M&A Deal Summary

Aclate Acquires Northplains

On December 20, 2018, Aclate acquired business services company Northplains from Accel-KKR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aclate’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Aclate’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Aclate’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-12-20
Target Northplains
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Aclate
Sellers(s) Accel-KKR
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Northplains

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
North Plains is a leader in managing the digital assets and publishing processes that create the vast majority of digital and print communications. By providing software and services that enable companies to shift from content management to digital supply chains and multichannel publishing processes, North Plains helps companies manage their brand, expand their rich media communications across multiple channels, and deliver higher quality content faster, at lower cost.

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Buyer

Aclate

Austin, Texas, United States
Category Company
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Aclate acquires companies that offer proven, mission-critical, business-to-business solutions. The Company takes advantage of shared support services to handle day-to-day operations, allowing it to focus on relationships instead of transactions.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Ontario) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Accel-KKR

Menlo Park, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 19.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Accel-KKR is a private equity firm that seeks control and growth-oriented investments in middle-market technology companies. The Firm targets investments in public and private companies with revenues ranging from $15 to $150 million. Accel-KKR pursues transactions across multiple segments of the technology industry, including software, hardware and internet technologies, and IT enabled services. Accel-KKR's first fund was created in 2000 by Accel Partners and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. to invest in technology assets and businesses that were outside of each firm's core focus. Accel-KKR is based in Menlo Park, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 54
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 16 of 29
State (Ontario) 2 of 2
Country (Canada) 2 of 2
Year (2018) 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-20 Cielo

Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States

Cielo is a pure-play recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) provider. Cielo offers customized solutions that help clients align talent strategies to business objectives. Cielo was founded in 2005 and is based in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-01 Cloud 9 Software

Roswell, Georgia, United States

Cloud 9 Software is a provider of cloud-based practice management systems for orthodontists, pediatric dentists, and dental/orthodontic service organizations. Cloud 9 Software was formed in 2009 and is based in Roswell, Georgia.

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