Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Software

Leeds Equity Partners Acquires Amplifire

On June 1, 2012, private equity firm Leeds Equity Partners acquired software company Amplifire

Acquisition Context
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 5th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in Colorado.
Investment Fate
  • Amplifire was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2022.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date June 1, 2012
Target Amplifire
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Leeds Equity Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Amplifire

Boulder, Colorado, United States
Amplifire is a provider of adaptive learning and assessment software to higher education institutions, publishers, test-preparation providers, certification associations and healthcare providers. Amplifire, is a fully hosted SaaS application that leverages scientific breakthroughs from the fields of cognitive psychology, neurobiology and game studies to deliver superior learning outcomes. Amplifire was founded in 2000 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Leeds Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 4.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Leeds Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market companies operating in knowledge industries. Specific areas of interest include education (K-12, postsecondary, at-risk/special education, instruction materials, testing), training (corporate training, professional certification/continuing education, language training), and information/business services (b2b publishing, information databases/research, tradeshows/conferences, business process outsourcing, consulting, staffing, marketing). Leeds prefers investing in established companies that are leaders in their respective markets. Leeds Equity Partners was formed in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 14 of 43
Sector: Software 5 of 8
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 of 13
State: Colorado 1 of 5
Country: United States 12 of 39
Year: 2012 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-14 Sagus International

Oakbrook, Illinois, United States

Sagus International, Inc., is a designer and manufacturer of furniture for the educational, hospitality and healthcare industries. Sagus' primary products include: student chairs and desks; teacher chairs, desks and file cabinets; school cafeteria and classroom tables; music room stages and risers; conference and training folding tables and caddies; and casework (custom) cabinets and tables for classrooms, laboratories and other end-uses. Sagus is headquartered in Chicago and employs approximately 600 people. Sagus operates through three divisions

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-18 Evanta

Portland, Oregon, United States

Evanta Inc. is a provider of immersive leadership development programs for high-potential executives also in partnership with MIT Sloan School of Management, University of Texas McCombs School of Business, University of Chicago Booth School of Business and UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.

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