M&A Deal Summary

TA Associates, Genstar Capital, Insight Partners and Harvest Partners Acquire PDI Technologies

On May 24, 2016, private equity firm TA Associates, private equity firm Genstar Capital, venture capital firm Insight Partners and private equity firm Harvest Partners acquired software company PDI Technologies from Luminate Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TA Associates’ 51st, Genstar Capital’s 5th, Insight Partners’ 19th and Harvest Partners’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is TA Associates’ 197th, Genstar Capital’s 51st, Insight Partners’ 33rd and Harvest Partners’ 34th transaction in the United States.
  • This is TA Associates’ 7th, Genstar Capital’s 1st, Insight Partners’ 3rd and Harvest Partners’ 6th transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-05-24
Target PDI Technologies
Sector Software
Buyer(s) TA Associates
Genstar Capital
Insight Partners
Harvest Partners
Sellers(s) Luminate Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Lazard (Financial)
Kirkland & Ellis
Irell & Manella (Legal)

Target

PDI Technologies

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
PDI Technologies is a provider of enterprise-class retail automation software to convenience store retailers and wholesale petroleum marketers. PDI develops, sells and supports a software solution for managing back-office and day-to-day management processes such as accounting, product pricing, inventory, fuel purchasing, card processing and employee scheduling for retail convenience store and wholesale fuel businesses. PDI Technologies was founded in 1983 and is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.

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Buyer(S) 4

Buyer

TA Associates

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TA Associates is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market and large companies around the world. TA will consider control or minority investments in profitable companies and looks to commit between $70 and $500 million per transaction. TA proactively reaches out to companies directly in sourcing potential investment opportunities. Prospective businesses are generally valued between $100 million and $3 billion. Areas of interest include technology, software, communications, financial services, healthcare, business services, semiconductors/electronics, and consumer products/services. In addition to investing equity capital, TA also makes subordinated debt investments. TA's geographic preference is North America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. TA Associates was formed in 1968 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 243 of 374
Sector: Software M&A 51 of 89
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 27 of 74
State: Georgia M&A 7 of 9
Country: United States M&A 197 of 270
Year: 2016 M&A 8 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-23 10bis.Co.Il

Tel Aviv, Israel

10bis.Co.Il Ltd. is an online and mobile food ordering from restaurants in Israel. 10bis's cutting-edge technology allows customers to easily eat at or order from more than 3,500 restaurants. 10bis.Co.Il Ltd. was founded in 2000 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-31 ION Group

Dublin, Ireland

ION provides mission-critical trading and workflow automation software solutions to financial institutions, central banks, governments and corporations. The Company's proprietary software offers a flexible, open, customizable and cost-effective trading solutions that provides real-time integration of market data with internal systems. ION Group was founded in 1998 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Sell -
Buyer

Genstar Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 50.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Genstar Capital is a private equity firm that seeks investments in life science, healthcare, medical products, industrial technology, software, financial services, packaging, building materials, manufacturing, and business services companies. Genstar looks to invest between $50 and $400 million of equity capital in businesses valued up to $1 billion. Target transaction situations include control-oriented leveraged buyouts of corporate divisions, privately held businesses or public companies, minority investments in privately held businesses or public companies, ownership restructurings/recapitalizations of privately held businesses, growth equity financings, partnerships with other strategic or financial buyers, and take privates. Genstar Capital was formed in 1988 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 56 of 112
Sector: Software M&A 5 of 12
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 20 of 52
State: Georgia M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 51 of 104
Year: 2016 M&A 3 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-18 Accruent

Austin, Texas, United States

Accruent, Inc. is a provider of physical resource management software. Accruent provides market planning, site selection, project management, lease administration, facilities and space management software that is purpose-built for specific industries to deliver greater customer value. Accruent, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-31 Infinite Electronics

Irvine, California, United States

Infinite Electronics is a supplier of engineering-grade radio-frequency technology products, operating under its proprietary brands for a global engineering base. IRF serves the high urgency, technical needs segment of the global RF component market, and differentiates itself through a broad selection of RF components available for same-day shipping, custom cable design and assembly capabilities for 250,000+ unique configurations, and significant technical expertise in bringing new products to the market and providing solutions for R&D engineers. Infinite Electronics was formed in 1972 and is based in Irvine, California.

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Buyer

Insight Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 90.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Insight Partners is a growth capital investment firm focused on early to later stage investments principally in the software sector. Insight Partners was formed in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 99
Sector: Software M&A 19 of 42
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 9 of 25
State: Georgia M&A 3 of 4
Country: United States M&A 33 of 79
Year: 2016 M&A 5 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-14 Flipp

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Flipp is a mobile consumer marketplace that is reinventing the weekly shopping experience. The Flipp app is a go-to destination for millions of consumers to access digital circulars from over 800 retailers, equaling over 140,000 store fronts to help plan weekly shopping and find the best local deals. Flipp was founded in 2007 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-17 Prevalent

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Prevalent provides software and services to eliminate the security and compliance exposures that come from working with vendors, suppliers and other third parties. Prevalent was founded in 2004 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

Buy -
Buyer

Harvest Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Harvest Partners is a Investment firm provides Private Equity and Structured Capital focused on buyout, growth capital, minority position, and non-control investments in middle-market public and private companies. Harvest Partners looks to invest in profitable ($30 to $300 million of EBITDA). Sectors of interest include business services, consumer services, healthcare, industrial services, manufacturing, marketing, building products and distribution companies valued between $100 and $1000 million. The Firm prefers opportunities headquartered in North America. Harvest Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 71
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 17 of 35
State: Georgia M&A 6 of 8
Country: United States M&A 34 of 67
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-18 Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery

Maitland, Florida, United States

Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery is a dermatology-focused physician practice management company, with clinics around the United States which provide clinical, cosmetic, and pathology services. Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery was founded in 1989 and is based in Maitland, Florida.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-27 Epiq

New York, New York, United States

Epiq is a provider of integrated technology and services for the legal profession, including eDiscovery, managed services, bankruptcy, class action and mass tort administration, federal regulatory actions and data breach responses. Epic's solutions are designed to streamline the administration of litigation, investigations, financial transactions, regulatory compliance and other legal matters. Epiq was founded in 1988 and is based in New York, New York.

Buy $1.0B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER
DESCRIPTION

Luminate Capital Partners is a private equity group focused on control investments in software and software-enabled businesses. The Firm targets growth-oriented companies 'at an inflection point' looking to take the business to the next level. Specific areas of interest include vertical applications, SaaS, back office and supply chain, marketing automation, e-commerce, data and analytics and software-enabled services. Laminate Capital was formed in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 3
State: Georgia M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 1 of 7
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-15 PDI Technologies

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

PDI Technologies is a provider of enterprise-class retail automation software to convenience store retailers and wholesale petroleum marketers. PDI develops, sells and supports a software solution for managing back-office and day-to-day management processes such as accounting, product pricing, inventory, fuel purchasing, card processing and employee scheduling for retail convenience store and wholesale fuel businesses. PDI Technologies was founded in 1983 and is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-12 Oversight Systems

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Oversight Systems is a web-based software solution that automates spending program compliance by comprehensively analyzing expense reports, purchase cards, and accounts payable transactions to identify fraud, non-compliant purchases, as well as inefficient and wasteful spending. Oversight Systems was founded in 2003 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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