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Since news broke that Autotask had been sold to a private equity firm, there has been a lot of discussion in the channel about what might happen next for the professional services automation (PSA) company. Rather than contribute to the gossip, I decided to go straight to the CEO himself, Mark Cattini, and get his thoughts on what's next for Autotask.
Not Like Other MSP Channel Deals
First, as I have previously written on this matter, it is my belief, as well as Mr. Cattini's, that the Autotask deal is different from many of the recent M&A transactions involving RMM companies. This was not an acquisition involving another technology company. For this reason, it stands apart from past M&A transactions where the buyer and seller have to merge their business models and their technologies. This is not the case with Autotask.
Vista Equity Partners is a private equity firm. They don't have technology to integrate. This fact alone makes this deal different from other MSP channel deals and should quiet any discussions that the company will lose its focus or that the technology is going to be somehow diluted. From what Cattini told me, that's not going to happen.