M&A Deal Summary

The Civica Group Acquires VisionWare

On May 29, 2018, The Civica Group acquired software company VisionWare from Maven Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Civica Group’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is The Civica Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-05-29
Target VisionWare
Sector Software
Buyer(s) The Civica Group
Sellers(s) Maven Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

VisionWare

Glasgow, United Kingdom
VisionWare Ltd. is a software company that has developed its own specialised master data management (mDm) software called ‘multiVue’. the technology allows organisations to integrate remote data sources and actively manage the output to create a single, reliable view of their customers. VisionWare Ltd. was established in 1993 and is based in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

The Civica Group

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Sector Information Technology
Employees3,500
DESCRIPTION

The Civica Group is a provider of business critical software applications, digital solutions and managed services. The Civica Group is based in London, United Kingdom.


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 Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Maven Capital Partners

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 760M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP (MCP) invests in lower mid-market companies throughout the UK. The Firm also provides mezzanine financing. MCP focuses on profitable companies with proven track records, balanced management teams, and diverse products and services. Maven looks to invest £2 - £20 million in businesses valued from £10 - £40 million. Sectors of interest include specialist manufacturing, health/pharmaceuticals, energy services, leisure, financial services, software and computer services, communication/IT, chemicals, food/beverage, media, consumer products, and support services. Types of transactions include MBOs, MBIs, BIMBOs, take privates, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. Maven Capital Partners UK LLP was formed in 2009, following a management buyout of Aberdeen Asset Management's Private Equity division. Maven is based in Glasgow with additional offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Edinburgh, London and Manchester.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 86
Sector: Software M&A 3 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 14 of 40
Country: United Kingdom M&A 28 of 84
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-12 Muss Styling

Gateshead, United Kingdom

Muss Media Ltd. is an automotive styling centre. Muss Styling provides professional automotive wrapping services which involves applying large sheets of high quality printed vinyl to cover vehicles and transform their appearance. Muss Media was founded in 2015 and is based in Gateshead, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-30 Airtime Rewards

Manchester, United Kingdom

Airtime Rewards is a cost free, retailer rewards platform, which helps members to reduce the cost of their smartphones by shopping with their favourite major UK retailers. Airtime Rewards uses a unique reward currency that can be converted into a monetary credit on a customer's mobile phone account or for additional mobile data. Airtime has agreements in place with all of the UK’s major mobile network operators; the company’s technology has been integrated into global payment schemes such as Visa and MasterCard. Airtime Rewards was founded in 2014 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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