Tech Company M&A Transactions

Smooch Acquisition

On 5/23/2019, Smooch was acquired by Zendesk. What Zendesk paid for Smooch was not announced.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
5/23/2019
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
Unknown
M&A Terms
Smooch will continue to work out of its Montreal headquarters and has plans to grow the team. Smooch chairman Hamnett Hill said the company is excited to leverage Zendesk's 145,000-strong customer base. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Communications
Mailing Address
2050 Bleury 300
Montreal QC, H3A 2J5
Canada
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Smooch is the best way to have personal, rich conversations with your customers online or in your mobile app. We handle thousands of communication for successful startups and leading companies around the world, every year. Our features, integrations and developer-friendly APIs let our users focus on delivering the best possible service.
Profile
Smooch LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Smooch Company Twitter Account
Company News
Smooch News
Facebook
Smooch on Facebook
YouTube
Smooch on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Hamnett Hill
  Hamnett Hill LinkedIn Profile  Hamnett Hill Twitter Account  Hamnett Hill News  Hamnett Hill on Facebook
Chief Executive Officer
Warren Levitan
  Warren Levitan LinkedIn Profile  Warren Levitan Twitter Account  Warren Levitan News  Warren Levitan on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Michael Gozzo
  Michael Gozzo LinkedIn Profile  Michael Gozzo Twitter Account  Michael Gozzo News  Michael Gozzo on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Pascal Pettinicchio
  Pascal Pettinicchio LinkedIn Profile  Pascal Pettinicchio Twitter Account  Pascal Pettinicchio News  Pascal Pettinicchio on Facebook
VP - Customer Service
Debbie Papoulis
  Debbie Papoulis LinkedIn Profile  Debbie Papoulis Twitter Account  Debbie Papoulis News  Debbie Papoulis on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Jean Tremblay
  Jean Tremblay LinkedIn Profile  Jean Tremblay Twitter Account  Jean Tremblay News  Jean Tremblay on Facebook


 

 

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