M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2020-12-14 |
| Target | Education Software Solutions |
| Sector | Software |
| Buyer(s) | Montagu |
| Sellers(s) | Capita |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 400M GBP |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| PE ASSETS | 11.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Montagu is an independent private equity firm focused on European management buyouts and growth capital transactions. The Firm seeks opportunities valued between €100 million and €1 billion. Sectors of interest include healthcare, medical products, financial services, software, IT, information services, and education. Montagu dates back to 1968 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 104 of 119 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 3 of 7 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 19 of 24 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 60 of 62 |
| Year: 2020 M&A | 5 of 5 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 10 of 32 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-14 |
ParentPay
Coventry, United Kingdom ParentPay delivers online payments, income management, parental engagement, and school catering solutions to over 18,000 schools and caterers across the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany. ParentPay was founded in 2002 and is based in Coventry, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-20 |
ITRS Group
London, United Kingdom ITRS Group is an international software vendor to the financial services sector, offering real-time monitoring and analytics software. The company provides solutions to transform masses of business and machine data into actionable insights, supporting better systems and business performance. ITRS serves more than 170 global clients, including 9 out of the top 10 investment banks, as well as exchanges and trading venues, hedge funds, and brokers and vendors. ITRS Group was founded in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Sector | Business Services |
| Employees | 34,500 |
| Revenue | 2.4B GBP (2024) |
Capita is a provider of business process services, driven by data, technology, and people. The Company delivers innovative, digitally enabled solutions to transform and simplify the connections between government and citizens, businesses and customers. Capita operates across two divisions – Capita Public Service and Capita Experience – in the UK, Europe, India, and South Africa. Capita was formed in 1984 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 9 of 21 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 8 of 20 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 8 of 20 |
| Year: 2020 M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-19 |
Eclipse Legal Systems
Bradford, United Kingdom Eclipse Legal Systems is a provider of case management, practice management, matter management, and process management software to clients range from household-name commercial organizations and heavyweight law firms, through to niche market operators and sole practitioners. Its Proclaim system is in use by over 25,000 professionals in a vast range of sectors, and is the only solution of its type to be Endorsed by the Law Society. Eclipse Legal Systems was formed in 1987 and is based in Bradford, United Kingdom. |
Sell | £57M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-21 |
AXELOS
London, United Kingdom AXELOS is a joint venture between Capita (51%) and Cabinet Office (49%), responsible for developing, enhancing, and promoting a number of best practice methodologies used by professionals working primarily in projects, programs, and portfolio management, and IT and digitally-enabled services. The methodologies, including ITIL, PRINCE2, and MSP are adopted by private, public, and voluntary sectors in more than 180 countries to improve employees’ skills, knowledge, and competence in order to make both individuals and organizations work more effectively. AXELOS was founded in 2014 and is based in London. |
Sell | £380M |
