M&A Deal Summary

Altamont Capital Partners Acquires Amplity Health

On January 31, 2019, private equity firm Altamont Capital Partners acquired information services company Amplity Health from Publicis Groupe

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Altamont Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Altamont Capital Partners’ 30th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Altamont Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-01-31
Target Amplity Health
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Altamont Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Publicis Groupe
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Amplity Health

Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States
Amplity Health is a pharmaceutical contract commercial services organization which provides customized, live channel healthcare sales, service and clinical solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostics companies and offers these services through a range of brands including Publicis Touchpoint Solutions, PDI, Tardis Medical, Phrequency, and CustomPoint Recruiting. Amplity Health is based in Yardley, Pennsylvania.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Altamont Capital Partners

Palo Alto, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
PE ASSETS 4.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Altamont Capital is a private equity group focused on acquiring US-based middle-market companies. The Firm has a particular interest in companies undergoing a transition, either operational or strategic, in which Altamont believes it can help navigate. Altamont can invest up to $150 million of equity per transaction and looks for businesses with EBITDA up to $100 million. The Firm prefers control transactions and targets a range of transaction types, including corporate carve-outs, build-ups, take-privates, and founder transitions. Sectors of interest include business services, financial services, industrials, healthcare, consumer, retail, restaurants, franchising, and technology. Altamont Partners was formed in 2010 and is based in Palo Alto, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 49
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 6
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 30 of 43
Year (2019) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-05 Dakine

Hood River, Oregon, United States

Dakine is an outdoor sports and lifestyle brand offering backpacks, luggage, gloves and other technical accessories used by enthusiasts across multiple action sports segments such as ski/snowboarding, surfing, biking, and skating.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-01 Accelerant

Colchester, United Kingdom

Accelerant is an underwriting group that specializes in serving a carefully selected and managed network of Member MGAs in Europe and the UK. Accelerant has an established strategy and a powerful customer value proposition, executed by a proven management team, utilizing seasoned relationships to create and control an attractive insurance portfolio serving SMEs. Accelerant was founded in 2018 and is based in Colchester, United Kingdom.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Publicis Groupe

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 1926
Sector Marketing
Employees101,642
Revenue 14.8B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Publicis Groupe is a global advertising and communications firm. Publicis operates in approximately 200 cities located in 104 countries, on five continents. Its primary markets are the U.S., Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. Publicis Groupe was founded in 1926 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-20 Soft Computing

Paris, France

Soft Computing is a consulting and service provider of data sciences and digital technologies applied to marketing and customer experience. Soft Computing was founded in 1985 and is based in Paris, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-14 Epsilon Data Management

Irving, Texas, United States

Epsilon Data Management LLC is a relationship marketing company provides integrated marketing services to maximize the value, growth, and loyalty of clients' customer and prospect portfolio through core services including data analysis, multi-channel direct communications, and database marketing. Epsilon Data Management was founded in 1969 and is based in Irving, Texas.

Buy $4.4B