M&A Deal Summary

Thoma Bravo and Madison Dearborn Partners Acquire NextGen Healthcare

On September 6, 2023, private equity firms Thoma Bravo and Madison Dearborn Partners acquired information technology company NextGen Healthcare for 1.8B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thoma Bravo’s 34th and Madison Dearborn Partners’ 10th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Thoma Bravo’s 27th and Madison Dearborn Partners’ 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Thoma Bravo’s 120th and Madison Dearborn Partners’ 85th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thoma Bravo’s 31st and Madison Dearborn Partners’ 10th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-09-06
Target NextGen Healthcare
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Thoma Bravo
Madison Dearborn Partners
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 1.8B USD
Advisor(s) Morgan Stanley (Financial)
Latham & Watkins (Legal)

Target

NextGen Healthcare

Irvine, California, United States
NextGen Healthcare is a provider of healthcare technology solutions. NextGen is reimagining ambulatory healthcare with solutions that enable high-performing practices to create healthier communities. NexGen partners with medical, behavioral and oral health providers in their journey toward whole person health and value-based care. NextGen Healthcare was founded in 1974 and is based in Irvine, California.

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Buyer

Thoma Bravo

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Thoma Bravo is a private equity firm that primarily invests in or acquires US-based middle-market businesses. While Thoma Bravo will consider a variety of transaction situations, including take-privates, buyouts, carve-outs, recapitalizations, and growth equity financings, the Firm has a special interest in tech consolidation opportunities. Target companies generally have a history of profitability with EBITDA of at least $20 million. The Firm's equity commitment size range is $100 to $750 million. Sectors of interest include enterprise and infrastructure software, education, distribution, financial services and consumer goods/services. The Firm will not invest in new inventions or technologies, developmental products or services, start-ups, biotech, motion pictures, distressed businesses, oil/gas, or real estate. Thoma Bravo was formerly known as Thoma Cressey Bravo and before that Golder Thoma & Co. The Firm was originally formed in 1980 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 134 of 151
Sector: Information Technology M&A 34 of 37
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 36 of 43
State: California M&A 31 of 32
Country: United States M&A 120 of 132
Year: 2023 M&A 3 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 27 of 52
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-08-23 ForgeRock

San Francisco, California, United States

ForgeRock is the digital identity management company transforming the way organizations interact securely with customers, employees, devices, and things. Organizations adopt the ForgeRock Identity Platform as their digital identity system of record to monetize customer relationships, address stringent regulations for privacy and consent (GDPR, HIPAA, FCC privacy, etc.), and leverage the internet of things. ForgeRock was founded in 2010 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-26 Exostar

Herndon, Virginia, United States

Exostar is a cloud-based identity and access management and secure collaboration software provider serving the aerospace and defense, healthcare, and life sciences industries. Exostar’s platforms create exclusive communities within these highly-regulated industries where organizations can securely collaborate, share information, and operate compliantly. Exostar was founded in 2000 and is based in Herndon, Virginia.

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Buyer

Madison Dearborn Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 31.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) is a large private equity firm that targets buyouts of private or publicly held companies, divestitures of larger companies, recapitalizations of family-owned or closely-held companies, acquisition-oriented financings, and financings to fund internal growth. MDP's target investment size is $100 to $600 million in buyout oriented transactions and $100 to $400 million in growth capital commitments. Areas of interest include basic industries (natural resources, chemicals, energy and power, automotive, building products, food, metals and mining, refining, paper, packaging and forest products, and general manufacturing), as well as communications, consumer products/services, financial services, and healthcare. Madison Dearborn Partners was formed in 1992 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 99 of 104
Sector: Information Technology M&A 10 of 12
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 9 of 9
State: California M&A 10 of 10
Country: United States M&A 85 of 90
Year: 2023 M&A 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-08-08 Syntellis

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Syntellis provides innovative enterprise performance management software, data, and analytics solutions for healthcare, higher education, and financial institutions. Syntellis’ solutions include Axiom and Connected Analytics software, which help finance professionals elevate performance by acquiring insights, accelerating decisions, and advancing their business plans. Syntellis was formed in 2020 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Sell $1.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-10-10 Bazooka Candy Brands

New York, New York, United States

Bazooka Candy Brands produces distinctive candy products including Bazooka bubble gum, Ring Pop, Push Pop, Baby Bottle Pop, and Juicy Drop Pop lollipops - as well as manage pre-paid digital and physical gift card solutions for consumer brands. Bazooka Candy Brands was founded in 1938 and is based in New York City.

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