M&A Deal Summary

Ebix Acquires Oakstone Publishing

On December 2, 2014, Ebix acquired publishing company Oakstone Publishing from BV Investment Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ebix’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Ebix’s 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ebix’s 1st transaction in Alabama.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-12-02
Target Oakstone Publishing
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Ebix
Sellers(s) BV Investment Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Oakstone Publishing

Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Oakstone Publishing (Birmingham, AL) is a publishing and information platform serving the medical and wellness industries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ebix

Johns Creek, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees10,030
Revenue 1.1B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Ebix's headquarters in Johns Creek, Georgia.
Entrance to Ebix's headquarters in Johns Creek, Georgia.

Ebix is a provider of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry. Ebix was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Johns Creek, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 32
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 17 of 26
State (Alabama) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 12 of 12
Year (2014) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-03 Vertex

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

Vertex is a provider of indirect tax software and solutions. The company delivers tax technology enabling global businesses to transact, comply, and grow with confidence. Vertex provides cloud-based and on-premise solutions that serve specific industries for every major line of indirect tax, including sales and consumer use, value-added, and payroll. Headquartered in North America, and with offices in South America and Europe, Vertex employs over 1,100 professionals and serves companies across the globe. Vertex was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-23 Wdev Soluções em Tecnologia S.A.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Wdev Soluções em Tecnologia S.A. is a software and services firm focused primarily on the insurance marketplace. WDEV provides technology and operational consulting, Straight through processing services, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products to the insurance industry. WDEV services include Business and IT Consulting, Migrations, Conversions, Integrations and Business Process Automation.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

BV Investment Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1983
PE ASSETS 2.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BV Investment Partners is a private equity firm partner with entrepreneurs and families to invest in sound businesses and provide them with significant strategic, operating, and analytical assistance to accelerate the growth of the company through organic initiatives and acquisitions. BV was formed in 1983 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 28
Sector (Publishing) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 16
State (Alabama) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 10 of 27
Year (2014) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-12 TriCore Solutions

Norwell, Massachusetts, United States

TriCore Solutions, the application management experts, provides a full suite of scalable and reliable managed application, cloud and infrastructure hosting, and consulting services to enterprise organizations. With 18 years of experience, the company delivers its services and the TriCore Trusted Promise to more than 275 enterprise-class companies worldwide to reduce costs, raise service levels, improve customer experience, increase business agility, and accelerate innovation, unlocking the business value from their IT investments. Our partners include industry leaders such as Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, AWS, and HP. TriCore Solutions is headquartered in Norwell, MA, with offices in India and throughout North America.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-18 Plasco ID

Miami, Florida, United States

Plasco, Inc. is an online lead generation and distribution business serving the identification and access control industry. Plasco sells identification products through its direct sales force, value-added distribution partners, and award-winning websites. Plasco, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Miami, Florida.

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