M&A Deal Summary

Bouygues Telecom SA Acquires Avesta Technologies

On May 25, 2000, Bouygues Telecom SA acquired information technology company Avesta Technologies from Trident Capital and FTV Capital for 415M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bouygues Telecom SA’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Bouygues Telecom SA’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bouygues Telecom SA’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bouygues Telecom SA’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-05-25
Target Avesta Technologies
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Bouygues Telecom SA
Sellers(s) Trident Capital
FTV Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 415M USD

Target

Avesta Technologies

New York, New York, United States
Avesta Technologies, Inc. is a develops comprehensive monitoring and management systems for enterprise-scale IT environments which help prevent intranet and Internet down-time.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bouygues Telecom SA

Paris, France
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

Bouygues Telecom is a leader in mobile telephony, with a service area covering 97% of the population of France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-21 Nerim

Paris, France

Nerim is a telecom operator providing Internet, hosting and telecom services for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in France. Nerim was founded in 1999 and is based in Paris, France.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Trident Capital

San Mateo, California, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 1.9B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Trident Capital was a venture capital firm focused on investments at all company stages, from early and expansion stage investments to buyouts and recapitalizations. Trident focused on investments in tech-enabled sectors, including enterprise software/services, outsourcing and payments, healthcare software/services, internet/consumer, and energy/clean tech. In 2015, Trident ceased investing and the Firm's employees split to form Sunstone Partners, a growth equity firm, and Trident Capital Cybersecurity, a venture firm focused on the cyber security sector.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 86
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 24
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 63
State (New York) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 10 of 81
Year (2000) 3 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 21
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-04-03 REZsolutions

Dallas, Texas, United States

REZsolutions Inc., the worldwide leader in technology and marketing solutions for the hospitality industry, announced the release of the 1999 Marketing Planning Guide, an updated and expanded products and services guide.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-06-29 Add2Phone

Helsinki, Finland

Add2Phone is Europe's leading technology company in the mobile marketing and mCRM applications market.

Buy -
SELLER

FTV Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 6.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

FTV Capital is a multi-stage private equity firm focused on providing capital to high-growth companies. FTV generally seeks to invest in software, business services, and financial services companies which enable financial institutions to expand and to operate more efficiently. Investment proceeds are typically used to fund rapid organic growth, provide shareholder liquidity, pursue add-on acquisitions, or acquire divestitures. FTV prefers to act as the lead or control investor and targets equity commitments of $10 to $85 million per transaction. FTV Capital was established in 1998 and was formerly known as FTVentures. FTV Capital is based in San Francisco with an additional office in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 61
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 38
State (New York) 1 of 8
Country (United States) 2 of 54
Year (2000) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-01-01 Corillian Corp

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Develops solutions for financial institutions to offer customers online banking, electronic bill presentment and payment, and small business banking applications via the Internet.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-06-15 E-Loan

Rosemont, Illinois, United States

Provides credit products and services such as mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and small business loans over the Internet.

Buy -
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