M&A Deal Summary

Riverwood Capital Acquires Synapsis Soluciones y Servicios IT

On December 21, 2010, private equity firm Riverwood Capital acquired software company Synapsis Soluciones y Servicios IT from Enersis for 52M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Riverwood Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Riverwood Capital’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Riverwood Capital’s 1st transaction in Italy.
Investment Fate
  • Synapsis Soluciones y Servicios IT was sold to a strategic buyer in 2014 for 150M USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-12-21
Target Synapsis Soluciones y Servicios IT
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Riverwood Capital
Sellers(s) Enersis
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 52M USD

Target

Synapsis Soluciones y Servicios IT

Livorno, Italy
Synapsis is a research and development, engineering and consulting company in the 'e-Health' sector. Synapsis creates a global, synergetic IT solution to the needs of the Healthcare Authorities to improve the performance of the services provided to the general public, thanks to cutting-edge ICT solutions, to the effective management of the products and to the detailed knowledge of clinical processes.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Riverwood Capital

Menlo Park, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Riverwood Capital is a tech-focused on private equity firm. Riverwood will consider investment opportunities across North and South America and looks for situations where the firm can commit $25 to $125 per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include growth capital financings, carve-outs, consolidations, and buyouts. Specific areas of interest include IT, communications, technology hardware, electronics, software, and digital media. Riverwood Capital was formed in 2008 and is based in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 45
Sector (Software) 3 of 11
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
Country (Italy) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-06 Lighting Science Group

West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States

Lighting Science Group Corp. designs develops, manufactures and markets LED lighting solutions that are environmentally friendlier and more energy-efficient than traditional lighting products. Lighting Science Group offers retrofit LED lamps in form factors that match the form factor of traditional lamps or bulbs and LED luminaires for a range of applications including public and private infrastructure for both indoor and outdoor applications. Lighting Science Group was founded in 2000 and is based in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-31 BrightSource Energy

Oakland, California, United States

BrightSource Energy is a designer, developer and deploys concentrating solar thermal technology to produce high-value steam for electric power, petroleum and industrial-process markets worldwide. BrightSource combines breakthrough technology with world-class solar power plant design capabilities to generate clean energy reliably and responsibly. BrightSource Energy was founded in 2006 and is based in Oakland, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Enersis

Santiago, Chile

Category Company
Sector Electrical Equipment
DESCRIPTION

Enersis is a Chilean power holding company with direct and indirect stakes in power generation, transmission and distribution assets. The company also engages in gas transportation and distribution. Enersis currently operates in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Peru, as well as in Chile. It operates generation facilities with an installed capacity of more than 14,851MW. It supplies power to around 12.8mn customers or a population of some 45mn through its distribution companies.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Italy) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 Synapsis Soluciones y Servicios IT

Livorno, Italy

Synapsis is a research and development, engineering and consulting company in the 'e-Health' sector. Synapsis creates a global, synergetic IT solution to the needs of the Healthcare Authorities to improve the performance of the services provided to the general public, thanks to cutting-edge ICT solutions, to the effective management of the products and to the detailed knowledge of clinical processes.

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