M&A Deal Summary

Concord Communications Acquires Aprisma Management Technologies

On January 10, 2005, Concord Communications acquired information technology company Aprisma Management Technologies from The Gores Group for 93M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Concord Communications’ 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Concord Communications’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Concord Communications’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Concord Communications’ 1st transaction in New Hampshire.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-01-10
Target Aprisma Management Technologies
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Concord Communications
Sellers(s) The Gores Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 93M USD

Target

Aprisma Management Technologies

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
As the leader in Service Level IntelligenceTM solutions, Aprisma's SPECTRUM® software manages the health and performance of networks and the business services that rely on them.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Concord Communications

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Software
Employees443
DESCRIPTION

Concord Communications is a global provider of Business Service Management (BSM) software that reduces IT downtime, improves capacity planning, and optimizes service level management -- thereby enabling customers to increase revenue and productivity. Built on more than 100 technology patents, Concord's family of world-class solutions addresses the needs of enterprise customers across 17 vertical markets, managed service providers, and both wireless and wireline telecommunications carriers. These solutions enable organizations of all sizes to map IT services to business needs, measure the actual end-user experience, and manage voice or data applications, systems, and networks.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Gores Group

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
The Gores Group's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.
The Gores Group's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.

The Gores Group is a private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in mature and growing businesses. Gores considers investments across Europe and North America and typically seeks non-core assets of public corporations. While Gores is a generalist investor, the firm has a particular interest in technology, telecommunications, business services, and industrial companies. The Gores Group was formed in 1987 and has offices in Beverly Hills, California, and Boulder, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 66
Sector (Information Technology) 6 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 30
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 52
Year (2005) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-12-23 Anker BV

Berlin, Germany

Anker is a provider of integrated, end-to-end, electronic point of sale (EPoS) software, systems and services for retailers across Europe. The Company is headquartered near Manchester in the United Kingdom, and can trace its retailing roots back more than 100 years to Bielefeld, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-22 Wire One Communications

Westminster, Colorado, United States

Wire One Communications is a provider of high quality, reliable, end-to-end videoconferencing solutions that enable organizations to connect, collaborate and innovate. Wire One Communications is based in Westminster, Colorado.

Buy -