Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Software

Francisco Partners and Buongiorno Acquire Lumata Group

On November 1, 2011, private equity firm Francisco Partners and Buongiorno acquired software company Lumata Group

Acquisition Context
  • This is Francisco Partners’ 18th and Buongiorno’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Francisco Partners’ 5th and Buongiorno’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Lumata Group was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2017.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date November 1, 2011
Target Lumata Group
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Francisco Partners
Buongiorno
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Lumata Group

London, United Kingdom
Lumata Group Ltd. is a provider of real-time, next generation loyalty and customer lifecycle management software and services. It delivers tools and marketing expertise to service providers and brands that enable them to unlock the value in their customer data. With a customer base spanning Europe, Africa, Central America and Southeast Asia.
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Buyers Overview 2

Buyer

Francisco Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 45.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION
Francisco Partners' headquarters in San Francisco, California.
Francisco Partners' headquarters in San Francisco, California.

Francisco Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services. Specific areas of interest include semiconductors, capital equipment, electronics components, systems and manufacturing, IT services and business process outsourcing, communications, security and enterprise applications, and infrastructure software. Prospective investment situations include divisional buyouts, growth equity financings, acquisitions of private companies, sponsored mergers and acquisitions, and take-privates. Francisco Partners looks for opportunities where it can commit a minimum of $100 million per investment. Francisco Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 49 of 160
Sector: Software 18 of 53
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 16 of 28
Country: United Kingdom 5 of 8
Year: 2011 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-11 MATRIXX Software

Foster City, California, United States

MATRIXX Software is a software communications service provider (CSP) customers an array of solutions designed to transform your business, IT and network operations to meet the demands of today's data-driven environment. MATRIXX Software is based in Foster City, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-01 iconectiv

Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States

iconectiv is a provider of IT solutions that enable operators to interconnect networks. iconectiv’s market-leading solutions enable the interconnection of networks, devices, and applications for more than two billion people every day. Working closely with private, government and non-governmental organizations, iconectiv has intimate knowledge of the intricacies and complexities of creating, operating and securing the telecommunications infrastructure for service providers, governments and enterprises. iconectiv is based in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

Buy -
Buyer

Buongiorno

Parma, Italy

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees800
DESCRIPTION

Buongiorno SpA is a provider in m-commerce for developing and managing payments and apps which enhance consumers’ satisfaction in the use of their mobile devices.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Software 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom 1 of 1
Year: 2011 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-19 Dada Entertainment

New York, New York, United States

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-16 Lumata Group

London, United Kingdom

Lumata Group Ltd. is a provider of real-time, next generation loyalty and customer lifecycle management software and services. It delivers tools and marketing expertise to service providers and brands that enable them to unlock the value in their customer data. With a customer base spanning Europe, Africa, Central America and Southeast Asia.

Sell -