M&A Deal Summary

ABRY Partners Acquires Alvaria

On January 1, 2021, private equity firm ABRY Partners acquired software company Alvaria

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ABRY Partners’ 11th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is ABRY Partners’ 126th transaction in the United States.
  • This is ABRY Partners’ 6th transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-01-01
Target Alvaria
Sector Software
Buyer(s) ABRY Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Alvaria

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Alvaria is a provider of fully integrated customer engagement, workforce optimization, and self-service omnichannel software solutions. Alvaria was founded in 1973 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Buyer

ABRY Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 12.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

ABRY Partners is a media and communications focused private equity investment firm. Specific areas of interest include television, publishing, convention/trade shows, for-profit training, couponing, monitoring services, telephone companies, communications towers, music libraries, database providers, wireless communications, and in-store advertisers. ABRY can provide both equity and mezzanine capital, typically committing $20 to $200 million of equity or $15 to $50 million of mezzanine capital per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, expansion financings, platform acquisitions, consolidations, and recapitalizations. ABRY Partners was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 145 of 171
Sector (Software) 11 of 12
Type (Secondary Buyout) 33 of 41
State (Georgia) 6 of 7
Country (United States) 126 of 145
Year (2021) 1 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-17 Blue Mantis

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

Blue Mantis is a provider of product procurement services, project services, and maintenance and managed IT services for state, local, and education (SLED) institutions. Blue Mantis was founded in 1992 and is based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-06 Freestar

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Freestar is an advertising technology solutions provider for online publishers. As a fully managed ad monetization service, Freestar’s platform enables publishers to fully outsource their advertising sales function and capture increased advertising revenue. Freestar was founded in 2015 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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