M&A Deal Summary

ECI Partners Acquires ClarityBlue

On July 1, 2003, private equity firm ECI Partners acquired information technology company ClarityBlue from Sand Technology for 10M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ECI Partners’ 5th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is ECI Partners’ 11th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ECI Partners’ 18th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • ClarityBlue was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2006 for 85M GBP.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2003-07-01
Target ClarityBlue
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) ECI Partners
Sellers(s) Sand Technology
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 10M GBP

Target

ClarityBlue

Luton, United Kingdom
website
ClarityBlue Ltd. is a provider of customer intelligence consulting and systems integration business.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ECI Partners

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website


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 1.7B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ECI Partners is a private equity firm focused on the smaller middle-market company that invests in growing businesses valued up to £300m. ECI looks for UK businesses or businesses with a substantial presence in the UK. Funds are generally used to support expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts, buy-ins, turnarounds, and refinancing. Target sectors include IT services, support services, Insurance, and SME services. ECI will not invest in early-stage companies. ECI Partners was formed in 1976 and has offices in London, Manchester, and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 73
Sector (Information Technology) 5 of 12
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 6
Country (United Kingdom) 18 of 69
Year (2003) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-06-20 Hoseasons Group

Suffolk, United Kingdom

Hoseasons Group Ltd. is an independent self-catering holiday agency in the UK, offering country cottages, holiday lodges and parks, and boating holidays throughout the UK and Ireland. It also offers a growing range of self-catering products to customers wishing to take holidays in Europe.

Sell £40M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-03-15 Nuaire

Caerphilly, United Kingdom

Nuaire is a manufacturer and distributor of ventilation systems for the commercial, residential and OEM markets.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sand Technology

Westmount, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Sand Technology, Inc. provides Information technology services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2003) 1 of 1