LOS ANGELES, December 8, 2015 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired BlueHornet Networks, Inc. (“BlueHornet”), a leading provider of SaaS-based email marketing software and services. Through its comprehensive multi-tenant technology platform and full service customer support, BlueHornet empowers marketing professionals in any size organization to create and launch sophisticated, data-driven email marketing campaigns, optimize outreach and delivery performance and maximize marketing ROI. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, the company serves a global client base of enterprise, SMB and reseller customers across a variety of industries including retail, technology, media and publishing, gaming, electronics and hospitality.
Michael Biwer, BlueHornet’s CEO, stated, “With Marlin, we have gained a strategic partner who shares our vision and excitement for the substantial market opportunity that exists within the email marketing industry. As an independent company, we are now well-positioned to execute on our growth plan with greater speed, focus and innovation and to accelerate and improve the value proposition we bring to our customers and partners.”
“BlueHornet’s email marketing platform has a proven track record of successfully helping businesses drive ROI and increase the lifetime value of their customers,” stated Jonah Sulak, a partner at Marlin. “BlueHornet represents an outstanding platform for growth and we look forward to supporting the management team and providing the financial and operational resources to help the business succeed as a standalone company.”
About Marlin Equity Partners
Marlin Equity Partners is a global investment firm with over $3 billion of capital under management. The firm is focused on providing corporate parents, shareholders and other stakeholders with tailored solutions that meet their business and liquidity needs. Marlin invests in businesses across multiple industries where its capital base, industry relationships and extensive network of operational resources significantly strengthen a company’s outlook and enhance value. Since its inception, Marlin, through its group of funds and related companies, has successfully completed over 95 acquisitions. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with an additional office in London. For more information, please visit www.marlinequity.com.
About BlueHornet
BlueHornet helps companies reach their email potential with a unique combination of enterprise-scale email marketing solutions and award-winning services. From emerging businesses to Fortune 500 companies, BlueHornet’s customers rely on the company’s powerful, intuitive cloud-based technology platform to implement highly-targeted lifecycle messaging programs that optimize email marketing ROI. The company was founded in 2000 and is located in San Diego, CA. For more information please visit www.bluehornet.com.
For additional information, please contact Peter Spasov at (310) 364-0100 or via e-mail at pspasov@marlinequity.com.