M&A Deal Summary

H.I.G. Private Equity Acquires Cleo

On June 9, 2021, private equity firm H.I.G. Private Equity acquired software company Cleo from Alpine Investors, Peterson Partners and Housatonic Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 9th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 192nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 12th transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-06-09
Target Cleo
Sector Software
Buyer(s) H.I.G. Private Equity
Sellers(s) Alpine Investors
Peterson Partners
Housatonic Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) UBS Investment Bank (Financial)
Kirkland & Ellis (Legal)

Target

Cleo

Rockford, Illinois, United States
Cleo is an ecosystem integration software company whose solutions simplify the movement and integration of critical B2B enterprise data, thereby enabling business agility and business flow visibility. The Cleo Integration Cloud (CIC) is a cloud-based platform that brings end-to-end integration visibility across API, EDI, and non-EDI integrations and gives technical and business users the confidence and capability to rapidly onboard trading partners, enable integration between applications, and accelerate revenue-generating business processes. Cleo was founded in 1976 and is based in Rockford, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

H.I.G. Private Equity

Miami, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HIG Private Equity is the private equity arm of HIG Capital. The Firm focuses on management buyouts, growth equity investments, and recapitalizations of mid-sized to large companies valued between $50 million and $1 billion. HIG will also consider industry consolidations, going-privates, and corporate divestitures. Sectors of interest include aerospace, building materials, business services, consumer products, distribution, healthcare, infrastructure, contracting, manufacturing, media, oil & gas services, IT, and transportation. HIG was formed in 1993 is based in Miami, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 291 of 383
Sector: Software M&A 9 of 12
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 41 of 72
State: Illinois M&A 12 of 18
Country: United States M&A 192 of 249
Year: 2021 M&A 18 of 34
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-26 Accounting Seed

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Accounting Seed is a rapidly growing cloud-based accounting and financial management software platform. Accounting Seed offers a robust and scalable enterprise-grade technology stack and enables its customers to fully pilot their organizations with one system of record and unified workflow from the sales lead through to the general ledger. Accounting Seed was founded in 2008 and is based in Columbia, Maryland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-21 Enseo

Plano, Texas, United States

Enseo is a provider of customer experience management technology in the U.S., offering solutions in hospitality, senior living, education, and healthcare. Enseo was founded in 2000 and is based in Plano, Texas.

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Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Alpine Investors

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 18.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Alpine Investors is a private investment firm that principally targets small to mid-sized, software and service company acquisitions in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Alpine looks for businesses with cash-flow of $1 to $50 million and will consider both control and non-control positions. Alpine prefers businesses with recurring revenues, identifiable growth opportunities, sustainable margins, and significant barriers to entry. Alpine Investors was established in 2001 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 25
Sector: Software M&A 5 of 7
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 10
State: Illinois M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 20 of 25
Year: 2021 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-23 Aspira

Dallas, Texas, United States

Aspira is a provider of cloud-based reservation and licensing technologies to public and private campgrounds as well as federal, state, provincial and government park and conservation agencies, conveniently connecting them with outdoor adventure seekers from around the world. Aspira was founded in 1984 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-19 Antelope

San Francisco, California, United States

Antelope is an omni-channel pet consumer platform focused on delivering high-quality, natural pet products via a buy-and-build strategy. Antelope is based in San Francisco, California.

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SELLER

Peterson Partners

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 350M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Peterson Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in lower middle-market growth companies located in the Western US. Peterson looks to commit between $5 and $25 million of equity in companies generating sales of at least $5 million. Sectors of interest include consumer products and services, business services, and manufacturing. Peterson Partners was formed in 1995 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 33
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 11 of 12
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 25 of 30
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-15 InMoment

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

InMoment is a cloud-based customer experience (CX) optimization platform. InMoment’s cloud-native XI Platform is engineered with data science at the core, and specifically architected to harness intelligence from across the entire experience ecosystem to deliver clear business value. InMoment was founded in 2002 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-13 My Hearing Centers

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

My Hearing Centers is a provider of hearing education and hearing care services. My Hearing Centers was established in 2010 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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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 41 of 44
Sector: Software M&A 3 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 14 of 14
State: Illinois M&A 3 of 4
Country: United States M&A 40 of 42
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-12 Working Solutions

Plano, Texas, United States

Working Solutions is a provider of customer sales and support services for enterprise contact centers. Working Solutions remote workforce includes sales, customer care, and technical experts. Working Solutions was founded in 1996 and is based in Plano, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-22 Veridic Solutions

Durant, Oklahoma, United States

Veridic Solutions is a cloud and digital transformation services company. Veridic Solutions manages and deploys a team of highly trained software engineers that provide planning, migration, DevOps, and managed services. Veridic Solutions was founded in 2016 and is based in Durant, Oklahoma.

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