Sphera, the largest global provider of Integrated Risk Management software and information services with a focus on Environmental Health & Safety, Operational Risk and Product Stewardship, announces the acquisition of SiteHawk, a leading software and services provider for Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and chemical data management solutions.
Sphera acquired SiteHawk, a Smyrna, Tennessee-based software company, to advance usability and capabilities for chemical management and managed regulatory content. The SiteHawk product accelerates Sphera’s next phase of product integration for Product Stewardship into SpheraCloud, the Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that was launched in 2017.
SiteHawk’s chemical management products are used in many of the industries that Sphera works with, including manufacturing, Oil & Gas and chemical manufacturing.
“The acquisition of SiteHawk not only expands Sphera’s cloud-based solutions, but also extends Sphera’s Product Stewardship content, services and markets while extending our leadership position in the Product Stewardship space,” said Paul Marushka, Sphera’s president and CEO. “As the industry leader, we believe it is critical to continue innovating and expanding our portfolio of cloud-based and content solutions while also enhancing our world-class, on-premise products. We also want to welcome SiteHawk’s current customers and colleagues into the Sphera family.”
These deals underscore Genstar Capital’s commitment to investing in Sphera to enhance their product breadth for their global customers. This marks Sphera’s fourth acquisition, following deals to acquire Rivo Software in 2017, sparesFinder in 2018 and Petrotechnics earlier this year.
“Genstar is committed to growing the Sphera brand through strategic investments,” said Geoff Miller, principal at Genstar Capital. “The SiteHawk acquisition will serve to enhance Sphera’s industry-leading solutions in the Product Stewardship space as part of a comprehensive Integrated Risk Management strategy for chemical management.”
Sphera is a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, which acquired the OERM business (now Sphera) from IHS Markit in June 2016. Vaquero Capital acted as financial adviser to SiteHawk during the transaction. SiteHawk is backed by Level Equity. Financial terms of this transaction were not disclosed.
