M&A Deal Summary

BroadVision Acquires Interleaf

On January 31, 2000, BroadVision acquired software company Interleaf from Advent International for 851M USD

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

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2000-01-31
Target Interleaf
Sector Software
Buyer(s) BroadVision
Sellers(s) Advent International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 851M USD

Target

Interleaf

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Interleaf, Inc. is a enterprise software for content management and high-end publishing.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BroadVision

Redwood City, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Internet Software and Services
Revenue 5M USD (2018)
DESCRIPTION

BroadVision, Inc. provides e-business solutions that enable the enterprise and its employees, partners and customers to stay actively engaged, socially connected and universally organized to achieve greater business results. BroadVision solutions, include Vmoso for virtual, mobile, and social business collaboration and Clearvale for enterprise social networking. Both Vmoso and Clearvale are owned and being developed by BroadVision’s consolidated 19.9 percent-owned subsidiary, Vmoso, Inc. (VMSO), and are available globally in the cloud via the Web and mobile applications.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Advent International

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 76.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 220
Sector (Software) 1 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 81
State (Massachusetts) 7 of 16
Country (United States) 12 of 79
Year (2000) 1 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 20 of 52
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-12-01 Primacom AG

Mainz, Germany

Primacom AG germany's largest private cable network operator.Primacom operated a cable television network in Germany and the Netherlands.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-02-14 Long Distance International

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

LDI currently provides telecom services.

Sell -