M&A Deal Summary

Dassault Systemes Acquires Gemcom Software International

On April 25, 2012, Dassault Systemes acquired software company Gemcom Software International from JMI Equity and The Carlyle Group for 360M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Dassault Systemes’ 14th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Dassault Systemes’ 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Dassault Systemes’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Dassault Systemes’ 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-04-25
Target Gemcom Software International
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Dassault Systemes
Sellers(s) JMI Equity
The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 360M USD
Advisor(s) Blake, Cassels & Graydon (Legal)

Target

Gemcom Software International

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Gemcom Software International, Inc. is a global supplier of specialized mining productivity solutions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Dassault Systemes

Velizy-Villacoublay, France

Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Software
Employees26,000
Revenue 6.2B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Dassault Systemes' campus in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Entrance to Dassault Systemes' campus in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Dassault Systemes is a provider of technical design software that produces 3D design software and product lifecycle management solutions. Dassault Systemes was founded in 1981 and is based in Velizy-Villacoublay, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 40
Sector: Software M&A 14 of 32
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 18 of 34
State: British Columbia M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-09 Netvibes

London, United Kingdom

Netvibes Ltd. a company that allows people and brands to create personalized RSS and social media feed dashboards.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-01 NuoDB

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

NuoDB, Inc. provides a cloud-native distributed SQL database that capitalizes on the competitive advantages of the cloud, with on-demand scalability, continuous availability, and transactional consistency, and is built for mission-critical applications. NuoDB was founded in 2010 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

JMI Equity

La Jolla, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 7.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

JMI Equity is a private equity firm focused on investments in software, internet, business service, and healthcare IT. Targeted businesses typically help automate and optimize business and information technology processes. The Firm will consider investments at all stages of development, including early-stage companies, self-funded businesses requiring growth capital, and later stage businesses in need of buyout or recapitalization funding. JMI looks to commit at least $25 million per transaction. JMI Equity was formed in 1992 and maintains offices in San Diego and Baltimore.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 52 of 107
Sector: Software M&A 34 of 55
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 38 of 68
State: British Columbia M&A 2 of 2
Country: Canada M&A 3 of 8
Year: 2012 M&A 4 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 16 of 34
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-07 Vocus

Beltsville, Maryland, United States

Vocus, Inc. is a provider of cloud marketing software that enables businesses to attract, engage and retain customers.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-07 TC3 Health

Irvine, California, United States

TC3 Health, Inc. is a provider of cost containment solutions, including payment integrity analytics, clinical code editing and out-of-network claims cost management to payers and claims administrators.

Sell -
SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 199 of 490
Sector: Software M&A 15 of 35
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 96 of 203
State: British Columbia M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 2 of 5
Year: 2012 M&A 10 of 29
Size (of disclosed) 70 of 138
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-02 Service King Collision Repair Centers

Richardson, Texas, United States

Service King Collision Repair Centers is a regional multi-shop operator of collision repair facilities in the country, dedicated to offering customers an overall superior service experience. Service King Collision Repair Centers was founded in 1976 and is based in Richardson, Texas.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-13 Three Rivers Operating Co.

Austin, Texas, United States

Three Rivers Operating Company LLC is an oil and gas exploration and acquisition/exploitation company with a focus in the Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico.

Sell $1.0B