Alexander Fries
Senior Director, Corporate Development at Progress
- Role
- Senior Director, Corporate Development at Progress Software
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Alexander Fries
Alexander serves as the Senior Director of Corporate Development for Progress Software, a NASDAQ-listed leading infrastructure software vendor based in Burlington, MA. At Progress, Alexander is responsible for sourcing, executing, negotiating and integrating mergers and acquisitions, which are essential elements of Progress’ business strategy. Prior to Progress, Alexander was a Manager on the Corporate Development & Strategy team at Ingram Micro, a leading global IT distributor based in Irvine, CA, where he led M&A and strategic initiatives across all business units and numerous geographies. Alexander holds an MBA in Finance and Global Management from UCLA\'s Anderson School of Management and a BS in Finance and Economics from Babson College.
Experience
Senior Director, Corporate Development
Dec 2024 — Present · Burlington, MA, US
June 2025 - Acquisition of Nuclia from multiple VCsOctober 2024 -$875M acquisition of ShareFile from the Cloud Software Group (Citrix + TIBCO)February 2023 -$355M acquisition of MarkLogic from Vector CapitalNovember 2021 -$258M acquisition of Kemp Technologies from Mill Point CapitalOctober 2020 -$220M acquisition of Chef Software from multiple VCs
Education
Babson College
Bachelor's degree
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Master of Business Administration - MBA
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