M&A Deal Summary

Symphony EYC Acquires Aldata Solution

On December 18, 2012, Symphony EYC acquired information technology company Aldata Solution from STG and Invision

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Symphony EYC’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Symphony EYC’s 1st transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-12-18
Target Aldata Solution
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Symphony EYC
Sellers(s) STG
Invision
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Aldata Solution

Helsinki, Finland
Aldata Solution, Inc. is a provider in supply chain software for retail, wholesale and logistics companies.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Symphony EYC

Richmond, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2012
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Symphony EYC is a provider in customer-driven software and services that helps retailers, distributors and manufacturers address the challenges of rapid changes in shopper behavior and expectations.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Information Technology M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: Finland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-18 EYC

Richmond, United Kingdom

EYC Ltd. is a provider of analytical and customer centric technology company with powerful consulting services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-11 Fifth Dimension

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Fifth Dimension is a provider of retail space planning and optimization solutions, to uncover insights, increase productivity and drive better performing stores, aimed at maintaining an attractive and compelling presentation to the customer.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

STG

Menlo Park, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 12.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

STG is a private equity firm focused on making investments in software and services companies. STG looks to leverage operational expertise in helping its portfolio companies 'increase customer value' and grow. In addition to its focus within the software/services sectors, STG also has interest in healthcare, pharmaceuticals manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, retail, financial services, and communications. STG was formed in 2002 and is based in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 34
Sector: Information Technology M&A 3 of 14
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 16
Country: Finland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-18 EYC

Richmond, United Kingdom

EYC Ltd. is a provider of analytical and customer centric technology company with powerful consulting services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-08 Evidera

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Evidera engages in generating and communicating evidence of product value to inform health care system decisions. For over 30 years, the experts at Evidera have provided health economic, outcomes research, market access, data analytics and epidemiology services and products to life sciences organizations.

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SELLER

Invision

Zug, Switzerland

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 400M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Invision AG is a private equity firm focused on growth capital investments in European companies or companies with opportunities in Europe. Target sectors include information technology, software, electronics, telecommunications, medical devices, healthcare services, financial services, and media. Invision looks to invest between €20 and €100 million in businesses generating €25 and €200 million in sales. Invision was formed in 1996 as the corporate venture capital arm of Metro Holding. Invision is based in Zug, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 24
Sector: Information Technology M&A 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 8
Country: Finland M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-17 Netviewer AG

Karlsruhe, Germany

Netviewer provides web conferencing solutions. Founded in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2001, the company currently employs more than 220 people. Netviewer enables Internet users to share their screen display live, so as to jointly edit texts, calculations, graphics and other documents. Visual real-time communication over the Internet enables businesses to reduce their travel times and costs, as well as to improve productivity. MNetviewer develops, markets and sells desktop sharing and web collaboration software and services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-26 Kraft & Bauer

Holzgerlingen, Germany

Kraft & Bauer is a provider of fire safety solutions for tools and machinery, offering both systems and servicing. Kraft & Bauer was founded in 1969 and is based in Holzgerlingen, Germany.

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