M&A Deal Summary

Seven2 Acquires InfoVista

On March 23, 2016, private equity firm Seven2 acquired software company InfoVista from Thoma Bravo

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Seven2’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Seven2’s 5th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-03-23
Target InfoVista
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Seven2
Sellers(s) Thoma Bravo
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

InfoVista

Massy, France
InfoVista is a software provider of network / application performance solutions. InfoVista was founded in 1995 and is based in Massy, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Seven2

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1972
PE ASSETS 4.8B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Seven2 is a private equity firm focused on investments in listed and unlisted small and midcap companies located in Continental Europe. The Firm targets growing businesses in the tech and telecom, consumer, and healthcare services sectors valued between €10 million and €1 billion. Seven2 generally has a five year investment horizon and considers minority and majority positions. Seven2 was established in 1972 and is headquartered in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 33
Sector (Software) 1 of 5
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 14
Country (France) 5 of 26
Year (2016) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-05 Career Education - European Operations

Paris, France

The European Operations of Career Education include Paris-based INSEEC Group and the International University of Monaco. Career Education's European Operations is based in Paris, France.

Buy $305M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-19 Laureate International Universities France

Paris, France

Laureate International Universities France is a provider of education services. Laureate International Universities France is based in Paris, France.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Thoma Bravo

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Thoma Bravo is a private equity firm that primarily invests in or acquires US-based middle-market businesses. While Thoma Bravo will consider a variety of transaction situations, including take-privates, buyouts, carve-outs, recapitalizations, and growth equity financings, the Firm has a special interest in tech consolidation opportunities. Target companies generally have a history of profitability with EBITDA of at least $20 million. The Firm's equity commitment size range is $100 to $750 million. Sectors of interest include enterprise and infrastructure software, education, distribution, financial services and consumer goods/services. The Firm will not invest in new inventions or technologies, developmental products or services, start-ups, biotech, motion pictures, distressed businesses, oil/gas, or real estate. Thoma Bravo was formerly known as Thoma Cressey Bravo and before that Golder Thoma & Co. The Firm was originally formed in 1980 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 79
Sector (Software) 12 of 33
Type (Secondary Buyout) 7 of 23
Country (France) 1 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-05 Infogix

Naperville, Illinois, United States

Infogix is a developer and marketer proprietary suite of unique, automated, end-to-end software solutions to help corporate customers control and monitor, analyze and improve their data accuracy. Infogix was founded in 1982 and is based in Naperville, Illinois.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-12 Vision Solutions

Irvine, California, United States

Vision Solutions, Inc. is a provider of information availability software and services for Windows, Linux, IBM Power Systems and Cloud Computing markets. Vision Solutions, Inc. was established in 1990 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Sell -