Divestiture • Information Technology

ECI Partners Acquires ClarityBlue

On July 1, 2003, private equity firm ECI Partners acquired information technology company ClarityBlue from Sand Technology for 10M GBP

Acquisition Context
  • This is ECI Partners’ 5th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is ECI Partners’ 11th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ECI Partners’ 18th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • ClarityBlue was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2006 for 85M GBP.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date July 1, 2003
Target ClarityBlue
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) ECI Partners
Sellers(s) Sand Technology
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 10M GBP

Target Company

ClarityBlue

Luton, United Kingdom
ClarityBlue Ltd. is a provider of customer intelligence consulting and systems integration business.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

ECI Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 2.0B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ECI Partners is a private equity firm focused on the smaller middle-market company that invests in growing businesses valued up to £300m. ECI looks for UK businesses or businesses with a substantial presence in the UK. Funds are generally used to support expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts, buy-ins, turnarounds, and refinancing. Target sectors include IT services, support services, Insurance, and SME services. ECI will not invest in early-stage companies. ECI Partners was formed in 1976 and has offices in London, Manchester, and New York.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 18 of 78
Sector: Information Technology 5 of 11
Type: Divestiture 3 of 7
Country: United Kingdom 18 of 73
Year: 2003 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-06-20 Hoseasons Group

Suffolk, United Kingdom

Hoseasons Group Ltd. is an independent self-catering holiday agency in the UK, offering country cottages, holiday lodges and parks, and boating holidays throughout the UK and Ireland. It also offers a growing range of self-catering products to customers wishing to take holidays in Europe.

Sell £40M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-03-15 Nuaire

Caerphilly, United Kingdom

Nuaire is a manufacturer and distributor of ventilation systems for the commercial, residential and OEM markets.

Buy -

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Sand Technology

Westmount, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Sand Technology, Inc. provides Information technology services.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Information Technology 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom 1 of 1
Year: 2003 1 of 1