Tales from a B2B Road Warrior: Extended Stay America
The first in my new series of silly posts on my absurd travel experiences: Tales from a B2B Road Warrior. Sorry to pick on Extended Stay America.
Last Week in Auto Consortia: Covisint and OEConnection
Two auto consortia formed in the B2B bubble era were in the news last week: Covisint (a not so great story) and OEConnection (a success story).
Cotiviti: Finally Another Enterprise Commerce Provider Goes Public
Cotiviti is a managed services provider that audits invoices and claims for its clients and shares in the savings they find.
SciQuest Agrees to Be Taken Private by Accel-KKR
Sciquest was private, then public (1999), then private (2004), then public (2010), now going private again as Accel-KKR announces deal to buy it for $509M.
Opus Capita
Who knew there was a second company in Espoo Finland (not Basware) that is a leader in e-billing and perhaps e-invoicing. Meet Opus Capita.
Gartner Procure to Pay Magic Quadrant with Updated Valuations
Take the Gartner Procure to Pay Magic Quadrant, add company valuations and voila you can see who is ripe for the picking!!
Upwork: Tweaking Pricing in a Two-Sided Marketplace
Upwork, the successor company to Elance and Odesk is tweaking its fees–not an easy task for a two-sided marketplace.
Oracle Buys Textura for $663 million
Oracle’s purchase of Textura shines a spotlight on two comparables: Aconex (Australia) and RIB Software (Germany).
Cvent to be Acquired by Vista Equity
From start-up to near bankruptcy to Unicorn to fallen angel to sold at a 70% premium. The wild ride of a B2B marketplace and application, Cvent.
