M&A Deal Summary

TA Associates Acquires QIMA

On March 20, 2025, private equity firm TA Associates acquired internet software and services company QIMA from La Caisse

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TA Associates’ 31st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is TA Associates’ 3rd transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-03-20
Target QIMA
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) TA Associates
Sellers(s) La Caisse
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

QIMA

Hong Kong, China
QIMA is a provider of cloud based supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network. QIMA was founded in 2005 and is based in Hong Kong, China.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 370 of 374
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 31 of 31
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 73 of 74
Country: China M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2025 M&A 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-25 Egnyte

Mountain View, California, United States

Egnyte provides a secure, AI-powered content platform that combines cloud content management, data security, and automation. It improves employee productivity, automates business processes, and safeguards critical data. In addition, it offers specialized content intelligence and automation solutions across industries, including architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), life sciences, and financial services. Egnyte is based in Mountain View, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-04-03 smartTrade Technologies

Aix-en-Provence, France

smartTrade Technologies is an automated trading platform that enables fast access to a wide range of liquidity for Foreign Exchange (FX), Fixed Income, Equities, Cryptocurrencies, and Derivatives. These solutions connect to numerous liquidity providers, aggregation, smart order routing, order management, pricing, distribution, risk management capabilities, and an HTML5 user interface. smartTrade Technologies was formed in 1999 and is based in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

La Caisse

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1965
PE ASSETS 90.0B CAD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CDPQ is a global asset management firm focused on a variety of investing strategies including fixed income, real estate, infrastructure, private equity, venture capital, and public equities. Within private equity, CDPQ looks to acquire significant minority stakes in businesses operating in a variety of sectors and seeks to commit $250 million to $1 billion per transaction. CDPQ was established in 1965 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 21
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 4
Country: China M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-25 Innergex Renewable Energy

Longueuil, Quebec, Canada

Innergex Renewable Energy develops, owns and operates run-of-river hydroelectric facilities, wind farms and solar photovoltaic farms. Innergex Renewable Energy was founded in 1990 and is based in Longueuil, Quebec.

Buy $10.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-07-09 Alvest

Paris, France

Alvest designs, manufactures, and distributes technical products for the aviation industry, which include aviation ground support equipment, spare parts and services, and technical adhesives and markings for the aerospace and industrial markets. Alvest was founded in 2006 and is based in Paris, France.

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