M&A Deal Summary

SAI Global Acquires Integrity Interactive

On September 13, 2010, SAI Global acquired business services company Integrity Interactive from Weston Presidio and Castanea Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SAI Global’s 11th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is SAI Global’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is SAI Global’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-09-13
Target Integrity Interactive
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) SAI Global
Sellers(s) Weston Presidio
Castanea Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) BofA Securities
Marks Baughan (Financial)

Target

Integrity Interactive

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Integrity is a technology-powered, data-driven company that helps global corporations measure, manage, and mitigate the risk of compliance failures and attention-grabbing scandals.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SAI Global

Sydney, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1922
Sector Business Services
Revenue 529M AUD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

SAI Global provides organizations around the world with information services and solutions for managing risk, achieving compliance and driving business improvement. The company provides legal, compliance and risk management professionals with a broad range of technology-enabled programs and consulting services that facilitate good governance and awareness of compliance, ethics and policy issues. SAI Global was founded in 1922 and is based in Sydney, Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 18
Sector: Business Services M&A 11 of 15
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 16
State: Massachusetts M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 5
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-29 QMI-SAI Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

QMI-SAI Canada Ltd. provides training courses, registration audits, and supplier management programs.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-01 Compliance 360

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

C360 helps companies in regulated industries address the most important facets of a comprehensive governance, risk and compliance management program—reducing risks, reducing costs, improving efficiencies and protecting a company’s brand. C360’s web-based software suite includes products that address IT governance, policies and procedures management, incident management, surveys, Sarbanes Oxley compliance and enterprise risk management. C360 is headquartered in Atlanta, GA and serves over 300 customers in financial services, insurance, and other highly regulated complex business environments.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Weston Presidio

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 3.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Weston Presidio is a private investment firm focused on providing growth capital to later stage companies. The Firm looks to commit $10 to $50 million per investment to support growth initiatives, recapitalizations, and management-led buyouts. Sectors of interest include consumer products/services, business services, manufacturing and industrial, media/publishing, healthcare and technology. The Firm prefers to act as the lead investor, but will consider investing in select non-control minority positions. Weston Presidio was formed in 1991 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 52
Sector: Business Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 12 of 23
State: Massachusetts M&A 3 of 4
Country: United States M&A 28 of 49
Year: 2010 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-08 Associated Materials

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States

Associated Materials is a manufacturer of exterior residential building products, which are distributed through company-owned distribution centers and independent distributors across North America. Associated Materials was founded in 1947 and is based in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Sell $1.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-20 Xenon Arc

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Xenon Arc is a technology-enabled services provider of technical sales, support, technology, and distribution solutions to clients and their SMB customers across the food & beverage, industrial, and chemical industries. Xenon Arc was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

Buy -
SELLER

Castanea Partners

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 775M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Castanea Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in established, small to mid-sized companies valued up to $250 million. The Firm looks for businesses with strong management and significant competitive advantages. Sectors of interest include publishing, information services, education/training, consumer brands, specialty retail, and marketing services. Castanea prefers control investment situations and looks to commit between $15 and $150 million per transaction. Castanea Partners was formed in 2001 and is based in Newton, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 24
Sector: Business Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 13
State: Massachusetts M&A 3 of 4
Country: United States M&A 7 of 24
Year: 2010 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-03 Medley Global Advisors

New York, New York, United States

Medley Global Advisors is the provider of geopolitical and macroeconomic policy information serving a client base comprised of leading banks, asset managers, and hedge funds.

Sell €500M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-08 Betsey Johnson

Rancho Dominguez, California, United States

Betsey Johnson is a premier designer, marketer, retailer and wholesaler of women's contemporary apparel, accessories and related products under the Betsey Johnson brand. Betsey Johnson markets its products primarily through 48 company owned retail stores, as well as through over 600 specialty boutiques and better department stores (including Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Neiman Marcus, and Nordstrom). The Company also licenses, under the Betsey Johnson brand, a portfolio of contemporary merchandise, including: handbags, footwear, lingerie, and fragrances.

Sell -