M&A Deal Summary

Hostopia.com Acquires Aplus.net

On July 9, 2009, Hostopia.com acquired internet software and services company Aplus.net from Catalyst Investors

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hostopia.com’s 2nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Hostopia.com’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Hostopia.com’s 1st transaction in Kansas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-07-09
Target Aplus.net
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Hostopia.com
Sellers(s) Catalyst Investors
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Aplus.net

Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Aplus.net is a provider of shared / dedicated hosting, domain registration and web design services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Hostopia.com

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees189
DESCRIPTION

Hostopia.com, Inc. is a provider of web services that enable small and medium-sized businesses to establish and maintain an Internet presence. Hostopia's customers are communication services providers, including telecommunication carriers, cable companies, internet service providers, domain registrars, and web hosting service providers.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2009) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-28 Luxmovera - Customer Assets

New Jersey, United States

Luxmovera - Customer Assets is a provider of hosting services.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Catalyst Investors

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 377M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Catalyst Investors is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in the media, communications and internet services industries. Specific areas of interest include, video and audio content and distribution, print and online publishing, out-of-home advertising, music publishing, wireless voice and data, wireless spectrum and other infrastructure, outsourced applications providers / software as a service (SAAS), subscription based services, and online advertising. Catalyst looks for the growth companies located in the US and Canada requiring $10 to $60 million in capital. Catalyst prefers businesses with 'high-margin economics', 'defensible market positions', and 'recurring revenues'. Catalyst was formed in 1999 and is based in New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 39
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 5 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 19
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 22 of 37
Year (2009) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-06-23 Oneida Broadband

New York, New York, United States

Oneida Broadband LLC acquires, builds, and operates broadband wireless access networks in the United States.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-10-07 BLI Messaging

Cranston, Rhode Island, United States

BLI Messaging offers email, voice, SMS and fax hosted messaging solutions to small and medium sized enterprises.

Buy -
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