M&A Deal Summary

Vista Equity Partners Acquires ARCOS

On March 17, 2021, private equity firm Vista Equity Partners acquired software company ARCOS from The Riverside Company

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vista Equity Partners’ 49th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Vista Equity Partners’ 112th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Vista Equity Partners’ 3rd transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-03-17
Target ARCOS
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Vista Equity Partners
Sellers(s) The Riverside Company
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

ARCOS

Columbus, Ohio, United States
ARCOS delivers SaaS solutions for managing resources, ensuring accurate, compliant shift scheduling, and automatically planning for all types of events. The ARCOS solution reports on the up-to-the-minute location and status of equipment and crews via mobile technology for utilities and other critical infrastructures like airlines, manufacturers, and industrial facilities. ARCOS was founded in 1993 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Vista Equity Partners

Austin, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 100.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Frost Bank Tower, Vista Equity's main office in Austin, Texas.
Entrance to Frost Bank Tower, Vista Equity's main office in Austin, Texas.

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 123 of 149
Sector (Software) 49 of 59
Type (Secondary Buyout) 29 of 35
State (Ohio) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 112 of 137
Year (2021) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-25 7Park Data

New York, New York, United States

7Park Data is a provider of data analytics software. 7Park Data transforms data to revolutionize business decisions. Leveraging machine learning, entity extraction, and linking, and predictive models, we transform unstructured information into contextualized Leading Performance Indicators for thousands of public and private companies. 7Park Data, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in New York, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-19 Numerator

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Numerator is a market intelligence firm that brings together omnichannel marketing, merchandising and sales data to make pursuing new possibilities simple for brand, retail and agency clients. Numerator is the only company in the marketplace to connect omnichannel purchase data and comprehensive path data to deliver an unmatched view of the consumer shopping and purchase experience. The Company serves over 2,000 customers across a wide variety of market intelligence categories. Numerator was formed in 1990 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Riverside Company

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm that seeks investments in profitable lower middle-market companies valued under $400 million. Riverside looks to invest in growth businesses headquartered in North America, Europe, and Asia (primarily Japan and South Korea), that have been in operation for at least five years. Riverside targets investments in a wide array of industries including distribution, automotive, healthcare, education, manufacturing, software, consumer services, plastics, publishing, food, communications, marine, and business services. Riverside was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 167 of 191
Sector (Software) 7 of 13
Type (Secondary Buyout) 65 of 77
State (Ohio) 9 of 11
Country (United States) 119 of 133
Year (2021) 3 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-21 LILLEbaby

Boulder, Colorado, United States

LILLEbaby LLC is a provider of baby carriers that comfortably support the bond between parent and child. LILLEbaby is supported by a close community of parents that are excited about the company’s strong focus on innovation with products that have patented features to enhance safety and comfort. LILLEbaby was founded in 2002 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-20 Threshold Brands

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Threshold Brands is a home service franchise comprised of five businesses: MaidPro, FlyFoe, Men in Kilts, Pestmaster and USA Insulation.

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