M&A Deal Summary

Lawson Software Acquires Healthvision

On January 7, 2010, Lawson Software acquired software company Healthvision from Battery Ventures for 160M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lawson Software’s 3rd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Lawson Software’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Lawson Software’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lawson Software’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-01-07
Target Healthvision
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Lawson Software
Sellers(s) Battery Ventures
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 160M USD

Target

Healthvision

Dallas, Texas, United States
Healthvision is a provider of healthcare specific software and services. The company provides innovative, cost-effective solutions enabling vital access to healthcare information anytime and anywhere improving clinical and financial outcomes. Healthvision solutions, powered by Cloverleaf Integration Suite, are at work in thousands of facilities around the globe, including 40 percent of all large Integrated Delivery Networks, and 33 percent of U.S. hospitals.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lawson Software

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION
Lawson Software headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Lawson Software headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Lawson Software is a provider of enterprise software solutions targeting specific services industries. Lawson's comprehensive and customizable software solutions include financials, human resources, procurement, distribution, customer relationship management, services automation systems and analytics.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Software M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-17 Freeborders- Product Lifecycle Management Software Division

United States

The best-of-breed PLM solution developed by Freeborders is well-tested and proven in the fashion industry. The company serves 79 PLM customers in the U.S., Europe and Asia. PLM helps fashion manufacturing companies more quickly source the materials they need to move a product from design to production. By adding PLM capabilities to its portfolio of enterprise software offerings, Lawson can now help companies establish processes that will enable them to cut the lead time from product concept to production to actual delivery to the retail store shelf.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Battery Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1983
PE ASSETS 13.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Battery Ventures is a private investment firm focused on opportunities in the technology and related-sectors. Battery will invest at all company stages, from seed and early-stage capital situations to leveraged buyouts, PIPEs, spin outs, rollups and take-privates of established companies. Battery's private equity group focuses on investments in companies with revenue of $5 to $200 million and EBITDA up to $25 million. Battery can commit up to $100 million in equity per transaction. Specific areas of interest include software; IT services and outsourcing; communications components, systems, and services; and financial services and tech-enabled businesses. Battery will consider investments throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Battery Ventures was formed in 1983 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 67
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 21
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 35
State: Texas M&A 2 of 9
Country: United States M&A 6 of 52
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 15 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-01 Durham Geo-Enterprises

Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States

Durham Geo-Enterprises is a provider of materials testing instrumentation in the construction, geotechnical and geophysical markets. Durham Geo-Enterprises was founded in 1958 and is based in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-02 Nova Instruments

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Nova Instruments serves the global test and measurement market through a portfolio of companies that provide instrumentation and solution sets for analysis, calibration, control, measurement and monitoring in various applications. Nova Instruments was founded in 2010 and is based in Woburn, Massachusetts.

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