M&A Deal Summary

Access Acquires Archive Systems

On December 22, 2015, Access acquired information technology company Archive Systems from The Carlyle Group and NewSpring Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Access’ 22nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Access’ 28th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Access’ 2nd transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-12-22
Target Archive Systems
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Access
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
NewSpring Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Archive Systems

Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
Archive Systems, Inc. is a privately held records and information management (RIM) services provider in the United States and Latin America.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Access

Peabody, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Access is a records and information management (RIM) services provider in the United States. Access' complete suite of services includes records storage and document management in both hardcopy and digital formats, data protection (electronic computer media), secure destruction, digital document conversion and breach reporting services. Access was founded in 2004 and is based in Peabody, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 63
Sector: Information Technology M&A 22 of 33
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 30 of 56
State: New Jersey M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 28 of 52
Year: 2015 M&A 12 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-15 Archives

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Archives Corp. is a provider of recommendations and costs for an effective program designed to protect your business records.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-26 Advanced Record Storage

Houston, Texas, United States

Advanced Record Storage is a provider of cubic feet of computer bar-coded, and indexed secure storage for paper, and computer records of all kinds for the Houston market.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 291 of 490
Sector: Information Technology M&A 12 of 22
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 126 of 203
State: New Jersey M&A 5 of 9
Country: United States M&A 175 of 261
Year: 2015 M&A 24 of 24
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-21 Comdata

Milan, Italy

Comdata is a company for outsourcing of contact center, help desk, back office, credit management and document management services. Comdata was founded in 1987 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 North America Central School Bus

Joliet, Illinois, United States

North America Central School Bus is a national provider of student transportation services. The Company provides home-to-school bus services during the academic year for public schools, school charter services, and non-school charter services. North America Central School Bus was founded in 2004 and is based in Joliet, Illinois.

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SELLER

NewSpring Capital

Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 3.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NewSpring Capital is a private investment firm focused on growth companies in the Mid-Atlantic US. The Firm can provide both growth equity and junior capital to prospective companies. NewSpring's target investment size for both mezzanine and equity financing is $2 to $5 million, although for new ventures, the Firm can commit up to $10 million. Sectors of interest include specialty manufacturing, technology, business services, information technology, life science, healthcare services, and medical devices. NewSpring Capital was formed in 1999 and is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania with an additional office in Short Hills, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 34 of 92
Sector: Information Technology M&A 4 of 17
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 17 of 52
State: New Jersey M&A 4 of 9
Country: United States M&A 33 of 91
Year: 2015 M&A 9 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-11 Lookingglass Cyber Solutions

Reston, Virginia, United States

Lookingglass Cyber Solutions is a provider of threat intelligence driven security and dynamic threat defense software services. Lookingglass Cyber Solutions was founded in 2009 and is based in Reston, Virginia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-23 RightCare Solutions

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States

RightCare Solutions, Inc. is a healthcare decision support software service provider specializing in hospital discharge planning software and readmissions management.

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