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Montagu Acquires Harvest

On August 27, 2024, private equity firm Montagu acquired software company Harvest from Five Arrows

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Montagu’s 6th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Montagu’s 21st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2024-08-27
Target Harvest
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Montagu
Sellers(s) Five Arrows
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Harvest

Paris, France
Harvest is a software editor and digital solutions creator for wealth management and finance professionals. Harvest was founded in 1989 and is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Montagu

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 11.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 115 of 116
Sector (Software) 6 of 7
Type (Secondary Buyout) 29 of 29
Country (France) 21 of 21
Year (2024) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-08-01 EPFR

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

EPFR’s Flows and Allocations data provides a unique view of the investor and fund manager sentiment across global markets, helping buy and sell-side institutions make informed decisions. EPFR was formed in 1995 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-06 Multifonds

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Multifonds is a provider of fund accounting and transfer agency software for top-tier asset managers, hedge funds, and third-party administrators worldwide. Multifonds was formed in 1995 and is based in Luxembourg.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Five Arrows

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 24.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Five Arrows Principal Investments is a mid-cap investor in Western European companies. Five Arrows can invest across the capital structure (equity, equity-linked, mezzanine, convertible debt) and generally focused on primary or secondary buyouts, growth financings, and balance sheet restructurings. The Group does not have any sector preferences, but typically looks for businesses with high barriers to entry and predictable earnings. Five Arrows can commit €30 to €400 million per investment. Five Arrows is a unit of Rothschild Bank. The Group has offices in Paris, Luxembourg, and London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 27
Sector (Software) 3 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 16 of 17
Country (France) 13 of 13
Year (2024) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-09 RIMES

New York, New York, United States

RIMES is a provider of managed data services and regulatory solutions for the buy side. RIMES is a pioneer provider of cloud-based technology that delivers highly customized financial data over the Internet. RIMES was founded in 1996 and is based in New York City.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-30 Intact

Lebring, Austria

Intact is a provider of cloud and on-premise software-as-a-service solutions for the audit and certification sector. Intact was founded in 2001 and is based in Lebring, Austria.

Buy -
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