M&A Deal Summary

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and HgCapital Acquire Mitratech

On May 18, 2021, pension Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and private equity firm HgCapital acquired software company Mitratech from TA Associates and Spotlight Equity Partners for 1.6B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 6th and HgCapital’s 34th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 13th and HgCapital’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 66th and HgCapital’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 4th and HgCapital’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-05-18
Target Mitratech
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
HgCapital
Sellers(s) TA Associates
Spotlight Equity Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 1.6B USD

Target

Mitratech

Austin, Texas, United States
website
Mitratech is a provider of corporate legal process automation and compliance management software to Fortune 1000 companies. Mitratech’s unified platform enables open, flexible enterprise and extra price collaboration in high-liability corporate operations. Mitratech was founded in 1987 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Pension
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 242.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Teachers' Private Capital is the direct investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Teachers' Private Capital considers both private equity and venture related investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. Teachers' can support direct private equity investments between $100 million and $3 billion. Target sectors include business services, consumer products, retail, diversified industrials, financial services, technology, media, and communications. Teachers' Private Capital also makes private equity fund investments between $50 million and $750 million. Teachers' Private Capital was formed in 1991 and is based in Toronto, with additional offices in London and New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 154 of 175
Sector (Software) 6 of 9
Type (Secondary Buyout) 49 of 56
State (Texas) 4 of 5
Country (United States) 66 of 73
Year (2021) 7 of 19
Size (of disclosed) 13 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-10 Evoltz

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Evoltz is an electricity transmission platform consists of seven electricity transmission lines that total more than 3,500km across 10 states in Brazil. Evoltz is a holding company with end-to-end management of its concessions, leveraging cutting-edge technology and best practices within the electricity transmission sector. Evoltz was founded in 2018 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-01 Burton s Biscuits

Blackpool, United Kingdom

Burton's Biscuits is a biscuit manufacturer which supplies both quality branded and retailer brand biscuits. It owns and bakes important brands such as Maryland, Jammie Dodgers, and Wagon Wheels and also bakes biscuits for major retailers and global brands. Burton's Biscuits was formed in 2000 and is headquartered in St. Albans, UK, Burton’s operates manufacturing sites in Blackpool, Edinburgh, Llantarnam.

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Buyer

HgCapital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HgCapital is a European private equity firm focused on a wide range of transactions including public-to-private leveraged buy-outs, management buy-ins, divestitures, and turnarounds. Broad sectors of interest include consumer and leisure, healthcare, industrials, services, technology, media, and renewable energy. The Firm will consider both majority and minority investment positions. HgCapital is the successor to Mercury Capital Partners, a former unit of Merill Lynch which was spun out by management in 2000. HgCapital has offices in London and Munich.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 127 of 138
Sector (Software) 34 of 41
Type (Secondary Buyout) 41 of 47
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 14
Year (2021) 6 of 12
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 31
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-04 EidosMedia

Milan, Italy

EidosMedia is a Content Management System (CMS) solutions company that develops innovative content management solutions to serve clients with high-value content and complex workflow management needs. Its software covers the end-to-end content lifecycle for very large media, financial research, academic, and public research, and corporate organizations. EidosMedia was formed in 1999 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-29 Revalize

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Revalize is a provider of sector-specific software solutions that help manufacturers optimize revenue operations through design applications, engineering simulations, product selection, CPQ, PIM, visualization, and data analytics. Revalize was formed in 2021 and headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

TA Associates

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TA Associates is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market and large companies around the world. TA will consider control or minority investments in profitable companies and looks to commit between $70 and $500 million per transaction. TA proactively reaches out to companies directly in sourcing potential investment opportunities. Prospective businesses are generally valued between $100 million and $3 billion. Areas of interest include technology, software, communications, financial services, healthcare, business services, semiconductors/electronics, and consumer products/services. In addition to investing equity capital, TA also makes subordinated debt investments. TA's geographic preference is North America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. TA Associates was formed in 1968 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 234 of 252
Sector (Software) 51 of 53
Type (Secondary Buyout) 44 of 47
State (Texas) 19 of 19
Country (United States) 195 of 206
Year (2021) 6 of 16
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 66
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-10 Radiant Logic

Novato, California, United States

Radiant Logic is a provider of federated identity and directory services. Radiant Logic provides federated identity software based on virtualization, and delivers simple, logical and standards-based access to all identities within an organization. Radiant Logic was founded in 1995 and is based in Novato, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-14 Paula s Choice

Kent, Washington, United States

Paula's Choice is one of the largest digitally-native beauty brands in the world. Paula Begoun, Paula’s Choice has grown into a leading global skincare brand with a diversified geographic reach, a methodically curated product offering, and a loyal customer base that is supported by a global direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) model. Paula's Choice was founded in 1984 and is based in Kent, Washington.

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SELLER

Spotlight Equity Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Spotlight Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on middle-market tech and software companies throughout the US. Spotlight looks to invest $5 to $50 million per transaction and generally seeks control. Spotlight Equity Partners has offices in San Francisco and New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Software) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 3
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-01 Pharos

West Henrietta, New York, United States

Pharos is a provider of enterprise-scale zero-trust security print management software. Pharos enable organizations to securely move print IT infrastructure and workflows to the cloud, saving money, improving cybersecurity, and increasing workplace agility. Pharos was founded in 1992 and is based in West Henrietta, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-07 Ease

San Clemente, California, United States

Ease provides a multi-tenant SaaS solution built for manufacturers of all sizes. The solution automates manual and time-consuming plant floor audits, inspections, and data collection to digitize a historically manual, paper-based approach. Leading manufacturers in 40+ countries around the world, including Dana, Eaton, and 3M, trust Ease to automate plant floor audits and keep pace with manufacturing requirements. Ease was founded in 1986 and is based in San Clemente, California.

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