M&A Deal Summary

Five Arrows Acquires Juvare

On July 28, 2020, private equity firm Five Arrows acquired software company Juvare from Thomas H. Lee Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Five Arrows’ 5th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Five Arrows’ 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Five Arrows’ 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-07-28
Target Juvare
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Five Arrows
Sellers(s) Thomas H. Lee Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Baird (Financial)
Morris, Manning & Martin
Weil Gotshal & Manges (Legal)

Target

Juvare

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Juvare is a provider of critical incident management and emergency preparedness software. The company’s innovative solutions optimise information sharing and streamline data into a common operating picture and workflow, enabling government agencies, corporations, healthcare facilities, academic institutions and public health departments to prepare for and respond to critical events more effectively. Juvare is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Five Arrows

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 24.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Five Arrows Principal Investments is a mid-cap investor in Western European companies. Five Arrows can invest across the capital structure (equity, equity-linked, mezzanine, convertible debt) and generally focused on primary or secondary buyouts, growth financings, and balance sheet restructurings. The Group does not have any sector preferences, but typically looks for businesses with high barriers to entry and predictable earnings. Five Arrows can commit €30 to €400 million per investment. Five Arrows is a unit of Rothschild Bank. The Group has offices in Paris, Luxembourg, and London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 37 of 55
Sector (Software) 5 of 10
Type (Secondary Buyout) 20 of 33
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 9
Year (2020) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-02 Dominique Dutscher

Bernolsheim, France

Dominique Dutscher specialized in the distribution of consumables and laboratory equipment for research, biotechnologies, and health. The company has rapidly developed into expanding its catalog, multiplying its services, expanding distribution agreements with new manufacturers that have given it their confidence, by broadcasting new products on the market, paying particular attention to the quality of its service to its customers and to the respect of its commitments. Dominique Dutscher was formed in 1982 and is based in Bernolsheim, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-16 Texthelp

Antrim, United Kingdom

Texthelp is a global provider of literacy and numeracy assistive technologies to the education and corporate sectors. The company has an established and loyal customer base across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Australasia. It has supported 30 million students and employees with reading, writing, and numeracy as well as productivity challenges, including those with dyslexia or working in a second language. Texthelp is based in Antrim, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Thomas H. Lee Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1974
PE ASSETS 35.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) is a private equity firm that seeks buyout, expansion, consolidation, distressed, and recapitalization investments across various industries. Sectors of interest include business and information services, consumer products/retail, financial services, healthcare, industrial, and media/communications. THL looks to invest $100 to $400 million in companies valued up to $2.5 billion. THL was formed in 1974 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 48 of 54
Sector (Software) 4 of 6
Type (Secondary Buyout) 10 of 12
State (Georgia) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 40 of 45
Year (2020) 6 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-16 Careforth

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Careforth is a tech-enabled health services company transforming care management in the home. The Company introduced Caregiver Homes, a unique in-home care model that empowers and compensates family members as they care for loved ones with chronic conditions otherwise eligible for skilled nursing care. Careforth is currently in development of Vela, its next-generation technology platform that will allow caregivers to collaborate with care teams and health care professionals while navigating a broad network of resources and information. Careforth was formed in 2000 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-09 Alfresco Software

Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

Alfresco Software, Inc. is an enterprise open-source software company focused on making business flow quickly, seamlessly, and intelligently, by driving the convergence of enterprise content management and business process management. Alfresco Software was founded in 2005 and is based in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

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