# Blackbaud completes acquisition of Convio

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/05/10/blackbaud-completes-acquisition-convio/
- Published: 2012-05-10T10:54:45+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Blackbaud has now completed its acquisition of Convio, first [announced by UK Fundraising](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/blackbaud-acquire-convio)
in January 2012.

President and CEO of Blackbaud Marc Chardon announced the completion, saying: “Convio’s
strengths in online and social marketing, and subscription and cloud-based offerings
complement ours, and will accelerate our ability to deliver more to the nonprofit
sector.”

He added details of three initiatives to help the combined company better serve 
its clients. First, it will identify some quick wins e.g. better integration between
The Raiser’s Edge and Luminate Online. Secondly, it will avoid duplicate management
amongst the teams, and thirdly it will develop its project road map to be available
within 90 days.

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The acquisition took several months to complete due to regulatory scrutiny by the
U.S. Department of Justice.

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