M&A Deal Summary

H.I.G. Private Equity Acquires Quicken

On March 4, 2016, private equity firm H.I.G. Private Equity acquired software company Quicken from Intuit

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 3rd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 127th transaction in the United States.
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 15th transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Quicken was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-03-04
Target Quicken
Sector Software
Buyer(s) H.I.G. Private Equity
Sellers(s) Intuit
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Quicken

Menlo Park, California, United States
Quicken provides personal money management software. Quicken remains committed to helping individuals and families improve their financial lives. The Quicken product line includes solutions for Mac and Windows users, as well as a mobile app to give consumers anytime, anywhere access to their finances. Quicken was founded in 1983 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

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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 183 of 383
Sector: Software M&A 3 of 12
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 24 of 48
State: California M&A 15 of 30
Country: United States M&A 127 of 249
Year: 2016 M&A 3 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Salary.com is a provider of reliable information, software, and best practices for compensation professionals. The Company’s product offerings help employers find and analyze detailed, real-time, and accurate information about employee compensation, as well as providing a platform for managing their daily workflow. Salary.com was founded in 1999 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-17 Halex Istar

Conjunto Caiçara, Brazil

Halex Istar is a domestic manufacturer of injectable pharmaceutical in Brazil. Halex Istar broad portfolio ranges from products for electrolyte and energetic balance (sodium chloride, glucose and others) and antibiotics. The Company has over 2,000 customers and approximately 570 employees.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Intuit

Mountain View, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Software
Employees18,800
Revenue 16.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Intuit's corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Intuit's corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California.

Intuit is a provider of business and financial management solutions for small businesses, consumers and accounting professionals. The Company's flagship products and services help customers solve business and financial management problems, such as running a small business, paying bills, filing income taxes, or managing personal finances. ProSeries and Lacerte are Intuit’s tax preparation offerings for professional accountants. Intuit's products and services are available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, India and Singapore. Intuit was formed in 1983 and is based in Mountain View, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 12
Sector: Software M&A 4 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 7 of 10
State: California M&A 5 of 5
Country: United States M&A 9 of 12
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-15 Demandforce

San Francisco, California, United States

Demandforce’s software as a service, or SaaS, application is used by thousands of small businesses to automate marketing and customer communications, build and maintain a strong online reputation and raise their profile with local consumers.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-08 Quickbase

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Quickbase provides a cloud-based platform that empowers problem solvers to quickly turn ideas for better ways to work into apps that make their organizations more efficient. Quickbase was founded in 1999 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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