
  • Golden Gate Capital

Infor Overview

About Infor

Infor is a New York-headquartered SaaS provider of industry-specific cloud applications for manufacturing, healthcare, retail, distribution, public sector, and hospitality. Founded in 2002, it offers ERP suites with embedded analytics for asset management, supply chain visibility, financial consolidation, and CRM, supporting operations through Amazon Web Services infrastructure worldwide.


Infor Acquisition

Infor was acquired by Koch for $13B on 4 February 2020.

Before the acquisition Infor had raised $4B across 2 funding rounds.

Infor Inc., founded in 2002, is a global leader in enterprise resource planning and business cloud software specialized by industry. The company serves approximately 68,000 customers worldwide, including 17 of the top 20 global banks, 9 of the 10 largest global hotel brands, and 7 of the top 10 global luxury brands. Infor had invested approximately $4 billion in product design and development to build industry-specific CloudSuites targeting manufacturing, retail, distribution, and healthcare sectors. Koch Industries, a multinational conglomerate with over $110 billion in annual revenue, had been an investor in and customer of Infor since 2017. Koch's investment at that time had given it approximately 70% ownership of Infor, making it the majority shareholder alongside Golden Gate Capital and other minority investors. The acquisition of the remaining equity stake was announced on February 4, 2020, with Koch agreeing to acquire Golden Gate Capital's remaining portion in a transaction valued at nearly $13 billion, making it one of the top 10 enterprise acquisitions of 2020. The deal closed on April 6, 2020, making Infor a standalone subsidiary of Koch Industries while maintaining its independent management team and New York headquarters. The acquisition reflected Koch's broader technology transformation strategy, with the conglomerate having invested more than $26 billion in technology-related acquisitions over the preceding six years.

Infor acquisition details
AcquirerDateTypePrice
  • Koch
4 Feb 2020Strategic M&A$13B

Infor Valuation

Infor is currently valued at $10B, based on its undisclosed-stage round in November 2016.

The $2.5B round was led by Koch Equity Development.

Infor valuation by funding round

Infor valuation by funding round
DateStageValuation
Nov 2016Undisclosed stage$10B

Infor Funding History

Infor has raised a total of $4B across 2 funding rounds.

Infor's first fundraising round was a $2.5B undisclosed-stage round in November 2016. The most recent completed round was a $1.5B undisclosed-stage round in January 2019.

Infor funding rounds

Infor funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Jan 2019Undisclosed stageGolden Gate Capital (lead); Koch Equity Development (lead)$1.5B-Infor, a New York City-based enterprise software company specializing in industry-specific cloud ERP and asset management tools, received a $1.5 billion investment on January 16, 2019, led by Koch Equity Development and Golden Gate Capital. This followed a $2 billion+ infusion from Koch in 2017, bringing total equity over $3.5 billion plus $6.1 billion in debt, positioning Infor for a potential IPO within 12-24 months. An analyst at Constellation Research estimated Infor's annual revenue at $3 billion around the time of the investment, using Oracle and SAP as comparables with 20X price/earnings ratios to suggest a possible $60 billion valuation, though Infor declined to confirm. Koch Industries, a major Infor customer, continued deploying Infor CloudSuites for mission-critical applications. The 2019 round increased Koch's stake, leading to its full acquisition of remaining shares from Golden Gate Capital in 2020 at a reported $13 billion valuation, making Infor a standalone Koch subsidiary.
Nov 2016Undisclosed stageKoch Equity Development (lead)$2.5B$10BInfor, a provider of industry-specific cloud business applications, announced on November 16, 2016, that Koch Equity Development (KED), the investment arm of Koch Industries, agreed to invest more than $2 billion (Fortune reports $2.5 billion) in exchange for preferred and common equity, representing a significant minority stake estimated at 25%. The deal valued the company at over $10 billion and was expected to close in early 2017, with KED gaining rights to appoint four of nine board directors while existing shareholders like Golden Gate Capital, Summit Partners, and management retained control. The investment aimed to fuel Infor's innovation, distribution expansion, and disruption in the enterprise applications market against rivals like Oracle and SAP. Infor had over 66 million cloud users and 15,000 employees at the time, having invested about $2 billion in product development under CEO Charles Phillips since 2010. Koch viewed Infor as aligned with its portfolio, citing potential co-innovation opportunities. No specific revenue, ARR, or EBITDA figures for 2016 were detailed in announcements, though the large investment underscored confidence in Infor's growth trajectory in cloud enterprise software.

Who has invested in Infor?

2 investors have backed Infor across its funding rounds, including Koch Equity Development and Golden Gate Capital.

Lead investors include Golden Gate Capital and Koch Equity Development.


Infor Investors

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Acquisitions by Infor

Infor has acquired 16 companies to date.

Last acquisition by Infor was on July 11th 2024. Infor acquired Acumen Commercial Insights for undisclosed valuation.


Latest Acquisitions by Infor

Acumen Commercial Insights
albanero
Lighthouse Systems
Intelligent InSites
Description
Acumen Commercial Insights is a provider of trade promotion management and optimization software for consumer goods companies. London-based, it offers tools for international customer planning, spend analysis, and post-event evaluation across retail channels. Acumen serves multinational brands with AI-driven forecasting for European and Asian markets.
Albanero is a Washington, D.C.-based consultancy offering data analytics, big data architecture, and enterprise strategy services for government and commercial clients. The firm implements Hadoop ecosystems, machine learning pipelines, and cloud migrations on AWS and Azure for sectors including defense and finance. Albanero delivers custom dashboards and predictive models to agencies like the U.S. Department of Defense.
Lighthouse Systems is a Reading, United Kingdom-headquartered developer of manufacturing execution systems serving discrete, batch, and process industries globally. The Shopfloor-Online platform tracks production orders, quality checks, and inventory in real-time across 50 countries. Lighthouse integrates with ERP systems like SAP and Oracle for paperless shop floors. Founded in 2002, it supports automotive, food & beverage, and pharmaceuticals with modules for OEE monitoring and traceability compliance.
Intelligent InSites is a Fargo-headquartered provider of real-time location systems for healthcare facilities. The company's RTLS platform aggregates data from RFID tags, Wi-Fi sensors, and environmental monitors to track assets, staff, patients, and temperature-controlled items. Deployed in over 1,000 hospitals and clinics across the United States, it enables workflow optimization, reduces equipment search time, and ensures regulatory compliance for pharmaceuticals. Intelligent InSites integrates with electronic health records from Epic and Cerner, delivering dashboards for operational insights. The firm focuses on interoperability standards like HL7 to drive cost savings and care quality improvements.
HQ CountryUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited States
HQ City
London
Denver, CO
Crawley
Fargo, ND
Deal Date11 Jul 202411 Jul 202427 Oct 202115 Jan 2020
Valuationundisclosedundisclosedundisclosedundisclosed
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Investments by Infor

Infor has invested in 2 companies to date.

Latest investment by Infor was on August 10th 2017. Infor invested in Claim it! in their $3M Seed round.


Latest Investments by Infor

Claim it!
Predictix
Description
Claim it! is a social marketplace mobile application connecting consumers with brands for rewards and promotions. Distributed through the Apple App Store, the platform enables users to discover, claim, and redeem personalized offers from participating retailers directly within the app interface.
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HQ CountryUnited StatesUnited States
HQ City
New York City, NY
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Deal Date10 Aug 201719 Jan 2016
RoundSeedSeries B
Raised$3M$25M
Investorsnvp capital; Al Harrington; Steve Sadove; Thaddeus YoungITC Holding Company; Marlin Equity Partners; Kinetic Ventures
Valuationundisclosedundisclosed
EV/Revenue
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Infor Competitors

Infor competitors include listed companies like TOTVS, Workday, Freee and SAP, and private ones like Rippling and Pennylane.

Public and private companies comparable to Infor
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
TOTVSBrazilBrazilPublicly listed$1.1B$318M$3.8B3.2x
WorkdayUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$9.6B$1.2B$48B4.7x
FreeeJapanJapanPublicly listed$214M$6M$1.5B4.8x
RipplingUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAPrivate$570M-$17B29.5x
SAPGermanyGermanyPublicly listed$42B$13B$248B5.4x
PennylaneFranceParisPrivate$115M-$4.3B37.0x

Infor Public Comps

Infor is no longer listed, but its public comps include ICON plc, Pro Medicus, United Imaging, Manhattan Associates, Sage, Tyler Technologies, OBIC, Paycom, Glaukos and Xero.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
ICON plc$8.3B$816M1.9x1.9x19.2x11.3x
Pro Medicus$186M$147M66.6x62.7x84.4x77.6x
United Imaging$2.1B$367M5.5x4.8x30.7x26.9x
Manhattan Associates$1.1B$288M11.2x10.6x42.2x29.7x
Sage$3.4B$1B4.2x3.9x13.6x14.5x
Tyler Technologies$2.3B$543M6.2x5.8x26.6x20.4x
OBIC$869M$688M14.8x14.2x18.7x20.9x
Paycom$2.1B$799M5.3x5.1x13.7x11.3x

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Common questions about Infor

When was Infor founded?Infor was founded in 2002.
Where is Infor headquartered?Infor is headquartered in New York City, NY, United States.
Is Infor publicly listed?No, Infor was acquired by Koch in February 2020.
Who acquired Infor?Infor was acquired by Koch in February 2020.
How much was Infor acquired for?Infor was acquired for $13B in February 2020.
What is Infor's valuation?Infor was last valued at $10B in its undisclosed-stage round in November 2016.
How much funding has Infor raised?Infor has raised $4B across 2 funding rounds.
What was Infor's last funding round?Infor's last funding round was a $1.5B undisclosed-stage round in January 2019, led by Golden Gate Capital and Koch Equity Development.
Who are Infor's investors?Infor's investors include Koch Equity Development and Golden Gate Capital.
Which companies are comparable to Infor?Companies comparable to Infor include TOTVS, Workday, Freee, Rippling, SAP and Pennylane.
How many companies has Infor acquired?Infor has acquired 16 companies, including Acumen Commercial Insights, albanero, Lighthouse Systems, Intelligent InSites and ReServe Interactive.
What was the largest acquisition by Infor?The $675M acquisition of GT Nexus in August 2015 is the largest acquisition Infor has made to date.
How many companies has Infor invested in?Infor has invested in 2 companies, including Claim it! and Predictix.
What was Infor's last investment?In August 2017, Infor invested in Claim it!'s $3M seed round alongside nvp capital, Al Harrington, Steve Sadove and 1 other investor.

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