M&A Deal Summary

Visma Acquires Onguard Holding

On February 20, 2020, Visma acquired software company Onguard Holding from Main Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Visma’s 32nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Visma’s 9th transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-02-20
Target Onguard Holding
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Visma
Sellers(s) Main Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Onguard Holding

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Onguard Holding is a provider of credit management software solutions and has built up an international customer base of over 850 customers in more than 42 countries. Onguard integrated, intelligent platform ensures an optimal connection between all processes in the order-to-cash chain and makes sharing of critical data possible. Onguard Holding was established in 1993 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Visma

Oslo, Norway

Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Software
Revenue 5.1B NOK (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Visma offers software and services that simplify and digitize core business processes in the private and public sectors. Visma was founded in 1985 and is based in Oslo, Norway.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 57 of 88
Sector: Software M&A 32 of 45
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 53 of 81
Country: Netherlands M&A 9 of 18
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-16 Circle Software

Christchurch, New Zealand

Circle Software Ltd. is a software provider specialised in the development, implementation and management of leading-edge (cloud) software solutions for case management, collaboration, e-services and document and records management for organisations in (semi) government, education and related markets. Circle Software was established in 1998 and is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-05-12 Zetech S.A.

Buenos Aires, Brazil

Zetech S.A. has developed a number of widely used technological and innovative solutions in digital signature and document management, including contracts, pay stubs, invoices, files, and much more. Zetech was formed in 2004 and is based in Buenos Aires, Brazil.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Main Capital Partners

The Hague, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 6.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Main Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring enterprise software companies in the Benelux, DACH, Nordics, and the US. Within software, the Firm looks for businesses with scalable business models, recurring revenues, and IP ownership. Main Capital will consider later stage growth capital financings, as well as small to medium-sized buyouts. The Firm's target revenue range is €3 to €100 million. Main Capital Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in The Hague, the Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 35
Sector: Software M&A 9 of 18
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 25
Country: Netherlands M&A 13 of 26
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-14 The Patient Safety Co.

Alkmaar, Netherlands

The Patient Safety Co. is a provider of governance, risk and compliance software to the healthcare sector. TPSC also provides Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) solutions centered around the improvement of patient safety to ca. 300 healthcare organizations such as hospitals, mental care institutions, and outpatient care services. The Patient Safety was founded in 2003 and is based in Alkmaar, Netherlands.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-03 WoodWing

Amsterdam, Netherlands

WoodWing is a provider of multichannel publishing and digital asset management software. WoodWing Software was founded in 2000 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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