M&A Deal Summary

SunGard Front Arena AB Acquires Derivatech Risk Solutions

On April 5, 2004, SunGard Front Arena AB acquired software company Derivatech Risk Solutions from Trident Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SunGard Front Arena AB’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is SunGard Front Arena AB’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2004-04-05
Target Derivatech Risk Solutions
Sector Software
Buyer(s) SunGard Front Arena AB
Sellers(s) Trident Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Derivatech Risk Solutions

Chicago, United States
Derivatech is a provider of software solutions and services for the currency derivatives market.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SunGard Front Arena AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

SunGard’s Front Arena solution helps traders, brokers and asset managers to trade and manage positions and risk in the global capital markets. It also helps you to seamlessly expand your business to remain competitive in a transforming trading industry.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2004 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Trident Capital

San Mateo, California, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 1.9B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Trident Capital was a venture capital firm focused on investments at all company stages, from early and expansion stage investments to buyouts and recapitalizations. Trident focused on investments in tech-enabled sectors, including enterprise software/services, outsourcing and payments, healthcare software/services, internet/consumer, and energy/clean tech. In 2015, Trident ceased investing and the Firm's employees split to form Sunstone Partners, a growth equity firm, and Trident Capital Cybersecurity, a venture firm focused on the cyber security sector.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 86
Sector: Software M&A 5 of 18
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 15 of 63
Country: United States M&A 18 of 81
Year: 2004 M&A 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-03-12 CCBN

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

CCBN, Inc. is a leading provider of web solutions to corporate Investor Relations professionals.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-05-06 ShopLocal

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Cofactor Digital is a digital marketing solutions provider, that connects online and offline shoppers across all channels and devices. Cofactor Digital was established in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Sell $75M