M&A Deal Summary

Vista Equity Partners Acquires Ventyx

On September 1, 2005, private equity firm Vista Equity Partners acquired information technology company Ventyx

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vista Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Vista Equity Partners’ 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Vista Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in Georgia.
Investment Fate
  • Ventyx was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2010 for 1.0B USD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-09-01
Target Ventyx
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Vista Equity Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Ventyx

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Ventyx, Inc. was a provider of software solutions, data and related services to the energy, utility and other asset-intensive industries.

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Buyer

Vista Equity Partners

Austin, Texas, United States

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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 8 of 143
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 20
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 6 of 27
State (Georgia) 1 of 8
Country (United States) 6 of 131
Year (2005) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-09-01 Famosa

Alicante, Spain

Famosa designs, develops, manufactures and distributes toys throughout the world. The company owns and has developed several well known and successful brands including Nenuco, Barriguitas, Nancy, Jaggets, Pin y Pon and Feber. Famosa also has licensing agreements to develop, manufacture and design toys with some of the world’s largest entertainment and sports companies.

Buy €130M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-01 Brainware

Ashburn, Virginia, United States

Brainware, Inc. is a provider of intelligent data capture and enterprise search solutions.

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