M&A Deal Summary

Visiprise Acquires RSS Solutions

On May 23, 2006, Visiprise acquired software company RSS Solutions from EdgeStone Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Visiprise’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Visiprise’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Visiprise’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-05-23
Target RSS Solutions
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Visiprise
Sellers(s) EdgeStone Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

RSS Solutions

Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
RSS Solutions, Inc. develops advanced planning and scheduling software that provides complex manufacturers the ability to schedule workflows while optimizing plant schedules and resource utilization.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Visiprise

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Visiprise, Inc. provides software solutions to support for manufacturers.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EdgeStone Capital Partners

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 2.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EdgeStone Capital Partners, Inc. is a private equity firm that targets middle market companies located in the Canada. The Firm targets to invest in companies with an EBITDA range $10 - $50 million and Enterprise value of $50 - $250 million. It seeks to invest in equity and equity related instruments and seeks to hold majority position and board seat in portfolio companies. Specific areas of interest include light manufacturing, business services, and consumer services. Type of transaction includes MBO, recapitalizations, growth capital, divestiture or non-core business and succession planning. EdgeStone Capital Partners, Inc. is based in Toronto, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 25
Sector: Software M&A 4 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 17
State: Ontario M&A 6 of 14
Country: Canada M&A 7 of 18
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-06 New Food Classics

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

NFC custom designs and manufactures private label as well as branded meat, seafood, meatless and poultry value added products for retail and foodservice accounts. The Company?s products include frozen, fresh, ready-to-cook and pre-cooked offerings. NFC?s innovative product development and efficient manufacturing position the Company for continued growth in the North American market.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-19 Shoplogix

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Shoplogix enables manufacturers to drive immediate, quantifiable improvements to output and profitability by providing operators, supervisors and management with real-time visibility into plant equipment performance. By delivering a visual display of real-time equipment performance above assets on the plant floor, Shoplogix empowers operators to take action that increases uptime, quality and efficiency while reducing waste and costs. Shoplogix customers report rapid payback, and typically set production records within days of implementation.

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