M&A Deal Summary

Bread Financial Holdings Acquires Orcom Solutions

On December 4, 2003, Bread Financial Holdings acquired business services company Orcom Solutions from Element Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bread Financial Holdings’ 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Bread Financial Holdings’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bread Financial Holdings’ 1st transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2003-12-04
Target Orcom Solutions
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Bread Financial Holdings
Sellers(s) Element Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Orcom Solutions

Bend, Oregon, United States
Orcom Solutions, Inc. is a provider of customer care, billing, and disaster recovery services to electric, gas, water, and waste water utilities in North America.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bread Financial Holdings

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Business Services
Employees6,000
Revenue 3.8B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Alliance Data Systems' corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas.
Entrance to Alliance Data Systems' corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas.

Bread Financial Holdings is a provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions serving large, consumer-based industries. The Company creates and deploys customized solutions, enhancing the critical customer marketing experience; the result is measurably changing consumer behavior while driving business growth and profitability for some of today's most recognizable brands. Bread Financial Holdings was founded in 1996 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 12
Sector: Business Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 10
State: Oregon M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 10
Year: 2003 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-09-24 Mail Box Capital

Irving, Texas, United States

Mail Box Capital Corporation is a provider of mailing services in the southwest United States. Company offer a full line of lettershop, printing and presorting capabilities. Mail Box also is one of the largest independent mailing firms in the country, processing approximately one billion pieces of mail each year.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-09 ICOM Information & Communications

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

ICOM Information and Communications Inc., a provider of marketing data, communications, and targeted list services.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Element Partners

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Element Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on late-stage investments in alternative energy and clean technology companies. Target businesses are at or near profitability with experienced management. Sectors of interest include energy/power, water/environmental controls, chemicals/advanced materials, and manufacturing/industrial. Element Partners was formed in the year 2005 and is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 25
Sector: Business Services M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 16
State: Oregon M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 22
Year: 2003 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-04-01 Comverge

Norcross, Georgia, United States

Comverge, Inc. is a provider of an integrated set of demand response, energy efficiency and customer engagement solutions that enable electric utilities to ensure grid reliability, lower energy costs, meet regulatory demands and enhance the customer experience. Comverge was founded in 1974 and is based in Norcross, Georgia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-01 EcoSMART Technologies

Roswell, Georgia, United States

EcoSMART Technologies, Inc. is a developer and marketer of proprietary, natural pesticides derived from botanical oils with patented formulations that harness natures own defenses against insects and other pests.

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