Constellation Software

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Constellation Software Inc.
Company type Public
Industry IT services
Founded1995;29 years ago (1995)
FoundersMark Leonard
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Mark Leonard (President and Chairman)
  • Jamal Baksh (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Mark Miller (Chief Operating Officer)
ServicesCustom Computer Programming Services
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$ 8.4 billion (2023) [1]
Increase2.svg US$ 0.3 billion (2021) [1]
Total assets Increase2.svg US$ 5.7 billion (2021) [1]
Total equity Increase2.svg US$ 1.5 billion (2021) [1]
Number of employees
50,000
Website www.csisoftware.com

Constellation Software is a Canadian diversified software company. It is based in Toronto, Canada, is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the S&P/TSX 60.

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The company was founded by Mark Leonard, a former venture capitalist, in 1995. [2] It went public in 2006, [3] and now has over 50,000 employees [4] spread over 6 operating segments.

Business

The company's business strategy is to acquire software companies, and then hold them for the long term. [3] It has acquired over 500 businesses since being founded. [3] It focuses on vertical market software companies (i.e. those that create software for a particular industry or market, as opposed to creating software usable for a wide variety of markets). [5] Most of its acquisitions are relatively small (for less than $5 million), [5] although the company has indicated that it may pursue larger acquisitions in the future. [3] For instance, Constellation acquired Acceo Solutions for $250 million in January 2018, its then second-largest acquisition. [6] In March 2022, Constellation Software acquired Allscripts’ hospital business unit for $700m. As per the agreement, Allscripts will receive a fixed amount of $670m plus $30M as a performance bonus at the closing of the deal. [7] Although the company has experienced great success with this strategy in the past (its stock has increased 30 times since its IPO in 2006), it has experienced more competition in acquiring companies in recent years, [3] especially from private equity and hedge funds. As of 2016, 67% of revenue was from customers in the public sector, while the other 33% was from customers in the private sector. [8] 12% of revenue was from Canada, 52% from the US, 30% from Europe, and 5% from the rest of the world. [8]

Operating Segments

Constellation Software has six operating segments: [9]

Controversy

The founder and chairman of Constellation Software, Mark Leonard, has long maintained a low profile, declining media interviews and making few public appearances. [5]

In 2016, the founder of Innoprise Software sued Harris Computer Systems for giving away its software for free, thus reducing the value of a revenue-sharing agreement. [13] [3]

In mid-2018, the company cancelled its quarterly earnings calls, a highly unusual step for a public company. [6] Analysts suggest the company took this step because it was worried about leaking information about potential acquisitions to its competitors.

Management Team

As of May 2024, the management team [14] is comprised of:

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