M&A Deal Summary

Rocket Software Acquires Aldon Computer Group

On March 22, 2011, Rocket Software acquired software company Aldon Computer Group from Marlin Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rocket Software’s 4th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Rocket Software’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Rocket Software’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-03-22
Target Aldon Computer Group
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Rocket Software
Sellers(s) Marlin Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Pagemill Partners (Financial)

Target

Aldon Computer Group

Emeryville, California, United States
Aldon Computer Group is a provider of process-driven Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions to more than 1,300 companies worldwide, including 70 of the Fortune 100.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Rocket Software

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Rocket Software is a global software development firm that builds and services Enterprise Infrastructure products for the world’s leading OEMs, networks and software companies and enterprises. Rocket Software’s solutions make it easier to unlock the business logic and data inside host-based systems to help speed digital transformation projects and help companies compete more effectively. IT departments streamline their daily operations using the automation and optimization capabilities offered by Rocket Software to get more out of existing resources and free staff to focus on efforts that drive new revenue. Rocket Software was founded in 1990 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 16
Sector (Software) 4 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 11
State (California) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 4 of 10
Year (2011) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-30 Computer of America

Auburndale, Massachusetts, United States

Computer Corporation of America is a developer of enterprise database systems.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-20 Arkivio

Mountain View, California, United States

Arkivio, Inc. is a provider of storage software services.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Marlin Equity Partners

Hermosa Beach, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 8.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Marlin Equity's headquarters in Hermosa Beach, California.
Marlin Equity's headquarters in Hermosa Beach, California.

Marlin Equity Partners is a private investment firm focused on acquiring distressed businesses with sales of $10 million to $2 billion. Marlin has a special interest in non-core or underperforming divisions of larger corporations, as well as companies facing some sort of financial, operational or market-related transition. Marlin is a generalist investor and will consider opportunities in technology (software, IT, payment systems, hardware, communications, internet), healthcare, consumer (apparel, retail, consumer products, food/beverage), services (business, financial, consumer, education), manufacturing (automotive, industrial, metals, plastics), aerospace, defense, and media. Marlin prefers businesses with scalable business models, strong installed customer bases, defensible market positions, and barriers to entry. Marlin Equity Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in Hermosa Beach, California with an additional office in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 63
Sector (Software) 2 of 25
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 42
State (California) 1 of 8
Country (United States) 1 of 46
Year (2011) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-23 Phoenix Technologies

Campbell, California, United States

Phoenix Technologies is the market provider of Core System Software ("CSS") for PCs and other computing devices. Its CSS products support and enable the compatibility, connectivity, security and manageability of the various components and technologies used in electronic devices. Phoenix Technologies was founded in 1979 and is based in Campbell, California.

Buy $152M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-01 OnX Enterprise Solutions

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd. is a global enterprise data center solutions provider with a suite of end-to-end solutions including the industry’s leading enterprise cloud offerings. OnX Enterprise Solutions was founded in 2006 and is based in Thornhill, Ontario.

Buy -