M&A Deal Summary

Vector Capital Acquires Aladdin Knowledge Systems

On January 12, 2009, private equity firm Vector Capital acquired information technology company Aladdin Knowledge Systems for 160M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vector Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Vector Capital’s 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Vector Capital’s 1st transaction in Israel.
Investment Fate
  • Aladdin Knowledge Systems merged with another company in 2010.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-01-12
Target Aladdin Knowledge Systems
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Vector Capital
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 160M USD

Target

Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Tel Aviv, Israel
Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. is a provider in software digital rights management (DRM), multi-form factor authentication, and secure web gateways.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Vector Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Vector Capital is a private equity firm specializing in spinouts, buyouts and recapitalizations of established technology businesses. Vector targets both public and private company investments. Prospective businesses typically have strong customer bases, high gross margins, and at least $30 million in sales. Vector Capital was formed in 1997, after spinning out from Ziff Brothers Investments. The Firm is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 52
Sector: Information Technology M&A 3 of 10
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 7 of 16
Country: Israel M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-17 Precise Software Solutions

Redwood Shores, California, United States

Precise Software Solutions, Inc. is a provider of transaction performance management (TPM) software and solutions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-01 Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Tel Aviv, Israel

Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. is a provider in software digital rights management (DRM), multi-form factor authentication, and secure web gateways.

Sell -