M&A Deal Summary

OpenText Acquires Metastorm

On February 2, 2011, OpenText acquired information technology company Metastorm from ABS Capital Partners for 182M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is OpenText’s 6th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is OpenText’s 14th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is OpenText’s 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is OpenText’s 2nd transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-02-02
Target Metastorm
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) OpenText
Sellers(s) ABS Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 182M USD

Target

Metastorm

Baltimore, Maryland, United States
With a focus on enterprise visibility, resource optimization, efficiency and agility, Metastorm offers market software for enterprise and business architecture (EA), business process analysis (BPA) and business process management (BPM).

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

OpenText

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Software
Employees23,700
Revenue 4.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

OpenText is an independent software provider of enterprise information management (EIM). Open Text was founded in 1991 and is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 45
Sector (Information Technology) 6 of 15
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 16 of 36
State (Maryland) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 12 of 32
Year (2011) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 14 of 27
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-27 StreamServe

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

StreamServe, Inc. is a provider of enterprise content management solutions for banking, supply chain, insurance, and utilities industries.

Buy $71M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-13 Global 360

Dallas, Texas, United States

Global 360, Inc. is a global software and services company providing business process management and optimization solutions.

Buy $260M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ABS Capital Partners

Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 2.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ABS Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in later-stage growth companies in the healthcare, technology, business services, media and communications sectors. ABS provides capital to help fund growth, provide shareholder liquidity, pursue acquisitions, or to effect a management buyout. The Firm prefers US based business and will consider both majority and minority positions. ABS looks to commit $10 to $30 million per transaction. ABS Capital was formed in 1990 and has offices in Baltimore, Maryland; Waltham, Massachusetts; and San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 42 of 70
Sector (Information Technology) 6 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 17 of 34
State (Maryland) 3 of 6
Country (United States) 42 of 69
Year (2011) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-21 FolioDynamix

New York, New York, United States

FolioDynamix, Inc. is a provider of an end-to-end technology solution paired with a suite of advisory tools including model portfolios, research, and overlay management services. FolioDynamix is based in New York, New York.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-02-24 Syncapse

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Syncapse Corp. is a provider of cloud-based software and strategic services to help enterprises build, manage and measure their social media presence.

Buy -
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