M&A Deal Summary

Sonda SA Acquires Nextiraone Mexico S.A. de C.V.

On September 21, 2010, Sonda SA acquired information technology company Nextiraone Mexico S.A. de C.V. from Indigo Capital and Abénex for 170M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sonda SA’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Sonda SA’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Sonda SA’s 1st transaction in Mexico.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-09-21
Target Nextiraone Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Sonda SA
Sellers(s) Indigo Capital
Abénex
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 170M USD

Target

Nextiraone Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Mexico
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Nextiraone Mexico S.A. de C.V. provides planning, implementation, support and management services of voice, data and converged communications networks in Mexico.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sonda SA

Santiago, Chile

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Category Company
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Sonda S.A. provides information technology (IT) solutions in Latin America.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Mexico) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Indigo Capital

London, United Kingdom

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Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 1.6B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Indigo Capital is a provider of mezzanine capital to help fund buyouts, corporate acquisitions, expansions, and recapitalizations. Indigo typically invests alongside other private equity firms, however the Firm invests independently as well. Indigo is active throughout Europe and looks to commit €10 to €100 million per transaction. Indigo is sector agnostic and generally backs businesses with 'established market positions, strong, ambitious and incentivized management and attractive growth prospects.' Indigo Capital raised its first fund in 1990. The Firm has offices in London and Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 40
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 9
Country (Mexico) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-08 Environmental Scientifics Group

Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Environmental Scientifics Group Ltd. is a provider of testing, inspection and compliance services. Operating across five distinct divisions we offer an unrivalled range of technical expertise and accredited services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-01 Fox IT

Woking, United Kingdom

Fox IT was a globally respected IT service management and governance company, providing consultancy and education in IT mainly to large corporates. Its products focused on helping companies match their IT operations to their business strategy and ensure good IT governance and performance.

Sell £11M
SELLER

Abénex

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 1.5B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Abénex Capital SA is a French private equity firm focuses on acquiring mid-market companies throughout France. The Firm seeks to hold both majority and minority equity interest in companies along with the management teams. Specific areas of interest include consumer productsinterests, business services, industry and healthcare sector. The Firm will consider variety of transaction includes MBOs, MBIs, and LBO. Abénex, Capital SA was formerly known as ABN Amro Capital France and became independent of ABN Amro in 2008. Abénex Capital SA is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 15
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
Country (Mexico) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-01 Dupont Restauration SA

Libercourt, France

Dupont Restaurations SA offers catering services and operates restaurants.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-05 Altair

Wasquehal, France

Altair is a manufacturer and distributor of cleaning and home care products and household insecticides sold mainly through specialized channels. Altair was founded in 1946 and is based in Wasquehal, France.

Sell -