In 2008, private equity firms Harbourvest Partners and WestView Capital Partners invested in the company, taking a majority ownership position.[4] SpectorSoft originally serviced both consumer and business customers, but no longer sells software for consumer or home use.[5]
In 2011, the company opened their West Palm Beach office and London office.[citation needed]
In 2012 SpectorSoft acquired the assets of Corner Bowl Software.[6]
On March 31, 2015, the company completely exited the consumer market.
On December 7, 2020, Awareness Technologies was acquired by TZP Group, a multi-strategy private equity firm.[8]
Patent Infringement case
Patent Infringement Case Helios Software LLC et al. v. SpectorSoft Corporation has concluded. In September 2014, the Court granted summary judgment of non-infringement as to the ‘571 and ‘237 Patents.[9] In June 2015, after a five-day trial, a jury returned a verdict of no direct or indirect infringement by SpectorSoft of the ‘304 Patent, and also found several of the asserted claims of that patent invalid as both anticipated and rendered obvious by prior art (see Docket Entry No. 615 for Civ. No. 12-081-LPS).[10]
