November 16, 2011
VKernel Has Been Acquired by Quest Software
About VKernel
- VKernel, a privately-held company, provided performance and capacity management solutions for virtual infrastructures
- The company’s virtualization management software products simplified the previously complex tasks of predicting and identifying performance bottlenecks, improving application performance and reducing the costs of maintaining virtual environments
- Founded in 2007, VKernel was backed by Longworth Venture Partners, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Polaris Venture Partners
About Quest Software
- Quest Software is a leading provider of database and infrastructure management tools and applications
- The company’s solutions include identity management, performance management, data protection, database management, user workspace management and Windows server management
- Founded in 1987, Quest Software is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California and at the time of the acquisition had 3,900 employees
Sell-Side Investors
- Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
- Longworth Venture Partners
- Polaris Venture Partners
Sector
- Infrastructure
Subsector
- IT Operations Management
Transaction Notes
- The acquisition of VKernel by Quest Software was announced on November 16, 2011; financial terms were not disclosed
- Quest Software will use the VKernel acquisition to accelerate their recently rolled-out offerings in the capacity management space
- VKernel offers the ability to manage capacity across hypervisor environments, and allows Quest to deliver performance management solutions via enterprise platforms as well as point solutions
- Shea & Company served as the exclusive financial advisor to VKernel in the company’s sale to Quest
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