M&A Deal Summary

Veritas Capital Acquires Guidehouse

On February 14, 2018, private equity firm Veritas Capital acquired business services company Guidehouse from PricewaterhouseCoopers International

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Veritas Capital’s 4th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Veritas Capital’s 22nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Veritas Capital’s 1st transaction in District of Columbia.
Investment Fate
  • Guidehouse was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2023 for 5.3B USD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-02-14
Target Guidehouse
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Veritas Capital
Sellers(s) PricewaterhouseCoopers International
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Guidehouse

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
website
Guidehouse is a global provider of consulting services to the public and commercial markets with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. The Company helps clients address their toughest challenges with a focus on markets and clients facing transformational change, technology-driven innovation and significant regulatory pressure. Guidehouse is based in Washington DC.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Veritas Capital

New York, New York, United States

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 40.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Veritas Capital is a private equity investment firm that targets investments in defense, aerospace, government services, media/telecommunications, consumer products, and specialty manufacturing companies. Veritas generally partners with management when pursuing investments. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, growth capital investments, and leveraged recapitalizations. Veritas Capital was established in 1992 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 40
Sector (Business Services) 4 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 12 of 18
State (District of Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 22 of 38
Year (2018) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-03 Anaren

Syracuse, New York, United States

Anaren, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of high-frequency RF and microwave microelectronics, components, and assemblies for the space, defense, and telecommunications sectors. Anaren, Inc. was established in 1967 and is based in Syracuse, New York.

Sell $775M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-02 Virence Health Technologies

Westborough, Massachusetts, United States

Virence Health Technologies is a leading software provider that leverages technology and analytics to help healthcare providers across the continuum of care effectively manage their financial, clinical, and human capital workflows. Offering a comprehensive suite of innovative technology-enabled solutions, Virence aims to improve quality, increase efficiency, and reduce waste in the healthcare industry.

Buy $1.1B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

PricewaterhouseCoopers International

London, United Kingdom

website

Category Company
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION
PWC office building in Katowice, Poland.
PWC office building in Katowice, Poland.

PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwC) is an international provider of accounting and consulting services. Client offerings include auditing, crisis management, human resources, performance improvement, compliance, transaction and taxation. PwC is based in London with additional offices worldwide.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 10
Sector (Business Services) 4 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 10
State (District of Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2018) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-02 Optimisia Research

London, United Kingdom

Optimisa Research is a full service agency with offices in London and Leeds and has over 30 years' experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative projects.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-04 Havelock Europa

Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom

Havelock Europa is a shopfitting company. Havelock Europa deliver striking interiors through design, furniture, manufacture and full interiors contracting. Havelock Europa was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom.

Sell -
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