Case Study

66degrees Acquires Pandera Systems

66degrees Merges With Pandera Systems | Solganick & Co. Was The Exclusive Financial Advisor to Pandera Systems

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Solganick & Co. was hired to run and manage a comprehensive sell-side M&A process on behalf of the shareholders and founders of Pandera Sytems after they received an unsolicited offer from a buyer. Pandera Systems is a Google Premier Partner and provides cloud and data analytics IT consulting services and solutions. Our team compiled documents, financials and reached out to several buyers spefically targeting strategic and financial partners that were a fit with the company. Solganick was able to generate multiple offers for the business at substantially higher valuations than the previous unsolicited buyer had offered. 

Pandera Systems selected 66 degrees because of its alignment in the Google partner ecosystem and combining would create the second largest pure play Google Premier Partner in the sector.

The transaction was completed and announced on October 25, 2022.

Solganick & Co., Inc. (“Solganick”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its Tech-Enabled Services M&A group. Solganick served as the exclusive advisor to Orlando, FL-based Pandera Systems, LLC (“Pandera Systems” or “Pandera”) in its strategic merger with Chicago, IL-based 66degrees (“66degrees”), backed by growth-oriented private equity firm Sunstone Partners. The transaction was announced on October 25, 2022 and creates the second largest pure-play Google Cloud services firm in North America by both employee count and professional services revenue.

Pandera Systems, headquartered in Orlando, is a global analytics and technology provider with a primary focus on developing innovative data solutions, leveraging the advanced capabilities of the cloud. Pandera engineers, data scientists, and technologists build and run leading-edge technology solutions by leveraging cloud, design thinking, data, and analytics through collaborative relationships with partners and customers.

“The 66degrees and Pandera merger brings together two of the most advanced Google Cloud services firms on the planet. Our primary focus for the last 12 years has been helping our customers design and build innovative data solutions that truly enable data-driven decision-making at scale. Joining forces with 66degrees, we will now also be able to offer our customers world-class capabilities covering cloud migrations, infrastructure, security, application modernization, and enterprise productivity. We are excited to be able to expand 66degrees’ data and analytics and AI/ML capabilities to their existing customers.” said Kevin Curley, Pandera Systems CEO.

“The merger with Pandera greatly expands 66degrees’ data & analytics capabilities, and establishes us as the second largest exclusive Google Cloud services firm in North America,” said Matt Kestian, CEO of 66degrees. “Data and analytics are at the center of every business decision. Our clients are seeking to modernize their platforms and harness the value of their data to drive business performance. The combination of Pandera and 66degrees further supports our collective clients’ digital transformation and our company mission.”

With 66degrees and Pandera Systems under one roof, the company can give its combined client base of more than 1,000 organizations a full suite of Google Cloud services, including: data and analytics modernization, cloud infrastructure modernization, DevOps transformations, cloud-native application development, and Google Workspace solutions. The combined business will have about 500 team members, featuring more than 375 combined GCP and GWS certifications. With offices in Denver, Chicago, Orlando, India, as well as a talent-driven remote workforce, the company will continue normal operations in its current locations.

Kevin Curley, CEO of Pandera Systems noted, “the Solganick team ran an efficient M&A process that allowed our shareholders and management team to select the best fit for our needs. Aaron Solganick and his deal team know the cloud and data analytics IT services ecosystem very well and have many connections in the sector. Their expert advice coupled with running a fast and effective transaction process helped us make the best overall decision for our business.”

Aaron Solganick, CEO of Solganick, applauded the transaction, “Pandera Systems is an innovative Google cloud and data analytics business led by an incredible team. I have been impressed with the Company’s approach and delivery model from the very beginning and am thrilled to help the Pandera team close a fantastic transaction for all stakeholders. This combination makes perfect sense for both Pandera and 66Degrees, and the Google partner ecosystem, and we are excited for the great things to come from this strategic partnership.”

Solganick was the exclusive sell-side M&A advisor and Elder Bray & Bankler LP was the legal advisor to Pandera Systems.

About Pandera Systems

Pandera Systems, is a Google Cloud Premier Partner headquartered in Orlando, FL is a global analytics and technology provider with a primary focus on developing innovative data solutions leveraging the advanced capabilities of the cloud. Pandera engineers, data scientists, and technologists build and run leading-edge technology solutions by leveraging cloud, design thinking, data, and analytics through collaborative relationships with its partners and customers.

About 66degrees

66degrees is a Google Cloud Premier Partner headquartered in Chicago, IL focusing on driving meaningful digital transformation with its clients. The company’s experts modernize and secure infrastructure, apps, data, and day-to-day collaboration with Google Cloud – focusing on business outcomes at every step.

About Sunstone Partners

Sunstone Partners is a growth equity firm focused on majority and minority investments in technology-enabled services and software businesses. The firm seeks to partner with exceptional management teams, often as their first institutional capital partner, to help accelerate organic growth and fund acquisitions. The firm was founded in 2015 and has $800 million of committed capital under its first two funds.