August Equity-backed OneTouch, a provider of home care management software in the UK and Ireland, has acquired AutumnCare, an Australia-based residential aged care software platform.

OneTouch functionality including rostering, care plans, time and attendance, billing, HR management, incident record-keeping, assessments and family engagement.

Shortly after the August Equity investment in September last year, OneTouch acquired Tri.X, a which provides online adults’ and children’s social care policies and procedures.

Launched in 2005, AutumnCare provides products for the day-to-day running of care homes across the East and West coast of Australia.

Stuart Hope, founder of AutumnCare, said: “I’m looking forward to seeing the future of OneTouch and AutumnCare together with the exciting growth prospects that this partnership brings with their complementary solutions. I also look forward to the partnership giving the AutumnCare team new opportunities and challenges. OneTouch and AutumnCare have similar roots in their foundations of building software products aimed at solving some of the difficult challenges facing the care sector.  This foundation aligns our mutual values of putting the person being cared for foremost in what we do.”

Dermot Clancy, chief executive of OneTouch, commented: “We are delighted for AutumnCare to be joining the OneTouch group – Stuart and his team have built a really fantastic offering for the residential aged care market in Australia and we are truly excited to see what the two businesses can achieve both in Australia and across the UK and Ireland. We see huge opportunity and value for customers within both the homecare and residential care markets in these three regions as we strive to make care delivery easier and more efficient for operators.”

Sati Sian, chairman of OneTouch, said: “We have been really impressed with the AutumnCare business that Stuart and the team have built to date and are excited about the opportunity to offer both existing OneTouch and AutumnCare customers new functionality and clinical content across the residential and home care sectors. We are also delighted to be expanding the OneTouch business into the Australian market and recognise the power of the combined group for customers across Australia, as well as in the UK and Ireland.”

August Equity stated: “The acquisition of AutumnCare, our second since our investment in OneTouch in September 2022, represents a significant opportunity for OneTouch to expand its presence internationally. With the combined homecare and residential care offering, the OneTouch business can provide a full end-to-end software solution across the whole aged care market. We look forward to having AutumnCare on board and we are really excited about the opportunity the combined business represents.”

OneTouch was advised by DLA Piper (legal), Deloitte (debt advisory), EY (financial and tax due diligence), OC&C (commercial due diligence), Xaeus Blue (technology), and Lockton (insurance). AutumnCare was advised by Piper Alderman (legal) and Westcourt Accountants (financial). Investec provided the financing for the acquisition.