M&A Deal Summary

Wolters Kluwer Acquires eOriginal

On December 10, 2020, Wolters Kluwer acquired information technology company eOriginal from LLR Partners for 231M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 5th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 27th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 1st transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-12-10
Target eOriginal
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Wolters Kluwer
Sellers(s) LLR Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 231M EUR

Target

eOriginal

Baltimore, Maryland, United States
eOriginal, Inc. is a provider of digital transaction management software solutions, specializing in the post-execution management of financial asset documentation. The company's SmartSign® and eAsset® Management Services enable an end-to-end solution for fully electronic transactions that must be managed with the highest levels of security and compliance throughout their lifecycle. eOriginal was founded in 1996 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Wolters Kluwer

Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands

Category Company
Founded 1836
Sector Information Services
Employees21,467
Revenue 5.9B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Wolters Kluwer is a global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal, and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer was founded in 1836 and is based in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 64
Sector: Information Technology M&A 5 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 46 of 55
State: Maryland M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 27 of 32
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-08 ComplyTrack

Alphen A D Rijn, Netherlands

ComplyTrack is a risk and compliance software solutions, encompassing issue and action management, incident management, contract and document management, and audit management SaaS solutions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-14 Wolters Kluwer N.V. - Flood Determinations Business

Alphen A D Rijn, Netherlands

Wolters Kluwer N.V. - Flood Determinations Business provides the most accurate, efficient flood hazard determinations at the lowest possible price.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LLR Partners

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 6.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LLR is a private equity firm that makes growth capital, buyout, and recapitalization investments in mid-sized growth companies with sustainable competitive advantages. LLR looks to invest $30 to $150 million per transaction and will consider both control and minority situations. Target companies generally have at least $10 million in annual sales and are valued up to $250 million. Broad industry sectors of interest include general business services, financial services, healthcare services, education, manufacturing, consumer/retail and information technology/software. LLR will consider investments throughout the US with an emphasis on opportunities located in the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US. LLR Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 54 of 76
Sector: Information Technology M&A 10 of 16
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 34 of 47
State: Maryland M&A 4 of 6
Country: United States M&A 53 of 75
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-01 True Capital Partners

Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States

True Capital Partners is a platform focused on talent management with a suite of products and services that deliver efficient talent solutions across organizations that focus on connecting tech and high-growth companies with the right talent and advising beyond the hire. True Capital Partners was founded in 2012 and is based in Haddonfield, New Jersey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-05 Dizzion

Denver, Colorado, United States

Dizzion is a provider of high-performance managed Desktop as a Service (DaaS) to the global remote workforce. Dizzion’s proven end-user cloud platform enables maximum work from home success while protecting business process outsourcers (BPO), enterprise contact centers, healthcare, financial services, and insurance companies with real HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2 Type II compliance. Customers further digital transformation with AnyCloud global delivery, seamless hybrid IT integration, zLink secure endpoints, and COSMOS orchestration and analytics. Dizzion was formed in 2011 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

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