GoTo Technologies USA, Inc.,[3] formerly LogMeIn Inc.,[4] is a flexible-work provider of software as a service (SaaS) and cloud-based remote work tools for collaboration and IT management. The company was founded in 2003, and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.[5] On February 2, 2022 the company was rebranded from LogMeIn to GoTo.[6]
The rebranding to GoTo also announced the launch of a single application with two flagship products:
On December 17, 2019, LogMeIn announced an agreement to be sold for $4.3 billion to Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp., which is a private equity affiliate of Elliott Management Corporation.[8] The deal closed on August 31, 2020.[9]
History
Former logo before the rebranding
LogMeIn was founded in 2003 in Budapest as 3am Labs, and changed its name in 2006.[10]
In 2006, 3am Labs acquired Hamachi VPN product.[11]
LogMeIn, Inc., completed an initial public offering in 2009. Trading of LogMeIn, Inc., shares on the NASDAQ Global Market commenced on July 1, 2009.[12]
In 2011, the company began a move into cloud services for the Internet of things by acquiring Pachube, which would later become the Xively service.[13] In May 2014, it added to this initiative by acquiring Ionia Corp., which specializes in integrating connected objects.[14]
LogMeIn, Inc., acquired Bold Software, LLC, in 2012.[15][16]
The company abruptly discontinued LogMeIn Free on January 21, 2014, giving users only a seven-day grace period to migrate to LogMeIn Pro.[17]
LogMeIn acquired Meldium for $15M in September 2014[18] and retired the Meldium product offering in July 2017.[19]
On October 9, 2015, LogMeIn acquired LastPass for US$110 million.[20][21][22][23] On December 14, 2021, the company announced that LastPass would spin off into its own cloud-based security company.[24] The spin-off was completed in May 2024.[25]
In July 2016, LogMeIn announced in a merger with Citrix's GoTo products using a Reverse Morris Trust.[26]
In February 2018, the company announced the sale of Xively to Google for $50M.[28] Also in February 2018, the company announced the acquisition of Jive Communications for $342M.[29]
On August 31, 2020, Elliott Management Corporation, by its affiliate Evergreen Coast Capital, and Francisco Partners completed their acquisition of LogMeIn, and LogMeIn's stock was delisted from NASDAQ.[30]
On February 2, 2022, LogMeIn was rebranded as GoTo,[31] restoring the original brand that ExpertCity created in 1998, before Citrix Systems acquired it in 2004.
Products
The company's products are focused on three business service areas, including unified communications and collaboration, Identity and access management, and customer engagement and support.[32] The products include:
