M&A Deal Summary

Novalpina Capital Acquires NSO Group

On February 14, 2019, private equity firm Novalpina Capital acquired information technology company NSO Group from Francisco Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Novalpina Capital’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Novalpina Capital’s 1st transaction in Israel.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-02-14
Target NSO Group
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Novalpina Capital
Sellers(s) Francisco Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

NSO Group

Herzliya, Israel
NSO Group develops technology that helps government intelligence and law enforcement agencies prevent and investigate terrorism and crime to save lives. NSO Group was founded in 2010 and is based in Herzliya, Israel.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Novalpina Capital is an independent European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies. Novalpina Capital was established in 2017 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Israel M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-11 Laboratoire X.O

Saint-Cloud, France

Laboratoire X.O is a pharmaceutical company offering drugs, medical devices, and cosmetic products. Laboratoire X.O was founded in 2015 and is based in Saint-Cloud, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Francisco Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 45.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION
Francisco Partners' headquarters in San Francisco, California.
Francisco Partners' headquarters in San Francisco, California.

Francisco Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services. Specific areas of interest include semiconductors, capital equipment, electronics components, systems and manufacturing, IT services and business process outsourcing, communications, security and enterprise applications, and infrastructure software. Prospective investment situations include divisional buyouts, growth equity financings, acquisitions of private companies, sponsored mergers and acquisitions, and take-privates. Francisco Partners looks for opportunities where it can commit a minimum of $100 million per investment. Francisco Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 54 of 88
Sector: Information Technology M&A 7 of 17
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 13 of 22
Country: Israel M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-11 Capsule Technologies

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Capsule Technologies, Inc. is a provider of medical device connectivity solutions for hospitals. Capsule integrates with clinical information systems to capture more data, reduce manual efforts and cost, and improve patient care. Capsule Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Andover, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-20 Civitas Learning

Austin, Texas, United States

Civitas Learning is a developer of analytics Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) software. Civitas Learning is a student success intelligence platform leveraging each institution’s unique data to find and distribute the clearest path to improved higher education outcomes. Through their leading-edge technology, design thinking, and data science to achieve goal to help a million more students. Today, Civitas Learning is a strategic partner to more than 350 colleges and universities, serving nearly 8 million students. Civitas Learning was founded in 2011 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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