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TA Associates Acquires Digital Research

On January 1, 1981, private equity firm TA Associates acquired software company Digital Research

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TA Associates’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is TA Associates’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is TA Associates’ 1st transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Digital Research was sold to a strategic buyer in 1991.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1981-01-01
Target Digital Research
Sector Software
Buyer(s) TA Associates
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Digital Research

Monterey, California, United States
Digital Research is a producer of software that controls the basic operations of desktop computers.

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Buyer

TA Associates

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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 4 of 375
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 90
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 75
State: California M&A 1 of 37
Country: United States M&A 4 of 271
Year: 1981 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1981-01-01 Emulex

Costa Mesa, California, United States

Emulex Corp. is a provider of fibre channel technology and products. The company's hardware and software-based networking solutions improve communication in computer networks and enhance data flow between computers and peripherals.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1983-01-01 McCormack & Dodge

Needham Heights, Massachusetts, United States

McCormack & Dodge was a supplier of accounting software packages for IBM computers. McCormack & Dodge was based in Needham Heights, Massachusetts.

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