M&A Deal Summary

IMS Health Holdings Acquires AlphaImpactRx

On February 3, 2016, IMS Health Holdings acquired information technology company AlphaImpactRx from STG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IMS Health Holdings’ 5th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is IMS Health Holdings’ 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is IMS Health Holdings’ 5th transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-02-03
Target AlphaImpactRx
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) IMS Health Holdings
Sellers(s) STG
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

AlphaImpactRx

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States
AlphaImpactRx, Inc. is a provider of primary research-based insights, analytics and solutions to biopharmaceutical, consumer health and medical device companies.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

IMS Health Holdings

Danbury, Connecticut, United States

Category Company
Founded 1954
Sector Information Technology
Employees10,200
Revenue 2.9B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
IMS Health's corporate headquarters in Danbury, Connecticut.
IMS Health's corporate headquarters in Danbury, Connecticut.

IMS Health Holdings, Inc. is an information and technology services company providing clients in the healthcare industry with end-to-end solutions to measure and improve their performance. IMS Health was established in 1954 and is based in Danbury, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 19
Sector (Information Technology) 5 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 15 of 16
State (Pennsylvania) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 12 of 12
Year (2016) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-03 IASIST S.A.

Barcelona, Spain

IASIST S.A. is a healthcare benchmarking company serving customers in Spain, Portugal and Chile. Built upon knowledge from a highly specialized team and the largest clinical databases, IASIST offers health care providers, payers and the health industry the clinical and economic information required to improve quality and efficiency in their organizations and the services provided to their customers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-04 Dimensions Healthcare

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dimensions Healthcare LLC is a developer of healthcare informatics solutions that assist private and public sectors to offer higher-quality healthcare services by collecting and processing information that is used to decrease inefficiencies and reduce wasteful expenditures.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

STG

Menlo Park, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

STG is a private equity firm focused on making investments in software and services companies. STG looks to leverage operational expertise in helping its portfolio companies 'increase customer value' and grow. In addition to its focus within the software/services sectors, STG also has interest in healthcare, pharmaceuticals manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, retail, financial services, and communications. STG was formed in 2002 and is based in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 30
Sector (Information Technology) 6 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 14
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 20
Year (2016) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-14 Simmons Research

New York, New York, United States

Simmons Research is a provider of consumer measurement and analytical services to marketers, media brands and advertising agencies.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-28 Symphony Talent

New York, New York, United States

Symphony Talent is an omnichannel recruitment marketing and employer branding solution that creates meaningful, personalized employer-talent engagements that move candidates through the full marketing lifecycle, and enables employee engagement, retention, and advocacy. Symphony Talent is based in New York.

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