Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Information Technology

ABRY Partners Acquires ACS Solutions

On January 1, 2012, private equity firm ABRY Partners acquired information technology company ACS Solutions

Acquisition Context

This is ABRY Partners’ 14th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
This is ABRY Partners’ 69th transaction in the United States.
This is ABRY Partners’ 3rd transaction in Georgia.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	January 1, 2012
Target	ACS Solutions
Sector	Information Technology
Buyer(s)	ABRY Partners
Deal Type	Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

ACS Solutions

Duluth, Georgia, United States

ACS Solutions is a provider of services that help companies in the procurement and management of their contingent workforce. The Company provides staffing, payrolling and workforce management solutions to a number of high-margin verticals, including telecommunications, healthcare, defense, financial services and information technology.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

ABRY Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor

Category	Private Equity Firm
Founded	1989
PE ASSETS	12.8B USD
Size	Mega
Type	Sector Focused

DESCRIPTION

ABRY Partners is a media and communications focused private equity investment firm. Specific areas of interest include television, publishing, convention/trade shows, for-profit training, couponing, monitoring services, telephone companies, communications towers, music libraries, database providers, wireless communications, and in-store advertisers. ABRY can provide both equity and mezzanine capital, typically committing $20 to $200 million of equity or $15 to $50 million of mezzanine capital per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, expansion financings, platform acquisitions, consolidations, and recapitalizations. ABRY Partners was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	78 of 175
Sector: Information Technology	14 of 38
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)	33 of 43
State: Georgia	3 of 6
Country: United States	69 of 145
Year: 2012	4 of 10

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2012-01-01	Sentrum London, United Kingdom Sentrum is a UK data centre owner and operator specialising in the design, build and management of bespoke data centre solutions for the multinational corporate market.	Sell	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2012-01-01

Sentrum

London, United Kingdom

Sentrum is a UK data centre owner and operator specialising in the design, build and management of bespoke data centre solutions for the multinational corporate market.

Sell

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2012-01-10	NSM Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States NSM is a full-service MGA and program administrator for specialty property & casualty insurance. The company places insurance in niche sectors such as special transportation, social services, real estate, and pet. On behalf of its insurance carrier partners, NSM typically manages all aspects of the placement process, including product development, marketing, underwriting, policy issuance, and claims. NSM was established in 1990 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2012-01-10

NSM

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States

NSM is a full-service MGA and program administrator for specialty property & casualty insurance. The company places insurance in niche sectors such as special transportation, social services, real estate, and pet. On behalf of its insurance carrier partners, NSM typically manages all aspects of the placement process, including product development, marketing, underwriting, policy issuance, and claims. NSM was established in 1990 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Buy

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