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Do You Have a Software Business to Sell?
The Constellation Real Estate Group acquires and grows software businesses that are committed to providing long-term solutions and partnerships within the real estate industry.
As a part of Constellation Software Inc. (CSU.TO), we are backed by decades of unparalleled experience acquiring, managing, and building market-leading software brands in vertical markets with a buy-and-hold investment strategy that sets us apart from private equity firms that consolidate portfolios to sell.
We invest in businesses ranging from small-to-midsize to multi-hundred-million-dollar acquisitions.
Our investment criteria:
- Industry-specific, mission-critical software solution
- Minimum $2M annual revenue
- No profit threshold. We value potential.
Our investment criteria:
- Minimum $2M annual revenue
- Competitive position in one of our existing real estate software markets
- No profit threshold. We value potential.
“Becoming a part of Constellation Software has allowed us to pursue organic growth through our traditional channels but also access the 800+ CSI businesses to create new sources of mutual growth and value.
Being a part of Constellation provides access to other successful leaders to openly share best practices and make use of a large repository of best practice documents that have been proven to address specific financial or operational issues.”
Denise Lynch
President, Enspire for Enterprise
What makes CSI the right fit is that they are investors with a buy hold philosophy, but give you the leeway to run your operation, and encourage ownership and critical thinking.
It’s helpful having the broader team to run things by and capture best practices. Generally, in the broader group, someone has some experience and can help in most areas. Very valuable.”
Robert Vickers
General Manager, Market Leader Group
“We appreciate Constellation’s decentralized structure and that existing management remains autonomous, but has the ability to draft on shared best practices across the operating group. Leveraging the expertise of Constellation management has been very valuable. It's like growing your network of expert advisors overnight.”
Robert Reardon
General Manager of Offrs.com and SmartZip
“Being part of Constellation Software, Inc. and Constellation Real Estate Group, has been integral to Constellation1’s success. It has given us the capital and expertise to acquire competitors and other providers in the sector. Eight of the acquisitions that CREG has facilitated are the core of Constellation1.
Being able to collaborate with others at CREG has helped drive our organic growth initiatives. We share best practices, ideas for new features and industry trends. It helps us be faster to the market and make better decisions.”
Brant Morwald
President, Constellation1
"The experience and expertise of the folks who were engaged in our acquisition and thereafter confirmed that Constellation was the right fit. Everyone was extremely supportive throughout the entire transition process—and continue to be today, over two years after the acquisition.
Constellation has helped me turn what was once barely profitable into a thriving, highly profitable business. ”
Stephen Ryczek
President, Mortgage Builder
“Becoming a part of Constellation Software has allowed us to pursue organic growth through our traditional channels but also access the 800+ CSI businesses to create new sources of mutual growth and value.
Being a part of Constellation provides access to other successful leaders to openly share best practices and make use of a large repository of best practice documents that have been proven to address specific financial or operational issues.”
Denise Lynch
President, Enspire for Enterprise
What makes CSI the right fit is that they are investors with a buy hold philosophy, but give you the leeway to run your operation, and encourage ownership and critical thinking.
It’s helpful having the broader team to run things by and capture best practices. Generally, in the broader group, someone has some experience and can help in most areas. Very valuable.”
Robert Vickers
General Manager, Market Leader Group
“We appreciate Constellation’s decentralized structure and that existing management remains autonomous, but has the ability to draft on shared best practices across the operating group. Leveraging the expertise of Constellation management has been very valuable. It's like growing your network of expert advisors overnight.”
Robert Reardon
General Manager of Offrs.com and SmartZip
“Being part of Constellation Software, Inc. and Constellation Real Estate Group, has been integral to Constellation1’s success. It has given us the capital and expertise to acquire competitors and other providers in the sector. Eight of the acquisitions that CREG has facilitated are the core of Constellation1.
Being able to collaborate with others at CREG has helped drive our organic growth initiatives. We share best practices, ideas for new features and industry trends. It helps us be faster to the market and make better decisions.”
Brant Morwald
President, Constellation1
"The experience and expertise of the folks who were engaged in our acquisition and thereafter confirmed that Constellation was the right fit. Everyone was extremely supportive throughout the entire transition process—and continue to be today, over two years after the acquisition.
Constellation has helped me turn what was once barely profitable into a thriving, highly profitable business. ”
Stephen Ryczek
President, Mortgage Builder
Our Philosophy
At the Constellation Real Estate Group, we see business acquisition as an investment in people and growth. We will not engage in unfriendly takeovers.
Our Philosophy
At the Constellation Real Estate Group, we see business acquisition as an investment in people and growth. We will not engage in unfriendly takeovers.
“While other purchasers of businesses seek economies of scale through centralization, we have taken the opposite approach. We believe that potential is maximized when teams are allowed to remain small. This enables the General Manager of the business to be empowered and remain in control of all levers necessary to guide his/her business.”
Mark Leonard
President, Constellation Software Inc.
“While other purchasers of businesses seek economies of scale through centralization, we have taken the opposite approach. We believe that potential is maximized when teams are allowed to remain small. This enables the General Manager of the business to be empowered and remain in control of all levers necessary to guide his/her business.”
Mark Leonard
President, Constellation Software Inc.
We’d love to connect.
Andrew Binkley
President, Constellation Real Estate Group
O: 289.378.5516
andrew.binkley@constellation1.com