M&A Deal Summary

Francisco Partners Acquires WebTrends

On March 28, 2005, private equity firm Francisco Partners acquired information technology company WebTrends from NetIQ for 94M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Francisco Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Francisco Partners’ 26th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Francisco Partners’ 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Francisco Partners’ 1st transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-03-28
Target WebTrends
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Francisco Partners
Sellers(s) NetIQ
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 94M USD

Target

WebTrends

Portland, Oregon, United States
WebTrends is a provider of web analytics, software and solutions. WebTrends' customers consist of thousands of organizations worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 500, which rely on WebTrends daily to measure and optimize their results. WebTrends is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Francisco Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 45.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION
Francisco Partners' headquarters in San Francisco, California.
Francisco Partners' headquarters in San Francisco, California.

Francisco Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services. Specific areas of interest include semiconductors, capital equipment, electronics components, systems and manufacturing, IT services and business process outsourcing, communications, security and enterprise applications, and infrastructure software. Prospective investment situations include divisional buyouts, growth equity financings, acquisitions of private companies, sponsored mergers and acquisitions, and take-privates. Francisco Partners looks for opportunities where it can commit a minimum of $100 million per investment. Francisco Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 149
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 26
Type (Divestiture) 7 of 32
State (Oregon) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 11 of 124
Year (2005) 1 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 26 of 29
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-10-01 C-MAC Aerospace

Amersham, United Kingdom

C-MAC Aerospace dba C-MAC MicroTechnology is a leader in the design, manufacturing, and testing of high-performance, high-reliability ("HiRel") microcircuits and frequency control products. C-MAC is a qualified and recognized supplier in the industrial, communications, automotive, medical, and aerospace industries and is ideally positioned, through its products and technology service offering, to benefit from the organic growth and outsourcing trends across its global footprint. C-MAC is headquartered Amersham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-04-18 Attachmate

Seattle, Washington, United States

Attachmate Corp. is a provider of advanced software for terminal emulation, legacy modernization, managed file transfer and enterprise fraud management.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

NetIQ

Houston, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Information Technology
Employees1,006
DESCRIPTION

NetIQ is a provider of integrated systems and security management solutions that empower IT organizations with the knowledge and ability necessary to assure IT service.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-05-12 Mission Critical Software

Houston, Texas, United States

Mission Critical Software, Inc. develops Windows NT-based products that improve security administration and reduce total cost of ownership for companies deploying NT systems.

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