M&A Deal Summary

G4S Acquires Adesta

On November 17, 2009, G4S acquired information technology company Adesta from McCarthy Partners Management for 66M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is G4S’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is G4S’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is G4S’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is G4S’s 1st transaction in Nebraska.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-11-17
Target Adesta
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) G4S
Sellers(s) McCarthy Partners Management
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 66M USD

Target

Adesta

Omaha, Nebraska, United States
website
Adesta provides design, construction and maintenance of stand-alone or integrated communication networks and securtiy systems for commercial, industrial and governmental clients globally.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

G4S

London, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 1901
Sector Safety/Security
Employees550
Revenue 7.8B GBP (2019)
DESCRIPTION

G4S is a global, integrated security company, specializing in the provision of security services and solutions to customers. Its mission is to create material, sustainable value for customers and shareholders by being the supply partner of choice in all of the markets. G4S was formed in 1901 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 31
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 15 of 28
State (Nebraska) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 7
Year (2009) 5 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-10-01 Control Systems Argentina S.A.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Control Systems Argentina S.A. is a manufacturer of security equipments. The company is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-23 All Star International

San Diego, California, United States

All Star is one of the premier facilities management and base operations support companies providing services to the US Government. The acquisition of All Star supports the group’s strategy of expanding its capability in providing secure facilities management services in the high-security government sector.

Buy $60M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

McCarthy Partners Management

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

McCarthy Capital is a private equity firm that seeks to invest in mid-to-late-stage companies. The firm looks for companies with revenue of at least $15 million and $3 million in operating profits. McCarthy will consider companies across a broad range of industries possessing significant growth opportunities through participation in growing markets, market share expansion, industry consolidation or innovative business strategies. McCarthy prefers to invest in the range of $5 and $125 million, and will take a minority or majority ownership stake in companies where management has material capital at risk. McCarthy Capital was founded in 1986 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 24
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 12
State (Nebraska) 1 of 8
Country (United States) 1 of 24
Year (2009) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-07-15 Flexential

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Flexential is a hybrid IT infrastructure provider with a national footprint offering expertise in colocation, connectivity, cloud, and managed solutions. The company operates 40 data center facilities across 20 major domestic and international markets. Flexential serves 4,400 blue chip customers diversified across industries, geographies, and size with particular expertise in healthcare and SaaS. Flexential was founded in 2000 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-26 BlueLine Media Holdings

Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

BlueLine Media Holdings is an owner and operator of community newspapers and niche publications.

Sell -