M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2017-08-23 |
| Target | Applause |
| Sector | Software |
| Buyer(s) | Vista Equity Partners |
| Sellers(s) | Berlin Technologie Holding |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Advisor(s) | Goldman Sachs (Financial) Latham & Watkins (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| PE ASSETS | 100.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Vista Equity Partners is a mega-sized asset management firm focused on private equity, public equity, credit, and other strategies. The Firm's private equity group looks to invest in and acquire software and technology enabled services companies. Specific areas of interest include software, software-as-a-service (SaaS), technology-enabled business services, and technology-enabled information services. Vista can commit up to $700 million per transaction and will consider a variety transaction situations, including management/leveraged buyouts, growth or acquisition financings, recapitalizations or restructurings, spinouts, and take privates. Vista Equity Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in Austin, Texas.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 83 of 149 |
| Sector (Software) | 30 of 59 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 19 of 35 |
| State (Massachusetts) | 5 of 17 |
| Country (United States) | 76 of 137 |
| Year (2017) | 11 of 15 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-16 |
SecureLink
Austin, Texas, United States SecureLink engages in managing secure third-party access and remote support for both enterprise companies and technology providers. SecureLink serves over 400 customers and 30,000 organizations worldwide. SecureLink was founded in 2003 and is based in Austin, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-29 |
EAB
Washington, District of Columbia, United States EAB is a provider of best practices research, student success management software and data-enabled enrollment solutions to the not-for-profit higher education and K-12 markets. The Company’s solutions help institutions increase enrollment yield, balance financial aid with revenue generation, drive higher student retention and success, and implement industry best practices derived from benchmarking and research. EAB was formed in 1983 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia. |
Buy | $1.6B |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Berlin Technologie Holding is a German growth capital firm focused on providing equity and debt capital to growth-stage technology and technology-enabled businesses. The Firm is sector agnostic. In addition to providing capital, Berlin Technologie looks to provide management know how and access to its entrepreneurial partner network to help companies facing strategic or operational challenges. Berlin Technologie Holding was established in 2013 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 3 |
| Sector (Software) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 1 of 1 |
| State (Massachusetts) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2017) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-05 |
Multirotor
Brieselang, Germany Multirotor provides building flying camera robots and drones for commercial, industrial, and institutional use. Multirotor was founded in 2011 and is based in Brieselang, Germany. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-14 |
Neo Advertising
Hamburg, Germany Neo Advertising GmbH is involved in providing digital-out-of-home marketing of ad space and full-service digital signage systems. Neo Advertising was founded in 2006 and based in Hamburg, Germany. |
Sell | - |
