Harbor Ridge Capital — Insights & Case Studies https://www.harborridgecap.com/ M&A insights and case studies from Harbor Ridge Capital, boutique M&A advisory for founder-owned software, cybersecurity, and tech-enabled services. en-us Tue, 19 May 2026 23:37:39 GMT AI Isn't Eating SaaS. It's Expanding It. https://www.harborridgecap.com/insights/ai-isnt-eating-saas The SaaS apocalypse thesis is mispriced. Why deterministic software, AI consumption layers, and the data from Salesforce, ServiceNow & Atlassian prove it. Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.harborridgecap.com/insights/ai-isnt-eating-saas Market View The Rise of AI Acquihires: A Win-Win for Start-Ups and Strategics https://www.harborridgecap.com/insights/rise-of-ai-acquihires Why AI acquihires are accelerating, why they work for both buyers and sellers, and the unprecedented per-employee premiums. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.harborridgecap.com/insights/rise-of-ai-acquihires M&A Trends PE Takes Another Rule of 40 SaaS Vendor Private at 6x https://www.harborridgecap.com/insights/pe-rule-of-40-saas-take-privates Analysis of the last 8 SaaS take-privates and a prediction of who's next. Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.harborridgecap.com/insights/pe-rule-of-40-saas-take-privates SaaS Q2 M&A Update: Deal Counts Down, Capital Hits 2021 Levels https://www.harborridgecap.com/insights/q2-ma-update Q2 2025 M&A update — deal volumes are down as expected yet capital deployed reached the highest level since peak 2021. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.harborridgecap.com/insights/q2-ma-update Market View HRC Increases Valuation by 70% https://www.harborridgecap.com/case-studies/hrc-increases-valuation-70 Sale of Core Business Solutions to LRQA, a portfolio company of Goldman Sachs. Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.harborridgecap.com/case-studies/hrc-increases-valuation-70 Sell-side HRC Facilitates $95mm Acquisition https://www.harborridgecap.com/case-studies/hrc-facilitates-95mm-acquisition Strategic growth investment by Cohere Capital in Promevo, a leading Google Cloud partner. Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.harborridgecap.com/case-studies/hrc-facilitates-95mm-acquisition Buy-side HRC Advises Acquisition of Banking SaaS Company https://www.harborridgecap.com/case-studies/banking-saas-acquisition Buy-side mandate for a strategic acquirer in the banking software vertical. Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.harborridgecap.com/case-studies/banking-saas-acquisition Buy-side HRC Increases Cash at Closing by 50% https://www.harborridgecap.com/case-studies/hrc-increases-cash-at-closing How a sell-side process restructure converted contingent consideration into upfront cash. Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.harborridgecap.com/case-studies/hrc-increases-cash-at-closing Sell-side