M&A Deal Summary

Trimble Acquires Viewpoint Construction Software

On April 23, 2018, Trimble acquired software company Viewpoint Construction Software from Bain Capital Private Equity for 1.2B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Trimble’s 51st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Trimble’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Trimble’s 51st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Trimble’s 1st transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-04-23
Target Viewpoint Construction Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Trimble
Sellers(s) Bain Capital Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.2B USD
Advisor(s) William Blair
Credit Suisse Investment Banking (Financial)
Kirkland & Ellis (Legal)

Target

Viewpoint Construction Software

Portland, Oregon, United States
Viewpoint, Inc. is a provider of software solutions and services to the construction industry, meeting the collaboration and information needs of a variety of professionals including small, medium, large and enterprise contractors. Viewpoint, Inc. was established in 1976 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Trimble

Westminster, Colorado, United States
Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Information Technology
Employees12,700
Revenue 3.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Trimble Navigation's corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.
Entrance to Trimble Navigation's corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.

Trimble is a provider of location-based solutions. The Company integrates its positioning expertise in GPS, laser, optical and inertial technologies with application software, wireless communications, and services to provide an array of commercial solutions. Trimble's technology serves a variety of industries including agriculture, engineering and construction, transportation and wireless communications infrastructure. Trimble was founded in 1978 and is based in Westminster, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 96 of 106
Sector (Software) 51 of 56
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 84 of 93
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 51 of 58
Year (2018) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-02 e-Builder

Plantation, Florida, United States

e-Builder is a provider of SaaS-based construction program management solution for capital program owners and program management firms. e-Builder was founded in 1995 and is based in Plantation, Florida.

Buy $500M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-04 3LOG Systems

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

3LOG Systems, Inc. is a provider of timber management software solutions. 3LOG solutions manage millions of annual supply chain transactions and connect the forestry business cycle. 3LOG customers include forest owners and timberland managers, pulp and paper mills, softwood mills, hardwood mills, pellet mills, OSB/plywood mills, and biomass facilities.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bain Capital Private Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 44.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bain Capital Private Equity (BCPE), is the private equity investment arm of alternative asset management firm, Bain Capital. BCPE targets leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions in a wide variety of industries including information technology, communications, media, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, retail/consumer, and financial services. Bain Capital is based in Boston with additional offices in New York, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Munich.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 116 of 147
Sector (Software) 6 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 32 of 40
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 69 of 85
Year (2018) 5 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 26 of 44
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-20 Notre Dame Intermédica

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Notre Dame Intermédica is an operator of corporate health plans in Brazil. Notre Dame Intermédica's operating subsidiaries include Intermedica, a provider of integrated medical plans, Interodonto, a provider of dental plan, Notre Dame, a health insurer, and RH Vida, a provider of occupational health services to large corporations. Over the past 40 years, the companies of GNDI have grown substantially and today are an essential part of the health system in Brazil. With a focus on health promotion, disease prevention and an integrated system of medical services, Notre Dame Intermédica has demonstrated that high quality healthcare can be offered at low cost and with excellent patient satisfaction. Notre Dame Intermédica was founded in 1968 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-29 BMC

Houston, Texas, United States

BMC is a systems software provider which helps enterprise organizations manage and optimize information technology across cloud, hybrid, on-premise, and mainframe environments. BMC was established in 1980 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Sell -
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