Zencity (US) acquires Commonplace (UK)

Zencity (zencity.io), a US based leading community engagement platform for local governments has acquired Commonplace, the renowned UK engagement software company. This strategic move underscores Zencity’s continued growth and momentum as a market leader, and solidifies its commitment to the UK market.

Commonplace (commonplace.is) has developed a reputation over 11 years in business as the gold standard software for place-based engagement in the UK. Their customers include the City of London, Westminster Council, Leeds City Council, Camden Council and the Mayor of London. The company’s technology has powered engagement with over 10 million community members on behalf of more than 3,500 individual projects across the UK. Commonplace is particularly recognized as a unique market leader in zoning and planning, and its industry-leading map-based features and subscriber management will be widely adopted into the Zencity platform.

With this acquisition, Zencity is able to offer its customers in the UK – which include central government agencies, police forces, local councils and developers – an even higher level of service and responsiveness through its new office in central London. Zencity’s UK team brings deep experience in serving government customers in the region, ensuring stability and an improved customer experience for customers present and future.

Lerner Associates was pleased to act as one of the teams of advisors to Commonplace during their sale process to Zencity, working closely with Commonplace management and key investors Beringea and Bethnal Green Ventures. This engagement further cements Lerner Associates as the key advisors to the global Proptech SME community with another cross-border transaction in the residential development and wider proptech space.

For more information see here: commonplace.is/blog/zencity-acquisition