M&A Deal Summary

Lone View Capital Acquires SmartLinx

On July 24, 2023, private equity firm Lone View Capital acquired software company SmartLinx from Marlin Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lone View Capital’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Lone View Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lone View Capital’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-07-24
Target SmartLinx
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Lone View Capital
Sellers(s) Marlin Equity Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Baird (Financial)

Target

SmartLinx

Iselin, New Jersey, United States
SmartLinx is a provider of workforce management solutions for skilled nursing, senior living, and post-acute care providers. The company is designed to empower facility owners and caregivers to meet today's standard of work. From scheduling, time and attendance, and payroll, to compliance, human resources, and business insights, it provides the tools needed to plan and adapt to evolving workforce needs. SmartLinx was founded in 2000 and is based in Iselin, New Jersey.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lone View Capital


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2022
PE ASSETS 1.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Lone View Capital is a growth-oriented private equity firm investing across the technology ecosystem. The Firm partners with management teams to build, transform, and grow recurring?revenue technology businesses through operational and strategic support. Lone View focuses on mission-critical software and information?services platforms. Lone View Capital was founded in 2022 and is headquartered in Los?Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 4
Year: 2023 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-09 Trend Health Partners

Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States

Trend Health Partners is an independent healthcare payment integrity company. Through a suite of technology-enabled credit balance management and payment accuracy solutions, TREND facilitates collaboration between providers and payers for mutual benefit, striving to eliminate waste, reduce costs, and enhance healthcare access. Trend Health Partners was founded in 2018 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-12 CargoSprint

Peachtree City, Georgia, United States

CargoSprint provides services to cargo industry through, Its flagship products, SprintPay and SprintPass, streamline payment processing and optimize cargo logistics from planning to delivery. CargoSprint was founded in 2012 and is based in Peachtree City, Georgia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Marlin Equity Partners

Hermosa Beach, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 8.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Marlin Equity's headquarters in Hermosa Beach, California.
Marlin Equity's headquarters in Hermosa Beach, California.

Marlin Equity Partners is a private investment firm focused on acquiring distressed businesses with sales of $10 million to $2 billion. Marlin has a special interest in non-core or underperforming divisions of larger corporations, as well as companies facing some sort of financial, operational or market-related transition. Marlin is a generalist investor and will consider opportunities in technology (software, IT, payment systems, hardware, communications, internet), healthcare, consumer (apparel, retail, consumer products, food/beverage), services (business, financial, consumer, education), manufacturing (automotive, industrial, metals, plastics), aerospace, defense, and media. Marlin prefers businesses with scalable business models, strong installed customer bases, defensible market positions, and barriers to entry. Marlin Equity Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in Hermosa Beach, California with an additional office in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 56 of 65
Sector: Software M&A 23 of 25
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 10 of 12
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 41 of 48
Year: 2023 M&A 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-12 LineLeader

Irving, Texas, United States

LineLeader offers childcare center owners and directors a comprehensive, web-based customer relationship and marketing automation system specifically designed for the childcare industry. LineLeader was founded in 2009 and is based in Irving, Texas.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-08-09 Meltwater

San Francisco, California, United States

Meltwater is a provider of online intelligence solutions. Meltwater helps companies make better, more informed decisions based on insights from the outside. More than 25,000 companies use the Meltwater media intelligence platform to stay on top of billions of online conversations, extract relevant insights, and use them to strategically manage their brand and stay ahead of their competition. Meltwater was founded in 2001 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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