ATLANTA, GA/FORT MYERS, FL (February 7, 2019) – FieldEdge, formerly dESCO, announces the acquisition of Coolfront Technologies by its parent, Clearent Software Holdings. Coolfront, a leader in flat-rate pricing and maintenance agreement management systems in the HVAC, plumbing and electrical industries, will retain its brand and operate as an independent subsidiary of FieldEdge under the Clearent Software Holdings portfolio of companies. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“The acquisition allows FieldEdge, combined with Coolfront, to further extend service offerings, and it gives us the ability to grow alongside customers,” said Connie Certusi, President of FieldEdge. “The capability to scale our services to our customers’ needs means we are able to form lasting business relationships with these companies, creating customers for life.”
FieldEdge and Coolfront both will benefit from sharing resources and having the unique ability to span markets. FieldEdge is a leading field service management solution, whose target market ranges from “small and midsized business” (SMBs) up to enterprise-level organizations. Coolfront provides an easy-to-use, zero-cost, mobile field service management offering to smaller contractors and an industry-leading, flat-rate pricing tool that spans all markets, regardless of business size. This new dual-approach by FieldEdge and Coolfront will provide a unique ability to serve a wider range of clients within the industry.
“Working with FieldEdge will allow us to provide our users with additional resources and a more robust management system as their needs grow. We are excited to be joining forces with FieldEdge, because this is going to change the market landscape, providing the best solution available to the end user, no matter the size of their business,” said Paul Baccaro, Vice President and General Manager at Coolfront.
“Given the complementary solution set that Coolfront and FieldEdge offer, this acquisition provides a perfect growth opportunity for both companies,” said Dan Geraty, CEO of Clearent.
Clearent is an integrated payment-solutions provider with a successful track record of acquiring SaaS companies in select verticals, including field services, and allowing them to thrive as independently operating subsidiaries. Coolfront marks Clearent’s fourth vertical software acquisition in the past 13 months.
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ABOUT COOLFRONT
Launched in 1999, Coolfront Books and Coolfront Mobile have been used to price more than 100 million service calls. Backed by an unmatched parts and repairs database, zero cost mobile work order and invoice management tool and flat-rate pricing, Coolfront has become a leader in the service industry. Today, Coolfront is focused on improving the online adventure for customers by constantly adding features and product improvements to its pricing app and service agreement software. To learn more visit www.coolfront.com.
ABOUT FIELDEDGE
FieldEdge is the leading service management software company, enabling contractors to run their businesses with ease. As the original software, FieldEdge has helped thousands of organizations increase sales performance and productivity by managing all aspects of their daily operations for 40 years. Having experienced double-digit growth in under one year, the company will continue on this trajectory in 2019 with innovative product features and partnerships. FieldEdge has offices in Fort Myers, Atlanta and Toronto. To learn more visit www.fieldedge.com.
ABOUT CLEARENT
Clearent is a full-service payment solutions provider with more than 600 employees, 45,000 merchants and $17 billion in processing volume. Clearent helps small business owners securely accept payments anywhere and offers turnkey payment integration for independent software vendors (ISVs) who want to grow their business. Advent International merged FieldEdge with Clearent in March 2018 to join Clearent’s platform of ISVs servicing vertical markets with integrated payment solutions. The company has been named to several prestigious lists year after year, including the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies, The Nilson Report’s list of top U.S. merchant acquirers, and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Workplaces award. To learn more, visit clearent.com.
