M&A Deal Summary

Bain Capital Private Equity Acquires Guidehouse

On November 6, 2023, private equity firm Bain Capital Private Equity acquired business services company Guidehouse from Veritas Capital for 5.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 14th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 11th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 117th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-11-06
Target Guidehouse
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Bain Capital Private Equity
Sellers(s) Veritas Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 5.3B USD
Advisor(s) Guggenheim Securities
Jefferies
Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Milbank
Covington & Burling (Legal)

Target

Guidehouse

McLean, Virginia, United States
Guidehouse is a global provider of consulting services to the public and commercial markets with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. The Company helps clients address their toughest challenges with a focus on markets and clients facing transformational change, technology-driven innovation and significant regulatory pressure. Guidehouse was founded in 2018 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

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Buyer

Bain Capital Private Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 44.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bain Capital Private Equity (BCPE), is the private equity investment arm of alternative asset management firm, Bain Capital. BCPE targets leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions in a wide variety of industries including information technology, communications, media, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, retail/consumer, and financial services. Bain Capital is based in Boston with additional offices in New York, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Munich.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 225 of 236
Sector (Business Services) 14 of 16
Type (Secondary Buyout) 62 of 65
State (Virginia) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 117 of 124
Year (2023) 6 of 9
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 72
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-19 Sunac China Holdings

Beijing, China

Sunac China Holdings is an integrated residential and commercial property developer. Sunac is engaged in project developments in the Bohai-rim, South Jiangsu and Chengdu-Chongqing regions, which are currently in different phases and has covered a diverse range of property types, such as high-rise and mid-rise residences, detached villas, retail properties, offices and parking spaces. Sunac China Holdings was founded in 2003 and is based in Beijing, China.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-08 Out-sourcing

Tokyo, Japan

Out-sourcing is a provider of outsourcing services, general worker dispatching and employment placement business. Out-sourcing was founded in 1997 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Buy $1.5B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Veritas Capital

New York, New York, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 40.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Veritas Capital is a private equity investment firm that targets investments in defense, aerospace, government services, media/telecommunications, consumer products, and specialty manufacturing companies. Veritas generally partners with management when pursuing investments. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, growth capital investments, and leveraged recapitalizations. Veritas Capital was established in 1992 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 27
Sector (Business Services) 4 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 9 of 9
State (Virginia) 9 of 9
Country (United States) 26 of 27
Year (2023) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-10 Syneos Health

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

Syneos Health is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. Syneos Health translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Syneos Health was founded in 2010 and is based in Morrisville, North Carolina.

Buy $7.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-17 OnSolve

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

OnSolve delivers critical event management capabilities backed by unmatched industry expertise, which keeps our customers safe, informed, assured, and productive during a crisis. As a critical event management provider for enterprises, SMB organizations, and government entities, OnSolve provides a SaaS-based global platform that delivers risk intelligence, critical communications, incident management, and centralized control to help organizations mitigate risk and strengthen organizational resilience. OnSolve is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.

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