M&A Deal Summary

Enghouse Systems Acquires The Mettoni Group

On April 1, 2010, Enghouse Systems acquired software company The Mettoni Group from ScaleUp Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Enghouse Systems’ 5th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Enghouse Systems’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Enghouse Systems’ 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-04-01
Target The Mettoni Group
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Enghouse Systems
Sellers(s) ScaleUp Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

The Mettoni Group

Durham, North Carolina, United States
The Mettoni Group is a developer of software applications for enhancing the performance and functionality of telephony PBX switches and the latest generation of IP telephony technologies.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Enghouse Systems

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Software
Employees1,729
Revenue 454M CAD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Enghouse Systems' corporate headquarters in Markham, Ontario.
Enghouse Systems' corporate headquarters in Markham, Ontario.

Enghouse Systems is a developer of software products for Automated Mapping/Facilities Management/Geographic Information Systems ('AM/FM/GIS') for the telecommunications and utilities industries. Enghouse Systems was founded in 1984 and is based in Markham, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 50
Sector (Software) 5 of 32
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 45
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 18
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-02 Pulse Voice

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Pulse Voice Inc. is a provider of communication solutions in the North American enterprise market. Its Contact Center Division has provided innovative solutions to over 200 customers including Fortune 500 companies and various governments. It also provides a software as a service (SaaS) capability to its customers.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-09 CosmoCom

Melville, New York, United States

CosmoCom, Inc. is a provider of all-IP, universal access contact center platforms.

Buy $20M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ScaleUp Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 200M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ScaleUp Capital (formerly Root Capital) is a private equity firm that invests in technology, support services, and media businesses throughout the UK. Root Capital will consider in a variety of companies, including growth businesses, listed companies, non-core divestitures, and turnarounds. The Firm looks to invests £0.5 - £6 million in companies generating revenues of £1 - £20 million. Areas of interest include software/hardware vendors, IT outsourcing/managed services, telecommunications, hosting, IT consulting/systems integration, finance/administration, human resource, call centers, marketing services, logistics services, information services, on-line services, publishing and conferences services. ScaleUp Capital was formed in 2003 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 5
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-01 Alter Technology Group

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Alter Technology Group is a quality driven company providing procurement, engineering and test services for E.E.E. (Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical) components and electronic systems, within the space and harsh environment markets, where failure is not an option.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-13 Alter Technology Group

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Alter Technology Group is a quality driven company providing procurement, engineering and test services for E.E.E. (Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical) components and electronic systems, within the space and harsh environment markets, where failure is not an option.

Sell -