Deal Timeline

Plotted by close date where disclosed, otherwise announcement. Select any marker to jump to the deal entry.

The Rationale That Repeats.

Three patterns show up across 1stDibs.com's deal book — what the team buys, how it pays, and how it integrates. The patterns are the throughline; the deals below are the evidence.

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Pattern 1
Pattern 1
Design Manager (Franklin Potter Associates, Inc.)
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Pattern 2
Pattern 2
Design Manager (Franklin Potter Associates, Inc.)
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Pattern 3
Pattern 3
Design Manager (Franklin Potter Associates, Inc.)

The Full Deal Book

1 acquisitions. Each entry carries the deal value, financing structure, target revenue, executive commentary, and the original SEC filing — the evidence behind the patterns above.

01 Design Manager (Franklin Potter Associates, Inc.) · United States $4.2M
Announced May 2019 Closed May 2019 Combination

Design Manager, operated by Franklin Potter Associates, Inc., is a subscription software platform that gives interior designers project-management, purchasing, and accounting tools. On May 2, 2019 1stDibs acquired 100% of the equity of Franklin Potter Associates and ran Design Manager as a software-services subsidiary alongside its online marketplace, reporting it as one of the company's two reporting units. 1stDibs subsequently divested Design Manager to private-equity firm Performant Capital in June 2022 to concentrate on its core marketplace, auctions, and international expansion.

On May 2, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Franklin Potter Associates, Inc. and its subsidiary, doing business as Design Manager, a privately-held company that sells subscriptions to a software solution to interior designers to assist with project management, purchasing, and accounting, for a total purchase consideration of $4.2 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.1stDibs.com — Inc. FY2021 Form 10-K, Business Combinations note

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