Patron Technology acquires Australia’s Ticketbooth

Patron Technology has added Australian DIY ticketing platform Ticketbooth to its burgeoning event tech portfolio.

Ticketbooth, along with sister companies Token Systems (RFID/cashless payments) and Audiencetools (social marketing), is Pennsylvania-based Patron’s first acquisition outside North America. The company also owns ticketing services ShowClix and Ticketleap, festival app developer Greencopper and event management platform Marcato, which it acquired last October.

“Over the past few years, Patron Technology has grown into a global presence in the event industry, offering event organisers a better, more flexible way to manage their events and deepen their relationship with attendees and sponsors,” says Marc Jenkins, Patron Technology’s CEO. “Our top priority, always, is providing our partners with the tools they need to take their event to the next level.

“With this latest acquisition of Ticketbooth, we will be able to do even more to give attendees an amazing event experience.”

“With this latest acquisition of Ticketbooth, we will be able to do even more to give attendees an amazing event experience”

Simon Guerrero, CEO of Ticketbooth, adds: “We already work well with ShowClix and align with the mission of Patron Technology to supply organisers with the tools they need to create awesome experiences every step of the way, so I am pleased to be integrating with the Patron Technology team fully.

“Both Token and Audiencetools are positioned to help with strong cashless and social marketing platform offerings for the US.”

According to the International Ticketing Yearbook 2018, Ticketbooth is one of “scores of small-scale and DIY outfits competing for a slice of Australia’s billion dollar-plus live entertainment space”, in a market dominated by TEG’s Ticketek and Live Nation’s Ticketmaster.

Patron is majority owned by Providence Strategic Growth, a unit of Providence Equity Partners, the private-equity firm behind fast-growing European festival promoter Superstruct Entertainment.

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