M&A Deal Summary

BravoSolution Acquires Verticalnet

On January 25, 2008, BravoSolution acquired software company Verticalnet from Element Partners for 60M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BravoSolution’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is BravoSolution’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is BravoSolution’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is BravoSolution’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-25
Target Verticalnet
Sector Software
Buyer(s) BravoSolution
Sellers(s) Element Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 60M USD

Target

Verticalnet

Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States
Verticalnet, Inc. is a provider of supply management software and services such as program management, spend analysis, eSourcing, contract management, and supplier performance management.

Search 200,500 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try For Free 7-Day Free Trial

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BravoSolution

Milan, Italy
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

BravoSolution SpA is a provider of supply management technology software and services for procurement and sourcing applications. BravoSolution was founded in 2000 and is based in Milan, Italy.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-08 Puridiom

Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, United States

Puridiom is a privately-held on-demand procurement and AP solutions company.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Element Partners

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Element Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on late-stage investments in alternative energy and clean technology companies. Target businesses are at or near profitability with experienced management. Sectors of interest include energy/power, water/environmental controls, chemicals/advanced materials, and manufacturing/industrial. Element Partners was formed in the year 2005 and is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 25
Sector (Software) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 16
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 5
Country (United States) 8 of 22
Year (2008) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-24 PPT Research

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

PPT has developed abrasive slurries with dramatic performance improvements and cost reductions over conventional abrasive slurries. The slurries are used predominantly in the photovoltaic and semiconductor industries, but also in the automotive, ceramics, and metal finishing industries. PPT?s slurries can be effectively and economically recycled after use back to near original slurry specifications using proprietary recycling equipment, giving the PPT system a major environmental and economical advantage over existing solutions.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-04 Seven Seas Water

Tampa, Florida, United States

Seven Seas Water offers Water-as-a-Service(WaaS) solutions by providing outsourced water treatment and wastewater treatment and reuse solutions for governmental, municipal, industrial, property developer and hospitality customers. Seven Seas Water was founded in 1996 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

Buy -
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal