M&A Deal Summary

Tyco International Acquires Exacq Technologies

On July 29, 2013, Tyco International acquired software company Exacq Technologies from CID Capital for 150M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Tyco International’s 4th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Tyco International’s 14th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Tyco International’s 24th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Tyco International’s 1st transaction in Indiana.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-07-29
Target Exacq Technologies
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Tyco International
Sellers(s) CID Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 150M USD
Advisor(s) Lincoln International (Financial)

Target

Exacq Technologies

Fishers, Indiana, United States
Exacq Technologies, Inc., a developer of open architecture, Video Management System (VMS) solutions for security and surveillance applications. Our exacq Vision VMS client-server solutions are scalable from a small single camera solution to large scale corporate or campus systems with thousands of cameras.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Tyco International

Mahon, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1960
Sector Safety/Security
Employees57,000
Revenue 9.9B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
Tyco office in Irvine, California.
Tyco office in Irvine, California.

Tyco International Ltd. is a global provider of security products and services, fire detection and suppression products and services and life safety products. The Company's portfolio of products and services, sold under brands such as Tyco, SimplexGrinnell, Sensormatic, Wormald, Ansul, Simplex, Scott and ADT serve security, fire detection and suppression and life safety needs across commercial, industrial, retail, institutional and governmental markets. Tyco International Ltd. was established in 1960 and is headquartered in Mahon, Ireland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 32
Sector (Software) 4 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 22 of 26
State (Indiana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 24 of 27
Year (2013) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 14 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-30 Intercon Security

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Intercon employs approximately 1,700 security professionals and is providers of guarding services in Canada.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-14 Westfire

Arvada, Colorado, United States

Westfire, Inc. is a special applications fire protection company, Westfire provides fire protection systems and services for specialized markets that include mining, telecommunications, energy and data centers. Westfire offers special hazards system design and installation as well as a complete range of services.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CID Capital

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 500M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CID Capital is a private investment firm that makes both venture capital and private equity investments. CID's private equity practice invests $10 to $15 million of equity capital in lower middle-market companies with $10 to $100 million of revenue and at least $3 million of cash-flow. Funds are generally used to support divestitures, management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, shareholder liquidity, recapitalization, and growth financing. Areas of interest include industrial products and services, general distribution, safety and security products, branded consumer products, medical products and services, building products, and food manufacturing. The Firm prefers investments located within the US. CID Capital was formed in 1981 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 25
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 11
State (Indiana) 6 of 8
Country (United States) 16 of 25
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-18 JL Darling

Tacoma, Washington, United States

JL Darling LLC designs and manufactures all-weather writing products sold through various end markets within the outdoor products space.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-02 Strahman Group

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Strahman Group is a manufacturer and designer of the highest quality and best-performing valve products. Strahman develops innovative solutions to complex problems and engineers products with world-leading performance and value. Strahman Group was founded in 1921 and is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

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