Quest Software, also known as Quest, is a privately held software company headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, United States. Quest provides cloud management, software as a service, security, workforce mobility, and backup & recovery. The company was founded in 1987 and has 53 offices in 24 countries.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1987, in Newport Beach, California, United States |
| Founders | David M. Doyle, Doran G. Machin |
| Fate | Acquired by Francisco Partners & Elliott Management Corporation |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Doug Garn, Billy Bosworth, Shayne Hidgon, Michael Dell, Vinny Smith, John Swainson, Jeff Hawn, Patrick Nichols |
| Products | Data Protection, Unified Endpoint Management, Platforms Management, Information Management, Identity and Access Management |
| Website | www.quest.com |
History
editQuest Software was founded in 1987 in Newport Beach, California, with a line of products for HP Multi-Programming Executive (MPE). In 1995, Vinny Smith[1] joined the company. The following year, Quest entered the database management market with an Oracle SQL database tuning product.[citation needed] In 1997, Quest opened an office in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
Doug Garn joined Quest as the Vice President of Sales in 1998.[2] That same year, Quest added offices in Germany and Australia, and Smith became CEO.[2]
In October, Quest acquired TOAD.[3][4]
On August 13, 1999, Quest Software went public.[5]
In 2002, a Quest office opened in Japan. The next year, Quest opened new offices in Asia, specifically in Singapore, Korea, and China.[citation needed]
Doug Garn became CEO and president, and Vinny Smith became executive chairman of Quest in 2008.[6] In 2009, Alan Fudge became vice president of sales.[7] In 2011, Vinny Smith became CEO and chairman, and Doug Garn became vice chairman.[8]
On September 28, 2012, Dell announced it had completed the acquisition of Quest Software.[9]
In 2016, Quest Software acquired ScriptLogic,[10] and Charonware s.r.o from the Czech Republic. Charonware made CASE Studio2, and after being acquired, Quest folded it into the TOAD Data Modeler product.[11]
On November 1, 2016, Francisco Partners and Elliott Management completed the purchase of Dell Software,[12] and the company re-launched itself as Quest Software.[13]
On June 1, 2017, One Identity was announced as an independent brand, but remained part of the Quest family of businesses.[14]
On September 2, 2020, Quest acquired Binary Tree.[15] On January 5, 2021, Quest acquired erwin, Inc., including erwin Data Modeler.
On November 29, 2021, Clearlake Capital bought Quest from Francisco Partners for $5.4 billion, including debt.[16][17]
References
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- ^ a b "EXECUTIVE OFFICERS for Quest_Software (QSFT)". Wikinvest. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Toad - SQL Tuning, Database Development and Administration Software". 2012-02-06. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ "Quest Software, its Toad tool leaping over to Dell". SearchOracle. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ Huffstutter, P. j; Gaw, Jonathan (1999-08-14). "Quest Software IPO Lures Wall St. Back for More". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ "Quest Software Announces Appointments of Doug Garn to Chief Executive Officer and Director and Vinny Smith to New Role of Executive Chairman". www.businesswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Alan Fudge Senior VP of WW Sales for Quest Software". storagenewsletter.com. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Exec at O.C. software firm steps down". Orange County Register. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Dell buying Quest Software for $2.36 billion". Electronic Component News. 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "ScriptLogic to be Acquired for $90M - News | OpenView Venture Partners". OpenView. 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Charonware s.r.o.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ Miller, Ron. "Confirmed: Dell sells software division to Francisco Partners and Elliott Management". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Quest Launches as an Independent Software Company Backed by Francisco Partners and Elliott Management". www.businesswire.com. November 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ Kuranda, Sarah (2016-08-29). "Quest Software, One Identity To Operate Separately From SonicWall After Dell Software Sale". CRN. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Quest Acquires Binary Tree and Takes the Dominant Market Leadership Position in Microsoft Modernization". www.businesswire.com. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ Miriam Gottfried (November 29, 2021). "Clearlake Capital to Buy Quest Software From Francisco Partners". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Ron Miller (November 29, 2021). "Francisco Partners flips Quest Software to Clearlake Capital in deal reportedly worth $5.4B". Tech Crunch. Retrieved December 12, 2021.