M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2008-08-05 |
| Target | Ex Libris Group |
| Sector | Software |
| Buyer(s) | Leeds Equity Partners |
| Sellers(s) | Francisco Partners |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| PE ASSETS | 4.8B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Leeds Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market companies operating in knowledge industries. Specific areas of interest include education (K-12, postsecondary, at-risk/special education, instruction materials, testing), training (corporate training, professional certification/continuing education, language training), and information/business services (b2b publishing, information databases/research, tradeshows/conferences, business process outsourcing, consulting, staffing, marketing). Leeds prefers investing in established companies that are leaders in their respective markets. Leeds Equity Partners was formed in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 9 of 43 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 4 of 8 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 3 of 9 |
| Country: Israel M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2008 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-02 |
Miller Heiman
Chicago, Illinois, United States Miller Heiman is a sales performance training and consulting firm, serving clients in over 35 countries and working with some of the most respected companies in the world. Miller Heiman was formed in 1960 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-10 |
Education Management
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Education Management Corp. is a provider of private post-secondary education. EDMC has provided career-oriented education for over 40 years has generated consistent revenue and profit growth for many years and is among the largest providers of private post-secondary education in North America based on student enrollment and revenue. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 45.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Francisco Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services. Specific areas of interest include semiconductors, capital equipment, electronics components, systems and manufacturing, IT services and business process outsourcing, communications, security and enterprise applications, and infrastructure software. Prospective investment situations include divisional buyouts, growth equity financings, acquisitions of private companies, sponsored mergers and acquisitions, and take-privates. Francisco Partners looks for opportunities where it can commit a minimum of $100 million per investment. Francisco Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 12 of 88 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 2 of 30 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 3 of 22 |
| Country: Israel M&A | 1 of 4 |
| Year: 2008 M&A | 3 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-28 |
Metrologic Instruments
Blackwood, New Jersey, United States Metrologic Instruments, Inc. is a supplier of choice for data capture and collection hardware and software. The company uses its expertise to design, manufacture and market sophisticated imaging and scanning solutions serving a variety of retail, commercial and industrial applications. Metrologic offers 1D and 2D bar code reading, optical character recognition and image lift capabilities and has been delivering innovative, quality products that are cost effective, reliable and supported by the highest level of personal service for nearly 40 years. |
Sell | $720M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-22 |
Aconex
Melbourne, Australia Aconex Ltd. is a vendor of on-demand document management, online project management, correspondence management, risk management, and web collaboration technology solutions to the construction and natural resources industries. Aconex was founded in 2000 and is based in Melbourne, Australia. |
Buy | - |
