M&A Deal Summary

OMERS Private Equity Acquires Inmar

On April 4, 2017, private equity firm OMERS Private Equity acquired information technology company Inmar from ABRY Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is OMERS Private Equity’s 3rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is OMERS Private Equity’s 17th transaction in the United States.
  • This is OMERS Private Equity’s 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-04-04
Target Inmar
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) OMERS Private Equity
Sellers(s) ABRY Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Wells Fargo Securities (Financial)
Kirkland & Ellis (Legal)

Target

Inmar

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Inmar operates intelligent commerce networks, connecting offline and online transactions in real time for retailers, manufacturers and trading partners across multiple industries. In addition, Inmar’s platforms generate meaningful data and enable the Company to provide clients with actionable analytics and insights to meet the evolving needs of shoppers, patients and businesses. Inmar was founded in 1980 and is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

OMERS Private Equity

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 19.8B CAD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

OMERS Private Equity, Inc. is the private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System. OMERS invests in buyout, venture, and mezzanine funds as well as makes direct private equity investments in North American companies with and enterprise value of $200 million to 1.5 billion. Target sectors include manufacturing, financial and business services, industrial and consumer products, transportation, and technology. OMERS Private Equity was formed in 1987 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 55
Sector (Information Technology) 3 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 19 of 33
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 17 of 28
Year (2017) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-31 Hayfin

London, United Kingdom

Hayfinis an independent investment firm that offers lending solutions to European middle-market companies and asset management services to institutional clients. Hayfinis was formed in 2009 and is based in London.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-24 Civica

London, United Kingdom

Civica is a business-critical software and technology-based outsourcing services to both public sector organizations and to commercial organizations in highly regulated sectors. The Company has a highly diversified customer base, including local and central governments, healthcare providers, housing associations, schools, and police and fire services, serving 2,000 major customers in ten countries. Its software and services support functions ranging from financial management and tax & benefits processing to medical records management and are used by over two million professionals every day, streamlining the services provided to 100 million people and businesses. Civica was founded in 2002 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell £1.1B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ABRY Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 12.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

ABRY Partners is a media and communications focused private equity investment firm. Specific areas of interest include television, publishing, convention/trade shows, for-profit training, couponing, monitoring services, telephone companies, communications towers, music libraries, database providers, wireless communications, and in-store advertisers. ABRY can provide both equity and mezzanine capital, typically committing $20 to $200 million of equity or $15 to $50 million of mezzanine capital per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, expansion financings, platform acquisitions, consolidations, and recapitalizations. ABRY Partners was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 64 of 103
Sector (Information Technology) 12 of 24
Type (Secondary Buyout) 17 of 33
State (North Carolina) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 56 of 88
Year (2017) 2 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-08 MobileHelp

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

MobileHelp is a provider of mobile Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) and health management solutions. MobileHelp’s PERS devices are integrated with nationwide wireless voice, data and GPS technology to provide real-time medical alert monitoring services and expedited personal emergency assistance. In addition, MobileHelp offers proactive health management services such as activity tracking, medication reminders and a telehealth platform. MobileVitals, for both consumers and healthcare providers. MobileHelp was founded in 2008 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-25 Source Medical Solutions

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Source Medical Solutions, Inc. (SourceMedical) is a provider of outpatient information solutions and revenue cycle management services for rehabilitation clinics, ambulatory surgery centers and specialty hospitals nationwide. SourceMed is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Sell -
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