M&A Deal Summary

Guidance Software Acquires CaseCentral

On February 7, 2012, Guidance Software acquired software company CaseCentral from Housatonic Partners for 17M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Guidance Software’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Guidance Software’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Guidance Software’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Guidance Software’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-02-07
Target CaseCentral
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Guidance Software
Sellers(s) Housatonic Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 17M USD

Target

CaseCentral

San Francisco, California, United States
CaseCentral is a provider of cloud-based eDiscovery software for corporations and law firms to simplify and take control of electronic discovery (eDiscovery) in response to litigation, regulatory inquiries and internal investigations. CaseCentral enables repeatable, defensible and measurable business processes that significantly reduce eDiscovery risk, cost and time.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Guidance Software

Pasadena, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Software
Employees420
Revenue 111M USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION

Guidance Software, Inc. is a developer of EnCase technology software platform for digital investigations and endpoint data security. Guidance Software was founded in 1997 and is based in Pasadena, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-10 Tableau

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

Tableau, LLC is a developer and manufacturer of computer forensic hardware.

Buy $12M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Housatonic Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Housatonic Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in growing, profitable companies with a preference for businesses generating recurring revenues. Target sectors include services, media, and communications. Housatonic looks to commit $10 to $30 million per transaction to support buyouts and recapitalizations. Prospective companies generally have high gross margins and moderate capital intensity. Housatonic was formed in 1994 and has offices in Boston, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 44
Sector (Software) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 20
State (California) 8 of 10
Country (United States) 27 of 42
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-20 HealthWyse

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States

HealthWyse LLC is a provider of clinical and financial software solutions for home care, hospice and private duty agencies. Delivered through a hosted data center with end-to-end managed services, the company‘s fully integrated services and software offerings include a Point of Care, Clinical Management and Billing solution customized to meet the needs of various agencies.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-15 QMC Telecom

San Juan, Puerto Rico

QMC Telecom is a wireless telecommunications infrastructure company, QMC TELECOM delivers mobile connectivity with a partnership mentality. QMC Telecom design, build, own and operate Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), cell towers, rooftops, and small cells that enhance mobile connectivity. QMC Telecom was founded in 2008 and is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Buy -
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