Solera Holdings

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Solera Holdings
Type Private
Industry Software
Founded2005
Headquarters Westlake, Texas
Key people
 Darko Dejanovic (CEO)
RevenueIncrease2.svg $1,140.85 Million USD (2015)
Number of employees
4,000
Parent Vista Equity Partners
Website solera.com

Solera Inc is an American company based in Texas which provides risk management and asset protection software and services to the automotive industry and property insurance marketplace. [1] [2] Solera also provides digital identity management services, [3] as well as re-underwriting and data analytics for the automotive, property and casualty insurance industries. [2] [4] Solera is active in 88 countries across six continents. [2] [5]

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Solera became part of the S&P 400 after an Initial public offering in May 2007. [6] In March 2016, however, Solera was bought out by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, once more becoming a private entity. [7]

Companies owned by Solera include, HPI, Autodata, and Sidexa amongst others. [5] [8]

Company history

Solera was founded in January 2005 by American businessman Tony Aquila.

In February 2006, private equity firm GTCR announced a partnership with Aquila involving investments of up to $100 million of equity capital. [9]

In April 2006, Solera and private equity firm GTCR announced the completion of their acquisition of the Claims Services Group of Automatic Data Processing (NYSE: ADP) for $975 million in cash. Solera acquired operating companies that employ over 2,000 associates in 31 countries in the deal and generated over $410 million in annual revenue from more than 50,000 global customers. [10]

In May 2007, Solera completed an IPO, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SLH". [11]

In September 2015, Solera announced an agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners, Goldman Sachs, Koch Industries, and other affiliated investors for approximately $6.5 billion. [12] [13] The transaction was completed in March 2016. [7] [13]

In July 2016, Solera announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Enservio, Inc, a Massachusetts-based company that provides software and services to the property contents insurance marketplace. [2] [14] [15]

In 2021, Vista was reportedly planning to have Solera go public again via a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). [16] [17]

In November 2023, Solera faced controversy for not muting employee microphones during a mass layoff via Zoom. This oversight led to chaotic interactions, with employees openly expressing their frustrations and disappointment. Some workers questioned the decision after years of service, while others criticized the company's lack of care for its employees. [18] [19]

Timeline of Acquisitions

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