Generational Group Advises JBL Solutions in its Sale to Valsoft

By Generational Group

09/19/2023

Generational Group, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client JBL Solutions, LLC to Valsoft Corporation. The transaction closed September 13, 2023.

JBL Solutions (JBL), located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is an industry-specific SaaS software publisher. The Company’s products trace their history over 40 years of continuous software development and are well-honed to specific industry needs and uses. JBL targets distribution and light fabrication industries, particularly around industrial and welding gas operations.

JBL’s excellent industry reputation and brand awareness have established it as the go-to source for purpose-driven, industry-specific software solutions. The Company has a client base composed of 225+ active accounts with a 60% rate of repeat business.

Located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Valsoft Corporation (Valsoft) acquires and develops vertical market software companies through which each business can deliver the best mission-critical solutions for customers in their respective industries or niche.

A key tenet of Valsoft’s philosophy is to invest in well-established businesses and foster an entrepreneurial environment that shapes a company into a leader in its respective industry. Unlike private equity and VC firms, Valsoft does not have a predefined investment horizon and looks to buy, hold, and create value through long-term partnerships with existing management and customers.

Generational Group Executive Managing Director of M&A – Central Region, Michael Goss, and his team, led by Senior Managing Director, Julie Sandoval, closed the deal. Senior Managing Director Doug Morrow established the initial relationship with JBL.

“It was a pleasure working with the owners of JBL Solutions and the Valsoft Team. I wish both parties continued success,” said Sandoval.


About Generational

Generational Group, headquartered in Dallas, TX, is a leading, award winning full-service M&A advisory firm. Generational has over 300 professionals across 16 offices in North America. The firm empowers business owners to unlock the full value of their companies through a comprehensive suite of services—including strategic growth consulting, exit planning education, business valuation, value enhancement strategies, M&A advisory, digital solutions, and wealth management.

Celebrating its 20th year, Generational has successfully closed over 1,700 transactions and has ranked #1 or #2 in all LSEG league tables for deals valued between $25 million and $500 million in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

The firm was named 2024 USA Investment Banking Firm of the Year by the Global M&A Network and recognized as Investment Banking Firm of the Year by The M&A Advisor in both 2024 and 2022.