Anaplan
A cloud-based enterprise planning and performance management software company.
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Overview
Anaplan is an enterprise software company that provides cloud-based business-planning and performance-management technology. Its platform is designed to connect data, operational assumptions, forecasts and performance measures across departments, allowing organizations to coordinate plans rather than maintain isolated spreadsheets and functional systems. Typical use cases span financial planning and analysis, sales planning, workforce planning, supply-chain planning, sales and marketing operations, and enterprise performance management. The company was founded in 2006 in Yorkshire, England, by Guy Haddleton, Sue Haddleton and Michael Gould. It subsequently developed an international enterprise-software business and established its headquarters in Miami, Florida. Anaplan's commercial model centers on subscriptions to cloud software, supplemented by implementation, data and related services. Its intended customers are generally medium-sized and large organizations that require shared planning models, scenario analysis, workflow coordination and a common view of business performance. Anaplan's technology proposition is built around a multidimensional planning environment in which users can model relationships among financial, commercial and operational variables. The company has described its Hyperblock technology as an in-memory database and calculation engine for business planning. The platform's collaborative approach allows different teams to work with linked assumptions and enables changes in one part of a model to flow into connected plans and forecasts. Anaplan also created a marketplace, initially known as Anaplan Hub and later associated with its application ecosystem, where customers and partners could discover or share planning models and applications. The business expanded through acquisitions and product development. It acquired Vue Analytics, a United Kingdom reseller, and Chartcube, a data-analytics company, while later announcing the purchase of Mintigo, a predictive marketing and sales analytics company founded in Israel. In 2022, Anaplan also announced the acquisition of the applications division of Vuealta, an existing partner. These transactions supported a broader proposition extending beyond basic budgeting toward connected planning, analytics and specialized business applications. Anaplan raised venture funding during its expansion phase and reached a reported valuation of $1 billion in 2016. It appointed Frank A. Calderoni as chief executive in 2017 and completed an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in October 2018 under the ticker PLAN. The company remained publicly traded until its acquisition by Thoma Bravo. In March 2022, Thoma Bravo announced an agreement to acquire Anaplan in a transaction initially valued at $10.7 billion. The parties later revised the consideration to $10.4 billion, and the transaction closed in June 2022. Anaplan thereafter became privately held and continued operating as an enterprise planning software brand. In 2023, the company undertook a significant workforce reduction, indicating a period of operational restructuring after the take-private transaction.
History
Anaplan was established in 2006 by Guy Haddleton, Sue Haddleton and Michael Gould in Yorkshire, England. The company entered the enterprise-planning market at a time when many organizations still relied on disconnected spreadsheets, departmental databases and manually consolidated forecasts. Its central proposition was to provide a shared, cloud-based environment in which business users could create planning models, connect operational assumptions and evaluate alternative scenarios. The company obtained its first venture funding within a year of its first sales, followed by additional institutional financing as it expanded its product and international customer base. In 2012, Anaplan raised a reported $11.4 million Series B round from investors including Granite Ventures and Shasta Ventures. In 2014, a Series D round reportedly raised $100 million from new and existing investors, including DFJ Growth, Workday and Shasta Ventures. By 2016, the company had raised approximately $240 million across five rounds according to the referenced account, and a further financing round was associated with a reported $1 billion valuation. Management and product development accelerated during this period. Frederic Laluyaux became chief executive in 2012 and remained in the role until leaving in April 2016. During his tenure, Anaplan acquired Vue Analytics, a United Kingdom reseller, and introduced Anaplan Hub in May 2014. The marketplace enabled customers and partners to locate or share preconfigured planning models. Anaplan also promoted Hyperblock, its patented in-memory database and calculation engine, as a technical foundation for multidimensional planning and rapid recalculation. The company broadened its capabilities through acquisitions. In April 2016 it acquired Chartcube, a data-analytics brand. In January 2017, Frank A. Calderoni became chief executive. Anaplan then pursued a public-market strategy, hiring James Budge as chief financial officer during its preparation for an initial public offering. The company went public on October 12, 2018, listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PLAN. Its public-company phase positioned Anaplan as a specialist in connected planning for finance, sales, supply chain, human resources and other enterprise functions. Expansion continued in 2019, when Anaplan announced plans to acquire Mintigo, an Israeli-founded predictive marketing and sales analytics company. The company was also included in Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 that year. These developments reflected an effort to combine planning with analytics and more specialized commercial decision support. In March 2022, Thoma Bravo announced a definitive agreement to purchase Anaplan. The transaction was initially described at $10.7 billion, but the consideration was later renegotiated to $10.4 billion. Thoma Bravo stated that Anaplan had breached the merger agreement by overpaying newly hired workers; contemporary commentary also connected the revised terms with the deterioration of technology-market valuations. The acquisition closed in June 2022, taking Anaplan private. During the same year, Anaplan announced the acquisition of the applications division of Vuealta, an existing partner. After the transaction, Anaplan continued as a privately held enterprise-planning software business. In June 2023, it began a major workforce reduction reported as affecting between 119 and 500 employees. Publicly available reference material does not establish a single precise figure for the reduction or provide a full account of the company's subsequent organizational structure. Its continuing business identity is centered on subscription cloud software for connected planning, forecasting, analytics and performance management.
- 2023
Major workforce reduction
[1]Anaplan begins a substantial layoff program, with reporting placing the affected workforce between 119 and 500 employees.
- 2022
Thoma Bravo takes Anaplan private
[2]Thoma Bravo completes its acquisition of Anaplan after revising the reported transaction value to $10.4 billion.
- 2019
Mintigo acquisition announced
[1]Anaplan announces plans to acquire predictive marketing and sales analytics company Mintigo.
- 2018
Initial public offering
[1]Anaplan lists on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker PLAN.
- 2017
Frank Calderoni becomes CEO
[1]Frank A. Calderoni becomes chief executive as Anaplan prepares for public-market expansion.
- 2016
Chartcube acquisition and billion-dollar valuation
[1]Anaplan acquires Chartcube and completes financing associated with a reported $1 billion valuation.
- 2014
Anaplan Hub launches
[1]The company introduces a marketplace for discovering and sharing pre-designed planning models and applications.
- 2012
Series B financing and CEO appointment
[1]Anaplan raises a reported $11.4 million Series B round and brings Frederic Laluyaux in as chief executive.
- 2010
Initial venture funding
[1]The company raises its first venture capital after beginning commercial sales.
- 2006
Anaplan is founded
[1]Guy Haddleton, Sue Haddleton and Michael Gould establish Anaplan in Yorkshire, England.
Products and positioning
A connected planning and performance-management platform for large organizations, linking finance, sales, supply chain, workforce and other operational functions in a shared cloud environment.
Connected planning and performance management
Anaplan platform
Anaplan's principal cloud platform supports collaborative planning, budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis and performance management. It links models across functions including finance, sales, supply chain and workforce planning, enabling teams to work from shared assumptions and connected data. The platform is intended for organizations that need enterprise-scale planning workflows rather than isolated spreadsheet processes.
Application marketplace · 2014
Anaplan Hub
Anaplan Hub was introduced as a marketplace for customers and partners to find, exchange and use pre-designed planning models and business-planning applications. It supported the broader ecosystem around Anaplan's platform by making reusable planning content available beyond individually developed customer models.
Planning database and calculation technology
Hyperblock
Hyperblock is Anaplan's patented in-memory database and calculation engine for business planning. It is designed to support multidimensional models and recalculate linked planning relationships as users change assumptions. The technology forms part of Anaplan's technical differentiation in collaborative enterprise planning.
Brand decisions
2022
Acceptance of Thoma Bravo acquisitionM&ABackground
Anaplan operated as a publicly traded enterprise-software company amid changing market conditions for technology businesses.
Action taken
Anaplan agreed to be acquired by Thoma Bravo. The transaction was initially announced at $10.7 billion, later revised to $10.4 billion, and closed in June 2022.
Aftermath
Anaplan became privately held and continued operating under Thoma Bravo ownership. Thoma Bravo attributed the price revision to an alleged breach involving compensation for newly hired employees, while outside commentary associated the change with the broader technology-market downturn.
Reported acquisition consideration. $10.7 billion → $10.4 billion (2022)
2022
Acquisition of Vuealta applications divisionM&ABackground
Anaplan sought to expand its planning applications and deepen capabilities available through its partner ecosystem.
Action taken
The company announced the acquisition of the applications division of Vuealta, an existing Anaplan partner.
Aftermath
The transaction broadened Anaplan's application portfolio, although the referenced material does not provide detailed post-acquisition operating results.
2018
Public listing on the New York Stock ExchangeStrategyBackground
After several financing rounds and preparation for public ownership, Anaplan pursued an initial public offering.
Action taken
Anaplan completed its IPO and began trading on the NYSE under the ticker PLAN.
Aftermath
The listing gave Anaplan access to public capital markets until the company was acquired and taken private in 2022.
2014
Launch of Anaplan HubProduct launchBackground
Anaplan was expanding from a planning-software product into a broader ecosystem of reusable models and applications.
Action taken
The company introduced a marketplace where customers and partners could discover and share pre-designed planning models.
Aftermath
The marketplace supported Anaplan's ecosystem and reinforced its positioning around collaborative, reusable enterprise planning.
Recent events
- 2023
Anaplan begins major workforce reduction[1]
Leadership change · Other
Anaplan began a substantial round of layoffs reported to affect between 119 and 500 employees.
- 2022
Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire Anaplan[2]
M&A
Private-equity firm Thoma Bravo announced a definitive agreement to acquire Anaplan and take the company private.
- 2022
Thoma Bravo completes Anaplan acquisition[2]
M&A · Pricing
The acquisition closed in June 2022. The reported transaction consideration was revised from $10.7 billion to $10.4 billion during the process.
- 2022
Anaplan announces acquisition of Vuealta applications division[1]
M&A
Anaplan announced the acquisition of the applications division of Vuealta, an existing partner, to broaden its planning application capabilities.
- 2019
Anaplan announces Mintigo acquisition[1]
M&A
Anaplan announced plans to acquire Mintigo, an Israeli-founded predictive marketing and sales analytics company.
- 2019
Anaplan receives Deloitte Technology Fast 500 recognition[1]
Other
Anaplan was named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 500, a ranking recognizing high-growth technology companies.
- 2018
Anaplan completes New York Stock Exchange IPO[1]
Other
Anaplan became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker PLAN.
- 2017
Frank A. Calderoni appointed chief executive[1]
Leadership change
Anaplan appointed Frank A. Calderoni as chief executive during the period leading to its public-market listing.
- 2016
Anaplan announces Chartcube acquisition[1]
M&A
The company acquired Chartcube, a data-analytics brand, expanding its capabilities around business data visualization and analysis.
- 2014
Anaplan launches Anaplan Hub marketplace[1]
Product launch
Anaplan introduced a marketplace where customers could find and share pre-designed planning models and applications.
Sources5 sources
- 1Anaplanen.wikipedia.org
- 2Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Anaplananaplan.com
- 3Anaplan Appoints Vikas Mehta as Chief Financial Officeritbusinessnet.com
- 4Anaplan Introduces AI-Powered Predictive Sales Planning Capabilitiesfinancialpost.com
- 5QueBIT partners with Anaplan to provide integrated planning and analysis for dynamic businessesprweb.com
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