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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1987, in Newport Beach, California, United States |
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| Fate | Acquired by Clearlake Capital |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Website | www |
Quest Software, Inc., doing business as Quest, is a privately held software company headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States. The company develops software tools and platforms that support data management, cybersecurity, identity and access management, and platform modernization for enterprise IT environments.[1] The company was founded in 1987 in Newport Beach, California, and currently has 53 offices in 24 countries as of 2026.
History
Quest Software was founded in 1987 in Newport Beach, California, with a line of products for HP Multi-Programming Executive (MPE).[2] In 1995, Vinny Smith[3] 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.[4] That same year, Quest added offices in Germany and Australia, and Smith became CEO.[4]
In October, Quest acquired TOAD.[5][6]
On August 13, 1999, Quest Software went public.[7]
In 2007, Quest Software acquired ScriptLogic,[8] 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.[9]
Garn became CEO and president, and Smith became executive chairman of Quest in 2008.[10] In 2009, Alan Fudge became vice president of sales.[11] In 2011, Smith became CEO and chairman, and Garn became vice chairman.[12]
On September 28, 2012, Dell announced it had completed the acquisition of Quest Software.[13]
On November 1, 2016, Francisco Partners and Elliott Management completed the purchase of Dell Software,[14] and the company re-launched itself as Quest Software.[15]
On June 1, 2017, One Identity was announced as an independent brand, but remained part of the Quest family of businesses.[16]
On September 2, 2020, Quest acquired Binary Tree.[17] 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.[18][19]
On January 27, 2025, Quest named Tim Page CEO.[1]
In June 2026, Quest acquired cybersecurity firm, Anetac.[20][21]
References
- 1 2 Costelloe, Kevin (February 10, 2025). "Tim Page to Lead Quest as New CEO".
- ↑ Huffstutter, P. j; Gaw, Jonathan (1999-08-14). "Quest Software IPO Lures Wall St. Back for More". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ "Vincent C. Smith, Chairman, Quest Software". www.vbprofiles.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on 2017-12-07. 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. 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.
- ↑ Dorbian, Iris (2026-06-17). "Clearlake-backed Quest Software acquires cybersecurity firm Anetac". PE Hub. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
- ↑ Novinson, Michael (18 June 2026). "Quest Software Acquires Identity Observability Vendor Anetac". bankinfosecurity.com. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
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