Secondary Buyout • Software

The Carlyle Group Acquires GBTEC

On November 23, 2023, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired software company GBTEC from Main Capital Partners

Acquisition Context
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 56th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 25th transaction in Germany.

Explore All 500 Secondary Buyout Software Deals - Search the Database Free


M&A Deal Summary

Date November 23, 2023
Target GBTEC
Sector Software
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Sellers(s) Main Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target Company

GBTEC

Bochum, Germany
GBTEC is a provider of business process management, integrated risk management, and IT management. GBTEC is based in Bochum, Germany.
Explore More Deals

Browse All 215,158 Deals

FILTER BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Search Free

Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 741 of 750
Sector: Software 56 of 57
Type: Secondary Buyout 129 of 130
Country: Germany 25 of 26
Year: 2023 10 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-10-31 Ocmis

Castelvetro di Modena, Italy

Ocmis designs, manufactures and sells a comprehensive range of technologically advanced sprinkling irrigation solutions and related accessories for use in the agricultural sector. Ocmis was founded in 1970 and is based in Castelvetro di Modena, Italy.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-19 Exiger

New York City, New York, United States

Exiger is an operator of global regulatory and financial crime, risk and compliance company. Exiger arms financial institutions, multinational corporations and governmental agencies with the practical advice and technology solutions they need to prevent compliance breaches, respond to risk, remediate major issues and monitor ongoing business activities. Exiger was founded in 2013 and is based in New York City, New York.

Buy -

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Main Capital Partners

The Hague, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 6.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Main Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring enterprise software companies in the Benelux, DACH, Nordics, and the US. Within software, the Firm looks for businesses with scalable business models, recurring revenues, and IP ownership. Main Capital will consider later stage growth capital financings, as well as small to medium-sized buyouts. The Firm's target revenue range is €3 to €100 million. Main Capital Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in The Hague, the Netherlands.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 30 of 35
Sector: Software 16 of 18
Type: Secondary Buyout 9 of 10
Country: Germany 5 of 7
Year: 2023 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-03 LuxSci

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

LuxSci is a provider of HIPAA-compliant secure communications and secure hosting solutions. LuxSci was founded in 1999 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-01-19 Omnidocs

Copenhagen, Denmark

Omnidocs is specialized in delivering document management, automation, productivity tools, content creation and accessibility solutions to organizations across the globe. Omnidocs was founded in 2004 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Buy -

Explore Related M&A Activity