Divestiture • Information Technology

Marlin Equity Partners Acquires Click Commerce Research and Healthcare Solutions

On May 8, 2009, private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners acquired information technology company Click Commerce Research and Healthcare Solutions from ITW

Acquisition Context
  • This is Marlin Equity Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Marlin Equity Partners’ 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Marlin Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in Oregon.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date May 8, 2009
Target Click Commerce Research and Healthcare Solutions
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Marlin Equity Partners
Sellers(s) ITW
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Click Commerce Research and Healthcare Solutions

Portland,, Oregon, United States
Click Commerce RHS is a provider of automated research administration and compliance software solutions to leading academic medical centers and research institutions in North America.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Marlin Equity Partners

Hermosa Beach, California, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 10.0B 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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 13 of 118
Sector: Information Technology 3 of 22
Type: Divestiture 1 of 24
State: Oregon 1 of 1
Country: United States 11 of 83
Year: 2009 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-03-10 MDeverywhere

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

MDeverywhere is a provider of physician revenue cycle management services. MDE provides next generation practice management and medical billing solutions to more than 2,500 physicians ranging from single doctor practices to large hospital-based physician networks. MDE?s software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering allows physician practices to enhance revenues by reducing billing costs, accelerating client payments and improving collections.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-07-09 Servigistics

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Servigistics, Inc. is an enterprise software solution provider for Service Lifecycle Management (SLM). Servigistics provides software solutions that enable companies to plan, manage and monitor their post-sale service business processes including service parts, field technician scheduling and routing, service knowledge and pricing management.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

ITW

Glenview, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1912
Sector Manufacturing
Employees44,000
Revenue 15.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Illinois Tool Works' corporate headquarters in Glenview, Illinois.
Entrance to Illinois Tool Works' corporate headquarters in Glenview, Illinois.

ITW is a manufacturer of a range of value-adding and short lead-time industrial products and equipment. ITW was founded in 1912 and is based in Glenview, Illinois.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 4 of 14
Sector: Information Technology 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 4 of 13
State: Oregon 1 of 1
Country: United States 3 of 12
Year: 2009 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-22 Opto Diode

Newbury Park, California, United States

Opto Diode Corp. designs and manufactures high quality standard and custom silicon (Si) photodiodes, LEDs, IR LEDs, and LED arrays, Ultraviolet (UV)/Extreme UV/Absolute X-Ray photodetectors, opto-electronic assemblies, and custom solutions for a variety of industrial, biomedical, scientific, and military/aerospace applications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-04 Hartness International

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Hartness International offers premier automation solutions for a wide variety of applications. We've assembled a team of leading robotic specialists from around the world to create innovative, vertically-integrated automation systems.

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