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KKR Invests In SoftwareONE

On August 17, 2015, private equity firm KKR invested in information technology company SoftwareONE

Investment Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 5th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is KKR’s 3rd transaction in Switzerland.
Investment Fate
  • SoftwareONE was sold to a financial buyer in 2021.

Investment Summary
Date 2015-08-17
Target SoftwareONE
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) KKR
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

SoftwareONE

Stans, Switzerland
SoftwareONE is a provider of software portfolio management including software licensing, software asset management, technology consulting and cloud services to more than 12,000 corporate customers in 115 countries. SoftwareONE was formed in 1985 and is based in Stans, Switzerland.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 187 of 487
Sector (Information Technology) 5 of 26
Type (Stake Purchase) 27 of 67
Country (Switzerland) 3 of 6
Year (2015) 22 of 29
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-12 SunGard Data Systems

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. is a provider of software and processing solutions for the financial services industry, higher education, and the public sector in over 70 countries. SunGard also offers disaster recovery, managed IT, and information availability consulting services along with business continuity management software.

Sell $9.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-27 Lake Region Medical

Chaska, Minnesota, United States

Lake Region Medical is a developer and manufacture of OEM devices, supplying the world’s largest medical device companies with minimally invasive delivery solutions. Lake Region Medical was formed in 1947 and is based in Chaska, Minnesota.

Sell $1.7B
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