M&A Deal Summary

National Processing Acquires Financial Alliance Processing Services

On January 1, 1997, National Processing acquired financial services company Financial Alliance Processing Services from JMI Equity and Inverness Management

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is National Processing’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is National Processing’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is National Processing’s 1st transaction in Kentucky.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1997-01-01
Target Financial Alliance Processing Services
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) National Processing
Sellers(s) JMI Equity
Inverness Management
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Financial Alliance Processing Services

Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Financial Alliance Processing Services is a provider of credit and debit card processing to small merchants.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

National Processing

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Category Company
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

National Processing Company (NPC) is a provider of payment processing services. NPC is the provider of debit card and credit card acceptance in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to the small-to-medium merchant market. NPC provides a wide range of payment processing solutions, from point-of-sale credit card processing to e-commerce solutions.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Kentucky) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (1997) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

JMI Equity

La Jolla, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 7.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

JMI Equity is a private equity firm focused on investments in software, internet, business service, and healthcare IT. Targeted businesses typically help automate and optimize business and information technology processes. The Firm will consider investments at all stages of development, including early-stage companies, self-funded businesses requiring growth capital, and later stage businesses in need of buyout or recapitalization funding. JMI looks to commit at least $10 million per transaction. JMI Equity was formed in 1992 and maintains offices in San Diego and Baltimore.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 106
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 67
State (Kentucky) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 4 of 94
Year (1997) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-03-01 Prism Solutions

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Prism Solutions develops and supports data warehousing solutions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-09-29 Mission Critical Software

Houston, Texas, United States

Mission Critical Software, Inc. develops Windows NT-based products that improve security administration and reduce total cost of ownership for companies deploying NT systems.

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SELLER

Inverness Management

New Canaan, Connecticut, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 400M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Inverness Management is a private equity firm focused on providing funds for leveraged acquisitions, recapitalizations, and companies seeking additional capital. Inverness does not have an industry preference although prefers businesses with strong fundamentals but operating in out-of-favor sectors. The Firm's target transaction size is $50 to $200 million. Inverness Management is based in New Canaan, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
State (Kentucky) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 7
Year (1997) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-01-01 NOV

Houston, Texas, United States

NOV is a provider of equipment and components used in oil and gas drilling and production operations, oilfield services, and supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry. NOV was formed in 1862 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 Southwestern Life Holdings

Dallas, Texas, United States

Southwestern Life Holdings, Inc., an insurance holding company, through its subsidiaries, was engaged in marketing and underwriting various life, annuity, and accident and health insurance products to lower and middle-income markets throughout the United States.

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