Your permanent home for growth.
We acquire vertical market software businesses, compounding value over decades.
Your permanent home for growth.
We acquire vertical market software businesses, compounding value over decades.
Who we are
We grow our businesses, our people and we compound value over time.
We are the permanent home for growth for software companies—backing operators with permanent capital, disciplined governance and a culture that nurtures talent, so every business can compound value over decades.
We don’t buy and sell.
We buy and hold forever.
We leverage local diversity through our on‑the‑ground presence and cultivate a cohesive leadership culture that connects and elevates talent across countries.
We build the best software for our customers.
Numbers
We operate across Europe and beyond, with local teams who understand local markets, united by a shared leadership culture and a long-term vision.
Customers using our software
Employees across the world
Employee and customer coverage
Strategic principles
We invest in software businesses with a forever horizon.
01
Permanent capital
We invest with a forever horizon.
No exit pressure, no short-term trade-offs. Just long-term growth.
02
Decentralization
We preserve and value your autonomy on growing your business. Local expertise, global scale.
03
Disciplined growth
We acquire and integrate with purpose, sharing best practices that turn stronger results into new investments, year after year.
Whether you’re a founder exploring options or an investor looking to connect, we’d love to hear from you.
Portfolio
Atex Publishing
Solutions for News production and monetization
Make news production and monetisation seamless. Supporting publishers and media outlets to develop a sustainable business model through innovative technologies and services.
Comosoft
Multichannel Marketing Production
Automated Multichannel Marketing Production
Media Carrier Solutions
Digital Newspapers & Magazines hub
The tailor-made ePaper solution for b2b. market and distribute digital content via our bespoke IT platform.
Laidback
Ad Management
Excellence in advertising production for Media Organizations. Laidback handles all adverts, print and digital. This means you can have one system for all handling of advertising files.
Enterprise
Banking solutions
Core banking solutions in support of trade finance, treasury, FX and money market, cash management and precious metals banking functions.
Enocta
Corporate Education
End to End Digital Learning Solutions
Our values
Growth
We want to grow our businesses in a way that makes us proud and we want our people to chase greatness.
Autonomy & Ownership
We take ownership and we empower local leadership to act decisively within a clear ownership framework.
Innovation
We challenge assumptions, we continuously improve products, processes and talent systems to compound value over time.
Collaboration
We believe that by working together and supporting one another, we amplify our individual strengths and unlock the full potential of our collective genius.
Curiosity
We learn rapidly and eagerly; we are as interested in other people’s ideas as our own; we believe that curiosity fuels growth
Pulsar is part of Aquila — a division of Constellation Software Inc. — one of the world’s most enduring technology holding companies. We don’t buy and sell. We buy and hold forever.
Team
At Pulsar, we believe the best businesses are built by the best people. We provide clear expectations, coaching, and real opportunity for growth. We share knowledge at scale.
Federico Marturano
Portfolio Manager/CEO
Italy
Sultan Khokhar
Group CFO
UK
Nicoletta Colombo
Group HR Director
Italy
Andrea Di Dio
Associate Director, Corporate Development EMEA
Italy
Marisa Casale
CEO Enterprise
Italy
Paul Kawano
GM Comosoft
Germany
Tom York
GM Atex Publishing
UK
Sercan Celebi
CEO Enocta
Türkiye
Contact us
Ready to find your permanent home?
At Pulsar, we believe the best businesses are built by the best people. We provide clear expectations, coaching, and real opportunity for growth. We share knowledge at scale.
We respond to all inquiries within 2 business days.