as asx myo industry information technology predecessor data tech software founded australia 1991 headquarters glen waverley victoria australia key people tim reed ceo richard moore cfo products accounting payroll customer relationship management job management human resources management retail and professional tax products website myob.com myob mind your own business is an australian multinational corporation that provides tax accounting and other services to small and medium businesses . contents 1 history 2 products 3 mergers and acquisitions 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit myob was founded in the early 1980s by christopher lee and a team of developers at teleware inc. who developed accounting software . teleware was purchased by best software inc. now part of sage in 1993 . data tech software was the australia republisher of the myob products and in 1997 entered into an agreement with best software to buy the company renamed myob inc. and bought the intellectual property rights to the software . in 1999 data tech changed their name to myob limited and listed on the australian stock exchange asx on 9 july 1999 . in subsequent corporate development myob limited merged with solution 6 holdings in 2004 . though the company was originally founded in the us it ceased operations outside of australia and new zealand in 2008 . on 6 december 2008 acclivity announced it acquired myob us inc. and its mac and pc development team from myob limited of australia . acclivity now drive global development of myob s mac os business management products accountedge basic accountedge pro and accountedge pro network edition . in january 2009 a private equity consortium led by archer capital completed a takeover bid for myob returning myob to private ownership . 1 on 21 august 2011 archer capital sold myob to bain capital for an undisclosed amount . the acquisition gives bain capital a majority stake in myob alongside management who will continue to be shareholders in the company . 2 myob group limited was readmitted to the official list of asx limited asx on monday 4 may 2015 and shares are publicly traded using the symbol myo . 3 products edit myob now has a suite of subscription based products and a browser based accounting product that was released in august 2010 . on 24 october 2012 myob released accountright live the cloud enabled version of its flagship product . mergers and acquisitions edit banklink 4 june 2013 4 acquired by bain capital in sept 2011 5 smartyhost on 20 august 2008 divested 5 august 2013 ilisys on 28 february 2008 divested 5 august 2013 exonet on 5 january 2003 comacc limited on 1 august 2006 macquarie outsource pty ltd and macquarie outsource sdn bhd on 30 march 2006 conto ltd and jumpstart computer accounting and trainers ltd on 31 january 2006 6 solution 6 holdings on 29 march 2004 nza gold limited on 5 march 2003 rorquals business solutions limited on 23 november 2000 seasoft computer services sdn bhd on 9 october 2000 professional tools nz ltd on 30 november 1999 blue tongue technology pty ltd on 11 october 1999 ca systems on 27 september 1999 acquisitions by solution 6 before merger with myob xlon pty ltd and parent company ceedata holdings on 8 december 2000 7 viztopia software limited and parent company micl holdings limited on 19 september 2000 8 acquisitions by data tech software pty ltd before changing name to myob teletax systems pty ltd on 8 october 1997 9 bestware in 1996 10 see also edit comparison of accounting software references edit myob limited privatised . bain capital signs definitive agreement with archer capital to acquire myob ltd . myob group limited listed on asx . 1 bain capital confirms myob buyout from aap 1 september 2011 2006 half year financial statements pdf document . http web.archive.org web 20010401101036 http www.xlon.com.au http web.archive.org web 20020317083951 www.solution6.co.uk welcome news000919 01a.htm http web.archive.org web 20000928235405 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