M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2012-02-01 |
| Target | Genesys |
| Sector | Software |
| Buyer(s) |
Banneker Partners
Permira TCV Hellman & Friedman |
| Sellers(s) | Alcatel-Lucent S.A. |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 1.2B EUR |
| Advisor(s) | Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC (Financial) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Banneker Partners is a West Coast based private equity firm focused on investing in software/SaaS, internet, and business services companies. Banneker looks to partner with management when making acquisitions. Firm principals have experience investing in high growth as well as mature/legacy businesses. Banneker Partners was formed in 2010 and is based in San Francisco.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 12 |
| Sector (Software) | 2 of 7 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 2 of 4 |
| State (California) | 1 of 4 |
| Country (United States) | 2 of 10 |
| Year (2012) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-02 |
iGrafx
Tualatin, Oregon, United States iGrafx provides comprehensive Business Process Analysis solution that helps organizations model, improve, and manage processes and technologies that support, simplify, and automate their operations. iGrafx was founded in 1991 and is based in Tualatin, Oregon. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-04 |
IQMS.com
Paso Robles, California, United States IQMS.com is a provider of manufacturing software and ERP software systems for repetitive, process and discrete manufacturing industries. IQMS.com was founded in 1989 and is based in Paso Robles, California. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| PE ASSETS | 75.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Permira is a mega-sized private equity firm that targets large company investments around the world. Permira invests to support acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, take-privates, turnarounds, and growth buyouts. Areas of interest include healthcare, financial services, chemicals, consumer products and services, industrial products and services, technology, media, and telecom. Permira will consider opportunities in Europe, Asia, and North America. Permira was formed in 1985 and has offices in Menlo Park, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, London, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Tokyo, Guernsey and New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 75 of 157 |
| Sector (Software) | 3 of 10 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 9 of 18 |
| State (California) | 2 of 15 |
| Country (United States) | 6 of 42 |
| Year (2012) | 1 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 28 of 60 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-21 |
Netafim
Tel Aviv, Israel Netafim Ltd. is a provider of smart drip and micro irrigation solutions for sustainable agriculture and other applications for over 100 countries and holds c.30% share of the global market. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-13 |
Kiekert AG
Heiligenhaus, Germany the Kiekert Group is a supplier of locking systems to the automotive industry. |
Sell | - |
Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on investments in growth technology companies. TCV looks to provide capital for growth, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and buyouts of technology companies in sectors such as internet, financial technology, infrastructure & communications, and software. TCV targets opportunities in North America and looks to commit between $30 and $300 million of equity capital per transaction. TCV was formed in 1995 and is based in Palo Alto, New York City, and London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 57 of 81 |
| Sector (Software) | 17 of 23 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 2 of 2 |
| State (California) | 16 of 21 |
| Country (United States) | 50 of 69 |
| Year (2012) | 2 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 8 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-01 |
iPipeline
Exton, Pennsylvania, United States iPipeline is a provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industries. Through its SSG Digital, end-to-end platform, iPipeline accelerates and simplifies sales, compliance, operations, and support. iPipeline provides process automation and seamless integration between every participant in its ecosystem including carriers, agents, general agencies, advisors, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, securities/mutual fund firms, and consumers on a global basis. |
Buy | $71M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-22 |
ExactTarget
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ExactTarget, Inc. is a provider of on-demand email marketing software solutions. The company’s suite of on-demand one-to-one marketing applications enable clients to send business-critical and event triggered communications to increase sales, optimize marketing investments and strengthen customer relationships. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 50.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Hellman & Friedman (H&F) is a large private equity firm on the West Coast of the US. H&F focuses on control and minority investments in a variety of transaction structures and will consider opportunities across the US and Europe. H&F seeks buyouts and business in need of restructurings that operate in defensible markets with predictable revenue and earnings growth. Target sectors include financial services, healthcare, indusrial, energy, insurance, media, marketing, professional services, software, and information services. H&F's target equity investment size is $300 million to $1 billion. Hellman & Friedman was formed in 1984 and has offices in San Francisco, New York City, and London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 52 of 87 |
| Sector (Software) | 9 of 12 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 4 of 6 |
| State (California) | 7 of 11 |
| Country (United States) | 37 of 60 |
| Year (2012) | 2 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 23 of 39 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-23 |
Datatel
Fairfax, Virginia, United States Datatel has focused exclusively on helping colleges and universities manage their business processes. Datatel today provides fully integrated enterprise information management software solutions to more than 600 colleges, universities and other higher education institutions serving almost 4 million students |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-25 |
AlixPartners
New York, New York, United States AlixPartners is a performance improvement, corporate turnaround and financial advisory services firm. The AlixPartners' 'one-stop-shop' suite of services range from financial restructuring and operational performance improvement across all major corporate disciplines (manufacturing, supply chain, IT, sales & marketing, working capital, etc.), to financial advisory services (including financial reporting, corporate governance and investigations) to technology-enabled restructuring and claims management. AlixPartners was founded in 1981 and is based in New York. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1898 |
| Sector | Technology Hardware |
| Employees | 52,673 |
| Revenue | 15.9B USD (2014) |
Alcatel-Lucent S.A. is an integrated provider of voice, data and video communication services to end-users. Alcatel-Lucent offers fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services to a variety of end users. Alcatel-Lucent S.A. was originally established in 1898 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 4 |
| Sector (Software) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 3 of 4 |
| State (California) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 2 |
| Year (2012) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-01 |
Open-Plug SA
Sophia Antipolis, France Open-Plug SA is a mobile software and applications development tools vendor. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-10 |
Capella Intelligent Subsystems
San Jose, California, United States Capella Intelligent Subsystems, Inc. is a vendor of WSS subsystems for reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs) in the optical communications market. |
Buy | - |
