M&A Deal Summary

Madison Dearborn Partners Acquires Unison

On July 12, 2022, private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners acquired software company Unison from The Carlyle Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Madison Dearborn Partners’ 6th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Madison Dearborn Partners’ 81st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Madison Dearborn Partners’ 3rd transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-07-12
Target Unison
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Madison Dearborn Partners
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) PwC Corporate Finance (Financial)
Latham & Watkins (Legal)

Target

Unison

Dulles, Virginia, United States
Unison is a provider of purpose-built procurement and contract management software solutions to U.S. federal government agencies and government contractors. All software development and support are done within the USA. For over 30 years, Unison has continually advanced software and insight solutions to help Federal programs efficiently achieve their missions. Unison was founded in 1983 and is based in Dulles, Virginia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Madison Dearborn Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 28.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) is a large private equity firm that targets buyouts of private or publicly held companies, divestitures of larger companies, recapitalizations of family-owned or closely-held companies, acquisition-oriented financings, and financings to fund internal growth. MDP's target investment size is $100 to $600 million in buyout oriented transactions and $100 to $400 million in growth capital commitments. Areas of interest include basic industries (natural resources, chemicals, energy and power, automotive, building products, food, metals and mining, refining, paper, packaging and forest products, and general manufacturing), as well as communications, consumer products/services, financial services, and healthcare. Madison Dearborn Partners was formed in 1992 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 95 of 99
Sector (Software) 6 of 6
Type (Secondary Buyout) 19 of 19
State (Virginia) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 81 of 85
Year (2022) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-23 BlueCat

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

BlueCat provides software-based Enterprise Domain Name System solutions that offer its customers management tools and security capabilities to manage their increasingly complex internal corporate networks. BlueCat's solutions result in improved network performance, enhanced network visibility, reduced network downtime and strengthened network security. BlueCat was founded in 2001 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-01 EVO

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

EVO is a payment technology and services provider that offers an array of innovative, reliable, and secure payment solutions to merchants across the globe EVO was founded in 1989 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sell $4.0B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 448 of 482
Sector (Software) 31 of 34
Type (Secondary Buyout) 104 of 117
State (Virginia) 18 of 18
Country (United States) 245 of 259
Year (2022) 10 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-28 Varmora

India

Varmora is a domestic tile and bathware company. The company manufactures and sells tiles, bathware and sanitaryware products under the Varmora brand name through its pan-India distribution network of retailers and exclusive brand outlets. Varmora was founded in 1994 and is based in Morbi, India.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-14 Service King Collision Repair Centers

Richardson, Texas, United States

Service King Collision Repair Centers is a regional multi-shop operator of collision repair facilities in the country, dedicated to offering customers an overall superior service experience. Service King Collision Repair Centers was founded in 1976 and is based in Richardson, Texas.

Sell -
Mergr

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Company

Legal